[ it's fine. he's fine. as ever, gu yun's spine is as strong as iron - he doesn't show any weakness, doesn't ever back down. (but he did, in that little illusion that wasn't an illusion, just for a moment. just for a second, this place stuck a needle in his heart, in the one part of him that's still so, so fragile.)
as primrose apologizes, gu yun shakes his head. ]
There's nothing to apologize for. If anything, I should have noticed sooner. [ he cannot believe he let fake primrose take his wind slasher still GOD ] That thing clearly wasn't you, just because it was wearing your face.
It had access to my memories, whatever it was. [ It had known exactly who Yusufa was, how Primrose would have felt, being once more an unknowing puppet made to dance to another's nimble hands... and it had tried to shove her into a kinder dream, one that she never would have waken up from if it had its say.
It makes her eyes darken, just a tad. ]
So you shouldn't blame yourself, either. I think anyone would have been fooled.
[ fuckin hate that, actually. gu yun's sick of this week and its memory sharing - it hasn't bothered him much, really, save for a couple of rare exceptions - but a-yan's death is something extremely personal. ]
[ there's a beat.
and then, with a slightly over-exaggerated sigh. ] Alright, then. It seems, in this situation, we're both completely flawless as usual. [ he's very wry, voice picking up that usual, easygoing note of amusement. playing it off, and flashing her a little smile. ] The source of any anger at that sort of situation - it's at this place as a whole, isn't it? It's not either of our faults, nor is it White's fault.
I know how strong you are, besides. There's nothing supernatural about the ways you've nearly handed my ass to me several times, now. When we're both in function of all of our limbs, let's have a rematch of our own, and remind ourselves who we really are, hm? No interference required.
I wouldn't dream of blaming White. [ Never even crossed her mind, honestly. But Primrose sighs, shoulders slumping only slightly before she gives her head a brisk shake. ]
... But very well. I'd rather do something about that "nearly"...
[ Her poor pride. ]
Once we get through what comes next, of course. [ The accusations, finding a culprit, executing them... ]
I wouldn't either. [ yeah, white's an idiot, he seriously doubts he had some grand master plan to have them all tortured.
anyway. ] ...It is a bit. Well. It's odd, isn't it? What happened to Vlad, and then for him to turn up dead. Too bad that goat man can't come and bring him back to life, so he can just tell us what happened.
Vlad wasn't well liked. [ so, if anything, his death seemed almost a foregone conclusion. the other two were, though - at least, luca, certainly. steven's a bit more of a mystery, but gu yun liked him well enough. ]
It could be a lot of things. Maybe someone saw a memory they weren't supposed to. Maybe it was self defense. We won't know anything until tomorrow.
[ which is the worst!! he sighs. ] I don't know how much I'm going to be able to contribute in terms of investigation tomorrow, either. [ his dropping hand, ]
There's more than one way to contribute to a trial. Your ego hardly needs my help, but I've no doubt we'll be able to make use of your ability to control a room and your sharp intelligence tomorrow.
[ So. Worry not. Not that she thinks he's worried. ]
At this rate, you'll make me blush. [ gu yun have you ever blushed in your life? (yes but that's not the point.) ] Thank you, though. I don't intend to lie back and nap, that's for certain.
Mn. I'm getting rather tired of failure. [ a soft snort. ] Or delayed success.
[ looks at last week. sighs. ] We ought to keep track of the powers people have been gifted. Did you end up using yours, from that odd tunnel? If I recall correctly, those are going to expire, if they haven't already.
[ gu yun, who spends like half of his time infuriating white on purpose, ]
Alright. I know someone used either that or their Greed power on Yuri, this week - he was unbelievably angry on our little cow herding adventure. I haven't used mine yet, either. Something blocked me from doing so on Sunday, when I tried.
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as primrose apologizes, gu yun shakes his head. ]
There's nothing to apologize for. If anything, I should have noticed sooner. [ he cannot believe he let fake primrose take his wind slasher still GOD ] That thing clearly wasn't you, just because it was wearing your face.
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It makes her eyes darken, just a tad. ]
So you shouldn't blame yourself, either. I think anyone would have been fooled.
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[ fuckin hate that, actually. gu yun's sick of this week and its memory sharing - it hasn't bothered him much, really, save for a couple of rare exceptions - but a-yan's death is something extremely personal. ]
[ there's a beat.
and then, with a slightly over-exaggerated sigh. ] Alright, then. It seems, in this situation, we're both completely flawless as usual. [ he's very wry, voice picking up that usual, easygoing note of amusement. playing it off, and flashing her a little smile. ] The source of any anger at that sort of situation - it's at this place as a whole, isn't it? It's not either of our faults, nor is it White's fault.
I know how strong you are, besides. There's nothing supernatural about the ways you've nearly handed my ass to me several times, now. When we're both in function of all of our limbs, let's have a rematch of our own, and remind ourselves who we really are, hm? No interference required.
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... But very well. I'd rather do something about that "nearly"...
[ Her poor pride. ]
Once we get through what comes next, of course. [ The accusations, finding a culprit, executing them... ]
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anyway. ] ...It is a bit. Well. It's odd, isn't it? What happened to Vlad, and then for him to turn up dead. Too bad that goat man can't come and bring him back to life, so he can just tell us what happened.
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... But all three of us were still fairly injured then, too. And I didn't tell anyone he'd died, there...
[ So why did no one target the others? Why Luca and Steven? ]
The motive... may be difficult to determine, but I do feel like it will be important to try and discover it, for all of them.
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Vlad wasn't well liked. [ so, if anything, his death seemed almost a foregone conclusion. the other two were, though - at least, luca, certainly. steven's a bit more of a mystery, but gu yun liked him well enough. ]
It could be a lot of things. Maybe someone saw a memory they weren't supposed to. Maybe it was self defense. We won't know anything until tomorrow.
[ which is the worst!! he sighs. ] I don't know how much I'm going to be able to contribute in terms of investigation tomorrow, either. [ his dropping hand, ]
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[ So. Worry not. Not that she thinks he's worried. ]
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At this rate, you'll make me blush. [ gu yun have you ever blushed in your life? (yes but that's not the point.) ] Thank you, though. I don't intend to lie back and nap, that's for certain.
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But I also don't intend to rest. Their deaths will not go unanswered for.
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[ looks at last week. sighs. ] We ought to keep track of the powers people have been gifted. Did you end up using yours, from that odd tunnel? If I recall correctly, those are going to expire, if they haven't already.
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[ gu yun, who spends like half of his time infuriating white on purpose, ]
Alright. I know someone used either that or their Greed power on Yuri, this week - he was unbelievably angry on our little cow herding adventure. I haven't used mine yet, either. Something blocked me from doing so on Sunday, when I tried.
[ aka the mods said no bc ooc reasons ]
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[ The robot? ]