[ oh, mineo. grace lifts a hand to put on his arm gently ]
It wouldn't have changed anything. [ there's a reluctant confidence to her voice, because sometimes you are targeted for murder but make it! ] You can't blame anyone but the murderers in this place, Mineo.
[ but she sighs and shakes her head, and you know what, she will hold his hand now if he lets her? so she can tug him towards the rest of the floor ]
Come on. We can't change what happened last night, but maybe we can get something for tomorrow. Let's check out if we can't at least find anything here.
he blinks in surprise but - he won't resist. he'll let her take his hand and will follow after with the tugs easily enough]
... you're right. Sorry for holding us back.
[he'll shift around then, looking more clearly at their surroundings. clues? clues???? we'll say the first door they try is the opium den though and - mineo blinks when it does seem to budge]
[but he will in fact go for it, charging at the door and slamming against it. hard. it absolutely would've knocked a normal door open. but this one does not budge and he just curses under his breath in just a bit of pain.]
But then why bother barricading the door? [his brow furrows] Or maybe there was a scuffle inside and something got knocked over and just blocked it anyway....
I don't know. We've had doors blocked before that weren't when we finally went to look in. Or like... in the observatory, when we could hear something roll around, but there was nothing that could've that one time.
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[ she's waiting a bit restlessly by it, tapping her foot on the ground when he shows up ]
How are you holding up?
[ three is a lot. ]
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.... Lenore-san asked to stay with me last night but - it was so crazy with Endorsi, I told her to stay with Satoru instead.
[and that... that carries a specific kind of guilt with it.]
Mahito-san was with us in the Planetarium though so... maybe there wasn't a point.
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It wouldn't have changed anything. [ there's a reluctant confidence to her voice, because sometimes you are targeted for murder but make it! ] You can't blame anyone but the murderers in this place, Mineo.
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I know. [and - he does seem to recognize that. there's something sad to his voice, coupled with the anger.]
... but it's still hard to accept. Even if I know.
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[ but she sighs and shakes her head, and you know what, she will hold his hand now if he lets her? so she can tug him towards the rest of the floor ]
Come on. We can't change what happened last night, but maybe we can get something for tomorrow. Let's check out if we can't at least find anything here.
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he blinks in surprise but - he won't resist. he'll let her take his hand and will follow after with the tugs easily enough]
... you're right. Sorry for holding us back.
[he'll shift around then, looking more clearly at their surroundings. clues? clues???? we'll say the first door they try is the opium den though and - mineo blinks when it does seem to budge]
... huh.
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[ that's all she'll say to that, because then. the door won't open? ]
... Let me try? [ she'll push as well and. nothing! ] That's. Weird?
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I'd hope that an investigator would be able to work a little harder.
[though when she tries to push, he'll just let go of her hand then, backing up a few paces]
Move aside real quick?
[it's not hard to guess what he's about to try]
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Don't break your shoulder.
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[but he will in fact go for it, charging at the door and slamming against it. hard. it absolutely would've knocked a normal door open. but this one does not budge and he just curses under his breath in just a bit of pain.]
... yeah, that's not opening.
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[ case in point. but she hums and puts a finger to her lips as she leans on the door to try and see if she can hear anything at all? ]
... Ugh, nothing. There's no sound in there either. It's just blocked right now.
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.... I wonder if someone tried to go in there and hide themselves from their attacker....?
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But wouldn't their attacker have managed to get in anyway?
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But then why bother barricading the door? [his brow furrows] Or maybe there was a scuffle inside and something got knocked over and just blocked it anyway....
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