Chasma: Susato

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week 1, post-trial

[aono]

[Rin is not very bright, he can at least honestly accept that. His strength has always been his...well, strength. So when it comes to delicate matters like this, he knows to go to the smart people for help.

Susato is a smart people, moreso than most of the people here. Which is why he's approaching her.]

Hey, can I ask you something?

[booksleeves]

[Susato is here in the void, Ryutaro in plover form perched on her shoulder. She seems to be scribbling in her notebook.]

Okumura-san, of course.

[aono]

[Okumura-san...he's so used to not hearing honorifics here, it's strange to hear them again.]

That stuff at the end of the trial, it was weird, yeah? How That Belt-guy looked like he couldn't tell us much of anything.

[booksleeves]

[She only uses them on the Japanese characters.]

It did seem that he couldn't explain his reasons.

Week 2, Friday

[aono]

[Time to go find Susato again! Because Rin has thinky-thoughts.]

So with those four back it just leaves Revali, Roxis, and Ulrika unaccounted for. Right?

[booksleeves]

[She can be found in the kitchen, preparing some food with a worried expression on her face. She glances up.]

. . . That's right.

[aono]

[Rin wants to say 'it'll be alright', but that's not the truth. At least one of those three is going to be dead. Maybe all three. It's definitely not alright.

So instead he goes over to see what she's cooking.]

...want some help?

week 3; saturday

[booksleeves]

[She'll come find him, wherever prison is in this world. She hasn't brought anything, just herself, red-eyed and weary.]

[aono]

[She doesn't have to bring anything, it's okay. Rin will see her the same. And he's talking gently when she approaches too.]

Hey, you haven't been crying over me, have you? You don't gotta do that.

[booksleeves]

[That's so kind. It only makes her face fall a little more, though.]

. . . This was so cruel. I'm sorry.

week 3; sunday

[booksleeves]

[Well, she's back at House 3. She seems a little wary of Rin, but she looks in when he's eating soup.]

Okumura-san. . . hello again.

[aono]

Hey.

[He's standing there, a little awkward, but he seems to be doing better than he was before. A little bit, maybe. His eyes aren't as red anymore.]

...you doing okay?

[booksleeves]

[Oh. She swallows and comes over closer.]

. . . You oughtn't be asking me that.

Week 4, Wednesday

[aono]

[Rin is! Carrying a paper! He seems to be thinking deeply on it, but he stops and looks up when he notices Susato is there.]

Hey! Think you can help me with something?

[booksleeves]

[She is sitting somewhere in the tavern, looking into the fire. She glances up when she sees him.]

. . . Okumura-san. Of course.

[aono]

[He! Comes over! And he'll sit down near her.]

First off: you gotta keep this secret, because there might be more reasons for it beyond what I know and I don't want people pointing fingers all over the place. But you're level-headed so I trust you with this.

But I think I found a way to figure out who might've killed others. Maybe.

Week 4, post-trial

[aono]

[Rin looks about ready to cry when he tracks down Susato.]

Susato, I fucked up. I knew something and I should've spoken up, but I didn't.

[booksleeves]

Rin -

[Oh no, don't cry. She'll rush to him.]

Tell me, tell me what happened.

[aono]

[He's not crying yet, he's trying to hold it together. Because wow he feels guilty now.]

I knew Allen didn't do it. I've seen his daemon in two different forms since Friday. And Nanaly...I wasn't completely sure, I couldn't remember if I had or not. But I should've at least reminded you of that, yeah?

[Even if Rin hadn't been sure, someone else might have seen something right?]

She- if her daemon is still shifting, she didn't kill.

Week 4, Sunday

[aono]

[Yeah, Rin has some bad news when he comes looking for Susato.]

I talked to Suriel about the items we have that are supposed to help with the trials. Apparently they're not as helpful as we think they are.

Like the thing done to the arrow, that just shows who knows how to use a bow and arrow. That's what it meant by "who can interact with this item". But it doesn't do jack shit if someone took an arrow and stabbed someone with that arrow. That's why it didn't show who used the arrows on Yelena.

[booksleeves]

Hmm.

[She seems concerned by this.]

. . . Yuri said several times his item was meant to determine who had touched the item in question. He'd asked at one point whether we thought it likely the killer had touched the arrows, and confirmed Rochalizo examining them might be the reason his item pointed to Rochalizo.

[It doesn't make sense. . . ]

However, I have seen Sir Rochalizo's daemon shift, after trial.

[aono]

Well then he was lying, because neither Nanaly nor Rochalizo killed. And shouldn't Yelena herself be on there too? There were arrow marks on her, so they touched her.

Week 7, Friday

[aono]

[Rin is. Absolutely looking for Susato. Once he's had a time to wash up both himself and his clothes, that is.

When he finds her, he's going to smile as he approaches. Wow, he's missed her a lot.]

Hey. I finally got your message.

[booksleeves]

[She missed him, too! She smiles at him, happy to see him.]

Rin. . .

[She knows. After all, he said so in so many places she could see.]

[aono]

[It's okay. He's sure she saw it, but she deserves more than just peeking in and overhearing, so...]

I'm sorry. You kept trying to tell me without actually telling me, didn't you? And I missed it, each and every time.

[But she hadn't been lonely, because he was supportive regardless. Even with the several degrees of separation.]

But you were working really hard over there, yeah? I can't imagine you sat around and did nothing. So thanks. For everything you've done, on both sides of things. You're really strong, you know that?