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[adorabrawler]

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[adorabrawler]

Alright. Seeya there.

[ She does the cube equivalent of hanging up, then disappears forever... bye... Just kidding, he can find her outside somewhere nearby Rose's place. ]

[themanofyourdreams]

[He steps out, not surprised to see her there already.]

Hey.

By the way, we were just having a meeting earlier. You're on Rose's whitelist. They have to let you in and treat you nice whenever you come over.

[adorabrawler]

They weren't going to do that already?

[ She's on good terms with (most) of Rose! ]

[themanofyourdreams]

But this is official. There was an official meeting and everything.

[adorabrawler]

... Well, okay. [ Not that she was worried. ] You didn't want to go for a walk over that, though, right?

[themanofyourdreams]

No, I'm just catching up. It's kind of annoying that you think I wouldn't want to just hang out.

[He sighs, walking for a few more strides in silence before continuing.]

Do you want to get straight to the biggest part then?

[adorabrawler]

[ That's what having a preteen in your life is all about—having them think it's weird when you want to do something as wild as hanging out. ]

See, I knew it. What is it?

[themanofyourdreams]

[He has to be more mature than the preteen... He squashes the urge to pettily bicker as he gets to the serious subject.]

That guy who summoned a demon and ran the gambling ritual. I heard you're the one he attacked.

[adorabrawler]

—Huh?

[ There's a pause, brief as it is; clearly this wasn't the "biggest part" she was expecting. ]

Who told you that?

[themanofyourdreams]

...They didn't want to invade your privacy like that, but they thought it would come out one way or another. So they just let me know that one thing, so I could hear about it from you directly.

[adorabrawler]

[ She glances off, slipping out a sharp exhale. ]

I wasn't gonna say anything...

[themanofyourdreams]

Are you still not gonna say anything?

[adorabrawler]

What difference is it going to make? You already know now.

[themanofyourdreams]

I know the bare minimum! I know the who, and I have the vaguest idea of the what. What about the where, when, why, and how?

[adorabrawler]

[ ... ]

I don't know why he did it. I think he had some beef against Clover or whatever.

[themanofyourdreams]

So you think he was attacking you to get to one of the others?

[adorabrawler]

Yeah. Zenith said it was probably because they got in a fight before...

[themanofyourdreams]

Pathetic coward. Are people really okay with that kind of behavior?

[adorabrawler]

The guy did get killed twice only days apart, so... I wouldn't say they're okay with him.

[themanofyourdreams]

How many times do we have to get rid of the same menace? I thought more people would be with me on the imprisonment idea.

Don't be afraid to stockpile weapons in a place like this. If you need help, I'll do as much of that busywork as I have to, to exchange for more.

[adorabrawler]

[ A beat follows, and then she just. Shrugs. ]

I don't know. I think that's what they were trying with the whole fish thing. [ Until he, uh, got out somehow? ] And... I did get my pipe back, so I'm good.

[themanofyourdreams]

Fish...

[He wasn't in that loop.]

Are you sure? You know we're at a disadvantage here. Even you.

[adorabrawler]

I'll be fine. Besides, another weapon isn't going to solve anything.

[themanofyourdreams]

[But what if we can find the magical weapon that would stop everything like this from happening!! ...He sighs to force himself to move on.]

How about your recovery? Did you heal up properly?

[adorabrawler]

[ If only. If only... ]

... Mmhm. Nobody ever keeps an injury for long around here, for obvious reasons.