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[bloodread]

meme go here but lbr i should prob just grab one of her trial outfits

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[naqqali]

It's quite possible that the arrows didn't deliver a killing blow. Yelena had fallen from the ramparts, correct? And Sheba...

[ She's too upset to revisit that, so! she trails off here. ]

An expert archer surely would have killed their mark.

[bloodread]

The fall might have done it, yeah. I didn't get a lot of feedback from the arrowa besides the feeling of falling.

[ He frowns cause it's weird to him tbh. ]

Unless they were impaired at the time, but that implies that the victim probably was the instigator and got it turned around on them.

[naqqali]

I'm not sure what to think. The hint was about 'two on one'...

But what the guard said about someone spraying perfume bothers me. Like they were trying to implicate Sheba, although she was also a victim.

[bloodread]

Didn't Power say it was Sheba who sprayed the perfume?

[naqqali]

I still don't know why, though. Unless she were supposed to die at the ramparts, why put herself there? Unless she wanted to be caught... Hm.

[ She sighs, sad and weary. ]

It's no real use trying to figure it out now. That won't change the outcome of what happened.

[bloodread]

[ A shake of his head. ]

She met her murderer in the dungeons, that's what the bot Rochalizo found recorded.


...it's not useless. If we can figure it out, then we have less of a chance of fucking up like we did again.

[naqqali]

She met someone she seemed familiar with. Although I'm not sure why it'd be two people against Sheba, unless it was suppose to be two against one in another way.

I'm sorry, Akira, I'm not thinking straight. There's what little information we know, but it's hard to reconcile that with my feelings about it.

[bloodread]

Your feelings?

[naqqali]

Yes. I was distraught over what happened to Yukio last week. Yet, it did not matter what my opinions were. There was nothing I could do. Even if I had gotten to know him better, that would not have changed the outcome.

I do not like considering Sheba's involvement or what she was up to while she was awake, even if it was innocuous. The outcome will not change, but it is difficult to reconcile your opinions on someone who may not be what they appear to be. Even if I try to better understand someone, what happens will happen.

[bloodread]

People will do what they want to do, and there's jail for the murderers.

[ ... ]

You should write them if it bugs you. It won't change anything, but it might help.

[naqqali]

[ quietly screams because this notif got lost ]

I may consider it. Though I am not sure it will be worth their while to make me feel better, when there are bigger things we should be focusing on.

[bloodread]

Might be worth it for them, all of them have been asking for gifts.

[ A shrug cause he's not the type to say hey being friendly is good for everyone but the thought is there. ]

[naqqali]

If they are able to help, that seems like a fair exchange... What have you been giving them?

[bloodread]

Junk you can stuff in the bottles. But I sent Suigetsu a live lobster cause he deserved it.

[naqqali]

Isn't that considered a luxury in some places...?

[bloodread]

I think so? I just wanted it to bite him.

[ pinch him, same thing. ]

[naqqali]

That sounds more like what I expected to hear.

[bloodread]

[ huff. ]

I punched him at the ball too, but I still owe him.

[naqqali]

[ she giggles, covering her mouth to try and make it seem less obvious. ]

Well, I think I can understand your feelings. I will not lecture you about such things this time.

[bloodread]

[ That apparently takes Akira by surprise as he blinks and then smiles. Very briefly but it is there! ]

Thanks. I'm bad at listening to lectures anyway.

[naqqali]

I was under the impression that you would not listen anyway, yes.

[ this is said without any sort of negative inflection. how did this interaction end up like this, wtf. ]