Not Again! With Lili

[shortforever]

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Week 1, post-trial

[shortforever]

[HEY LILI look who's coming to talk to you, wherever you are.]

Let's have a chat. Deer cabin?

[coastal]

[she's probably by the bonfire at this point - but she'll nod when he approaches her.]

That's fine.

[she'll follow after, walking a bit better today even tho she's favoring her right leg just a bit]

[shortforever]

[Hilariously it's probably better that she's still hurting, because when they get into the cabin he has words to say about an obvious topic.]

So I know it wasn't you, because you're hurt.

It wasn't me either.

[coastal]

[she just sighs]

... I want to believe you, and I'm inclined to believe you due to the effects.

But does this mean you think it was Escha?

[shortforever]

I mean, it has to be, right? If it was one of the four of us, but not Ogata, then it's her. Because I know it wasn't me, and you're injured.

It might be beneficial for all three of us to talk and figure it out too, just in case we're all wrong. But I wanted to talk to you first because I know it's not you.

week 3, monday

[coastal]

[it is raining and lili is at least wearing a poncho as she clambers up to the roof of their cabin - she'll be spending more time at dragon cabin this week, but it's not like she wants the rest of their roommates to suffer?

hence why she'll bring up the supplies to the roof, even if she understands literally nothing about how to fix it.]

... have you ever done this before?

[why didn't they get belph]

[shortforever]

[Because they are fools, that's why. And Chuuya will wait at the bottom of the ladder, ready to catch her if she falls. Once she's up on the roof, he'll climb up and join her.]

Temporary stuff sometimes? Like...putting up tarps to cover holes. But usually we just put buckets out to catch the water drips, or moved to dryer buildings to stay in.

But it can't be that hard, right?

[coastal]

Probably not. It's at least better than that horrid pink task.

[so she'll at least get this done!! she'll shift so that there's room for both of them, and move to start collecting their supplies so that they can start to fix up their roof.

which, of course, is when a memory hits.

once, chuuya had asked lili if she'd ever heard of the 'wait and see' approach - and she responded sharply. maybe it wasn't deserved, and maybe she was operating out of a completely unrelated conditioning to lash out at anything that could be seen as passive.

maybe it was based in something that had nothing to do with him at all.]

[shortforever]

[The work is calm at least, and it helps Chuuya to not be irritated over the pink task. Or rather, it would have been calm, if the memory hadn't come right at the start of it. And wow, what a frustrating memory. No wonder she's so firm on people not taking any action.

Chuuya isn't one to apologize or admit to being wrong, but he can feel a twinge of 'maybe I was a little too harsh before' in his heart.]

This again, huh?

[He has a hammer and a nail in his hands, but he hasn't moved them yet.]

No wonder you got mad at me before.

Week 5, monday afternoon

[shortforever]

[HEY LILI you still hanging out at the trex cabin? Or if not, where can Chuuya find her?]

[coastal]

[SHE IS - she's probably wandering out at some point today, blinking when she notices chuuya]

Oh - hey.

Need something?

[shortforever]

Yeah, I wanted to chat a bit. You're smart- [Don't correct him on that, plz.] -so I thought trading ideas for a bit would be good. I'm still stuck on last week's trial and I want to at least figure out the remaining killers. Even if we don't do anything about them, we should at least know what happened.

[coastal]

[she is surprised that someone considers her smart but at least she can like

focus after he continues]

.... oh. Yeah, I agree - Zenitsu and Minako we came up mostly empty, right? We weren't even able to find any remnant of Minako's power anywhere, even though Akira spent most of the trial looking for it.

[WHICH IS BAD]

week 5, friday

[coastal]

[well.

how about an even somewhat more coherent lili, hours after the announcement? she's back in deer cabin if chuuya finds a reason to come visit, even to pick some stuff up and it looks like she's... trying to rebandage her legs. they look rather terribly stabbed up, wounds reopen but at least clean from blood now.

she looks up when he comes in - and it's obvious she's been crying. she immediately turns away after.]

Noble women ought to excel in the arts of flower arrangement, music, and entertainment for courtly events. [a beat, then explaining:] Library.

[anyway.]

... there's broken pieces of - something.... in the garden.

[shortforever]

[Chuuya does come back for a visit, and he's almost ready to snap at Lili, but then he hears that explanation and he just sighs.]

Keep water away from me, You don't want to know what I'll do with it.

[His effect sure is a thing.]

Broken pieces? What did they look like?

[coastal]

.... ah. I saw Dazai splash something onto Ash.

[so that explains that. she just sighs faintly.]

We couldn't tell... so we'll have to check again tomorrow.

Some other people reported a paranoid feeling around the bonfire - but since Dimitri started in Snail Cabin... that makes sense.

[shortforever]

Yeah, that'd make sense.

[He's still not too happy about this.]

You know, I'm glad we only had one death this week. but why him?

Week 5, post-trial

[shortforever]

[He is absolutely tracking her down! Time to find her in the kitchen.]

Lili.

[coastal]

[yup! kitchen. she's cooking. she looks like hell, but hey - that's been the case all day.

when chuuya approaches, she gives him a glance.

and then continues.]

What.

[shortforever]

I'm so fucking sorry.

[Let's. Start there at least.]

[coastal]

[she

turns her head to stare at him.]

Did you vote for him.

week 6, post-trial

[coastal]

[well.

after all of that.

lili is just going to be absolutely exhausted. at some point while visiting everyone, she'll probably run across chuuya. she nods her head in acknowledgement]

Hey.

[ . . . ]

Overall terrible time, right?

[shortforever]

Eeeh, I've had worse. At least everyone came out alright, so far.

['So far'.]

How about you? Feeling tired?

[coastal]

So far.

[she actually stretches at that - because she can?]

It's nice to not be feeling injured? I haven't been this clear of wounds in.... weeks.

Still makes me wonder what tomorrow holds.

[shortforever]

Yeah, I get you. It's nice not to limp around.

Maybe we'll actually get to fight the snake tomorrow. Or maybe the snake will have turned into an otaku and we'll be free.