... All I could think of was did someone think they were helping out Fox's team? But-- I don't understand why they'd kill Vane afterwards. If it was even the same person.
[ temenos reaches into his notebook, rifling through the small pockets.
and after a moment, he pulls out a small set of clipped pages from the newspaper. the two album reviews are first - the third is the small article called "wellness tips", which he smooths out and sets down in front of them.
Aging can be hard! Even if you’re as young as 25 and in great physical shape, you still may be looking at the spry teenagers around you and wondering where the time went. If this describes you, then you should try the new stairmaster exercise craze to make sure you’re staying in peak form! It’s easy! Just step up once per week, and you’ll avoid letting those pesky youngsters make you feel like you have no purpose in life. If you don’t step up, something very bad will happen. You might experience a sudden and very significant decline in your physical well-being, for example. So just try it! Step up!
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Allow me to ask you this. What do you think this article was referring to?
It almost sounds like a threat. Or a blackmail letter. Do this, or something bad will happen. That's not the first time something like this has circulated. I don't remember it being so public though.
Which makes me believe that someone outside of their team took that upon themselves. Someone who used the drum to have Vane kill Danny, in order to wrap up the quota, and then got rid of Vane afterwards.
[ which. temenos has a lot of feelings about vane's death, not that he'd ever admit it, and there's a flare to that eerie blue of his eyes that he can't really control, brightening in the dark. ]
They could've just asked. It's an open secret at this point, I don't think any of us thought for a second there wouldn't be a fox among the killers this week. If they were that worried they could've asked and not forced Vane to kill Danny and then killed him afterwards!
For what?! And I don't care if the answer is "well he might've outed them as having controlled him afterwards" -- that's the risk you take if you're going to intervene like that!
he's quiet for a moment when she outbursts, but glances sidelong - the look is agreeing, even if it's unspoken, and then looks back at the newspapers, mouth set in a line. ]
...That brings me to my second theory.
What if the person who did it chose to do so as vengeance against Danny in particular?
If you have an issue with someone, take it up with them yourself! Don't-- [ she waves a hand ] Don't drag other people into a convoluted mess because the grudge you have is with Danny, not Vane, not the Foxes. All this did is make a mess that has almost wiped out another team.
I know there's a certain safety to being the last person left on a team. I really don't think people here want to wipe out whole teams. But it sucks. That someone would do that to Nimona, to Hana-- [ she just cuts herself off, fuming. she knows!! she knows how much it sucks to be the last person left on your team!! ]
...
Out of all the people left, I have no issue with any of them. Any of us. I like everyone! But-- [ she laughs. ] I get what Nimona was saying, about not knowing if you can forgive someone for something they've done. Not knowing if you want to. [ she's not sure she can forgive whoever did this to vane. ] And I am really not kidding about making them apologise to Vane as soon as he's back.
[ girl let it out. he listens - of course he does, quiet and calm, moving to put the newspaper clippings back into his notebook. ]
Ultimately, you don't have to forgive anyone. That is why it is forgiveness - it is yours to give, in the way that it is Vane's to give, if he chooses to do so. Someone saw Vane as collateral damage: I personally don't find that forgivable, either.
[ because it's so familiar. because vane deserved better than that. because temenos has seen this exact same thing play out before, and he is too - it's still so fresh. he's stupid, for having considered this could be any different. he kicks himself for it even now.
but that's the way these things work. the good are collateral damage for someone else's story. the lambs are always led to slaughter.
he's silent for a long moment, keeping his hands in his lap. ]
The only person who is required to live with their decisions at this moment is the one who did it. Whether they feel guilt or not is something we will not discern until then - and perhaps never. There is no closure in this sort of thing. But in that same regard, you are allowed your fury, and your grief long after we uncover them, as we will.
[ this courthouse steps mean girl venting session. ]
I know I don't. And I know he doesn't either. But just the way it all played out -- even if they do say they had the foxes in mind, or that was their excuse for using Vane to go after Danny, they didn't just see Vane as collateral. They put the whole team up as collateral in the process.
[ temenos your ex-boyfriend...
she just sighs after a moment. ]
The way this spiralled as well. Maybe they didn't expect that. I can give them that much. But at this point? Everything's so closely intertwined that there was always a chance it would slip out of their control. If you can call it that.
[ she's quiet for a moment. a thrum of annoyance running through her, amid all the exhaustion. ]
[ frankly. that seems to be the theme, as these things often are. not everyone is logical. in fact, killing others might just be the most impulsive choices of all. there's a reason why people like temenos and tama aren't murderers. (probably.)
he shakes his head. ]
We will know what happened soon enough. And Vane will be returned to us soon. ... You were close to him; I'm sorry, for your loss.
They thought far enough ahead to plot a murder-by-proxy and a clean up afterwards, but not the knock on effect it could have? [ unamused.
serial killers would be the kind to plan, rather than people seizing the moment and killing without thought, so maybe it is wrong to assume someone will be planning that far ahead but
as established.
angy. ]
Yeah, well. It's becoming a bit of a running theme at this point. They'd better be back on time or I'll be really mad at them.
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and then, looking out at the city around them, he falls quiet for a moment. ]
... I believe that I understand. Culprit is less visible to me, but... the motive has become more clear.
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... All I could think of was did someone think they were helping out Fox's team? But-- I don't understand why they'd kill Vane afterwards. If it was even the same person.
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and after a moment, he pulls out a small set of clipped pages from the newspaper. the two album reviews are first - the third is the small article called "wellness tips", which he smooths out and sets down in front of them.
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Allow me to ask you this. What do you think this article was referring to?
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It almost sounds like a threat. Or a blackmail letter. Do this, or something bad will happen. That's not the first time something like this has circulated. I don't remember it being so public though.
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... It's fairly obvious who this was about. Yes?
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[ ... ] They already had a plan though, based off what Will said.
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Which makes me believe that someone outside of their team took that upon themselves. Someone who used the drum to have Vane kill Danny, in order to wrap up the quota, and then got rid of Vane afterwards.
[ which. temenos has a lot of feelings about vane's death, not that he'd ever admit it, and there's a flare to that eerie blue of his eyes that he can't really control, brightening in the dark. ]
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They could've just asked. It's an open secret at this point, I don't think any of us thought for a second there wouldn't be a fox among the killers this week. If they were that worried they could've asked and not forced Vane to kill Danny and then killed him afterwards!
For what?! And I don't care if the answer is "well he might've outed them as having controlled him afterwards" -- that's the risk you take if you're going to intervene like that!
[ clearly
tama has some feelings about this too. ]
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he's quiet for a moment when she outbursts, but glances sidelong - the look is agreeing, even if it's unspoken, and then looks back at the newspapers, mouth set in a line. ]
...That brings me to my second theory.
What if the person who did it chose to do so as vengeance against Danny in particular?
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[ ... ]
If you have an issue with someone, take it up with them yourself! Don't-- [ she waves a hand ] Don't drag other people into a convoluted mess because the grudge you have is with Danny, not Vane, not the Foxes. All this did is make a mess that has almost wiped out another team.
I know there's a certain safety to being the last person left on a team. I really don't think people here want to wipe out whole teams. But it sucks. That someone would do that to Nimona, to Hana-- [ she just cuts herself off, fuming. she knows!! she knows how much it sucks to be the last person left on your team!! ]
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Out of all the people left, I have no issue with any of them. Any of us. I like everyone! But-- [ she laughs. ] I get what Nimona was saying, about not knowing if you can forgive someone for something they've done. Not knowing if you want to. [ she's not sure she can forgive whoever did this to vane. ] And I am really not kidding about making them apologise to Vane as soon as he's back.
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Ultimately, you don't have to forgive anyone. That is why it is forgiveness - it is yours to give, in the way that it is Vane's to give, if he chooses to do so. Someone saw Vane as collateral damage: I personally don't find that forgivable, either.
[ because it's so familiar. because vane deserved better than that. because temenos has seen this exact same thing play out before, and he is too - it's still so fresh. he's stupid, for having considered this could be any different. he kicks himself for it even now.
but that's the way these things work. the good are collateral damage for someone else's story. the lambs are always led to slaughter.
he's silent for a long moment, keeping his hands in his lap. ]
The only person who is required to live with their decisions at this moment is the one who did it. Whether they feel guilt or not is something we will not discern until then - and perhaps never. There is no closure in this sort of thing. But in that same regard, you are allowed your fury, and your grief long after we uncover them, as we will.
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I know I don't. And I know he doesn't either. But just the way it all played out -- even if they do say they had the foxes in mind, or that was their excuse for using Vane to go after Danny, they didn't just see Vane as collateral. They put the whole team up as collateral in the process.
[ temenos your ex-boyfriend...
she just sighs after a moment. ]
The way this spiralled as well. Maybe they didn't expect that. I can give them that much. But at this point? Everything's so closely intertwined that there was always a chance it would slip out of their control. If you can call it that.
[ she's quiet for a moment. a thrum of annoyance running through her, amid all the exhaustion. ]
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[ frankly. that seems to be the theme, as these things often are. not everyone is logical. in fact, killing others might just be the most impulsive choices of all. there's a reason why people like temenos and tama aren't murderers. (probably.)
he shakes his head. ]
We will know what happened soon enough. And Vane will be returned to us soon. ... You were close to him; I'm sorry, for your loss.
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serial killers would be the kind to plan, rather than people seizing the moment and killing without thought, so maybe it is wrong to assume someone will be planning that far ahead but
as established.
angy. ]
Yeah, well. It's becoming a bit of a running theme at this point. They'd better be back on time or I'll be really mad at them.