week 2; saturday post-trial w/ fane

[alchemenace]

[ here they are once again in the dorm room after a trial, though this time varian has only one thing to say: ]

Okay, but corpse kissing aside, are we going to have a confession like this every week? Because they could just make things easier for us and write a note on the ground instead.

[ why do they waste eight hours every week ]

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[alchemenace]

... Oh! That's true, you wouldn't be affected by most fires. It's too bad horrible disfigurement of a skeleton would probably kill you, since we are kind of avoiding that.

[ bummer. ]

[faceripper]

[ Fane nods and sighs like this is something truly lamentable... they're freaks ]

Honestly. Alas... I suppose I shouldn't wish you luck with your venture, so instead, I'll simply say I understand the conflict.

[ He shrugs ]

Really, if there are more objectives like your own, then the two ways to collect ink amount to one and the same.

[alchemenace]

I believe the objectives are linked to the titles. Or, at least that's what I figured out when I read the books in the library. I think, going by that logic, at least one third of the objectives are similar to my own. Which... explains the Historians. If they were all as easy as Miss Bunch's [ or. fane's. if it was anyone else. ] they would have no reason to try to force it somehow.

[faceripper]

Considering the objectives I've heard, I would say that's a reasonable assumption.

[ ...Though all the ones he's heard he also thinks are super dumb, so. Mixed results. ]

Though I may as well say it. [ He waves a hand idly ] I don't know what to think of these Historians in the first place, but I imagine Akechi is one of them. I mentioned my objective to him, and he was surprisingly enthusiastic to assist me with it.

[alchemenace]

[ ... hm ]

You think so? According to what we've been told, the Historians know more about the true nature of this place than anyone else here. Akechi... [ lost his shit during his trial ] I guess he has been proven to have lied about things previously. A lot. I'll keep it in mind.

[faceripper]

Oh, I agree. It seems quite strange, all things considered, but I can't help but consider his helpfulness differently now.

[ He shrugs ]

If he isn't one himself, then perhaps a good friend of his is.

[alchemenace]

... The good news is, if that's the qualifications, that brings the potential Historian to approximately five people.

[ he's being generous. ... or, wait. ]

... Including Natsuo. Could his death have been the catalyst to why information about the Historians was given to us?

[faceripper]

[ Fane makes a thoughtful noise, though it's definitely positive. This hadn't quite occurred to him, so he shifts to a thoughtful posture with a nod. ]

That would make sense. I doubt that it was given simply out of the kindness of the Crafters' hearts. Should they have any.

[alchemenace]

Even if they do, I don't think doing anything out of kindness is high priority for them. They said something came to pass that caused them to share this information, not to mention he apparently really wanted to help Miss Bunch with her objective, so, maybe... ?

[ but then again. it's natsuo. ]