I didn't get a good look in the trucks but...it wasn't a great idea either. Something felt wrong. [but right. focus.] Were you able to talk to anybody else with the radio? [he would ask about the lights but he's leaving riku some of the shared braincell.]
I wonder if there's a way we can go back and check it out ourselves to see if the lights changed now that you're out of there. [it's very! disconcerting! that there are lights with their names!
Like Sora, he thinks it’s concerning there’s a damn board of lights with their names on them. He’s not sure if all of them being on are good or bad. He’s hoping good.]
The receipt... No, that's different. [ she tilts her head in thought ] You two should try hitting the register for yourselves, later.
[ vague. but she nods at riku ]
I was planning to. It can't be anything bad if it's a friend, right? Let's go see the room, you guys can see for yourself. And I can tell you what happened over in the other world!
[normally with anyone else he'd flat out ask why he has to do that, but he trusts kairi and riku almost blindly so.]
Later. We'll go separately and then we can figure stuff out. [he frowns though.] We should get you warmed up first before we go anywhere, but I kinda want to see this room. And Riku's right, you should redeem it when you can.
[Riku can’t believe he has to cause property damage.
He nods.]
Let’s get you warm, or at least in more clothes until you are. You can redeem the coupon while we check out the register later. We should make sure the others are okay, too. Or see if anyone knows if they are.
Tell us what happened over there besides a lot of snow.
[ because she is hiding in their terrible boy warmth. but sure they can go wherever while she tells the tale of stupidity; ]
First we walked to a cabin... it turned out we were sent to help a boy who was being accused of murder. His name was Ryuunosuke, and he said he was a... defense attorney? He said his partner said he'd send some help from "the office" since he'd be late. We ended up meeting him later, and he was pretty... eccentric.
[ just accepts her fate to be bundled up for a bit. it's fine. ]
Yeah. We had to find the real killer, so we did. Well, Nagiko and I wanted to help, and Yennefer eventually agreed. [ mcburn was just there. ]
The victim was a squirrel trainer, and... they ended up arresting his friend and rival trainer who was there, even though it was an accident. He fell and was kicked by a horse. But... I guess we did find out the two of them were doing illegal things with those squirrels, so maybe he was arrested for that instead?
[he just. lifts an eyebrow. and it goes higher and higher the longer she talks while he hops in the truck to grab the blankie for her.]
So wait...Ryuunosuke wasn't guilty at all but the guy who was the real killer wasn't actually a killer but he was hurting the squirrels so he was committing a crime anyway?
So you uncovered something else while trying to help Ryuunosuke. It’s strange it was all an accident actually, but… looking for the truth got you answers.
Well, he did run away after his friend died and let Ryuunosuke take the blame. [ so maybe. that's why he was arrested. what's a law indeed ] But yes. We had to look for clues outside, where it happened, and then Ryuunosuke's partner, um... Herlock? I think that's what he said his name was. He showed up, and we had to correct what he thought happened.
[ there's a pause ]
He was really off track. But... the weirdest part is, when we corrected him, we all did a little... [ she twirls in place ] Like it was all part of a play, almost.
[his one braincell seems to be working hard here.]
You think somebody was watching and controlling what was happening then? [magic is weird and they all know it, and they still don't know how the magic works in this world.]
I don't know. [ that's to both of them, and kairi looks more pensive than freaked out ] I didn't feel controlled the rest of the time. Just for those corrections. And they were conclusions we came to ourselves anyway... Maybe it's just part of the magic that brought us there in the first place? Or maybe it was that man. Everything became really theatrical when Holmes showed up.
[ so it has to be magic, clearly. also trying to reassure riku she is not possessed thank you ]
But... There was this voice near the end, like a narrator. That's why it made me think of a story or a play. I don't know if any of it means anything.
[he's just...thinking this through. it has to be magic, sure, but he has many questions.]
You know...Iris told me about her friends earlier. Runo and Susie? She said Runo was a defense attorney, and Susie was a..."judicial assistant." [whatever the fuck that means.] She said they lived in her attic. Plus, that first day, when we were all on the radio? She mentioned a guy named Herlock who was her roommate or something. Do you think that's just a really weird coincidence?
[Thank you for the reassurance, it's appreciated. His thoughtful look shifts from Kairi to Sora.]
Well... [Hm. He is quiet for a long, moment, holding his chin.] If you say it... Ryuunosuke. Ryuno. Runo. It sounds a little similar, if you shorten it and say it fast. Nabiko is always giving everyone nicknames, too. It could be like that.
So Kairi and the others might have done something familiar to Iris?
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I didn't get a good look in the trucks but...it wasn't a great idea either. Something felt wrong. [but right. focus.] Were you able to talk to anybody else with the radio? [he would ask about the lights but he's leaving riku some of the shared braincell.]
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[He gestures at Sora with both his own and Kairi’s hands at “something felt wrong,” see! And then he looks like “oh???”]
A switchboard with our names…? We’re… any of the lights off…?
…
Are we being transported like cargo?
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All the lights were on... I didn't spend a lot of them in there. I went to find you guys right away.
[ and forgot to use her radio, like a fool ]
Oh, I also got a coupon, for a reward?
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but then he's like huh??]
A coupon?
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Like Sora, he thinks it’s concerning there’s a damn board of lights with their names on them. He’s not sure if all of them being on are good or bad. He’s hoping good.]
A… coupon? For what?
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[ but since they're asking, she's rooting through her dress pockets. the coupon reads "Redeem at the Cash Register for (1) Furry Friend" ]
We all got one, but everyone had something different on them.
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...that's different than the receipt we got earlier, right?
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Riku frowns gently at the coupon, not because he’s skeptical, but because it’s just a little random.]
We should check the room. And you should turn the coupon in to see what you get.
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[ vague. but she nods at riku ]
I was planning to. It can't be anything bad if it's a friend, right? Let's go see the room, you guys can see for yourself. And I can tell you what happened over in the other world!
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Later. We'll go separately and then we can figure stuff out. [he frowns though.] We should get you warmed up first before we go anywhere, but I kinda want to see this room. And Riku's right, you should redeem it when you can.
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He nods.]
Let’s get you warm, or at least in more clothes until you are. You can redeem the coupon while we check out the register later. We should make sure the others are okay, too. Or see if anyone knows if they are.
Tell us what happened over there besides a lot of snow.
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[ because she is hiding in their terrible boy warmth. but sure they can go wherever while she tells the tale of stupidity; ]
First we walked to a cabin... it turned out we were sent to help a boy who was being accused of murder. His name was Ryuunosuke, and he said he was a... defense attorney? He said his partner said he'd send some help from "the office" since he'd be late. We ended up meeting him later, and he was pretty... eccentric.
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A defense attorney? [do. any of them know what a lawyer is.] So what were you supposed to even do to help him?
[murder's bad.]
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her: i’m warm!!
them: puts more stuff on her]
What…
[It’s not even a question really. ALSO IM LOSING MY MIND. RYUU GET OUTTA HERE.]
So… did you? Help him?
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Yeah. We had to find the real killer, so we did. Well, Nagiko and I wanted to help, and Yennefer eventually agreed. [ mcburn was just there. ]
The victim was a squirrel trainer, and... they ended up arresting his friend and rival trainer who was there, even though it was an accident. He fell and was kicked by a horse. But... I guess we did find out the two of them were doing illegal things with those squirrels, so maybe he was arrested for that instead?
[ squirrel. ]
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So wait...Ryuunosuke wasn't guilty at all but the guy who was the real killer wasn't actually a killer but he was hurting the squirrels so he was committing a crime anyway?
[squirrel.]
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[the justice system]
So you uncovered something else while trying to help Ryuunosuke. It’s strange it was all an accident actually, but… looking for the truth got you answers.
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[ there's a pause ]
He was really off track. But... the weirdest part is, when we corrected him, we all did a little... [ she twirls in place ] Like it was all part of a play, almost.
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You think somebody was watching and controlling what was happening then? [magic is weird and they all know it, and they still don't know how the magic works in this world.]
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But also,
he frowns because this just gives him terrible Ansem possession vibes. He looks disturbed, but does not say this.]
Something was saying you were doing the right things…?
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[ so it has to be magic, clearly. also trying to reassure riku she is not possessed thank you ]
But... There was this voice near the end, like a narrator. That's why it made me think of a story or a play. I don't know if any of it means anything.
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You know...Iris told me about her friends earlier. Runo and Susie? She said Runo was a defense attorney, and Susie was a..."judicial assistant." [whatever the fuck that means.] She said they lived in her attic. Plus, that first day, when we were all on the radio? She mentioned a guy named Herlock who was her roommate or something. Do you think that's just a really weird coincidence?
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Well... [Hm. He is quiet for a long, moment, holding his chin.] If you say it... Ryuunosuke. Ryuno. Runo. It sounds a little similar, if you shorten it and say it fast. Nabiko is always giving everyone nicknames, too. It could be like that.
So Kairi and the others might have done something familiar to Iris?
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There was this gun there... it looked a little like the one she carries? It had powder inside of it. Could it be... we ended up in her world somehow?
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[this is from a dingdong that doesn't remember anything about com or memory worlds, just sleeping ones.]
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