SHI QING XUAN

[aubins]

Comments

[shiftingwinds]

Not necessarily... they could examine the evidence knowing that person was involved, somehow, and present it in a way that made it seem like they were just following a logical conclusion.

It's easier to make connections when you already have some idea of who you want it to point to.

[aubins]

After how badly we've done, I'd be suspicious of someone piecing stuff together so easily. But even then, you could play it off and take your time with it.

[ and thus they are no closer to a truth. ]

[shiftingwinds]

[SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHS]

What a mess.

[aubins]

[ he's having another cake because he needs to binge eat. ]

Isn't it just?

[shiftingwinds]

[honestly valid. she does the same, since she can't binge drink alcohol right now.

sadly binge eating after they fucked up at trial probably counts as a combination despair-gluttony indulgence.]

When we catch whoever did this, I'd like to make a mess of them.

[aubins]

[ oh shit you're right runs off to report that. ]

Oh, I'll help. Or ask you to get in line. [ smile! ]

[shiftingwinds]

[smiles back!]

You're at the front of the line. I'll be right behind you.

[aubins]

Good. I'll try and save some for you.

[shiftingwinds]

Much appreciated.

[aubins]

I did say I'd break their arm, so I guess I can start with that.

[shiftingwinds]

That's an idea. Having a broken arm would certainly make things much more difficult for them, if they did end up sticking around.

[aubins]

Unless they just went in the medbay and ruined my hard work.

[shiftingwinds]

That just means you can break it again.

[aubins]

You're so right.

[shiftingwinds]

[having said that - she briefly looks guilty, but then she remembers luca's dead and someone tried to frame ming yi for it, and she looks angry again.

It's Complicated. she takes a breath.]

...we'll figure this out. Eventually, perhaps - but we will.

[aubins]

[ a loop of sass to anger to sass to anger. ]

Eventually is better than never.

[shiftingwinds]

It is. No one can keep things hidden forever - particularly not things as brutal as this.

[aubins]

Something's got to give at some point.

[shiftingwinds]

I just hope it's sooner rather than later. This is wearing on all of us.

[aubins]

... It's bad I keep thinking it'd be nice to get one right so we know we're not condemning someone uninvolved, when I really should be thinking "it'd be nice if no one died".

[shiftingwinds]

"It'd be nice if no one died" goes without saying. [she hesitates] But it also doesn't fit the reality of the situation we're in.

[aubins]

It doesn't, no. It's purely wishful thinking.

[shiftingwinds]

Admitting that feels a little like giving up, but... we won't be able to find a way out of this if we refuse to accept reality for what it is.

[aubins]

We can at least start solving cases and stop giving the killers a free pass to getting away with it.

[shiftingwinds]

Right.

[she grits her teeth]

...I'm so sick of doing that.