kara.

[nonbelligerent]

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[unfriendliest]

[ HE'S HERE after convincing milla to stay at her own house for now... he'll look up when shess arrives, and frown. ]

...You didn't tell them about the sword.

[ what's a hello ]

[nonbelligerent]

Do you believe I should have?

[unfriendliest]

Yes.

[ if he hadn't been occupied with milla, he would have told them himself. ]

What's the point in keeping secrets when it could help all of us?

[nonbelligerent]

If Namine hadn't volunteered, I would've mentioned it. As things are, they aren't wrong when they suggest that that knowledge can be misused.

However, if you want to tell everyone about it, you're free to do so. It's as much yours as mine, after all.

[unfriendliest]

...If it comes up again, I will. But you're the one who has to do something about it.

[ because shess has the sword and kara doesn't know where he's left it. ]

[nonbelligerent]

If it comes to that, of course. I will do my part.

[unfriendliest]

[ he nods. good enough. ]

Do you know if it has limits on it? They said the other one could only be used once.

[ he's been planning to talk to lune but... just. hasn't yet done it yet. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Yes. Lune said it can only be used once.

[unfriendliest]

Then that means we'll have to wait to use it until we know for sure who's corrupted.

[ which means waiting for another body to appear... kara doesn't like that. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[yeah that means no stab tests]

By the way, although Akane's identity is out there now, another member of her group may be speaking with you, as you wanted.

[a beat.]

Though whatever you're doing to annoy people, please stop it.

[unfriendliest]

[ hm kara thinks he might have what he needs to talk to lune, but it's worth talking to someone directly anyway, so he'll nod. ]

Alright. Who is it?

[ - wait





what ]

...What are you talking about?

[ he's annoying people?? ]

[nonbelligerent]

North.

She seemed displeased when I mentioned your name. Please try and get along with her for the duration of your conversation.

[unfriendliest]

[ oh, is that all. ]

All I did was walk into the room she was in.

[ she's the one who complained? what's he supposed to do, stop existing for her convenience? ]

[nonbelligerent]

You didn't apologize, did you.

[unfriendliest]

Why would I?

[ what's wrong with walking into a room?? he was investigating?? ]

[nonbelligerent]

[.........]

Just try and be civil with her. She is, after all, under no obligation to be helpful to you.

[unfriendliest]

It's not about helping me. Keeping secrets is only going to make dealing with the darkness harder for all of us.

[ why doesn't anyone get that? ]

[nonbelligerent]

You can say that all you like, but it's not necessarily going to change what anyone else thinks.

[unfriendliest]

[ tch ]

Then they're too afraid of death to care what happens with the darkness, or they don't want us to defeat it at all. Either way, they're not helping.

[nonbelligerent]

Do you believe that telling him that would make them more cooperative?

[unfriendliest]

It's worth saying. Whether they listen or not is up to them.

[ kara will absolutely hold it against them if they don't, though. ]

[nonbelligerent]

Well, it comes down to what you want: to have your piece said, or to achieve success.

[unfriendliest]

[ what. ]

There's no reason we can't do both.

[nonbelligerent]

Ideally. But in practice, they can be mutually exclusive.

[unfriendliest]

[ see, this? this is why kara doesn't like to bother with other people! they're always so difficult for no good reason! ]

If the people here actually want to help, they shouldn't be.