mineo.

[enfangs]

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[enfangs]

[yeah spare him BECAUSE MINEO IS

MAKING THIS WORSE

AS WHITE TURNS RED]

That's not—whatever. [that's not going to happen ever but it's fine.] I don't want to hear that from you of all people!

[sengokus]

Wh—don't say it like that! I'm trying to pay you a compliment...!!

[enfangs]

Coming from you, it almost sounds insulting!

week 1, friday.

[enfangs]

[white is just wandering around, stopping when he sees mineo. he holds up a hand.]

So, what now?

[sengokus]

[mineo also holds up a hand! and he looks like he's... running a little warm? he uses his shirt to try to wipe at perspiration.... gross]

Gather intel.

Also tell me if anyone's acting weird today. Like... sick weird, or something else.

[enfangs]

Huh? Why sick?

[sengokus]

[he pauses for a second like he's trying to figure out what he wants to say]

... just tell me if you see....?

I'll explain later but - I don't know if it's good for the info to get out right now...? It just might help if we look out today for stuff we can know for tomorrow. It might still be nothing.

[enfangs]

Is it one of those things we received last week? Anyway, I haven't seen anyone acting like that yet.

[sengokus]

Oh -

No, but you're right we should look out for that too. [he makes a face] Shit, there's even more stuff to consider...

[he forgot last weekend...]

[enfangs]

Can't help you out there on that. Not like I talked to either of 'em much to know what they had.

[sengokus]

... me neither.

[he

sighs.]

... I just punched Sutcliffe-san last weekend...

[he knows it's not the greatest look]

[enfangs]

[a snort]

You could probably dance on her corpse tomorrow and I think most people would look the other way.

[sengokus]

[he bristles just a little - ]

I wouldn't -

[ . . . . he frowns because he knows that white isn't making a dig at him.]

... is that how you feel, White-kun? You know... since some people weren't a fan...

[enfangs]

[he shrugs.]

Am I sorry to see her dead? Nope. Did I hate her with a burning passion or whatever? Nah.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he nods, like he's trying to understand that, letting it rattle around in his head.]

... that's probably how most people here feel, right?

[enfangs]

Maybe. Someone apparently felt ambivalent or hostile enough to kill her, though.

[sengokus]

[a beat]

... yeah.

[he sighs]

Why? Because they thought it was the right thing to do? Or because they thought we'd care less if they killed someone already disliked?

Ahh, I can't do profiling work...

[enfangs]

Could be either, honestly. People will kill for any reason at all.

[sengokus]

... I'm still not used to that kind of thinking.

[he'll just. admit that quietly.]

Maybe that's the luck of a... [he seems to pause, trying to figure out the words he wants to use] ... mostly peaceful life.

I'm not sure what I'd kill someone over.

[enfangs]

[he hums.]

Would you kill someone if they were trying to kill you first?

[sengokus]

[he shakes his head....]

Nah...

I've been trained in de-escalation and even then - you don't need to kill someone to incapacitate them.

[he lacks the self-interest..... and self-preservation,,]

[enfangs]

... Wow.

People like you really exist, huh.

[sengokus]

[he

pauses]

... is this an insult....

[enfangs]

I think you're too soft-hearted. [...] But that's not always a bad thing, I guess.

[sengokus]

[ . . . ]

... I think you're trying to be nice to me...?