[ rufus the protag of tox2 ]

[recrowns]

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[soulus]

How do you propose we do that? All of us will be asleep soon.

[recrowns]

Sheer force of will?

[soulus]

[Rufus looks—just looks—at Soo-won.]

[recrowns]

Merely in jest, my friend...

[soulus]

. . . Have you spoken with the Leaders?

[recrowns]

Not since I came back - but I do chat with them a bit, yes.

Why?

[soulus]

One of them is supposedly suspect.

[recrowns]

So I've heard.

Did you receive any hints as to which one?

[soulus]

I know the one who relayed the suspicion.

[recrowns]

That would be a start. Care to share who?

[soulus]

Swan.

[recrowns]

What do you know about Swan?

[soulus]

No more than what the rest of the participants know.

[recrowns]

Then how did you know that Swan was the one who gave the accusation?

[soulus]

How else? I was informed.

I don't know which Leader originated the accusation—only that Swan relayed it.

[recrowns]

[hmmmm ok]

Well, it does all seem a bit tense... it sounds as though someone believes that Virid was given the instruction to kill Hajime - and he did not resist.

We'll have to discern whether there's any truth in that.

[soulus]

How should we do that?

[recrowns]

I've been gathering people I trust to tell me the truth and asking who their Leaders are - their Leader is more likely to be honest with them, after all.

I merely wish to seek out the motivation for why this is happening, and then discern whether it's worth the harm it causes.

[soulus]

Do you have ideas?

[recrowns]

On why people are killing?

No. It may have something to do with that Leader, with the extended universe, with the Realm, with memories...

[soulus]

And the Leader in question?

[recrowns]

Not a clue - I haven't even spoken with all of them just yet. Though I intend to.

[soulus]

Then it'll be some time before we can narrow down the list.

[recrowns]

Have you made any progress on that front, Rufus? I'm sure you're quite charming to them.

[soulus]

. . . Is that a jest?