[Week 1, Friday: Sousei]

[doublecrows]

Sousei-san.

[sometime after the investigation concludes, Akechi is here! still a bit out of breath from his mad dash in the hedge maze]

I'm glad to see you survived the night.

[hilariously, that's actually sincere]

Comments

[disilluded]

[Well. He can offer up a very simply sincere:]

The same to you. Are you all right?

[He's concerned about the whole... minotaur thing...]

[doublecrows]

[I MEAN. . . YEAH. . .]

[but Akechi waves it off with a flick of his wrist and a shake of his head]

Yes, I'm all right. I suppose you could say I've received my exercise for the day.

[ha ha. . . ha]

[disilluded]

[... Yeah okay.]

I see that your face is looking better.

[Unlike his, but that's a relief.]

[doublecrows]

Ah, yes. I received a bit of assistance from someone with another title.

That may actually be part of what I wished to speak with you about today.

[AMONG OTHER THINGS]

[disilluded]

[Interesting...]

I have something to speak with you about as well, but yes--please continue.

[doublecrows]

Very well.

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

Ion-- the seventh replica-- has the gift to heal injuries by taking them onto himself. If you've seen him since Wednesday, he may be wearing your scars now.

And as for you?

[disilluded]

[And, dryly:]

Ion--the seventh replica--has scarring that matches mine precisely.

[SO THEY DISCOVERED... the same thing from opposite ends.

Nice.]

[doublecrows]

[. . . . . . . . . . . oh my god]

What a coincidence.

[disilluded]

[A sigh.]

Indeed.

I suppose I am glad to know what happened, now. I did not tell him anything, naturally.

[doublecrows]

Perhaps you didn't, but he must be wondering why I was walking around with your scars.

[hm]

Jae-Ha-san already approached me about him, too. Be careful of your partner.

[disilluded]

Hm.

[Yeah, he won't say it out loud, but Sousei trusts Jae-ha a lot more than you, sorry Asketchi.]

I will keep that in mind. For now, I suppose I do not have anything else to report. And what of your partner?

[doublecrows]

[I MEAN, THAT'S HONESTLY LEGIT? WHO WOULDN'T TRUST JAE-HA MORE THAN ASKETCHI]

He's said nothing. I don't think he's realized the similarities in my former scars to yours.

[disilluded]

... No? Well, that is for the better then. I will handle Jae-ha, do not concern yourself with that.

[doublecrows]

All right. Since he is your partner, I have no qualms with leaving him in your dutiful care.

[disilluded]

That is all, then. Unless you have anything else you would like to add?

[doublecrows]

Not now.

[SHOULD'VE TOLD SOUSEI HE DID A MURDER, TBH]

I imagine we'll be investigating into Strider and Soo-Won's deaths at length tomorrow. So for now, I'll keep my thoughts on both of those to myself.

[disilluded]

[Sure should've!! Sousei just shakes his head.]

Very well then.

We shall see what tomorrow brings.

[For now? He's off.]