[ akira & lili are 2rebellious ]

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[ . . . . . she sighs. the feeling she sends back to him is just one big 'mood'.

with a flare of renewed determination. if akira wants something, she'll try to get it.]

For what it's worth, I've been looking for others - and enlisting them to do the same. Tonbokiri's group from the break in had an item that could repair anything... so I gave him the assignment to see if 'repair' could manage to get the question-answering item to be used again. So hold onto the one you have.

Kara brought up a good question we could ask - 'how do we change the winning conditions of the game?'

So... keep generating things you might want to ask, even if it's just 'who's a killer that's still alive?'

I'll see what I can do.

[survivaltricks]

Mmm. I've been trying to find others, too. No luck so far.

[but she'll feel his gratefulness when he hears that she's been doing that, too]

But if anything comes up, I'll let you know.

. . . for what it's worth, I also wrote to Shinobu this week.

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[ . . . . ]

I told Dimitri about her.

[like. just so that akira knows.]

I'm not sure how closely you wanted me to guard that information but I think... the people from the island who cared about her deserved to know. [so she. started telling. oops.]

But I gave Tsurumaru the assignment to speak with her, too.

[she bosses around everyone so much, make it stop]

[survivaltricks]

[a tiny little huff]

I've been pretty open about it with people I trust. I told Ash-- who already knew-- and I plan on telling Dick, too.

I also wrote to Guy and asked Guy to speak with her, so. . .

[he trails off. between all of them, hopefully they will get some answers]

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[ . . . . ah.

the flare of embarrassment and almost immediate defensiveness]

I was cursed...

[for.

why.

ash knew.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . OH NO]

Oh.

I thought you just trusted him.

[Lili telling Ash seemed normal to him??]

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[NO SHUT UP THERE'S MORE EMBARRASSMENT]

That's - I do!!

[which is! so embarrassing to say - but there is the little spark, certain as anything. she trusts ash very much.]

And even cursed I knew you trusted him so it'd be fine b-but.... I still would've let you tell him otherwise...

[survivaltricks]

[please Lili!! it's okay there's understanding on Akira's end of the tether, along with a whole lot of fondness. . . for Ash. fondness and trust!! HE LOVES ASH OKAY]

It's okay. I really don't mind.

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[oh my god.... ash lovemail...

her heart does a weird little confused twist at the feeling. it's fine.]

... if you're sure. I might tell a few more people - but I don't know how much it'll help if we all send Shinobu the same letter asking for questions.

[survivaltricks]

[is it fine?? confusion and curiosity at that feeling, but he doesn't verbally comment on it]

. . . I don't think it'd help to bombard her with questions. I already asked Guy to talk to her in addition to writing a letter myself, so. . .

[he trails off and shrugs. they got it covered; no one else needs to harass poor Shinobu]

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[well

she gets a little embarrassed at the confusion and it makes her look away from him, even as she

definitely does not comment on it.]

Right. We still need to focus on finding the other killers instead, if we can ask them anything.

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[. . . well okay, he can't not comment on that]

Lili? Are you okay?

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... We could've continued to not talk about it.

[she's just. pouting. the embarrassment is not going away.]

I'm fine.

[survivaltricks]

Aaaand we're talking about it now.

[????]

Are you embarrassed about how you feel for Ash?

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[sdflkjsdf ah - the nervous heartskip. bullseye.]

I'm allowed to have trouble navigating it! I was just cursed yesterday!