lady vira ma'am the RA

[sengokus]

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weekend 0, saturday

[sengokus]

[the problem with mineo is that he's down to help out and all but there's not much... guidance. so that's probably why he's just chilling out in the kitchen again, eating some instant ramen, looking over the FAQ again

and when vira walks in - he automatically sits up straighter]

Oh! Lady Vira Ma'am!

[chevaleros]

[ Vira looks over at him, without any of her earlier thinly-veiled ire but with some general apathy all the same. ]

Mineo.

[ At ease??? She's holding a few towels. She's also wearing a sexy swimsuit. ]

Have you seen any cleaning supplies?

week 0, tuesday

[sengokus]

[makes it tuesday for variety

but - there's going to be the sound of a lot of hustle and bustle from the simulation room? when vira steps in, she'll probably be a bit overwhelmed by the sights and sounds. it looks like a busy street in modern japan, all lit up in the evening. it's busy with cars honking and people passing - and somewhere in the middle of it is all is mineo, just leaning against a railing and looking around at all the sights.

there's a smile on his face - but it's one tinged with almost a sense of nostalgia. rather than the usual vapid grin that he wears, he looks almost - lost in a memory.

though he's aware enough to pick out a girl wandering by in fashion that stands out - and he sits up a little straighter.]

Oh - Lady Vira Ma'am....

Sorry. Am I hogging the room? You can take it.

[chevaleros]

[ She looks for a moment like she might take him up on that, but eventually just settles in, eyes turned up to the various buildings, fluorescent and neon. Certainly like nothing she's seen before. ]

No, it's fine.

[ She doesn't engage with the simulation for now, leaning up against one of the various street lights instead. She considers her words carefully for a moment, then, ]

...Your home, I take it?

w0 - saturday

[chevaleros]

[ vira is over by the planetarium, or she's going over when she spots mineo there.

she considers turning heel and leaving, but considering their conversations—she ends up walking beside him with a clip of her heels.

flatly: ]

What are you doing?

[sengokus]

... thinking.

[that's dangerous.

but it's his quiet, tired response even as he looks up at the sky]

... you know, I really... actually thought we had it.

week 1, thursday

[sengokus]

Lady Vira Ma'am!
Do you mind if I go with you to wherever you're staying tonight just in case things get crazy again
I wanna head out to investigate but figure it's better done in pairs so that we can back up each other's stories and testimonies

[chevaleros]

It seems unlikely that someone would strike at exactly the same time as before, but we ought to look around anyway.

[ more skulls! anyway she is fine working with mineo, especially considering how suspect last week could've made her look when she was alone. ]

Do you have anywhere in mind? I want to comb over the new rooms. The medical bay has a strange regeneration machine, and the circus seems out-of-place.

week 1, thursday

[sengokus]

[FINE A PC

BUT ONCE THEY'RE AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC AND HEADED TOWARD THE MED BAY]

.... Vira-san.

What happened - to your arm, to all of you? [a beat] I tried to text you and Takeru, and realized something was off when it said it was read - but before I even sent the message.

[chevaleros]

[ it's cool, she's just walking along slowly. ]

You did?

[ she checks her phone awkwardly with one hand. ]

...Ah, I see. We must've already been brought to that place by the time you messaged us—that's probably why. I did see the ones you sent this morning.

week 2, tuesday for variety [1/3]

[sengokus]

[in the attempt to not see anyone

of course mineo is gonna see people]

Wha - oh, hey, Vira-san...

[eye contact. rip]

[sengokus]

[ We haven’t made any progress with video analysis.

Hey. Enomoto, you look - ….. shit.

Enomoto, have you slept? Eaten? It’s been days, man, just—

Give it up, Enomoto, those guys are probably already dead.

If it’s really Adonis, then we’re probably too late.

Their words echo through your ears as you approach an abandoned warehouse. You hear the apathy in their voices, the mocking. They’ve already given up on ever finding their missing comrades. But you don’t listen. You don’t eat, you don’t sleep, you don’t stop looking until -

Until the smell of blood hits you as soon as you throw open the door.

The room spills out in front of you. Slumped against the wall, there is one man.

The one you’ve been looking for.

You barely recall protocol - you call your superior, you give an address and nothing more - and you approach the man you admired. Yuuta Fuji. Your idol left to rot in the outskirts of Shinjuku five days after he was killed on video.

You’ve never felt hatred like this before. You’ve never wanted someone dead before. The job is dangerous and sometimes people get hurt but you’ve always been willing to be the person to put your neck on the line for somebody else, even a stranger.

Right now, face to face with the bloody corpse of someone you treasured, all you want is to hurt somebody else the way that you’re hurting now. To take their greatest source of admiration and shoot it down.

A voice (25:18 - 26:14) cuts through after you’ve been standing there for who knows how long. He gives you orders. You know you have to follow them. Set up a perimeter, gather evidence, solve the case like you’ve solved so many before. This is your job.

But as one tear rolls down your cheek without permission, you know something else -

This is personal. ]

[sengokus]

[ - fuck.

he winces once he comes back and just.]

.... sorry you had to see that.

week 2, thursday

[sengokus]

Vira-san are you feeling better this week? There's somewhere I want to look
If you're up for coming with me I mean
Takeru told me about how you and Grace-san saw the weird pink eye so I did a check somewhere yesterday too and I kinda wanted to follow up

[chevaleros]

Yes, I'm fine.

Where did you go?

week 3, friday

[sengokus]

Any hints from the dog park, Vira-san?
Library had some pretty weird stuff

[chevaleros]

Nothing that makes much sense by itself. The dogs were behaving strangely.

And on your end?

w3, sunday

[chevaleros]

[ vira is at the dog park. luminiera, who i can't remember if he's met or not, bobs along in the air above her as she just props herself on a very large dog, using it as a headrest. thanks, sloth week.

it shifts and wakes her up to bark at mineo in greeting, though. ]

[sengokus]

[i feel like mineo has at least seen luminiera but he's just softly going 'what' to himself regardless before assuming that's a pet??

but he just waves.....]

Oh, hey buddy. [to the pupper

a beat]

Hi Vira-san.... Sorry, did I interrupt your nap?

w4, saturday

[chevaleros]

[ she usually doesn't spend much time in the kitchen anymore, considering it's been involved in about thirty murders, but she does need sustenance. so she's just grabbing some standard depression food: an apple. probably a bag of cheese. stuff like that. ]

...Enomoto. [ she nods her head in greeting. ] You did well at trial today.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . ]

.... well we both know that's not true - but thanks anyway.

[he was tossed around with curse after curse and then didn't end up finding anything at all. he sighs.]

.... you did most of the hard work, Vira-san. Sorry to leave it on your shoulders - but that's what I want to say thank you for.

week 5, friday

[sengokus]

Vira-san do you have a second?
I need help figuring something out

[chevaleros]

What is it?

week 5, sunday

[sengokus]

Vira-san
Shi-san said you got some messages from the dead
Takeru knows about all of mine so far but can we meet up and compare notes

[chevaleros]

Yes, that's fine. Meet me by the medical bay.

week 6, friday

[sengokus]

Did you tell anyone else Vira-san
I only told Takeru
Also apparently in the garden there's a vicious and angry flower monster
Which
We did not do that
So I hope no one gets mad tomorrow

[chevaleros]

I told Harrowhark and Sheila, who expressed their support.

[ lol ]

I did not tell them you were involved, though you may wish to.

I have no idea what this monster might signify. [ ???? have all the mini invest clues been this unrelated or what is happening ]

w7, monday

[chevaleros]

[ vira is out visiting the temple sometime after the town hall meeting, letting out a sigh as she finishes the a familiar little routine of bell-ringing, clapping her hands together and closing her eyes in prayer.

it's not the right season for it, but time really is an illusion here. she's wrapping up when she spots mineo, who she has probably been avoiding because. what was even happening during the meeting with him and takeru. she just sort of raises a brow at him like... you okay there? ]

[sengokus]

[ah.

he looks a little sheepish at that, rubbing the back of his neck then before bowing his head]

... sorry for the distraction today.

[ . . . . ]

I actually feel like I need to say sorry to you for - a lot of things?