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[sengokus]

[ . . . . . he just sighs, crossing his arms then as he tries to think it over.]

.... no one wants to fess up - so either they're scared of whatever 'justice' could be coming, or that a spooked mob'll come and attack them anyway.

[dotcom]

That, or they would have had no intention of confessing at all.

[ sometimes, people murder and they want to keep it hidden.

... ]

Mineo. Who here do you like?

[ he won't ask who mineo trusts. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . . . that's a difficult question.

he sighs.]

Why?

[dotcom]

Just answer the question first.

[sengokus]

It doesn't really matter, does it?

Liking someone won't stop them from being a murderer.

[and it wouldn't be the first time that his ability to read someone would be off, even if he's trying not to get betrayed again.]

I want you and Endorsi-san to be safe. Everything else - [everyone else, who he likes at least a little] - I'll deal with.

[dotcom]

Well, it matters in the sense that we need to know what our resources here are.

[ he closes a drawer, and leans against it. ]

Anyone here can be the killer, but I doubt that everyone else all teamed up together to do it as a huge group. As long as we don't put all our eggs in one basket, we need to figure out who we can potentially use to get answers.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . he sighs.]

You wanna use me, right?

[well. he supposes he couldn't expect anything less from takeru. he doesn't even sound like he minds that much. he lets his head fall back against the cupboards as he thinks about it.]

Molly-san. White-san. Harrowhark-san. Yuel-san. Ashiya-san. Luca-san. Omi-san. Others, probably.

I think I can get along with anybody that isn't Vira-san or Medb-san. [those ties went to die pretty much immediately] So I'll leave them to you.

[dotcom]

[ he nods his head, but pauses at the last two. ]

What happened with them?

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he shrugs one shoulder.]

I happened.

[he doesn't think he needs to explain to takeru of all people? takeru also hated mineo instantly.]

Vira-san doesn't hate me enough to kill me - but I don't think she respects me either, so I don't think I'm gonna get anywhere.

Medb-san... I'm just not good with her. [too lewd.]

[dotcom]

[ takeru just accepts this explanation, probably a little too easily. ]

I'll deal with them then.

Actually... I have to go off topic. What are we telling everyone from home? We can't keep totally quiet or else it looks bad.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he looks thoughtful at that.]

... if people want to know what I'm competing for, I'm telling them I need to solve some mysteries, because they've put a lot of people in a bad situation. [a beat] I told Vira-san a little more than that... she caught me in the simulation room while I was looking at Shinjuku. Before lockdown.

[and he's too honest, so he didn't mind sharing]

I haven't said anything about X-Day. I think Luca-san thought Adonis was a person, and I haven't mentioned them to anybody else.

I've mentioned you, but [a beat... it's mostly to complain] .... it's not a big deal....

You?

[dotcom]

I told Mollymauk that my wish had to deal with completing a job, and that people would be in danger if I failed.

[ ... ]

So, we can probably just say we work at a detective agency and are solving a dangerous case. Some information is better than none, and people are aware we know each other by now...

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he looks away.]

People know I'm ex-Field Ops. [it's part of his basic introduction] And I... sort of work for an investigative agency. [he.... never said it confidently. hm.]

But... yeah. I can work with that.

[dotcom]

... well, any mistakes you made I'll cover it.

[ he sighs. ]

I'd prefer to give as little detail about our work against Adonis as possible. Even if we don't think they're directly involved, there's still a lot about this place we don't know and I don't want to play all our cards.

[ ... ]

Plus, these people are all gossips.