Ah. Well, I have. I went to the observation room and could barely open the door. When I finally got it open, the entire room was dim, and I heard the sound of something rolling across the floor, but no matter how I searched for it, I couldn't find it.
Maybe. It could have easily been Omi. [ he tilts his head, thinking it over. ]
...Though, someone with non functioning eyes isn't necessarily impossible as a fighter. I spent some time blindfolded before I came here in a disguise, and didn't have any trouble dispatching someone who tried to kill me.
Stop making that face! [ that makes him laugh, actually - ] People try to kill me all the time at home, it's not that unusual. They just aren't very good at it. I'll tell you the story sometime, alright?
[ laughs about hearing. ha ] Mm. Especially if they were somewhere familiar - if Douman was up on the top floor, for example, he might have known it as well as the bottom floor, since we've had access to it longer.
Their room, the medbay, the observing room, and - wherever else anyone might have found something out of place. We should send someone to start looking first thing, while the rest of us are discussing where we spent the night.
[she'd go herself if trial didn't start right when i'm meant to be doing opening prep for work, alas. i really wish i could just take every saturday off.]
...I hope so too. I'm worried. [...] If the pattern holds, we should see him at the trial. But...
[well, that's not going to be the best setting for checking up on him... right there in front of everyone including whoever killed his team... since he'd know that...]
...we'll just have to be observant and follow up with him later, I think.
Envy stayed with us for curfew - he was fairly miserable on Thursday. I think he was worried about Douman. I followed up with Wrath about him once the announcement happened, but...
[ clearly he was worried for good reason. poor envy.
gu yun clucks his tongue, once, thoughtfully. ] ...I agree, though. Let's just be careful and thorough.
Do you know anything about the two of them? They were close, weren't they? [ did he imagine that? gu yun doesn't exactly pay attention to the romance around the base. ]
[poor envy, indeed. she can't help but wonder if it was just worry over douman's injuries, or - something else. they've been talking about this place giving hints about who might be dying, but most of those happen before they all fall asleep.
if it's premeditated, could the avatars know ahead of time, and not just after the fact...?][hopefully he'll have plenty of people checking on him, but she'd really hate for him to end up alone because everyone assumes someone else will be doing it.]
As for the two of them... ah, they did seem rather close. [her... cheeks color. very faintly, but it's there.] ...I... heard some of what happened when the four of them came back injured - I imagine you did, too. [...] It seemed as though it was people they were close to who appeared before them.
for the last part, gu yun's quiet for a moment, thinking. his expression doesn't change, beyond the slightest furrow of his eyebrows. if he notices that cheek flush, gu yun doesn't say anything. ]
So I'd heard. [ sometimes you find out that some fake version of you beat your platonic life partner (?)'s face in. it's fine. ]
There's a chance it could have been a crime of passion, too. [ though he doesn't really know any details of that, but...well. envy, and all. what a tangled web we weave... ]
...I suppose that isn't impossible, but... most crimes of passion happen in the moment, don't they? And, well - a death at these times, when everyone who isn't involved is made to sleep...
That's also possible - though if that was the case, I don't know that I would have expected two deaths... if you killed someone out of jealousy, wouldn't you be trying to keep the person you were jealous of for yourself?
[...]
Although, I suppose this sort of thing would have the potential to get out of hand quite quickly, wouldn't it.
[yeah, she's. definitely blushing a little. she fans herself and looks off to the side.]
Separately, and with each other, yes. They weren't... ah, how do I say this... [...there is no way to say this that isn't embarrassing.] I have it on... good authority that if one walked in on the other... indulging... with someone else... that neither of them was opposed to just having that person join in.
Ah, your face isn't very thick! It's nothing to be embarrassed of, doesn't everyone get up to such sorts of things here? Bit of the point of being so indulgent.
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Maybe something happened to Douman there, then, if they hadn't spent enough time in the pods to have their eyes healed...?
[there's something deeply funny about saying this to gu yun of all people]
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...Though, someone with non functioning eyes isn't necessarily impossible as a fighter. I spent some time blindfolded before I came here in a disguise, and didn't have any trouble dispatching someone who tried to kill me.
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Gu-xiong is so strong... and I suppose that's true, if they're skilled at listening, they could probably hear if anyone tried to approach them.
But I think for most people, it would make defending themselves much more difficult...
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[ laughs about hearing. ha ] Mm. Especially if they were somewhere familiar - if Douman was up on the top floor, for example, he might have known it as well as the bottom floor, since we've had access to it longer.
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[just automatically assuming he won't get voted for/won't perish in an execution. not allowed!!]
Ah, or their own room. They'd know that place the best of all, wouldn't they?
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anyway. ] Precisely. I think we need to make checking their rooms a priority - and the medbay, too.
... It is odd, that we've had an entire group eliminated. [ their envies... ] I do hope Envy will be alright.
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Their room, the medbay, the observing room, and - wherever else anyone might have found something out of place. We should send someone to start looking first thing, while the rest of us are discussing where we spent the night.
[she'd go herself if trial didn't start right when i'm meant to be doing opening prep for work, alas. i really wish i could just take every saturday off.]
...I hope so too. I'm worried. [...] If the pattern holds, we should see him at the trial. But...
[well, that's not going to be the best setting for checking up on him... right there in front of everyone including whoever killed his team... since he'd know that...]
...we'll just have to be observant and follow up with him later, I think.
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[ clearly he was worried for good reason. poor envy.
gu yun clucks his tongue, once, thoughtfully. ] ...I agree, though. Let's just be careful and thorough.
Do you know anything about the two of them? They were close, weren't they? [ did he imagine that? gu yun doesn't exactly pay attention to the romance around the base. ]
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[poor envy, indeed. she can't help but wonder if it was just worry over douman's injuries, or - something else. they've been talking about this place giving hints about who might be dying, but most of those happen before they all fall asleep.
if it's premeditated, could the avatars know ahead of time, and not just after the fact...?][hopefully he'll have plenty of people checking on him, but she'd really hate for him to end up alone because everyone assumes someone else will be doing it.]
As for the two of them... ah, they did seem rather close. [her... cheeks color. very faintly, but it's there.] ...I... heard some of what happened when the four of them came back injured - I imagine you did, too. [...] It seemed as though it was people they were close to who appeared before them.
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for the last part, gu yun's quiet for a moment, thinking. his expression doesn't change, beyond the slightest furrow of his eyebrows. if he notices that cheek flush, gu yun doesn't say anything. ]
So I'd heard. [ sometimes you find out that some fake version of you beat your platonic life partner (?)'s face in. it's fine. ]
There's a chance it could have been a crime of passion, too. [ though he doesn't really know any details of that, but...well. envy, and all. what a tangled web we weave... ]
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...I suppose that isn't impossible, but... most crimes of passion happen in the moment, don't they? And, well - a death at these times, when everyone who isn't involved is made to sleep...
That feels a bit more intentional.
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anyway ]
True. ....Unless there's a third party involved.
[ the
mess ]
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[...]
Although, I suppose this sort of thing would have the potential to get out of hand quite quickly, wouldn't it.
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[ ?? ??? ] Just something to keep an eye out for, is all. Who knows what sorts of things people are into.
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[a beat.]
If their killer is still out there, we may have quite the problem on our hands. [...] They were both a bit...
[promiscuous...]
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[yeah, she's. definitely blushing a little. she fans herself and looks off to the side.]
Separately, and with each other, yes. They weren't... ah, how do I say this... [...there is no way to say this that isn't embarrassing.] I have it on... good authority that if one walked in on the other... indulging... with someone else... that neither of them was opposed to just having that person join in.
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[ teasing, immediately, as if it's just scandalous! ] Good authority, hmm?
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[fans herself a little more quickly]
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[ the sly look on his face screams I Know What You Did but he will be nice. ]
I suppose it's only complicated when feelings get involved.
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...yes - that may be the case.
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Busy week, Qingxuan? [ okay he can't help it, ]
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she squeaks, blushes crimson, and drops her fan]
...Gu-xiong, don't...
[she's just. crouching down to pick it up, not looking up at him]
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Ah, your face isn't very thick! It's nothing to be embarrassed of, doesn't everyone get up to such sorts of things here? Bit of the point of being so indulgent.
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