... There's the possibility the bullet is still inside someone. If it didn't hit anything too important, it's possible to live with one without too many consequences. If that's the case, it could theoretically still be found. But if it was part of the evidence we missed? I doubt we'll see it again.
...Do you think the people in the infirmary could've had anything to do with it?
[Eye pain + missing eyeball... Yasusada thought about that during the trial, but they dismissed status effects so quickly this week that he'd decided not to say anything about it.]
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It's a possibility? [ he doesn't sound entirely certain as he thinks it over ] It was... me, Stephanie, Shinobu, Zenitsu, Phoenix, Percy, Jason and Natalie. Of those-- well, you only have my word for me not doing it, obviously, but you and I both know we can eliminate Steph from that list. I believe Jason and Natalie didn't have anything to do with it, either, for personal reasons.
[ he shakes his head ]
I don't know the others that well. It didn't seem like anyone was lying about it, but-- all the curfew effects this week wouldn't have been too difficult to fake. I don't know the exact correlation between the effects and the murders yet. We didn't have those on the ship.
Zenitsu-kun and Kocho-kun both had emotional curses. It's difficult to judge anything, when they're like that. [Though Shinobu had fairly extensive injuries, but a lot of them did, this week.] I don't know the others very well, either.
[He's never spoken to Zenitsu or Jason, and the others, only once or twice. He has no real way to judge their character--although, even if he did, anyone can be driven to kill.]
...Do you think someone has the ability to know which team a person is on?
[ what is an html, we just don't know. dick nods along to that, because it's hard to gauge one way or another with powers in effect whether someone was reacting differently due to murder or... something else. especially worse when you don't know them. at that question, though... ]
Because they keep targeting Purple? [ he assumes. ] I've thought about it. It's a possibility, but we'll only know for sure if someone else from Purple dies next week. Right now, Hikage and Yu had one other thing in common-- they didn't have that many friends. They could've been targeted for that, too.
[ which is. something to say about the dead but Look ]
Maybe we should keep an eye on others like that, then. [Although, his wartime history kicks in, and--]
People like you and Lili-kun should be careful, too. It would be risky to attack you, but anyone who organizes people well can be a threat, if someone doesn't want to get caught.
You're not the first to say that. I'm more worried about Lili than myself, when it comes to something like that. Not that I don't believe that she'd put up a fight, but-- I'm trained and she isn't. And she'd be a harsher hit on morale, if they care about something like that.
That's true... she has Ookurikara, so he might scare some people away, but if someone is daring enough to try that, then they might not care.
[And Lili obviously doesn't present herself as a dainty young lady, if that might put off their potential murderer?? Though someone targeting a prominent figure probably wouldn't care about that either.]
Funny you say that, considering Ookurikara's put himself as one of the potential victims if the pattern really is people who aren't that... well-liked. [ he waves a hand vaguely. what the fuck is being popular ]
[Despite himself, Yasusada smiles a little. YEAH, KARA REALLY DOESN'T DO HIMSELF ANY FAVORS. Nobody can deny that.]
He's around Lili-kun a lot, though. Not all the time, but--it would upset her, and that would upset a lot of other people, too. [A domino effect. She's his emotional protection, and he's her physical shield. None of that will stop someone truly determined, but still.
He does sigh, though.]
But for Ookurikara... I worry that he'd be easy to frame. He doesn't often have other people to stand up for him, besides Lili-kun. [Even Yasusada's seen the wisdom of having someone vouch for him that isn't, like, a sword. Or Sanji.]
I think so, too. I doubt anyone who's trying to cause the least waves possible would ever target him.
[ because... lili. he didn't tell kara his reasoning, though, just told him he doubted he'd be next on the list. dick does frown a bit at the follow-up, though ]
He's not the kind for secrets, and he has no interest in going along with the competition. I may not know him that well, but that much is obvious from talking to him at all. Of course, I guess therein lies the problem-- if he doesn't talk to people too much, they won't be able to make up their mind about him.
[It's true--most people probably know that Ookurikara isn't the type to go along with things like this, if he doesn't want to. But at the same time...]
I don't think he's the type to explain himself, if he falls under suspicion. "If you don't believe me, that's your problem", you know? [Ookurikara wouldn't plead his case, is what he means.] He doesn't care what other people think of him.
[And a lot of people take Lili at her word, but what if one day, that isn't enough? The other swords may not be Shinsengumi, but Yasusada cares about them too.]
Then he'll have to learn to care. Guy and Ogata both shut down and didn't try to argue for themselves that much-- and we saw what happened there. [ unfortunately ] Ookurikara wants to solve things as much as we do. Hopefully that's enough to convince him to help clear his name if he's being framed as much as possible.
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[ do you think the fire will give him an answer. dick sure is staring at it like it might ]
There's something we missed, some kind of detail we bypassed. Like the missing bullet.
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Good luck getting answers from the fire, though, because Yasusada sure doesn't have any.]
Do you think it can still be found? Or is it too late?
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[And the longer this goes on, the higher the stakes will become. People are going to start getting desperate.]
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Who we didn't even get close to finding, if we're being honest.
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...Do you think the people in the infirmary could've had anything to do with it?
[Eye pain + missing eyeball... Yasusada thought about that during the trial, but they dismissed status effects so quickly this week that he'd decided not to say anything about it.]
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[ he shakes his head ]
I don't know the others that well. It didn't seem like anyone was lying about it, but-- all the curfew effects this week wouldn't have been too difficult to fake. I don't know the exact correlation between the effects and the murders yet. We didn't have those on the ship.
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Zenitsu-kun and Kocho-kun both had emotional curses. It's difficult to judge anything, when they're like that. [Though Shinobu had fairly extensive injuries, but a lot of them did, this week.] I don't know the others very well, either.
[He's never spoken to Zenitsu or Jason, and the others, only once or twice. He has no real way to judge their character--although, even if he did, anyone can be driven to kill.]
...Do you think someone has the ability to know which team a person is on?
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Because they keep targeting Purple? [ he assumes. ] I've thought about it. It's a possibility, but we'll only know for sure if someone else from Purple dies next week. Right now, Hikage and Yu had one other thing in common-- they didn't have that many friends. They could've been targeted for that, too.
[ which is. something to say about the dead but Look ]
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Maybe we should keep an eye on others like that, then. [Although, his wartime history kicks in, and--]
People like you and Lili-kun should be careful, too. It would be risky to attack you, but anyone who organizes people well can be a threat, if someone doesn't want to get caught.
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You're not the first to say that. I'm more worried about Lili than myself, when it comes to something like that. Not that I don't believe that she'd put up a fight, but-- I'm trained and she isn't. And she'd be a harsher hit on morale, if they care about something like that.
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[And Lili obviously doesn't present herself as a dainty young lady, if that might put off their potential murderer?? Though someone targeting a prominent figure probably wouldn't care about that either.]
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He's around Lili-kun a lot, though. Not all the time, but--it would upset her, and that would upset a lot of other people, too. [A domino effect. She's his emotional protection, and he's her physical shield. None of that will stop someone truly determined, but still.
He does sigh, though.]
But for Ookurikara... I worry that he'd be easy to frame. He doesn't often have other people to stand up for him, besides Lili-kun. [Even Yasusada's seen the wisdom of having someone vouch for him that isn't, like, a sword. Or Sanji.]
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[ because... lili. he didn't tell kara his reasoning, though, just told him he doubted he'd be next on the list. dick does frown a bit at the follow-up, though ]
He's not the kind for secrets, and he has no interest in going along with the competition. I may not know him that well, but that much is obvious from talking to him at all. Of course, I guess therein lies the problem-- if he doesn't talk to people too much, they won't be able to make up their mind about him.
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I don't think he's the type to explain himself, if he falls under suspicion. "If you don't believe me, that's your problem", you know? [Ookurikara wouldn't plead his case, is what he means.] He doesn't care what other people think of him.
[And a lot of people take Lili at her word, but what if one day, that isn't enough? The other swords may not be Shinsengumi, but Yasusada cares about them too.]
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[Kara!! Please get friends!!!!! GOD.]
We'll do what we can for him, anyway.