sengokus | library w3 curfew

[ . . . he looks over to her at this, tilting his head]

.... a good book?

For a book titled "The Bloody End of Count Injustice", I didn't expect the final line to be how everyone lived happily ever after.

[ What a weird author. ]

[ . . . . ]

Uh?

[mineo will also pick up a book. it's about the historical account of the fire at honnouji.

he squints]

.... well that's just wrong. Akechi Mitsuhide died weeks later? Oda Nobunaga may have been the demon king but I wouldn't say it's a happy ending...?

[white picks up a self-help book, which in theory could help him get his life together except he just flips to the last page and squints.]

Well, this is weird.

[white your therapy

but mineo just looks over - ]

"And everyone lived happily ever after"?

[closes it shut! off to find another book just to check.]

Think we've found our clue. Pretty ominous, huh?

[ . . . . he looks thoughtful.]

Yeah.

.... I wonder what or who it means.

Anyone a fan of fairy tales around here?

[ . . . . . mineo looks down at the book in his hands for a bit longer. demon lords getting vanquished....

he puts it back.]

..... I'm a little nervous.

Aoi-san or Ashiya-san, maybe.

[...

he places a hand on mineo's shoulder, frowning in thought before he realizes that there's nothing he can say that would help.]

[ . . . . he leans into the touch for about half a beat.

before he places his on hand on top of white's, gives it a squeeze and then removes his hand from his shoulder.

he forces himself to focus.]

We have to think about if it's a room hint, too. This place is the most obvious if you're talking about stories. But maybe the rec room since it has games and movies.

[...]

Maybe...? Shit, I don't read enough for this. Um... Planetarium? Wishing on a star and stuff? The garden's kind of fairy tale-ish...

[he nods and pulls out his phone to start making notes for suggestions]

It'd be better if it was in conjunction with other things...

But we can think about it, at least. It's pretty vague for us this week.

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Is that what it says?

[hm.]

[he nods.]

It sounds like that's what all of them say.

[he goes to pick up some more books off shelves, flipping to the last page just to check]

So now it's just... what does it mean?

There’s a few things I can think of... It could be pointing to a person, or maybe saying they lived is a hint that there’s more than one culprit?

So like... a partnership....?

[hmmmm don't like that]

Could be.

[Thinking, thinking...]

Any other ideas?

We could think about it as locations too - White said something about Planetarium wishing upon a star, or the gardens. I think the tea room feels kinda royal...? So maybe there.

[...She thinks about something for a second and frowns.]

Medb’s a queen.

[ . . . . ah. he looks a bit more concerned for her there]

.... we'll see what comes up.

We just... need to think of possibilities now so Saturday doesn't take as long.

You're familiar with a demon king?

[ And she picks up another book, immediately flipping to the end. ]

The same for this one as well...

It's more of a historical title, but I'd say it's pretty deserved.

[nobunaga was so much

but he scratches his head]

Is that the hint then...? Could it be about a person...? Where would we be looking if that's a location hint?

It really might be here. Don't happy endings happen in children's tales?

Mm. In fairytales.... Or in games, plays, movies, that sort of thing.

[a beat]

.... I guess - Omi-san's an actor?

[but even he sounds doubtful that man has civilian written all over him]