vigilantics | week 6, tuesday

Hm... no, that's fair, I think.

[ technically they didn't really have to share their abilities with each other; only the titles themselves was needed. ]

You think so? I feel kinda bad about it now.

[ but not enough to like. fix it. ]

[ they reach the kitchen, and she'll hold the door open for him. ]

You didn't even want to tell me it, remember?

[ so she can't really say she's surprised. ]

You can always tell them the truth if you want, but it's up to you. I won't blab.

[ there's some nervous laughter at the reminder, but he does through the door ]

Yeah... I don't, I know we're supposed to trust people, but.

[ he's not great at that? shock ]

I get it.

[ there's a long pause that's only interrupted by the sound of stephanie opening and closing cabinets. ]

Varian, I'm a Vizier.

[ well he was in the middle of going to check a cabinet himself when he hears that so he just trips on nothing and nearly brains himself on the counter ]

-- You, you're-- what?

[ he's too shocked to really feel anything yet give him a second ]

Oh my god are you okay?

[ she'd die right here if she accidentally murdered varian via a dramatic reveal. ]

What? Yes, I'm fine, you--

[ this is really not what he cares about right now?? also he nearly brains himself like 3 times a day ]

You, are you serious? This whole time?

[ he still can't decide if he's more indignant or shocked, tbh ]

Yeah. Sorry, I didn't really... want to reveal this in front of the others at the same time as you?

[ she considers veronica a friend, and she gets along with ion well enough, but stephanie is definitely a lot more loyal to varian than she is to the two of them. it didn't really seem right to not tell him before them. ]

Okay, but-- we only started those talks last Thursday.

[ it's been ... five weeks ........ varian frowns a bit. ]

Our plan was to not tell anyone about me. At all. Belph is the more suspicious of the two of us, and no one would suspect someone who got injured every week to have a role.

[ and she's been right because literally no one with a role has approached regarding stuff like that. ]

That was back when we still didn't really know anything about what was going on, so it was safer for only one of us to out ourselves. We told Hikage, but Hikage... well. His case was different. We thought it would be better if he heard it from me directly than someone else because of, um, reasons.

... I guess that makes sense, but ...

[ ... ]

When Belph came to me Saturday, that means you knew he was going to do that, right?

I didn't know what he was going to say to you. Um, I approached him about it yesterday, and he said he didn't mean to sound as mean as he did?

[ which stephanie believes, but she also has been spending a lot of time with belph so she speaks belphish. other people do not. ]

I don't care about that. [ and it's genuine-- Varian was annoyed, but people are condescending to him more often than not. he's used to it. ] But you knew he was going to reveal himself before I ever knew about you, and you were okay with that.

[ he laughs a bit, but it's humorless ]

I was so stupid. I kept going to you with info, trying to-- and you probably already knew all of it.

I didn't. You did tell me a lot of new stuff, and your information helped us figure out other things we weren't sure about. If I didn't think you were helpful then I wouldn't have accepted that invite.

[ although she knows that is something that's difficult to prove, so she'll move on. ]

Belph just really didn't want me to reveal myself. Especially since with all the injuries I'd make an easier target. And there wasn't really anyone who I had a strong inclination to tell in the past... but I felt bad lying to you. So I decided I didn't want to lie anymore, so here I am.

[ he sighs a bit, staring at the counter. He still feels ... stupid. But. ]

... I guess it's better late than never, right? So thanks... for telling me.

Varian, I love you a lot, you know. Sorry.

[ she just feels... bad, for disappointing him. one of the reasons she even decided she needed to tell him was because she realized he would probably take it really badly otherwise. ]

[ okay well thats distracting enough in the "tries to hide that he's blushing" way and just. lets out one nervous laugh. ]

Ha, um, well-- it's, it's fine. I mean, it's not ... I'm not happy about it, I just mean. [ please kill him. ] ... I get it. I do. And you're telling me now, even though you know your partner wouldn't want you to. [ a beat ] You, you are partners, right? Akechi was just. [ stupid. ] Wrong?

Oh... yeah. I don't think Akechi ever actually asked him if there were more than one Vizier? So Belph just never had a reason to mention there was a second one. And then the numbers got revealed so I... guess he just assumed we didn't know each other instead of Belph was protecting my identity?

[ it's kind of funny. it's actually very funny. ]

[ oh my god. stupid... was right. ]

...He's not very good at this, is he.

The assumptions wouldn't be as bad if he didn't go and... tell other people... those assumptions...

[ she has been dying slowly on the inside. ]

[ oh my god ]

The Historians are a real mess, aren't they.

They seem like it, yeah.

[ she hasn't spoken to any of them on role business so all her news is secondhand but. man. ]

... I'll probably tell Veronica and Ion. I just really needed to tell you first. I'm, I think Belph wants to talk to Veronica? I'm not entirely sure what they're going to talk about.

[ steph has no idea if the two of them are friends or not ]

I'm glad you told me first.

[ he'll take it. :/ ]

I don't know. V's mentioned talking with Belph before, but I don't know that she likes him or anything...?

[ she doesn't sound like she does, anyway. ]

... huh. That's interesting.

[ a little concerning, but she guesses they'll find out what their conversation was about at some point. ]

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