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[ Well that investigation sure was. Something. Escha is headed back to her room to set down this?? Bloody knife?? That she's still holding onto, I guess.
That's probably ominous for Chuuya to see walking towards him in the hall, but at least she's holding it very carefully and not threateningly?? ]
Oh - hello, there. [ Why are you on the floor. ]
That's probably ominous for Chuuya to see walking towards him in the hall, but at least she's holding it very carefully and not threateningly?? ]
Oh - hello, there. [ Why are you on the floor. ]
I didn't know what else to do with it. And I thought we might want to look at it tomorrow during...
[ Whatever happens tomorrow. ]
... What are you doing?
[ Whatever happens tomorrow. ]
... What are you doing?
That's nice of you.
Even if you didn't know them well, I'm sure the sentiment is still meaningful... As people who were stuck in this situation together...
But I'm sorry that it's not going smoothly.
Even if you didn't know them well, I'm sure the sentiment is still meaningful... As people who were stuck in this situation together...
But I'm sorry that it's not going smoothly.
They deserve more than what happened...
[ Whatever happened. ]
... But it's normal not to be able to work well in these circumstances, isn't it?
[ Whatever happened. ]
... But it's normal not to be able to work well in these circumstances, isn't it?
[ Escha winces. ]
Me too... Dick told me about supervillains in his world and - i-it's not like we don't have criminals where I'm from, but... [ Well, they're rare enough that she hasn't had to face anything like this before. ]
Me too... Dick told me about supervillains in his world and - i-it's not like we don't have criminals where I'm from, but... [ Well, they're rare enough that she hasn't had to face anything like this before. ]
Yes, mine too. And most criminals I know of aren't wanted for things like murder.
Just... Trespassing. That sort of thing.
Just... Trespassing. That sort of thing.
You should be careful. Someone has to fix that, you know?
[ Her. It's her. Her job is to fix things like that. ]
[ Her. It's her. Her job is to fix things like that. ]
I know that accidents happen, but that's still no excuse...
[ But this is a very soft scolding because people are dying so. She can't really bring herself to be mad. ]
[ But this is a very soft scolding because people are dying so. She can't really bring herself to be mad. ]
[ She actually laughs, lightly. ]
Okay. At least you didn't collapse an entire historical site. [ So, you know. Could be worse. ]
Okay. At least you didn't collapse an entire historical site. [ So, you know. Could be worse. ]
Oh no...! Did you get in a lot of trouble?
[ Escha: Scolds him, but also kind of takes his side. It's fine. ]
[ Escha: Scolds him, but also kind of takes his side. It's fine. ]
[ Cool cool cool. Escha tilts her head. ]
Really? How come? [ It sounds like he was punished for a crime he did, that seems fair! Escha's world doesn't really have corruption so cops are fine! Ha. ]
Really? How come? [ It sounds like he was punished for a crime he did, that seems fair! Escha's world doesn't really have corruption so cops are fine! Ha. ]
Some cops are fine? But some cops know they've got power over you and will use it to be an asshole, or take bribes. And then there's the secret police who'll just torture a guy to death because he wrote something they didn't like.
[yeah uh about that]
[yeah uh about that]
Really? That's awful... People like that shouldn't be allowed to work for the government. I understand needing to be strict sometimes, but...
[ But abusing power is different. ITT: Escha learns about institutional corruption, I guess??? ]
[ But abusing power is different. ITT: Escha learns about institutional corruption, I guess??? ]
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