( crau ) beau

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( week 0 ) friday

[haw]

[ after he yeets his travel guide into the bonfire, majima storms back into the snabin and punches the wall.

goob morn beau................. ]

[disreguarded]

[ mood, dude. she's sort of just laying there on the floor now. the wall punch is a mood. ]

Hey. [ she sits up, pushing her hair out of her face. she - isn't going to lecture, because she feels the same. ] It's not a fucking surprise, but. Yeah.

[haw]

I wanted to believe them, damn it.

[ he wrings out his hand, his knuckles red and raw. ]

Shit.

[disreguarded]

[ she pulls herself to her feet and moves over to stand next to him instead, nudging him. without skin to skin contact, just like a shoulder bump. ]

Me too. Like I've been saying - they really believed what they were saying. [ she folds her arms across her chest. ] Did you hear any of the voices clearly?

[haw]

[ ...he appreciates the contact, because—yeah. yeah, they did. and he knows they'll just have to wait until tomorrow, but even then, they'll be too preoccupied with trying to figure out who killed tsurumaru...

... at least beau gives him something else to think about for now; in response, he shakes his head. ]

I heard what they were sayin', but the voices themselves were too garbled for me to make out. [ he glances at her. ] Somethin' tells me you recognized one, though.

[disreguarded]

Yeah. The last one was a guy from my game. Akechi. Piece of shit, but like, a useful one. [ she's just clenching and unclenching her fists under her arms, here. she's angry, but it's colder. quieter. she's not sure if she likes it. ]

I doubt it was actually him, though. Just whatever is fucking with us using their voices to make us angry and upset.

[haw]

Oh—the other Goro that Kurusu-kun was screamin' about earlier.

[ he just nods as he observes her quiet anger. hm... that's neither here nor there right now, though. ]

Good to know some things really don't fuckin' change between these games.

[disreguarded]

[ it's gonna come out during trial tomorrow probably haha... ha ]

Yeah, that's -- wait, what? Did you know an Akechi?

[haw]

Oh, nah, my name's Goro too.

[disreguarded]

Oh. [ ... ]

[ okay, that - makes her laugh, and all the tension comes out of her shoulders as she does, covering her mouth with her hand. ]

[haw]

—Hey, what's so funny 'bout that?

[ beau?! ]

[disreguarded]

Nothing! It's not your name, your name's fine! Thinking of the two of you in the same room is fucking hilarious, is all.

Plus I think you just called yourself a useful piece of shit and I relate to that more than I really fucking should.

[haw]

[ ... okay, that gets him to smirk. ]

I mean, I can't actually deny it. Maybe not always useful, but a piece of shit? Absolutely.

[disreguarded]

Absolutely. Solidarity, man. [ she pushes her hair back out of her face and takes a deep breath. ]

Two sometimes useful pieces of shit in this together. Okay? Even if the universe is hellbent on killing us.

[haw]

Ha. Damn straight. Least we got that goin' for us.

[ . . . ]

Really ain't a fan of havin' to wait a wholeass day to get to the bottom of things, though. Pretty sure I don't need to say I don't like just sittin' around.

[disreguarded]

Me either. This was always the worst fucking part. [ she sighs. ] It's worse when it's.

[ a pause, and she rubs at her neck. ] Actually, never mind.

[haw]

[ he raises an eyebrow. ]

What, are ya suddenly gettin' shy around me?

[disreguarded]

No, I just was gonna say something kind of shitty and I don't actually want you to get pissed at me.

I'm working on the being a good person thing. It's kinda harder than I expected.

[haw]

[ ......okay now it's his turn to "pfft." ]

Are ya seriously expectin' me to get offended? C'mon, the worst I'd do is slug ya, an' we already know you can take one of those.

[disreguarded]

Do not punch me, I refuse to fucking be stuck to your fist for an hour.

[ that's literally the only reason. ] I was gonna fucking say it's harder to wait when it's someone you actually care about who got killed. It's the longest and shortest day of your life.

[haw]

Relax, I'll just cover my hand if we happen to get to that point. Yer face'll be like the best nonstick fryin' pan money can buy.

[ majima, ]

. . . But yeah, I get what ya mean. Why do ya think I doubled down on the "sometimes useful" thing? Times like now where we can't do anythin' piss me the fuck off.

[disreguarded]

[ MAJIMA she just makes a face. ]

I guess all we can do is wait. Try to get people to talk to each other? Like that's not fucking impossible. [ this time, she'll just kick the wall. frustration!! ]

I'm already tired, man, and we haven't even really started yet.

[haw]

Ain't that relatable.

You'd think people would be willin' to talk, wouldn't ya? This literally isn't new to any of us, we know what's gonna happen tomorrow... then again, guess that'd mean the killin' wouldn't have happened, so. Fuck.

[disreguarded]

I was having this chat with Akira the other day - it's gonna be impossible to avoid splitting off into groups, sometimes. The people from our games are important to us, but.

We just gotta try extra hard not to make it into warring factions, you know? I haven't seen a lot of serious fighting yet, so that's good.

[haw]

[ while she makes a few good points... when beau drops "the people from our games are important to us," majima barks out a harsh laugh. ]

Speak for yerself. I may as well be a free agent.