[WEEK 2, FRIDAY POST-INVESTIGATION: Lief]

[spinatalltale]

[it's probably not a surprise that Magilou seeks Lief out, once all is said and done]

Heeeey.

At least he was all in one piece this week.

[she jokes!! but it's weirdly half-hearted??]

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[spinatalltale]

[ha]

Even after the Chiefs told us in no uncertain terms that we can't place any trust in the evidence we find.

[reidentify]

We have little else. Regardless of what the Chiefs have said, we will inevitably talk about it.

[... But yeah, he's not sure if he has much hope for making progress.]

[spinatalltale]

Most likely. Those desperate for answers to satisfy their sense of justice will latch onto every little thing they can to find it.

[it's probably obvious she. . . doesn't. . . either]

[reidentify]

[He groans, pressing a hand against his temple.]

We have to get it right this time. [Even though he knows they may not.] It will kill people inside to fail again. And Prussia—

[He's worried about his partner, and how she's taking this.]

[spinatalltale]

. . . getting it wrong a second time won't kill those who burn with a fire as hot as yours.

[that's. that's an actual. . . compliment?? of sorts. IT MEANS SHE THINKS HE'S STRONG]

I don't know if I have much faith in us getting it right. [h-ha] But maybe I'll be rooting for it, anyway.

[reidentify]

I do not think my "fire" is much stronger than anyone else's here...

[a pause]

Thank you, Magilou. Please lend us your assistance this trial as well.

[spinatalltale]

[she just gives him a knowing smile, before. . . well. now we're back to shitposting]

I make no promises! ☆

[why]

[reidentify]

[He just sighs.]

Putting that aside, I suppose you have not learned anything new since last week, have you?

[spinatalltale]

[and here her brows furrow in irritation]

Not a thing! Can you believe it? If there are leaks in the informational pipeline, I'm sure not finding them.

[reidentify]

Are you telling me the truth?

[spinatalltale]

. . . see, I suspect that's why nobody has been willing to tell me anything.

I'm very untrustworthy.

[she isn't offended, but!! Lief plz]

[reidentify]

It is nothing personal. To be perfectly frank, I am not certain of anyone's honesty. I ask you only because we actually have an agreement to share information.

... Though I will agree that as a whole, you likely do not appear very trustworthy.

[spinatalltale]

[she sighs, also not bothered by her apparent shadiness]

I'm the same, actually. I'm still not entirely convinced you don't have a role, but I imagine you're also suspicious of me.

[it was the nature of a game like this one]

But, yes. I was being honest with you. I have nothing to share, and it gets my goat more than anything else on this island has so far.

[reidentify]

I maintain that I do not have one.

[...]

... I wonder how much anyone knows. If there are people trading information, and we simply have not earned the trust of the right people, or...

[spinatalltale]

Someone has to know.

[at the very least, those assigned roles know. and even though it's only been two weeks, people have to have been forming alliances and sharing information within them. right?]

The most we can do is keep sniffing until we manage to dig something up.

[reidentify]

... Who would you suspect of having a role?

[Aside from him, he means.]

[spinatalltale]

You, of course.

Newt-- [wait she's the only one who calls him Newt] -- canon name Akito Karasu, or whatever. Him.

Battler.

[she shrugs]

That's about it, though.

[reidentify]

[He tilts his head.]

Akira, I can see. I have not spoken to Battler personally, though, so I do not know much about him.

[spinatalltale]

[she'll call him Akira one day, and it'll be special]

He's sort of a moron, but maybe not quite as much of one as I originally thought. [a shrug] Honestly, my hunches for him having a role are the same as the hunches I have for you and Baby Trickster.

[reidentify]

That we seem driven?

[spinatalltale]

[her mouth twitches]

Driven do-gooders.

[aka: protagonists]

[reidentify]

[Hmm.]

Perhaps one of us would have such a role—though I maintain that it is not me—but I do not think the Chiefs would assign one to each of us.

[spinatalltale]

I don't know. Maybe they would. Depends on the nature of the roles, right?

[she doesn't know anything about the roles except some are for killing and others are for items, so!]

[reidentify]

If the Chiefs focused only on a narrow sort of personality, it would perhaps be too easy to deduce the roles' identities if we found even one.

In any case, I think a number of us are "driven".

[spinatalltale]

Not like you three. Or. . . at least, not that I could tell.

[. . . but she doesn't clarify]

I suppose, also, I'm focusing a bit too much on one personality type.

[she may have biases]

[reidentify]

... Is there any particular reason for that?

[spinatalltale]

Nope. Can't think of any.

[there is and her name is Velvet]

[reidentify]

In other words, yes.

[spinatalltale]

What does it matter? I think the point is that I'm realize I should probably focus on some other types of people for a bit!

[reidentify]

Very well. What would those other types be?

[spinatalltale]

The shady types.

[dun dun duuuuun]

[reidentify]

... And who would you consider to be "shady"?