changing and replacing this mask, show time;

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She did not. Again, she claims she already asked, and the answer was that no one else can read it, but it isn't as if I got to see it to verify.

[ in any case. ]

... you know, when you and Natalie were wondering if anyone here hadn't told their ability and title to someone ...

[ lmao. ]

[survivaltricks]

. . . were you worried I'd posit the question to the group at large and you'd be considered suspicious?

[recrypt]

Not necessarily- I don't think there was enough reason to look at me for any of the events this week, and I had... perhaps at least one method of defending myself- but it would have put me in an awkward position all the same.

[survivaltricks]

I wonder. . . [he just. lets out a breathless laugh, eyes slipping shut. his expression is rueful]

Would we be any closer to finding out who killed Minako if I had asked?

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Who can say. If you had, I would have been fine with telling someone and using up what I had to try to clear myself if we'd made more progress.

[ ... ]

If I'd been awake, maybe I might've been able to do something.

[survivaltricks]

. . .

[oh, 45]

I keep thinking that about Yin Yu.

[even though Yin Yu went up against Yasusada, of all people]

[recrypt]

... What about him, exactly?

[survivaltricks]

. . . if I had been awake, could I have protected him from Yasusada? Kept them from meeting? Talked Yasusada out of killing him. . .?

[he just. shrugs, a little helpless]

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[ . . . . . ]

Nothing quite like that with me, I'm afraid.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . .]

Would you have killed whoever came to kill Minako?

[he asks that quietly, with zero judgment in his tone]

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Hm.

[ a moment of thought, before: ]

I couldn't say. What I can tell you, instead, is...

I am the Oculus, Akira. I can take on the appearance of someone I've seen. And as of last week, my plush allows me to turn my outfit into solid steel for six hours.

[ she could have played distraction; she could have been a decoy. ]

I am not unaccustomed to fighting for that long, and even if I cannot use my gun here, I can, at least, work to defend myself, or leave marks on anyone responsible.

[survivaltricks]

[a-- ah. his eyes widen in a bit of surprise, mouth falling open. but it all makes sense to him, and when his shock subsides, he speaks with a small nod]

Ah. . . I see why you haven't told anyone about your power or your title yet.

[recrypt]

[ so, there it is, out in the open. akira now knows. there is the potential for other parties out there to know, too, depending on who it was that found her out and how. ]

Haha. But it does leave me in a bad place when we start discussing titles and abilities, doesn't it?

[survivaltricks]

It might have before now.

[his lips twitch a bit]

But now I can vouch for you.

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Maybe.

[ she's been fishing for the role or roles that might have found her, but if they're under do not reveal orders, then that's a little hard to accomplish. ]

Depends on how much that vouching is worth, though.

[survivaltricks]

Hah. That's a good point.

[his tone is a bit wry. even if he had asked people to share who knew about their powers, he doubts that everyone would have been truthful about it. he doubts that it would have given them anything to go on at all]

But it's better than nothing.

[recrypt]

[ haaaaah.

... reindexing. electronic cache replacement in progress. neural cloud database sequence ...

speaking of who knew about what powers. ]

... Akira. Do you know who would have known of Zenitsu's ability?

[survivaltricks]

[he shakes his head]

It sounded like Lili and Phoenix knew about it, but that's all. I didn't know about his ability until Friday, and I heard it from Lili.

[recrypt]

Tsk. Well, if it's Lili, then she could have heard from at least half the camp.

[ so that's useless. but. ]

The glitter on his body...

[ she's been turning over what little they know about zenitsu and minako both, and this one thing... ]

Imagine this. Imagine that you are a killer, who knows who your target will be that night. You are prepared for a fight, and you know they have the ability to become invisible.

You take steps to mitigate that. Paint? That's heavy and slow. You might not be able to tag them in the dark, as they're moving, while you can't see them. A spray can? Maybe, but you have a different idea.

[ glitter, and how it gets fucking everywhere. ]

[survivaltricks]

[well. . . Akira had surmised that Zenitsu had been glittered in order to make him visible after turning invisible, but he hadn't quite taken it as far as 45. his features furrow, mouth falling open then shut as he searches for the words]

There wasn't anything to find in the arts and crafts cabin, so it's unlikely that they improvised when Zenitsu suddenly turned invisible on them.

[. . .]

. . . so it was premeditated.

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That is the conclusion I am coming to, yes.

It very likely was premeditated, and they knew what they were going to be dealing with.

[ so, that leaves: who knew? ]

[survivaltricks]

[who knew]

[. . .]

If someone else knew what his power was, I doubt they've told anyone.

[recrypt]

Likely not. They wouldn't admit to knowing beforehand now, either, considering that everyone does now.

[survivaltricks]

Yeah.

[a tiny sigh]

. . . so that's really not going to get us anywhere.