applechemist | Not Again | Catch All for Minako

I wouldn't say that I'm bored... I just have all these ideas for recipes I want to try or items I want to learn to make... But I can't use alchemy, here.

[ It's like being denied her life's passion!

But, hmm. Escha hesitates to answer that question... ]

Maybe you could make some of them here!

[ and that's as far as she'll take that thread for now, because this next one is more important. ]

I'm wondering because Wei Wuxian-san got a message this week, but I couldn't read it at all. Is that the power of Oculus? Or Bird Box?

[ it could be a few others but... mirrors and blindfolds seem the most fitting ]

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[ hmm.

she shakes her head. ]

Sorry, but I don't know. That's not my power.

I see... Then who else knows my team...?

[ that's strange... but maybe someone reasoned it out? ]

... If I tell you what mine does, would you tell me yours?

Magnus knows. But I don't think he's the type to send cryptic messages - and it's not like his power does that kind of thing.

[ She sounds a little bit apologetic about Magnus knowing. And after thinking it over for a quick moment, nods. ]

Sure. I don't mind - we're on the same team, after all.

Oh! I see... Well, I don't mind. I knew this kind of information spreading was likely to happen after I started telling people. I guess I just thought it wouldn't have spread so far.

[ that's what she gets for telling blabbermouths. besides Escha, apparently lol ]

Alright. I can make a mark of some kind on whoever I choose! Tattoos, wounds, letters - you get the idea. How about you?

[ she won't lie, she's a little tense now, waiting for knives to come down and punish her for her hubris... ]

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[ Escha laughs lightly, but with a tinge of guilt. She only told one person, but - it adds up, if other people told... ]

I can dispel one curse per week.

Oh, that's handy!

[ ... hm ]

Are you the one that dispelled Asch-san's curse when he was... um, infatuated?

[ ... ]

Yeah. It... Has a side effect that I can't predict. I was trying to help, but...

... Well he definitely wasn't infatuated afterwards.

[ ohhhhhhh, side effects... ]

Then... Did you also use it on Lili-san? She wasn't angry anymore after a point, but she was kind of...

[ how is it possible for Lili to be even more tsun ]

I think we determined that was an item wearing off.

If not... I don't know. It wasn't me, though.

[ ... ]

I forgot about that.

[ whoops! ]

It's hard to keep track of, isn't it? There are so many items floating around, and then powers on top of that...

And we can't actually say most of it at trial, because we'll get severely punished...

[ so they have to rely on their memory and deductions and haha wow that's a recipe for disaster ]

Have you ever used your power before? Curse breaking sounds super handy, but I think I'd be nervous about using it at the wrong moment.

[ so in a way, it's fortunate she has what she has ]

Just that one time, on Asch.

Before that, I had tried to cure a curfew effect - before we really knew how those worked... But my power can't do that, so it was a waste.

I guess everything has a limit...

[ it's probably for the best though. unless there's some super secret "find the killer" power. that could probably use some buffing ]

I've only used mine once - the week... um... Asch-san fell in love.

[ Haha... ]

What did you do with it?

Um, if you don't mind my asking.

I used it on myself.

[ she winks ]

Like I said, I can use it on whoever I choose. Apparently, that includes me.

It's hard to think of a good use for that power.

But I feel like I say that every time I find out someone's power. Even mine has the side effects...

At least you know peoples' powers. I keep find out about them at trial or after the fact.

I wish I knew more. I feel like I just know some scattered powers here and there. It's frustrating knowing that there's this whole complicated web of people who know different powers and teams.

I think the best we can do is just try to figure things out on our own! And if we have someone we trust, we can trade info, to spread knowledge.

[ ...... ]

Though... I will admit, if I haven't made much more progress by next week, I might start wearing some jewelry.

Like a secret symbol? I wonder if that would count as sharing too publicly...

[ she just smiles, and shakes her head, before reaching up to pinch one of her earlobes. ]

Well, we can get away with sharing the items we've gotten with each other, right? Besides, at some point, we're going to need to start taking more risks. Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that.

I wonder if we should just start wearing the earrings that aren't special...?

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