talks

[rollplayinghouse]

Who: Maki, A, Boss
Where: Maki's room
When: Day 33 late morning

[Maki has pulled some chairs from the common area into her room for the purpose of this meeting. Both boyfriends have been invited in. It's time to see if they can successfully talk to each other.]

Comments

[criminaljustice]

[takes a seat in one of the chairs, being very mindful not to cross his arms, even if that's really what he feels like doing. gloved hands pressing palm down on his thighs instead.

he might look like he only just had his coffee fix this morning, so still a bit on the drowsy side but getting more awake.]

[afailedmurder]

[sitting very stiffly in his own chair. speaking of coffee, he takes out a can of coffee, grows it to around four times the size, and starts carefully pouring into a glass.]

Would either of you like some?

[rollplayinghouse]

[she considers both of them and comes to the conclusion it could be worse]

...Sure.

[criminaljustice]

... I already had some.

[also. canned. coffee. why.]

[afailedmurder]

[pouring Maki a glass. there's nothing wrong with canned coffee!!]

There's plenty here if you change your mind.

[rollplayinghouse]

Thank you.

[she takes it. at least it gives her something to do with her hands as she tries to decide what to say]

...So... I think you guys left off with some misunderstandings. For now... hold back your grudges and try not to think about who's right or wrong. Just be clear with each other. We'll work out what to do with that later.

[criminaljustice]

[not sure how he can be much clearer than he already is but nods.]

All right.

[afailedmurder]

Yes.

[And then he just sits there awkwardly]

[rollplayinghouse]

[sigh. she was hoping for this to be a low-touch moderation]

...A, you didn't tell Boss something, before.

[criminaljustice]

[... he didn't tell Boss a number of things, before.]

He had that option, to be fair.

[afailedmurder]

She's referring to the part where I drank rather than admitting you're not a real criminal.

...That was spiteful of me.

[rollplayinghouse]

[good, that's a start]

[criminaljustice]

[...













wat?

hello moment of square peg round hole. cannot compute. surely he heard something wrong???]

--what?

[afailedmurder]

Changing the hearts of the wicked isn't a crime. It's a well-deserved punishment.

[rollplayinghouse]

[Maki is still not sure how she feels about that one but that seems like a topic for later. She stays silent for now]

[criminaljustice]

... I don't disagree but... is that the only reason?

[afailedmurder]

If you haven't committed crimes then by definition, you're not a criminal. I turned you in for my own purposes, whatever those may have been.

[rollplayinghouse]

[hmms a little, but still doesn't interject]

[criminaljustice]

A, I literally killed you so that part of it won't matter anymore.

[i mean also he was possessed and crazy but literally what they crazy-talked each other about]

Pretending you don't know why you did it at this point is just... redundant. And kind of pointless.

[afailedmurder]

Excuse me for being redundant, but you were the one who seemed to need a definition of a fairly plain statement. If it really doesn't matter, then why did you need to hear from me that you're not a criminal to begin with?

Besides, I'm not pretending anything. Maybe it's easy for you to assume I'm working for Shido for nothing more than my own selfish gain, but I refuse to believe that.

[rollplayinghouse]

[against all odds Boss gets the first stern look from Maki]

I agree, he's not pretending. There's still a lot both of you don't know about the past, and you don't even know what he was thinking for as much as you do know. Don't make assumptions.

[criminaljustice]

I never said anything about selfish gain.

But the obvious answer is he did do it on Shido's orders. There's no other way for that much law enforcement to have been involved otherwise. So you'll excuse me when I point out that saying "whatever those purposes may have been" over that is bullshit.

You wanted me to be clear. I'm being clear.

[and focusing in on A again:]

Whatever the case beyond that, is a moot point for me, personally. Whatever anger I had about it, I took it out at the end of that game. If you have your own problems about why you would follow Shido in the first place, you need to sort that out for yourself. Not keep assuming I'm thinking the worst of you.

[afailedmurder]

And if it's something I need to sort out for myself, then keep your nose out of it and stop nitpicking.

[rollplayinghouse]

[to Boss, still]

It's clearly not a moot point just because you slit his throat. It's not something he needs to sort out for himself. You clearly still have your own idea of his reasons for following Shido, and they're clearly still influencing the way you think of him. The fact that he doesn't know why he did it is still influencing his view of himself.

And you thought he still looked down on you for being a criminal, despite everything, so don't act like you've got a totally unbiased perspective on the situation.

And don't accuse him of lying. You're both here to try your best.

[criminaljustice]

Technically, I stabbed him.

[not slit his throat.

but holding up his hands in surrender, not arguing.]