akira catchall

[ruffboi]

Comments

[survivaltricks]

[. . . a small hum of understanding, his gaze affixed on the fire]

Yeah. I am, too.

And I hate that we don't even know if we were on the right track or not.

[ruffboi]

Yeah. Feels like this kind of thing is what people kill each other over.

[survivaltricks]

Yeah.

[ugh. it makes him worried for Chuuya, Escha and Lili]

Do you think someone might try to go after the other three this weekend?

[ruffboi]

It's possible. If somebody thinks they solved it, it could happen.

[survivaltricks]

[uuuugh]

Where do you think we went wrong? Did we focus on the wrong pieces of evidence?

[ruffboi]

I'm. . . not sure. The star tattoo thing was pretty much a bust. Almost everybody could account for their items.

When it comes down to it, the only reason we thought Escha was innocent was because we couldn't figure out a reason she'd do it. So there's that. But I still can't think of one.

1/2

[survivaltricks]

Mmm. . . just because we can't guess her motive doesn't mean she wouldn't have one.

[which is UNFORTUNATE because it means they have to suspect people they otherwise wouldn't due to their personalities]

But even so, she still doesn't seem like the type who would ever hurt a so--

[survivaltricks]

[and he pauses, expression suddenly going tense, as though he just now realized something]

[ruffboi]

[Uh. Uh-oh.]

What is it?

[survivaltricks]

[. . .]

[his brow furrows, and when he speaks his voice is purposefully even]

Who did Lili say she stayed with again. . .? Ookurikara, and someone else?

[ruffboi]

And Ash, right? In the garden? Why?

[survivaltricks]

Did someone ask them how the bees worked? Were they there when they woke up, or did they appear after a delay?

[ruffboi]

I don't remember. You think they faked the bees. . . ?

[survivaltricks]

I think-- [a pause]

I think Lili had a way to fake the bees after all. I didn't think about it at the time, but now that we aren't so stressed out. . .

[he trails off]

But. . . I don't know. She might have had a way to fake them, but that still doesn't answer the question of whether the footprints were legitimate or not. If they weren't, then her being able to fake the bees doesn't matter at all.

[ruffboi]

[Ugh. Hmm. He can tell Akira is probably dancing around a power. So.]

Maybe. Footprints didn't go down to the garden, though. So she would've had to leave and get back without leaving tracks.

But if that expands the footprint suspect list to Lili and Escha, my feeling's are the same. If either of them did it, all it means is there must have been a good reason why.

[survivaltricks]

[yeah, he isn't giving any more than that. for Lili's sake]

. . . yeah. I trust her. [and he means that honestly] She warned Yin Yu and I in advance so we didn't accidentally scapegoat Dick, so. . . she has good intentions. I believe that.

[. . .]

Earlier on in the week she told me that if she ever seemed suspicious at trial to push her as hard as I could, because it meant that if she killed someone. . . she did so in self defense.

[another pause]

But you're also right that the footprints didn't lead to the garden, so. . . [he just shrugs a little helplessly]

[ruffboi]

You shouldn't tell me her power, but - just saying, some people were speculating some kinda animal control could've been involved with the bear, but we discounted that. Could be a lot of ways to fake bees besides that, but just putting it out there.

[Just in case. He still doesn't look that concerned, though.]

I trust Lili, too.

[survivaltricks]

[a tiny little sigh and he rests his elbow on his knee and his chin in his hands]

I wish I would've thought of it during the trial.

She would've appreciated me keeping my promise.

[he wonders, then, if she's a bit disappointed in him for not trying harder]

[ruffboi]

Maybe. But unless she actually did it, and can't say anything about it at all, I feel like if she was disappointed she'd tell you to your face.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . well, that does make him feel a little better. his mouth twitches and he lets out a breathless laugh]

Well, you're right about that. It's one thing I appreciate about her.