week 6, tuesday

[vigilantics]

[ so, they have had a... very busy weekend. seriously. this has been a lot.

but once things have quieted down a bit, steph is going to hunt varian down. ]

Hey.

Comments

[alchemenace]

[ ... ! ]

Oh. Can you tell if it's Tiger's or Dragon's? The Editors might have access to the other one.

[vigilantics]

I'm not sure. I was thinking that maybe it's for Blotters? Maybe for a week they're chosen they get to go to some other room, but--

[ wait.

why don't they just ask akechi........ ]

[alchemenace]

No, I mean-- Beauty, Hiro, he killed Tiger in a throne room. You're the one who told me about that. So he must have had access to it somehow, right?

[vigilantics]

[ she blinks. ]

It could have been the same one. I think that... it's more likely that both of them would have been there though? They both show up in our meetings. But the idea that he managed to kill her with Dragon in the room is...

[alchemenace]

Right... [ well. he may as well admit this: ] If you ever want to talk with Tiger or Dragon privately during the week, that throne room shows up.

[vigilantics]

Hm. So he asked for a meeting with her.

[ hiro, how sneaky. ]

[alchemenace]

You don't even have to ask, you just need to want it.

[ hmmm ]

We could always ask Akechi if the Blotters met in a special room? Or, well. I could.

[vigilantics]

Yeah. I don't really see the point in us being able to see that option if no one else can go somewhere that we can't.

[alchemenace]

Logically, it's either the Editors or the Blotters. So, once I get an answer out of Akechi, we'll know for sure.

[vigilantics]

Thanks, Varian.

[ since she... can't ask... ]

[alchemenace]

Don't worry about it. There should be something that comes out of me ... being the Historian's errand boy, right?

[ he's not sure. how else to fucking describe this. ]

[vigilantics]

I... guess?

[ she also sounds. uncertain. about that. ]

[alchemenace]

Ha, yeah, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that one either. [ anyway. ] Though I guess you don't ... really need me there, since Belph could ask himself.

[ sad violin about his own uselessness goes here ]

[vigilantics]

It might be better from you? I'm not sure how much we want Akechi to know about Vizier business.

[alchemenace]

If you don't want the whole game to know, very little, apparently.

[vigilantics]

[ ... ]

They're... trying?

[alchemenace]

They definitely are trying.

[ it's true. ]

[vigilantics]

As long as it... works for them?

[alchemenace]

[ does it. does it work for them. let's just change the subject ]

Well, the good news is, now I don't have to worry about trying to get information out of Belph, ever.

[vigilantics]

[ okay she has to cover her mouth to stop her from laughing. ]

He can be nice.

[alchemenace]

I'm, I'm sure he has the capacity, but now I don't have to waste my breath hoping he'll try it on me.

[ varian isn't nearly good enough at socializing to try a beast like belph thanks ]

[vigilantics]

[ yeah steph has had several weeks to reach social link 10 ]

Weeell... yeah, that's fair.

[alchemenace]

... Though, between him and Hikage, you sure have been partnered up with some pretty stubborn people, Stephie.

[vigilantics]

...

I wonder if that was on purpose...

[alchemenace]

... The possibility is pretty high, if the Crafters are the ones picking roles and partners.