[ let senri & zoe kumbayah ]

[usogi]

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[requiemed]

I don't know, either.

[But, hm.]

If it's possible to choose which crime to provide evidence for... Do you want me to use it for hers?

[usogi]

... I want to say yes, because she was my friend but....

[his brow furrows]

But we could use it on Ruin's too... because somehow she still managed to die, even though her original attacker was intercepted.

[requiemed]

[A beat, and then:]

I'll follow your lead on this one.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

This is why I ask Ray-kun to make a lot of decisions.

[hE'S TWELVE]

[requiemed]

Yeah, same.

[oh my god.]

[usogi]

[cry]

Well... maybe we can decide tomorrow, and use our powers then. There are enough Cunnings that maybe we can ask the group at large if there's something they want done or if there's one they need more hints on.

[requiemed]

...But we would have to give out our alignments in that case. I mean, it doesn't matter much in my case since we're switching back, but - you know.

[usogi]

.... well, does it? We wouldn't have to fess up to it. As long as we say it where everyone can hear, and have enough other people talking about it. Sorta like when we say 'it'd be really nice if Piety's follower was leaning to summon a god right now' you know?

[he frowns]

... my worry is that we're all going to switch back and Cunning's gonna be left at zero on accident.

[requiemed]

I guess that's true.

[She sighs.]

...I'm sorry. I already promised Love that I would switch back to her once this was over.

[usogi]

That's okay. I...

[he winces]

I need to figure out what I should do. There's gods I wanna go to, but... ah, I'm scared that someone would be hurt because I started just moving selfishly.

[requiemed]

You should wait until after the trial to decide. That way you'll know the alignments that are... down one or a few.

[usogi]

... yeah.

I'll - figure something out. It makes me too nervous to think about leaving...

Bambi said I should protect myself first so I think she'd understand but - I don't want to risk upsetting her anyway, you know?

[requiemed]

It'd probably upset her more if you did anything that put you at risk, you know.

[usogi]

I don't know if Bambi would put me on the same level of importance to her as Cunning....

[requiemed]

Maybe not, but...

[She sighs.]

I'm just trying to say that you should try thinking of yourself a little bit more. You know?

[usogi]

[ . . . . and he winces]

Maybe I should.

But if I do, then that means that's one less person thinking of others. I want to protect Cheri - but I don't want to abandon Cunning. That kind of thing.

[requiemed]

[After a moment:]

Let's take a break. Okay? Until tomorrow.

[usogi]

.... okay -

Well, one more thing.

I went to talk to Bambi like I told you - about the hint that I wanted to cash in....?

[requiemed]

[She nods.]

And...?

[usogi]

It was about the accomplice... I was told that whoever hurt Fortune didn't really need an accomplice? So that's the hint, I guess. They were strong enough to do it on their own.

So... maybe they didn't have one after all - or maybe it was just extra.

Maybe the Ruin follower was separate, and responsible for a different murder.

[requiemed]

Oh, about that...

[A frown.]

I think I might have misinterpreted something Ambition said. The Ruin follower might have been the one who killed Fortune - so, it might have been Luna.

[usogi]

Oh -

[squints]

But I thought the coin was supposed to be perfect...? Or was that for something else?

[requiemed]

No, she said that the coin wasn't tarnished... But she didn't specify whether it was still like that, or whether it was just like that at the time of Fortune's murder.

[...]

Ray pointed it out to me.

[truly the one braincell...]

[usogi]

[ . . . he presses his hand to his forehead]

Well.

Guess we'll find out. If anything, it's still worth trying the coin thing. Not to be awful but... it's more information for me to work with.

[requiemed]

[She shakes her head.]

I don't think that's awful at all.