Sure. I was gonna offer to take a shift so you could relax a little, but this works too.
[if rondo's not ready to head back then Lavi will stand here with him! with his tiny little hammer and miniature pick, he'll put the glass on a bench when Rondo's done with it,]
[ at least no one will ever accuse him of overcompensating. ]
No. And... I pressed him, too. [ as lavi might expect. but, he doesn't sound defeated by this, nor does he sound particularly surprised. ] ... When Sir Sazantos first betrayed us, that was all I wanted - was for him to answer questions. And you know... he told me to ask the Sacred Flame. To go research it in the archives, and find it myself.
[ there's a little huff, something that might be a laugh. ]
... At least... at least there weren't any chimeras this time. That's something.
[a lot of pain does sound right, especially on the heels of boothill and aqua and now caelus...
but at the question, he runs a hand through his hair]
I have no idea what to think about it. I keep going back and forth between 'did we miss something?' and 'what could we have missed when we investigated every location?' And the Masks said we didn't have to go back to the pyre either, so.
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I know the heat was on Robin at the end, but I have no idea how she'd be involved with Tomi's murder.
Lavi unfortunately has probably noticed this halo, but he's still struck dumb by the idea -- trying to reconcile himself to the fact that he hadn't really thought about it until now,]
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...Hey. You gonna stay out here the whole night?
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I think so. I... don't know if I'm ready to head back to the cabin yet.
[ everything there is sad and sucks forever right now. ] Would you like to join me for a little while?
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[if rondo's not ready to head back then Lavi will stand here with him! with his tiny little hammer and miniature pick, he'll put the glass on a bench when Rondo's done with it,]
...You talk to Caelus yet?
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he looks back at the pyre. ]
I did. He's... it's as bad as it was with Sir Boothill and Miss Aqua.
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So not in a 'answering questions' kinda mood, huh. We keep catching 'em, but I feel like we never actually learn more when we do.
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No. And... I pressed him, too. [ as lavi might expect. but, he doesn't sound defeated by this, nor does he sound particularly surprised. ] ... When Sir Sazantos first betrayed us, that was all I wanted - was for him to answer questions. And you know... he told me to ask the Sacred Flame. To go research it in the archives, and find it myself.
[ there's a little huff, something that might be a laugh. ]
... At least... at least there weren't any chimeras this time. That's something.
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I know I'm a primary sources kinda guy, but what would the archives tell you that he couldn't say himself?
[he's just grumpy....]
M'glad we only have one killer unaccounted for, instead of two.
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[ which was not great. he smiles a little when lavi is grumpy and making faces, though.. it's kind of heartening. ]
I am too. [ ... ] What did you think about Mr. Tomi's case?
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but at the question, he runs a hand through his hair]
I have no idea what to think about it. I keep going back and forth between 'did we miss something?' and 'what could we have missed when we investigated every location?' And the Masks said we didn't have to go back to the pyre either, so.
[...]
I know the heat was on Robin at the end, but I have no idea how she'd be involved with Tomi's murder.
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he really!! doesn't!!! like it!!! he really doesn't like it at all!!!! lavi can probably see it all over his face, as he bites his lip. ]
It's... hard for me to imagine her saying the things that she said to me at the end, in a different context.
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...You think she might have killed Tomi so he could be with Ichi again? That the monster inside her twisted her idea of peace?
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[ he says, after a long moment, knitting his fingers together over his sword. ]
I thought... I had wondered if... maybe her halo could have been what damaged his neck.
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Lavi unfortunately has probably noticed this halo, but he's still struck dumb by the idea -- trying to reconcile himself to the fact that he hadn't really thought about it until now,]
Can she... take it off?
[HE HAS NEVER ASKED OR SEEN!!!!!]
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I don't know, but I thought... their height difference is pretty big.
[ i want ara to have headbutted tomi to death so bad i just think that'd be the FUNNIEST possible option in the entire world ]
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Lavi's expression is also like 'HELLO?' as he envisions it]
...I mean, it'd explain why all our weapons didn't match his wounds. I'm just stuck on the cut on his arm though.
Maybe she did take it off and used it like a chakram....?
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...Maybe. I didn't even know if she could take it off... but... it's the only thing I could think of.
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...I wish we knew more about what happened to Tomi, but... I'm glad we figured out Mari's.
[so he's not so torn up about the state of this trial,]
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rondo looks down, and his shoulders just... sink. relief, maybe, but... exhaustion, too. a sort of sadness that's hung on his him like a cloak. ]
...I am, too. [ quietly. ] I am, too.