pc catchall for lili (coastals)

[foodbin]

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[coastal]

[leave her alone cries

anyway it still smells like curry! and if emma will help herself to some, lili will blink]

Oh - your hand is fixed...!

[foodbin]

Ah - yeah, it is. I finished the task for it last week, it just showed up yesterday.

[She smiles, helping herself to some of the curry. As she does:]

I had a favor to ask you, though, actually.

[coastal]

[?? a favor?? for her??]

I'm listening.

[foodbin]

There's this task I'm working on. I'm supposed to ask a few people what reward they got from the war.

[coastal]

Oh...

I was allowed to take a scroll that would discern whether one statement is a truth or a lie.

[ding ding ding please take the item from the mod character, eli, i'm dead]

[foodbin]

[After a moment:]

...How attached are you to it?

[coastal]

I couldn't bring it to the last trial since I was carrying Kaoru at the same time...

[this partnership is stupid but]

... what do you intend to use it for?

[foodbin]

[She hesitates for a moment, but Lili has the right to know if she's giving it up, she thinks.]

Shess and I think we know who killed Kazuaki.

[coastal]

.... you have my attention.

[because lili was incredibly fond of that bird]

Who do you suspect? And what will you do about it if you're correct?

[foodbin]

Shirasu.

[But, hm.]

...We haven't talked too much about the last part yet. It's been more about how to make sure we aren't wrong.

[coastal]

[ . . . she pauses, her gaze falling to her hands in front of her.]

... someone else told me they suspect the same.

But of what we know... the two people who chose to kill Kazuaki were uncorrupted. They chose someone that they knew they could overpower, and then went out of their way to frame someone else for it. Even if I'm not sure if Four was one of those people or not... it's dangerous, and breeds distrust.

To exercise such cruelty over someone and cause further distress, I find it despicable and unforgivable.

I'll get you the scroll...

But - let me know what you choose to do if you're correct.

[foodbin]

...Thank you, Lili. I'll let you know as soon as I know.

[...]

My preference would be bringing it up during the trial, but it's not just up to me.

[coastal]

... it's fine, if it's you and Shess.

I'm not very subtle.... but I'll help where I can...

[foodbin]

I don't think subtle is going to work. Have you noticed how bad we are at interpreting hints?

[coastal]

Oh.

Then I'll ask.

[DON'T LET HER DO THIS]

[foodbin]

No. You nearly drank poison last time, it's my turn to do something stupid and reckless.

[coastal]

It was water and I had a plan!

Don't antagonize someone who might've crafted an entire murder plot for a bird...?!

[foodbin]

I'm not going to antagonize him, jesus. I just think... It's probably better if I ask. I get the feeling he trusts me more than most people.

[coastal]

... underhanded but necessary, maybe.

[foodbin]

I care more about making sure he doesn't hurt anyone else than I do about being honest.

[But, hm.]

How would you phrase the question? If I just say it straight out, he might try to evade.

[coastal]

I've been told that one of my few useful traits is that I tend to be straightforward. If you're looking for a way to weasel an answer out of someone that isn't through threats or force, you might need to ask elsewhere.

[at least she's direct about that

but what isn't lili direct about]

[foodbin]

One of your few useful traits? I hope you punched whoever said that.

[She nods, though.]

[coastal]

[ . . . well, it's less that someone used those words specifically but]

... I didn't do much to earn compliments back home, that's all...

[she would just

use them to describe herself]

[foodbin]

I kind of find that hard to believe.

[coastal]

... why...?

I'm not very physically strong, you know.