... I still think purposefully leaving anything to draw attention to anyone in this circle isn't...
[ she doesn't want to be rude. ]
I don't mind things being overlooked or things unrelated to the events being placed, but they should not lead anyone to any of you. That is my only concern.
Yes, it's still leading to one of you. [ it doesn't have to be an outright sacrifice for him to disagree. ] What purpose does that serve, even compared to confusing the crime scene in other ways? Manwol has already decided to obfuscate the evidence. We do not need to implicate others, even vaguely, to cast the lead off of ourselves.
[ if anything, people double-downed on finding the true culprit when denji was framed. ]
I cannot stop you all from doing the rest of these things.
I'll obfuscate, and Lucretia and Ichiro -- [she looks at the others,] I don't think you'll have to go out of your way too much to avoid evidence. If Luxanna is going to approach this like last time, then it'll be hard to cover up anyway.
[ well... people keep buying fire powers, so maybe not... ]
...Just... tell us, I guess, on Friday, what you need, and we can try and help. I don't want to frame anyone - I'm not doing that - but I'll help you guys hide stuff, if you need it.
...we'll reconvene then and discuss. I don't know how free you're able to be with information after the fact, but it'll help to know as much of what happened as possible.
We'll all just have to make sure of that. Saturday's going to be long, you can't go into it at a disadvantage.
[ichiro gets a little hair ruffle, there.
but:]
I do have one or two more, I guess, I-- have you told anyone else who isn't working with you now, and if so, how much do they know? And... well, I'll admit I'm curious as to how restricted you are in admitting to it.
[ ah... Don't be childish. that thought seems to be directed at herself. lux shakes her head. ]
... We cannot speak of any of it. We cannot tell people that we are trying to work to their benefit, we cannot explain the assimilation, and we cannot explain the necessity of our actions. All of it must remain between us.
[ ......... that said. ]
At the very least, Caleb, Ichinose, Lalli, and Yamato all seem to know. I'm sure there are more, but I can't very well check.
...Some people have arrived at the correct conclusions on their own. Maya, Beau, and Nier had a conversation last week where they effectively figured us out, for one.
But it's important that we do not confirm these theories, or tell anyone what we know as fact. Even when people ask us for our personal thoughts on the motivations of people like Byleth or Otome, we tend to err on the side of caution.
It's not something you asked for. [If it weren't for you then how much worse off would we all be?] But yes, no one else knows about Dimitri or me -- and Ichiro, of course. I helped kill Leo, but...
[she looks away]
Well, I did my best to cover my tracks then. And we were all distracted by Otome's death, so.
[Who else dies, huh... It's not something Manwol wants to ruminate on, but she does anyway. It's a little like they've all been doing week after week. Who will it be this time? Who will die next?
Joining the others in this hasn't helped settle these fears any less. Knowing Sakyou will die this week makes it feel worse.]
You'll get to meet our source later too -- probably on Friday. They don't seem to know much more than us, but they've been here since all of this -- [she gestures vaguely to their little group] started.
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[she exhales a breath, shakes her head.]
We should be able to miss things fairly easily, if you tell us where to look. I might be able to look his body over as well.
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[ she doesn't want to be rude. ]
I don't mind things being overlooked or things unrelated to the events being placed, but they should not lead anyone to any of you. That is my only concern.
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[ if anything, people double-downed on finding the true culprit when denji was framed. ]
I cannot stop you all from doing the rest of these things.
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I'll obfuscate, and Lucretia and Ichiro -- [she looks at the others,] I don't think you'll have to go out of your way too much to avoid evidence. If Luxanna is going to approach this like last time, then it'll be hard to cover up anyway.
[her mood dips upon remembering]
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...Just... tell us, I guess, on Friday, what you need, and we can try and help. I don't want to frame anyone - I'm not doing that - but I'll help you guys hide stuff, if you need it.
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[ there's also Reasons they can't just confess at the start of Saturday, so. ]
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[She looks at Ichiro and then at the others]
I know that none of us will have an appetite, but I'm still going to bring something anyway. Humans have to eat.
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You need to eat here, too, Manwol-san. [ ma'am! ] ...but, yeah. I can cook something. ... I'll bring extra fish for Streusel, too.
[ there's not much he can do, but... taking care of others comes easy. ] ...did you have any other questions, Lucretia-san? I know, it's a lot.
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[ichiro gets a little hair ruffle, there.
but:]
I do have one or two more, I guess, I-- have you told anyone else who isn't working with you now, and if so, how much do they know? And... well, I'll admit I'm curious as to how restricted you are in admitting to it.
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... We cannot speak of any of it. We cannot tell people that we are trying to work to their benefit, we cannot explain the assimilation, and we cannot explain the necessity of our actions. All of it must remain between us.
[ ......... that said. ]
At the very least, Caleb, Ichinose, Lalli, and Yamato all seem to know. I'm sure there are more, but I can't very well check.
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...Some people have arrived at the correct conclusions on their own. Maya, Beau, and Nier had a conversation last week where they effectively figured us out, for one.
But it's important that we do not confirm these theories, or tell anyone what we know as fact. Even when people ask us for our personal thoughts on the motivations of people like Byleth or Otome, we tend to err on the side of caution.
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[Including me.... (sigh)]
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I was the last one, before you, Lucretia-san. [ There was no way I was going to leave them all hanging. ]
Kon got it, and Taichi probably has, too. The message from the dead helped - I think people are catching on, at least.
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[so, you know, fair warning on that one.]
But I won't be confirming anything.
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[ But not an unfair one. ]
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It's not something you asked for. [If it weren't for you then how much worse off would we all be?] But yes, no one else knows about Dimitri or me -- and Ichiro, of course. I helped kill Leo, but...
[she looks away]
Well, I did my best to cover my tracks then. And we were all distracted by Otome's death, so.
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...right. So that helps, too. And - obviously knows about you, either, Lucretia-san.
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[I doubt they'll end up suspecting, anyway. it feels like a breach of the trust anyone else has in her, but--
some things have to be done.]
...who else dies will factor in to all of this. Like you said-- Otome's death was distracting, but I think Sagihara's will be, too.
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Joining the others in this hasn't helped settle these fears any less. Knowing Sakyou will die this week makes it feel worse.]
You'll get to meet our source later too -- probably on Friday. They don't seem to know much more than us, but they've been here since all of this -- [she gestures vaguely to their little group] started.