[mineo will just open his hand to lumi.......... he is so fascinated with this creecher.]
It really is. I feel like I can take it a little easy even though there's more work to be done? But it's sort of like... gotta take the celebrations while we can, right?
[ this creechur makes a chime-like sound and floats around, apparently appeased. and there's dogs in the background, and nothing terribly urgent on their plates. ]
Yes, I think having a moment to breathe will do us all good.
[ she's seen mineo overwork himself in those memories, and he's not the only one. ]
Still, I wonder if there's some definitive end to this cycle we seem to be repeating.
[this is soooOOOOCUTE mineo will let the tentacle rest in his palm as he wanders over closer to vira]
... I don't know. I feel like that's probably the next question I should ask one of the Avatars.
They said that it could be over in a flash if we all indulged enough but... it doesn't really feel like that, right? Someone else told me that too... that it feels like we've been here a while.
[ he can sit with her, it's fine. there are several dogs to use as furniture, and lumi continues to hover about without any direction from her master. ]
It's been some time... I'm not certain what more we can do, and how much we can indulge when our numbers are slashed each week.
[ ... ]
Though Misa mentioned during trial that killing is the strongest form of indulgence here, so there is that.
[fuck yea dogs. mineo is just going to reach for the a golden retriever and cuddle them happily in his arms, playing with their ears. he loves dogs. this is just two large puppies hanging out with vira and lumi.]
.... really?
[his brow furrows in confusion at that]
So you think that's why people are opting to kill? How'd they even learn that?
[ dogs!! she shrugs, which somehow manages to look pretty ladylike. ]
That was the first I'd heard of it, honestly. And considering that, it may be best to confirm it elsewhere. I had asked Despair if that was the case some weeks ago, and they did not tell me as much.
[ she likes misa, but it is an important thing to make sure is true before it spreads anywhere. ]
[ and then they ended up talking about plot anyway. she hums, the big dog at her back snoring peaceably. ]
If it's any help, we took a picture of the items we found and used those to ask the Avatars what they recognized. I would be interested to know if Pride is receiving a second item.
[ well, it is confession week; she hums softly, thoughtful. ]
Mostly so, yes. There weren't many people my age in my last position, and I was the highest authority there. It wasn't exactly collaborative when I was supposed to make most of the decisions.
I can see that. You do sort of have that kind of energy to you. Even when I was back at work, I mostly just worked with a bunch of other guys on the team.
Is it weird? To have to bounce ideas back with other people...? Or is it easier?
[does she miss having the authority, or is this nice?]
[ it must be a very strange office if everyone is like mineo and takeru. ]
One isn't clearly easier than the other. Objectively, the pressure of my previous station was far greater. But trying to meet personal expectations is... more difficult.
[ it's hard to work with others in a group like this, somehow. not for lack of authority, but something else. ]
How does this place compare to your other 'team?' Sasazuka aside.
[vira your personal relations.... though mineo blinks in surprise at that - ]
Oh - no, I wasn't thinking about Takeru. He and I... we're coworkers, but I wouldn't say that we're on a team together int he classic sense.
[ . . . ]
Honestly working with people like you is more familiar to me. I used to be the youngest guy in Field Ops, so everyone kinda nudged me around or gave me some grief. But it wasn't in a way that I thought they hated me.
[which is
actually pretty decent comparison for how he feels about vira. she's bossier than he is, but she's not so impersonal that mineo bristles at the idea of doing what she wants, despite her aura. some of that was also balanced by her winning over takeru first but. still.
... back home, most of the crimes that I dealt with were pretty removed.
But I think that the longer that we're here... the more that we'll end up suffering or having a hard time. So... really we should try to soak up the easier moments like this.
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It really is. I feel like I can take it a little easy even though there's more work to be done? But it's sort of like... gotta take the celebrations while we can, right?
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Yes, I think having a moment to breathe will do us all good.
[ she's seen mineo overwork himself in those memories, and he's not the only one. ]
Still, I wonder if there's some definitive end to this cycle we seem to be repeating.
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... I don't know. I feel like that's probably the next question I should ask one of the Avatars.
They said that it could be over in a flash if we all indulged enough but... it doesn't really feel like that, right? Someone else told me that too... that it feels like we've been here a while.
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It's been some time... I'm not certain what more we can do, and how much we can indulge when our numbers are slashed each week.
[ ... ]
Though Misa mentioned during trial that killing is the strongest form of indulgence here, so there is that.
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.... really?
[his brow furrows in confusion at that]
So you think that's why people are opting to kill? How'd they even learn that?
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That was the first I'd heard of it, honestly. And considering that, it may be best to confirm it elsewhere. I had asked Despair if that was the case some weeks ago, and they did not tell me as much.
[ she likes misa, but it is an important thing to make sure is true before it spreads anywhere. ]
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but mineo just hums thoughtfully at that even as he lets his head rest on the big pupper]
... fair enough. I'll go check in - I'm visiting Pride today.
Ashiya-san gave me an item from their adventure, and I heard from Molly that it might belong to them... so I'll have to see about delivering it.
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If it's any help, we took a picture of the items we found and used those to ask the Avatars what they recognized. I would be interested to know if Pride is receiving a second item.
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Ah... right. Okay, I'll let you know then. [glances at that pc. not going well. but for now!]
I told Gojou-san to go ask the Avatars too, and I think Molly's headed to Lust so....
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Do you know how many items they received? I wonder if they got the other four, besides the ones we found.
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[but if she's looking sneepy mineo too will look sneepy]
Ashiya-san's rose, Gojou-san's pocket watch, Molly's... jacket? And whatever Grace-san got - but I didn't get around to asking. I'm sure Takeru knows.
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[ she doesn't know much about the group that vanished the week before, so who knows what's floating around. ]
...Seems that I can't help but talk business with you around.
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We're kinda like business partners, right? I mean - at least for as long as you keep working with Takeru and Harrow-san.
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It does feel that way, doesn't it...?
[ an investigation crew. ]
I admit I'm still not very used to working with others like this.
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[he tilts his head at that]
Are you used to just taking care of stuff on your own?
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Mostly so, yes. There weren't many people my age in my last position, and I was the highest authority there. It wasn't exactly collaborative when I was supposed to make most of the decisions.
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[mineo nods at that]
I can see that. You do sort of have that kind of energy to you. Even when I was back at work, I mostly just worked with a bunch of other guys on the team.
Is it weird? To have to bounce ideas back with other people...? Or is it easier?
[does she miss having the authority, or is this nice?]
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One isn't clearly easier than the other. Objectively, the pressure of my previous station was far greater. But trying to meet personal expectations is... more difficult.
[ it's hard to work with others in a group like this, somehow. not for lack of authority, but something else. ]
How does this place compare to your other 'team?' Sasazuka aside.
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Oh - no, I wasn't thinking about Takeru. He and I... we're coworkers, but I wouldn't say that we're on a team together int he classic sense.
[ . . . ]
Honestly working with people like you is more familiar to me. I used to be the youngest guy in Field Ops, so everyone kinda nudged me around or gave me some grief. But it wasn't in a way that I thought they hated me.
[which is
actually pretty decent comparison for how he feels about vira. she's bossier than he is, but she's not so impersonal that mineo bristles at the idea of doing what she wants, despite her aura. some of that was also balanced by her winning over takeru first but. still.
it's funny, how it feels familiar.]
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but she's gotten used to him, which is why her words are less biting and more dry. ]
The crew I travel with now has your same energy as well.
[ see: yuel. ]
Though none of them came off as perverse as you were, to start.
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..... I've been told I'm pretty bad at first impressions.....
[so he can't
even deny it
he fucked it up hard with takeru too]
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[ on the bright side, she just looks kind of amused. ]
But I suppose if you keep working at the pace you do, even a lecher like you has his uses.
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... maybe by the end, I'll be able to work hard enough to get you to forget that part.
It's good working with you too, Vira-san. You, Takeru, and Harrow-san all make me feel like I gotta keep giving my all.
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but no, she seems to consider this. ]
Yes, they do make it difficult to lounge around and do nothing, don't they...? It's harder not to get invested, with how personal this all is.
[ the murders are personal. the trials are personal. she should try to be apathetic about it all, but here they are. ]
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... back home, most of the crimes that I dealt with were pretty removed.
But I think that the longer that we're here... the more that we'll end up suffering or having a hard time. So... really we should try to soak up the easier moments like this.