murder is less bien (beau catchall)

[wisterin]

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[disreguarded]

Yeah, it would. [ she grumbles. ] I had it for a bit at the end of our stay at the house and I was waiting for a trial to use it at, but I never got the chance.

[ sigh. ] It would've helped us with not fucking scapegoating twice in a row.

[wisterin]

[ Shinobu's gaze lowers, and her voice grows quiet. ]

Yes, that would've been ideal. I hope some condition is met, and you can regain it again here. We would all be better for it.

[ She smiles. ]

Although we are already better because you're still here.

[disreguarded]

[ oh, that's sweet. beau flushes a little. ]

... Yeah, maybe. [ sniff. ] I'm not good at the detective shit, but. I'm not so bad at being the glue keeping people together.

[wisterin]

We need that as much as we need someone who can piece together a puzzle. If we fall apart, where will be be?

[ She reaches up and cups Beau's cheek, removing her hand after what she says next. ]

Please believe in yourself a little more.

[disreguarded]

[ shinobu cups her cheek and beau.exe stops working for a second. the flush gets worse, and beau opens her mouth - and then closes it. tries again. ]

I - uh. [ ... ] I, uh. Yeah. Okay. I'll try.

[ what a useless tag ]

[wisterin]

[ She hums a soft note. ]

Thank you. That's all I ask.

[ That she actually tries. ]

Will you tell me about the people who were with you in that memory?

[disreguarded]

[ beau's lips twitch into a tiny smile. ]

Yeah. The half-orc, the green guy with the accent? That's Fjord. He's my -- [ hm. she tries to think of the right word. ] -- my captain. My best friend. He's the one who reels me in and tells me if I'm being too much.

[wisterin]

[ Shinobu smiles. It's something a little more warm than her usual ones. ]

Is that often, or does he enable you a lot, too?

[disreguarded]

[ she kicks her feet a bit. ]

Sometimes, but all of the Mighty Nein do. We're fucking bad enablers. [ she grins, warm. ] Mostly he tells me if I'm being too abrasive, or if I said something as a compliment and it came out as, uh. Not one.

Sometimes he encourages me to beat people up, though, so yeah.

[wisterin]

[ The Mighty Nein... maybe it's better not to ask. ]

It sounds like you're a chaotic group. I hope you don't get into too much trouble.

[disreguarded]

[ it's best not to ask, yea, it's a long story ]

We get in exactly the amount of trouble we need to. [ she says, pleased. ] ... I hope I get to see them again.

[wisterin]

[ Shinobu's expression softens. ]

I hope you do, too. I'll work towards that goal.