[Prologue, Monday: Ann]

[doublecrows]

[Akechi follows wherever Ann leads, after their encounter near the tapestries. he's well-practiced in hiding his true feelings-- in shoving what he really thinks underneath a cheery, witty and charming mask-- which makes hiding the tension lining his shoulders really easy]

[thankfully]

[when they're alone, he's the first to speak]

Is everything okay, Takamaki?

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[varas]

[ And Ann falls for it. Hook, line, sinker. He so resembles a kicked puppy that she's immediately falling all over herself to console him. ]

Thanks.

[ even with the faint prickling in her stomach, the faint no - don't - ]

Hey, I have an idea. Why don't we play a game to get to know each other better?

[ me: i'll end this thread next tag
also me: does this instead ]

[doublecrows]

[what]

[despite the performance, her suggestion truly takes him off guard]

What?

[WHAT!!]

What kind of game do you have in mind?

[varas]

Oh, it's really fun! Two truths and a lie... You ever heard of it?

[ SHE'S EXCITED ]

[doublecrows]

[AWK. . . but he forces a smile and a nod]

Ah, yes. I remember playing those types of games when I was younger. It is a good way of breaking the ice, as they say.

If it'll help us get to know each other better, then I'm on board.

[varas]

Iiii'll go first!

[ Although hiding it behind an exuberant, frivolous demeanor, part of Ann wants to see how well the genius teen detective can spot a lie. ]

One: I've lived in Finland, but I wasn't born there.
Two: My favourite subject in school is math.
Three: I kick ass at Super Smash Bros.

[ Two is the lie, but will he figure that out? ]

[doublecrows]

[oh my god this feels so. . . weird?? but okay. he's going along with it]

Is it number three?

[APPARENTLY, HE WILL NOT]

[varas]

Nope! You lose. And now, it's your turn.

[ it's okay, she's super pleased regardless ]

So, tell me three facts about you, but one of them has to be a lie.

[ he knows how to play??? ]

[doublecrows]

Oh. . . and you don't tell me which one was the lie when we're done? I see.

[he nods, satisfied with this! and then comes up with three for himself]

I enjoy cycling and bouldering on my time off. My favorite foods are spicy foods. I enjoy reading German philosophy.

[what a fuckin' nerd]

[the lie is number two, of course]

[varas]

[ But, because Ann's canon point is much earlier, she doesn't really catch on to the obvious lie. It's pancakes all over again. ]

German philosophy? Uh.

It's the third one, right?