catchall for lili

[leaberator]

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[coastal]

The trial.

[she frowns]

We still don't know who hurt Kazuaki - and you, Cinnabar and Shess had the most ideas out of anyone.

I'm not giving up yet.

[leaberator]

[ hmm. alright. ]

... I don't think I was wrong with Shirasu. [ he frowns ] If the apple part was a hint, that means the rest of it was a hint, too.

[coastal]

I don't know much about him.

[to be honest]

But... why? If Swift Wind was the corrupted one - that means he would've done it of his own volition.

[leaberator]

I don't know enough about him to be sure, but both the people who went for Kazuaki weren't corrupted. There's a lot of possibilities that eliminates.

[coastal]

Horrid people who would decide to attack a defenseless bird?

[leaberator]

People who don't see killing as that big a deal. Especially since he wasn't "human".

[ it's not necessarily a correction, but. an addendum. ]

[coastal]

Absolutely despicable. I can't tell whether that makes their motivation all the clearer or harder to understand.

[leaberator]

Both, honestly. As a victim, it's not too hard to understand the logic, but... in general? Why kill in this place?

[coastal]

Why kill at all?

[she's mad]

If it's not in self-defense, why would you ever feel the need to take someone else's life?

[leaberator]

[ she knows he has assassin on his scroll right. anyway ]

People can be pretty messed up.

[coastal]

[please understand how little lili actually cares about scrolls]

... I know that -

But then why would they be brought here?

[leaberator]

Why bring Hisoka?

[ like. just. saying. ]

I don't know how picky the universe really was with its choices.

[coastal]

I hate him also.

[SHE SAYS THIS SO CERTAINLY]

... it sounds like your partnership has been difficult. I'm sorry.

[since it's like

technically her fault]

If there was a way that I could've put you with Kaoru and taken your place, I would have.

[leaberator]

Honestly, I'd rather me than anyone else here.

[ like. he doesn't enjoy it, but. most of the people here are? teens? don't give hisoka teens. ]

Kinda wish he'd be easier to predict, though.

[coastal]

That's quite self-sacrificing of you.

[she says this with a straight face]

... I can't provide any help there. Some days he antagonizes me for fun, and others he helps me.

[leaberator]

[ he laughs a bit at the first part ]

Nah. I've just got a lot of experience dealing with weirdos I hate, that's all.

[coastal]

.... you're changing that moving forward, after all this, aren't you?

[leaberator]

[ he waves his hands around ]

No, no, that was my old ... job. That's been done and over with for a while. But I've still got the experience.

[coastal]

As long as you're not still stuck there....

I can't imagine having to deal with that much stupidity all at once.

[leaberator]

Believe me, I was plenty stupid, too.

[coastal]

... well, that's not that hard to believe.

You're smarter now though, right? So you won't let stupid jerks scratch you anymore?

[leaberator]

[ ah. ]

Believe me, I didn't wanna do it either. As much as I'd love to leave him out to dry 'cause of his stupid games, that corruption item only worked if we caught someone who was corrupted.

[coastal]

.... I know that - but Kazuaki's talons matched his injuries that you couldn't account for too, right...?

[leaberator]

Yeah.

[ it's quiet. ]

I can't say I'm certain he didn't do it. I'm not certain about anything with that guy. But it didn't add up-- he'd have made mincemeat out of Kazuaki without trying. Not to mention that there were two people involved. ... But if he did do it, he wasn't corrupted.

[coastal]

But... how could he have gotten scratched up like that if he wasn't at least... there? Did he have a way to stay up...?

[she's frowning, unsure]

It's just - as is, that means there's two people who will try to hurt the defenseless for reasons we're not sure of. Maybe it's Shirasu, maybe it's Hisoka, maybe it's Four -

I just want to get confirmation before anyone else gets hurt.