Day 17 - WHODUNNIT?

[pandatrash]

[It's that time again! The Great Detective has been killed, so put those little grey cells to work and find the culprit!]

[Most of the flooding has been stopped as well, though it's uncomfortably damp just about everywhere. Looks like the raccoons only half-assed their cleanup.]

[Speaking of half-assed, where's Tycoon? I mean, broken ones, sure, but has anybody seen him up and about? Looks like you guys might be flying blind this time around...]

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[truthstranger]

[ um ]

[purrtagonist]

[your boyfriend is a dick Shuichi!!]

[truthstranger]

[ I mean. Yeah. Is this what happens when I don't keep an eye on everyone at every moment... ]

What happened... exactly?

[afailedmurder]

—Ah! Nothing happened! My only concern was keeping a fool from further injuring himself!

[only the most strictly platonic of abductions!!]

[truthstranger]

So you brought him to your room by force...?

[he assumes. a non-platonic abduction might actually be a better outcome]

[afailedmurder]

I didn't hurt him...

[truthstranger]

But you took him there unwillingly.

[afailedmurder]

If he'd been planning on spending the night with someone sane and trustworthy, that would be one thing. But he can barely even walk, let alone defend himself. What was I supposed to do? Just let him go off to his death?

[truthstranger]

...

I... understand your feelings. But I tried to find Furudo-san too, you know.

[afailedmurder]

[oh no]

...Why?

[purrtagonist]

Someone thought I needed a babysitter when I'm a fully capable and mobile person able to make his own choices.

[he sounds]

[a little bitter? most of it is petty, but there's a layer of something actually angry in his words, too]

[truthstranger]

[ nnnnnnnnnnnn. Shuichi can picture exactly how this probably played out in his head and he is not happy about any of it. ]

He was worried about you. You know that.

[ Whether Akechi level of response was justified, though... that's a call Shuichi's not really sure he can make. ]

I also know you talked about this, though...

[purrtagonist]

More like we fought about it, actually.

[buuuut that is neither here nor there]

. . . especially since I was supposed to meet up with Erika.

[truthstranger]

Ah.

[ That hindsight does put some weight on one side. But... ]

...I tried to find her too. I looked as long as I could, but the raccoons sent me back to my room.

[purrtagonist]

[ah. . .]

[his frown deepens, the lines of his face harsh and sharp]

Why. . .? If I couldn't meet up with her, the least they could've done is let you.

[truthstranger]

Something happened. I mean... other than just... the obvious.

...Or, that's what I think, anyway.

[purrtagonist]

[a pause]

Well. . . you're obviously not wrong about that.

[considering. dead Erika. another hesitation, before he asks]

. . . are you okay?

[suppressthedark]

[Hey Shuichi

This sure is awkward isn't it]

[truthstranger]

[ Shuichi is less awkward and more... giving them both tired and disappointed looks. ]

[suppressthedark]

[Yeah no, he gets that.

Actually -]

....Like two gradeschoolers.

[That's loud enough that Shuichi can hear him, yep.]

[truthstranger]

[ Shuichi twitches a little. ]

...No, not really.

It's not—I mean, neither of them are being particularly mature about it, but it's... they both feel really strongly about this. Kurusu-kun wants to be able to do what he thinks is necessary. Akechi-kun thinks Kurusu-kun is putting himself in unnecessary danger, and so even doing something Kurusu-kun disagrees with is fine if it means he doesn't die.

I don't... know how they're going to resolve it.

[suppressthedark]

[He was trying to be a little light-hearted, but....he's not good at it, and he winces a little in return, rubbing the back of his neck and looking away.]

...Yeah, I know. I just -

[He makes a noise, cutting himself off.]

...I don't know what to do about it. I feel like I should help somehow, but I also feel like it's not my place to step in.

I just don't either of them to do or say something they'll regret.

[truthstranger]

[ FOR SOME REASON Shuichi is not really in a light-hearted mood. ]

...Yeah. I don't know how to help either. I just... thought both of them were working on it, I guess.

[suppressthedark]

[Completely a mystery as to why that is tbh]

I never asked - like I said, I didn't think I had a right to.

I guess the only thing we can do is be there for them, no matter what.

[Because he's not deaf to the rumors flying around about Shuichi and Akechi :V]

[truthstranger]

...Yeah, I guess. That's... what I want to do anyway.