SHI QING XUAN

[aubins]

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[aubins]

[ of course.....? ]

You almost took each other’s heads off for a moment there, Shi.

[shiftingwinds]

[she thinks back and -

oh. yeah. yeah, that did happen.]

...why did I want to fight her so badly...? I love her.

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....

You love her?

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[she nods, like it's the most natural thing in the world]

Mmhm.

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Hey. Shi. Did you find all the people who have the same power as you?

[shiftingwinds]

...?

No... but I don't see what that has to do with this. Why the sudden change in subject?

[aubins]

I looked up the name of your power, that’s all. It was mentioned last week that it shares a name with a greek god.

[ ... ]

I recommend checking it out at the library. There’s a book on these gods.

[shiftingwinds]

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she really doesn't get why he's bringing that up all of a sudden.]

Well, okay...

[aubins]

[ siiiiiiiigh ]

Aphrodite’s the goddess of love, Shi.

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[...]

Right, but I didn't use my power, and I'm sure Mollymauk didn't either.

[aubins]

Is it just the two of you though? My power’s shared among three, which fits with the groups from the mini-investigation.

[shiftingwinds]

I don't think anyone else mentioned having it...

[aubins]

That doesn’t mean they don’t though.

Or didn’t. I guess.

[shiftingwinds]

I don't really get what you're getting at... This power wouldn't have made me fight with Aoi.

Anyway... [moving right along] ...Law was... he accepted it pretty easily when he was figured out.

Do you think tomorrow will be okay...?

[aubins]

I know, but you’re also very adamant you’re in love with her all of a sudden. So... I wonder if you were both hit with something twice.

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I don’t know. Depends on who gets called to execute him. Could be Medb? She has her reasons for being mad that Douman’s dead.

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I don't see what's so sudden about it, she's always been extraordinary...

[no it. it's sudden. it's really very sudden. sighs.]

That's right... they were close. "Master" and "Servant," I think it was...? [her brow furrows a little.] ...I hope she'll be okay.

[aubins]

... I'll check in with you later about this. See if anything's changed. Just call it a hunch, okay?

[ SIGH ]

That was the way they called it, I think. She's resilient. She'll bounce back. [ and she'll probably be the one ending law's life if she has her way ]

But she wasn't happy. That much was clear.

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Well, okay...

[she doesn't see the problem here but!! whatever floats his boat.]

...what do you think? About why Law did what he did... [she hesitates] ...I thought it was Vlad who had killed Steven. Not Douman.

[aubins]

It probably was, Shi. He said he had personal reasons for going after him as well. It wouldn't surprise me if the personal reasons were the real motivator, and the "hunch" was an excuse.

[ ... ]

I'm not sure I know him well enough to get those "personal reasons" out of him, but they were enough to drive him to kill, so...

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...

[maybe she can get him to tell her if he feels bad about her having to investigate the clorpse... she thinks that, and then immediately feels bad for thinking that. foolish.]

He didn't strike me as the type that would kill for personal reasons, but... maybe I didn't know him as well as I thought I did.

[aubins]

How much can we all know about each other, really. After one month.

[ ... he sighs. ]

He had his reasons. If it wants to share them, I'd be happy to listen. I can't really feel anger towards him for taking out Douman, after everything. If he doesn't, then that's his choice and his right.

[shiftingwinds]

...I guess you're right about that. A month... isn't all that long at all. Even with more time, there's still...

[her voice trails off, and she shakes her head, looking down at her hands.]

"After everything"...?

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so i know we all pretty much collectively decided douman killed omi at the end of the trial but like. at that time, shi qingxuan was busy cuddling with aoi, so.

(she's going to be so mad once she snaps out of this and realizes how useless she was at trial, when she just wanted to be useful.)]

[aubins]

You can know someone, and not know them all at once. Depends on how open you are, and how willing they are to be open with you. Sometimes by not being open at all, you can be close to someone as well. But... a month is still just a month. Even in a place like this.

[ ... dfljdlgkjd oh sqx. ]

Yes...? We spoke about it pretty extensively in trial.

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Did we...?

[she was. so focused on aoi.

i'm so sorry.]

[aubins]

[ ....... he closes his eyes for a moment. ]

We're pretty certain Douman killed Omi.