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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[loveandwillpower]

[ Incoherent high-pitched teakettle screech. ]

Akiraaaaaaa.

[purrtagonist]

[quietly tilting his head in her direction]

. . . Minako.

[loveandwillpower]

You just had to - go and be reckless all on your own, didn't you?!

[purrtagonist]

Yeah.

[god. his smile is so wry. so defeated. so tired and exhausted]

I guess that's the kind of person I am.

[loveandwillpower]

Yeah, a total Tuxedo Mask type.

[purrtagonist]

. . . you know, I still don't know what that means.

[loveandwillpower]

It means you think you can take on all these burdens by yourself and you make a huge mess of everyone else's feelings whether you can handle it or not!

[purrtagonist]

[ah. . .]

[blinks at her a few times, eyes wide]

I--

[loveandwillpower]

If you had to fess up, you could've done it yourself! Now he's got to get through the rest of this with your blood on his hands, it's a total Tuxedo Mask move!

You can't protect someone if you push him away with one hand and pull him close with the other!

[purrtagonist]

[holy shit, Minako]

It isn't-- it isn't his fault, I don't blame him for my choices--

[but he's kind of. stunned at her saying that]

[loveandwillpower]

Who cares who you're blaming, he's already beating himself up for all the stuff that's not his fault even a little bit!

[ She could've put that more diplomatically, she's not wearing her diplomat hat ]

[purrtagonist]

[HONESTLY SHE'S BEING VERY GOOD AND ALL OF THIS IS STUFF AKIRA NEEDS TO HEAR]

. . .

[even though he is literally speechless about it]

[loveandwillpower]

Geez, either tell him from the start or stick to your guns and swallow your tongue! A dog that chases too much hair ends up bald!

[ Good information for his next life?? ...Nobody ever understands her proverbs she'll say it again but plainly. ]

When it's life and death, you need to be sure of yourself, no matter what!

[purrtagonist]

. . . obviously!

I wouldn't have. . . if I wasn't sure of myself.

[he just. didn't consider it'd have that effect on Ichigo]

[loveandwillpower]

Be sure of yourself earlier next time!

You didn't tell him before you did it because you knew he wouldn't have stood for it!

[ Akira how well do you know your shounens ]

[purrtagonist]

[oh, Minako]

. . . no. That's not why I didn't tell him.

[Ichigo? pretty damn well]

[loveandwillpower]

[ Pointedly tilts head. Welllll?? ]

[purrtagonist]

He would have offered himself up as my victim if I had.

I couldn't have done that.

[loveandwillpower]

Of course he would've!

That doesn't mean you had to have taken him up on it! Just because you love someone doesn't mean you have to say yes to whatever he wants!