BARiTONES looks like they cheat on their taxes

[intimitation]

Who: BARiTONES and visitors
Where: BARiTONES dorm
When: Day 227-228, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE IDK

[Man, we didn't get any game punishments and someone STILL got beaten up. This is just the BARiTONES way, I guess.

But maybe you're having a fine time anyway!! How we doin'?]

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Re: Day 228 early evening

[tradesecret]

[ The door opens to... a reception room? When did they get one of these? ]

Intensity, hello.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[When did they get one of those?

Looking for the obvious lever for the trap door]

I see you've upgraded security.

[Holds out the bag to her]

Pretzel?

[tradesecret]

Thanks. I'm sure no one else would mind you in the common area.

[ Walking through the reception room towards the door leading to a more familiar space. ]

Coffee?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[But where's the lever...?

May linger a bit before proceeding to the common room and leaning up against the bar]

If you don't mind. And no need to work your magic on it today.

[tradesecret]

[ There is none, oddly enough. These are some highly benevolent (if anti-social) villains.

If the aim is no-alcohol, she'll pull out a french press for maximum strength coffee ]

It's no trouble at all. Please, have a seat.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Your cat is---

[How to word this delicately]

...out. As I'm sure you've noticed.

[tradesecret]

She comes just enough to keep from turning gray. I'm not in a position to make any demands of her beyond that.

Is she at FiN or with DVa right now?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

FiN.

[He's lying.

But also hoping Yvette can read him better than the rest of BARiTONES]

How was the fall-out for the rest of you?

[tradesecret]

[ If that were the case, then they'd probably be playing with lasers or something right now. She'll let that thought steep in her brain, much like the coffee that is ultra-black in the press ]

Well, I'm surprised she'd let you take a break.

I didn't play. The others seem well enough, beyond fretting over associates on other units. What about you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Our unit allied with yours, so there was never any doubt what the outcome would be.

...

And I assume you mean what happened to avante, then. Unless your love for ZRAEL has done a 180 in the past few weeks.

[tradesecret]

Oh, not as a whole, no. But I enjoy Hibiki-san's flair for the dramatic.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Hibiki...?

[Pulls out his phone to look at the roster. He should really stay more on top of this?]

[tradesecret]

A classmate of some of the boys here who used to be in a school for idols.

[ she assumes he knows about Eichi and the Yumenosaki kids ]

He was on Dance Macabre before.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He only knows the very basics from Shu. And not any of the Eichi part of that backstory]

Oh.

...

Is this Wataru then?

[Now why Kohime lit his hair on fire makes perfect sense]

[tradesecret]

[ he's very extra, but Yvette seems to genuinely like him ]

Yes, that's him. He's amazing theatrical talent.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's quite a compliment. Does that mean he's on par with you?

[tradesecret]

We share a similar commitment to our roles, but his singing and dancing are far better than mine.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I see.

[And then looks around the common room]

Do you mind taking the rest of this conversation somewhere a little more private?

[tradesecret]

[ setting the coffee press and mugs on a tray in anticipation of this ]

I should invest in a meeting room. Will my room do for now? All of our living spaces are sound-proofed.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Your room will do. If you need five minutes to stash your fanmail, let me know.

[tradesecret]

That won't be necessary. I haven't received anything. That warrants hiding.

[ the rooms here have 2 factor authorization locks. Fun stuff.

The room past that is more basic. A stock BiT room with a desk, chair and a Murphy bed that doesn't look slept in. She sets the tray on the desk and motions to the chair, offering him that spot while she sits on the bed. ]

So what did you really want to talk about?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I heard that pause.

[But he glances at the unused bed. Yvette also doesn't sleep huh, figures?]

Still my cat.

But more I want to understand the relationship between Eichi and Wataru.

[tradesecret]

[ 15 minutes intermittently throughout the day at random times has been working out GREAT. Proper sleep is for losers. ]

I'm presuming you're interested in that information in relation to how things broke down during the guest stars event... Is that right?

[ she won't even stop to pause ]

Tenshouin-san admires and loves him deeply. Probably more than anyone else.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And that put Kohime unexpectedly out without her favorite person to lean on?

[tradesecret]

[ pouring the coffee and setting the mug next to him on the desk. ]

This is just my opinion, but that was probably the straw that broke the camel's back. While she was tolerant of the other members of the unit, Tenshouin-san served as the anchor and was all too happy to keep her attention for himself.

But in doing so, she didn't branch out with us. Couldn't learn things that Tenshouin-san couldn't understand himself. For obvious reasons, much of the unit can't be trusted, anyway, so they enabled the worst parts of each other.