Ibuki and Edea, Day 2

[edealistical]

Ibuki!

I think I've got almost all your crossword!

[Edea will grab Ibuki in the middle of the day with an excited expression. No one is around, but you can't be too careful...]

Come see.

Comments

[poyoyon]

By the way, Ibuki has something else to report, too, just in case!! The buddy cops are definitely in a partnership...they sent a letter to Mahiru-chan and asked her to be their proxy, 'cause they checked her on purpose and found her to be a normal guest...or that's what she told all of us!

[ So. ]

[edealistical]

Oohh... It's so helpful that two of you came in with a lot of friends.

[super helpful and not at all manipulative]

We should definitely focus on pairs if we can going forward since some of them are bound to be special roles.

[poyoyon]

Yep! Mahiru-chan said they have a cellphone between them...they want to use her camera. Um...we can't ask around about cellphones, but if you see anyone with one, we should consider waking them up!

[ yEAH ]

[edealistical]

Of course!

[...]

Um.

What's a sellfone?

[poyoyon]

...Um, Ibuki doesn't have one, but maybe one of the others does and can show everyone tonight?

[ AND LO AND BEHOLD, TAMAKI DID. ]

[edealistical]

An object that not many people have...

What would they be using this for?

[poyoyon]

You know about cameras? Like Ayayayaya-chan and Mahiru-chan have? A cellphone has a camera! Apparently they were using it like...some sort of snapchat? Ibuki doesn't totally understand what was meant, but apparently the results are something that there needs to be a picture taken of...

Maybe they're shown at night on the bracelets?

[edealistical]

Aaahh - I see!

That probably rules out Ayaya -- Aya, then. She wouldn't need one if she's got a camera.

[poyoyon]

Yep! Ayayaya-chan can't be one of the buddy cops!

[ SUCCESSFUL DEDUCTION... ]

[edealistical]

[1 down, 38 to go??]

Well, we could probably rule out some other people just based on what we know, too.

Let's see.... Natalia and Kurapika are both from places a lot like mine, I think. Legion probably is part camera somehow. I don't think Prince Whatshername would have anything if she was asleep for 1000 years. Missile is a dog, and Sheba uses magic.

[poyoyon]

They could be partnered with someone with a cellphone, but! That sounds about right! Legion-chan and Ayayayaya-chan are probably definitely not involved, though!

[edealistical]

Imagine Aya as one of the Buddy Cops...

[She can only imagine that going terribly.]

Her, um, ethical failures will be useful, though, since she'll print just about anything. We might want her to stay around a while longer.

[poyoyon]

Ibuki tooooooootally agrees! Besides, if we took care of her, they'd try to think up a new way to hand out information!

[edealistical]

A way that might be less... easily taken advantage of.

[She stops for a moment.]

Oh, Ibuki --

Can you do me a favor?

[poyoyon]

Huh? Sure, of course Ibuki can do Edea-chan a favor!

[edealistical]

Juuuust in case anything happens - I'm going to leave something under your door later, OK? You know who it's for! But promise you won't open if I'm still here!

[poyoyon]

Huh? Sure thing! Ibuki won't open it if Edea-chan's still here! She'll just give it back at the next meeting!

[edealistical]

OK!

If there really is someone blowing people up at around, well... you can't be too careful. I'd hate to leave without saying anything to the rest of you.

[Thankfully it will not be necessary today since they'd gotten it all wrong!]

[poyoyon]

Eh...Ibuki wouldn't want that, either! Even if Edea-chan would just be waking up...

[ TIME FOR A HUG. ]

[edealistical]

[Hugs are always good. Even if she's only known them a few days... They've shared too much already for affection to be limited.]

Don't worry about me, Ibuki. Whatever happens... it'll be OK.