[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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[selfimmolates]

[deadpan,]

I'm reliving my childhood.

What do you want?

[usogi]

To check on you after this morning, mostly.

[he's gonna move to sit down with him??]

What were you doing?

[selfimmolates]

That's it?

[that's what you were calling his name for, senri?? and here he thought it might be important, wow.]

I just told you.

[again, with complete flatness.]

[usogi]

.... you were just... sitting here....?

[eyes ray's bag]

Anyway yeah, I mean - we all saw each other this morning but that doesn't mean I don't want to check on you guys individually?

[selfimmolates]

You do realize I wasn't the one fighting a murderer last night, right?

[usogi]

Of course I already took care of Bakaomi....

[selfimmolates]

And Sasuke?

[usogi]

He wasn't fighting a murderer last night?

[selfimmolates]

Yeah, but he's emotionally unstable. I advised Sieg not to confess to him about the Strung Red business for that reason, even though Yu had faith that Sasuke would take it well.

[usogi]

For the foreseeable future I'd like to ban Yu-kun from having any Sasuke-related opinions.

He's going to get someone hurt.

[selfimmolates]

That's what I thought. Anyway—

[is ray desperately trying to steer the topic away from himself, maybe]

—Sieg got hit with Mirage earlier today, so that's one Ambition power accounted for. Zoe has Art of Deduction, though you might've already known that. Yu and Nonon are saving their abilities to help catch any culprits, if possible.

[usogi]

... oh, you had a little Love gathering. That's what Zo meant. Got it.

[THAT'S FINE,,]

Did you tell them all about Ishirin-san?

[selfimmolates]

What did Zoe say?

I gave them the general idea, but I didn't name Ishikirimaru specifically.

[usogi]

Zo said that she hadn't talked to you one on one, but with a group of people.

[a shrug]

That's fine... I also wanted to make sure -

You haven't told them how many alignments I know, right? I told Sieg-kun, but I'd rather no one hear anything about it except from me. I tell you just because you'd know more about what to do with them than I would.

[selfimmolates]

I don't talk about you.

[usogi]

Perfect.

[HE APPRECIATES THAT???]

The less they're aware that I know, the better.

[selfimmolates]

Mm. Though at this point, most people probably realize that you're well-connected.

[usogi]

Well-connected is one thing - well-informed is another.

[he shakes his head]

The only person on Sincerity wouldn't use Word Vomit on me, but there's still one person on Beauty that could use another command on me if Beauty forgets to ask questions to protect me again.

I'd rather not anyone get any more ideas on trying to use me for how much I know, and compelling me to share against my will.

[selfimmolates]

... Well, good luck.

[ray can't say anything since [gestures to all the times he's been cursed for being too helpful at trials].]

[usogi]

It should be fine - I just want to make sure no one actually thinks that I'm useful or anything.

[ASIDE FROM BEING TALKATIVE!!]

[selfimmolates]

Being underestimated has its uses.

[usogi]

Uh-huh!

[he accepts this,]

So, what were you doing here that you've been trying to distract me from?

[selfimmolates]

I told you: sitting here and reminiscing over my childhood.

[usogi]

You could just tell me to go if you want...

[selfimmolates]

[holy shit will senri actually listen]

Okay, then go.