K, Day 2 Night

[edealistical]

Hello.

[She'd gone back to her room after the vote was over, her face pale.]

Thanks for coming. ...It looks like... Levi truly was innocent.

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[edealistical]

Oh!

[Edea looks surprised for a moment and openly gapes.]

I thought -- I thought it was an accusation of me. The moment I saw what was happening, I thought --

[A flash of regret crosses her eyes.]

Then... Then I have acted in a truly cowardly fashion. I could not speak for my belief in Levi's innocence... because I feared it would condemn me as well.

[jingler]

Hm. Well I'm sure now that Missile is out in the open, he can make clear if he received a guilty verdict for you tomorrow. It's difficult to tell for certain unfortunately with a dog being our source of information.

[Edea's picture was ripped up when he received it, but not in the same manner Levi's was so it could mean anything.]

Besides, seeing as Levi wasn't a VIP I would think a real VIP would take advantage of the situation and try to defend him openly.

[edealistical]

[...The mental olympics are a little much to keep up with.]

Er.

Would a VIP not try to condemn him, knowing he was innocent?

[...]

No -- because in defending him, they would gain the respect of the others after seeing that Levi was innocent.

[...]

Although -- that would also...

Well, I suppose there's no point. ...I did nothing. It was shameful to the extreme.

((Bed, night!))

[jingler]

[He can understand her confusion. This isn't the easiest situation and it's been a long day.]

Do not worry Edea. You can make for it in the future.

...

Although, in the event that you are a VIP I hope you do not target me tonight. It would not at all play in your favor and you would be quickly ousted, especially if Missile did get a guilty verdict on you.

[Just sayin.]

[edealistical]

You have nothing to fear from me.

[She will smile, a little gratefully.]

But - and I say this out of concern - I fear... you have made yourself a noticeable target. The VIPs have doubtlessly become aware that the Detective believes you trustworthy since you revealed those pictures.

Please be very careful tonight.

You are... eminently intelligent. We have need of you, still.

[Today in weird knightly euphemisms: "you're a better leader than Levi ever was."]

[jingler]

If something happens to me, then...that will be that. I have no desire to die and I will fight against it, but there's nothing more I can do should I fall. My only hope then is that all the killing stops.

[edealistical]

It must stop.

I had this vision... when we first entered... that we would find and apprehend these killers with the greatest of ease. Black was black and white was white. No one who committed such acts could be innocent.

I have never seen murder become... a game. It frightens me more than facing thousands of enemies on the battlefield.