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[swordflash]

I'm okay. We finally found someone . . .

[vigilantics]

We did, and he continues to be unhelpful.

[ she's so mad ]

[swordflash]

Maybe he'll say something if you talk to him in private.

[ he did keep emphasizing that he didn't want to publicize the truth. ]

[vigilantics]

Forcing someone like Natalie to talk to him in private to get an answer is kind of messed up.

[swordflash]

Is she going to be okay?

[vigilantics]

... we'll keep an eye on her.

[swordflash]

[ zenitsu doesn't know natalie well, so this is about all he can do.

there's a beat before he looks up at steph. ]

Thanks for earlier.

[vigilantics]

They shouldn't have done that to you.

[swordflash]

Weren't they testing a theory to prove my innocence?

[vigilantics]

Yes, except they kept going even after it was obvious that Lili was wrong.

[ she thinks that lili's theory in general was stupid since lili didn't ask people who actually knew zenitsu first, but still. ]

[swordflash]

After? But they stopped once I started crying.

[vigilantics]

Her comment was that you were subdued-- so like, that you weren't being loud or anything, not specifically just about whether you could cry or not.

[swordflash]

I'm usually loud. I even promised her that I'd be quiet around Ookurikara, but I end up shouting anyway. It's no wonder she suspected me.

[vigilantics]

[ she sighs, shaking her head. ]

Never mind.

[swordflash]

[ oh. is it something he said? ]

How did you know that she was wrong before anything happened?

[vigilantics]

She should have asked people who actually know you first.

[swordflash]

She can be a little abrasive, but she means well.

Though I wish we could stop talking about burning this place down . . . This is the Directors' home, too.

[vigilantics]

I know. I'm not mad at her, we just... need to be a little more careful with our accusations.

[ they may have gotten it right today but they did scapegoat twice a week.

at his other comment though, she frowns. ]

They don't mean it literally. We talked about burning down the castle a lot, and it's completely fine.

[swordflash]

[ what a lovely lady steph is, to worry like that. ]

Still . . .

[ he trails off. ]

[vigilantics]

[ she reaches over to squeeze his shoulder lightly. ]

Everyone copes differently.

[swordflash]

[ a pretty girl is squeezing his shoulder. he can't not startle a little while his lips quiver in a subdued smile. ]

I guess you're right.

[vigilantics]

[ stop ]

... you doing okay?

[swordflash]

[ he appreciates her feminine touch. ]

I'm not crying anymore, but we couldn't find Mr. Tomioka and Ms. Kocho's culprits.

[vigilantics]

... we didn't even find her body until the very end.

[ they probably missed a lot in the body investigation just because they barely had any time. ]

[swordflash]

Yeah.

[ he hunches his shoulders, recalling his horror when the final group returned with the body in tow. ]

She might not recall the details, either.