[he doesn't look well - but he's not exactly hiding away either. he's pretty sure he wouldn't be surprised if people have words for him, so he will take all of them as they come. rather, he seems to have composed himself in the inn lobby for now, and is settled on sipping tea.
I don't think I'm moving particularly far at the moment...
[and he was on good behavior earlier in the day during trial! but he just looks a little embarrassed even still, coupled with being sheepish at the moment]
While I do want you to rest as well, Jeanne.... I hope you don't think I need to go so far as to be watched over when I'm resting...
manages to make him laugh for a bit before he reaches out to place his hand over hers.]
I won't.
Because if it your selfish request, even if it were not a week meant for tasks, it would be difficult for me to resist when you so rarely ask anything of me.
I'll rest with you, Jeanne.
Though... if I may - I have one question that I would like to ask, that you are not obligated to answer, but I need to know for my own peace of mind as I continue to look for answers.
I always guessed that if you were tasked, you would use your standard and accept all questioning to the point that people would wonder if you were just covering for someone else, given your willingness.
[that's what he thinks of jeanne, apparently? . . . ]
Then - I have it narrowed down to Shigeo, Fiora, Alyssa, Izumo, Zuko, or Elsa. However... I also do not think that Shigeo, Alyssa, or Zuko are true candidates based on the disposition it would require to commit a murder that brutal.
I just imagined you would be the quickest to tell me, hence why I asked you directly.
[ That does actually make her laugh a little. It's not funny, but she can't help but laugh.
He isn't wrong. ]
That isn't too far off. I would try to make it obvious, if only so people could weigh their decisions or divert their focus accordingly. I'd tell this to anyone, if they chose to ask me after I've come up so often on being close matches to evidence left beind.
[ She sees no point in hiding her sins. ]
So that leaves Fiora, Izumo, or Elsa? With how injured Yoshizawa was, it isn't out of the realm of possibility for any of them. I don't know if I could say Elsa would have the disposition for it either.
[there is a point where he pauses - however minute it may be.]
.... mm. That is something admirable about you too.
[even if - he would almost rather that she not be so noble, sometimes. if it would mean that she would be safer, and get to live longer. but he also wouldn't dare to ask her to be anyone else.
sometimes he can be selfish too.]
.... yes, I'd agree with that. Fiora or Izumo perhaps, then. I suppose... if Fiora has her body as it is - it would be harder to discern whether or not she would be burned.
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week 3, post-trial
when jeanne approaches, he offers a tired smile]
... hello.
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But honestly, she's just steeled herself after everything that's gone on this night, so she sounds more business-like than anything right now. ]
Hello. What kind of answer will I hear from you, if I ask how you are?
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[but he offers a small smile then, before going to pour some tea for her as well]
And you?
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She takes the tea because it's polite. ]
... If I asked you to take a small nap with me sometime, would you agree?
[ As soon as the question leaves her mouth, she looks surprised by it herself. ]
I am not tired, now, but perhaps I will be once the night is over.
[ who knows what pcs will hold ]
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Want me to nap with you?
[he like
already looks embarrassed?]
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I would like you to rest for a time.
[ Her voice is soft. ]
You always move as if you can't stop, and I am not telling you to stop, but I'd like you to pause.
So I'll offer to pause as well.
[ It's meant as innocently as something like this can be. She's a saint even if she would like no one to call her one. ]
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[and he was on good behavior earlier in the day during trial! but he just looks a little embarrassed even still, coupled with being sheepish at the moment]
While I do want you to rest as well, Jeanne.... I hope you don't think I need to go so far as to be watched over when I'm resting...
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[ If she lets herself think, she's prone to think too much, but she has no intention to treat anyone differently from everyone else. ]
But you don't have to act like I'm speaking literally. I hope I know you a little better than that.
[ Her smile is faint. ]
Think of it as my selfish request.
[ She doesn't have very many of those, if at all. ]
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that
makes him pause and sigh.]
.... even if it wasn't the week of following through with tasks -
You know that makes it very difficult to refuse you....
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It wasn't meant as a request for help.
[ She covers her face for a second. ]
Please ignore me.
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manages to make him laugh for a bit before he reaches out to place his hand over hers.]
I won't.
Because if it your selfish request, even if it were not a week meant for tasks, it would be difficult for me to resist when you so rarely ask anything of me.
I'll rest with you, Jeanne.
Though... if I may - I have one question that I would like to ask, that you are not obligated to answer, but I need to know for my own peace of mind as I continue to look for answers.
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Please ask. If I can answer, I will.
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[so he has to be thorough! and he thinks that jeanne would be direct with him if he pressed so.]
Were you tasked with addressing Yoshizawa's splintering nova and removing her this week?
If you were and choose disclose to me - I won't tell anyone else.
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No. You are the first one to ask me so directly, but no, I was not. I assure you, if I were tasked, I would make it simpler to figure out.
I don't mind being caught for the choices I make.
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That's what I'd thought.
I always guessed that if you were tasked, you would use your standard and accept all questioning to the point that people would wonder if you were just covering for someone else, given your willingness.
[that's what he thinks of jeanne, apparently? . . . ]
Then - I have it narrowed down to Shigeo, Fiora, Alyssa, Izumo, Zuko, or Elsa. However... I also do not think that Shigeo, Alyssa, or Zuko are true candidates based on the disposition it would require to commit a murder that brutal.
I just imagined you would be the quickest to tell me, hence why I asked you directly.
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He isn't wrong. ]
That isn't too far off. I would try to make it obvious, if only so people could weigh their decisions or divert their focus accordingly. I'd tell this to anyone, if they chose to ask me after I've come up so often on being close matches to evidence left beind.
[ She sees no point in hiding her sins. ]
So that leaves Fiora, Izumo, or Elsa? With how injured Yoshizawa was, it isn't out of the realm of possibility for any of them. I don't know if I could say Elsa would have the disposition for it either.
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.... mm. That is something admirable about you too.
[even if - he would almost rather that she not be so noble, sometimes. if it would mean that she would be safer, and get to live longer. but he also wouldn't dare to ask her to be anyone else.
sometimes he can be selfish too.]
.... yes, I'd agree with that. Fiora or Izumo perhaps, then. I suppose... if Fiora has her body as it is - it would be harder to discern whether or not she would be burned.
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[ She doesn't think too many know her identity, if only for the fact that she doesn't exist in other worlds. ]
I suppose... yes. Izumo didn't seem to have signs of being burned, or at least no one commented on it, and it'd be harder for her to hide that.