[After Giyuu storms off, Ogata doesn't have much choice in whether to stay put or not. But then Yasusada wanders over to extract the blade, and Ogata heals back up like nothing happened at all. But even if the damage doesn't linger, the memory of it does. The pain of it. The indignity of being stuck.
Ogata's normal instinct is the be Hidden and Up, so the fact that when he's actually able to move, he just continues to lie there on the floor, not far from the mail counter. As if the sword was still pinning him to the ground.
At this rate, he's going to miss movie night the third! How terrible.]
[ she had to leave, for a while, when all of that was. happening. part of her had been howling to put a stop to it, but the only option she had available to her would have been physically throwing herself between them and-
well. she went away for a while instead. but once the sounds of fighting die down, Minako quickly walks back to the mail counter, bee-lining for Ogata's form, a blanket in her arms.
even if she were the kind of person to avoid them, there'd be no point in stepping around all the blood splatters. Giyuu and Shinobu certainly didn't bother restraining themselves in their creation. ]
[A part of him wants to flat out reject her. To swat away the blanket and tell her to spare him her pity. To remain small and alone on the floor.
But that’s stupid. It’s pointless. And his survival instincts are kicking in as Minako’s question forces his brain to start engaging with the world again. Ought to hide. Get away. Find a good perch to shoot from. Not that he has bullets. That’s just the instinct. He starts by sitting up, slowly. Looking at Minako with eyes that are more vacant and tired than they usually are.]
You’re going to be late for your own movie showings at this rate, Arisato.
Funny enough, that's what reruns are for. I'm not missing anything I'd regret, anyways.
[ and then she'll hold the blanket out in his direction, glancing away slightly. she knows how he behaves when he feels vulnerable - Yin Yu and Guy dragged him out of an example of that just this week.
(was it really earlier this week? how bizarre.) ]
... I think it's big enough to be a cloak. If you want.
[Of course, Ogata has his own cloak. But between being indoors most of the time, and having been forced to change out of his uniform this week, he hasn't been wearing it. He doesn't really want to accept Minako's offering, but. After a long pause, he does sorta pull it up and over his head the way he'd do with his cloak.
He just sorta stays there, still and silent again, before he finally stands up.]
You don't need to do this, you know. I was expecting that to happen tomorrow, anyway. [When the note was read at trial. And he was fine with that. It would have been worth it. He would have been glad. There's no reason to act any differently about it now. He's just unsatisfied because he didn't get to cause chaos with it.]
[ she says it firmly, because it's true. she wants to help Ogata, because everyone deserves someone to help them out, because it's the right thing to do, because Giyuu and Shinobu were grossly over the top with their retribution.
just because they're dead - because injuries don't stick - doesn't give them an excuse to treat each other so terribly. like they're less than human. ]
What was on it anyways? I gathered you pretended to be Tomioka-san, but other than that...
[He starts to wander away from the letter area, though he glances at Minako as he does, as if expecting her to follow. He doesn't respond until he's sure they're out of earshot of anyone else lingering in the area.]
... I made it sound like he had observed Lionett acting suspiciously before curfew, and suspected she was the murderer. [Ogata.]
[ she sucks in a breath, mulling that over, before sighing ]
It would really suck to send everyone on a wild goose chase for hours during trial. And if it ended up in her being wrongfully executed, then you'd really be in trouble. But it can't, because Dimitri-san is dead, so it's like it never happened for the living.
[ still ]
I can get Tomioka-san and Shinobu-san being angry about almost being used to mislead Dimitri-san, but it didn't work. There wasn't any reason to kill you.
If they were dumb enough to execute someone over something like that then they deserve to be wrong and feel bad about it. [He didn't plan on Beau getting killed. He would not feel bad if it had happened tho. That said.]
I'm interested to hear your thoughts on attempted murder, Arisato. [Just this smug look like he thinks he has her cornered.]
[ scapegoating is a Problem, but she raises her eyebrows at his next demand ]
What about it? I don't think murder is a way to solve disputes, but I also recognize that sometimes there's no other choice. Tomioka-san and Shinobu-san definitely had other choices - they just didn't use them because they were so upset.
[ i mean, he already looks kind of dumb but whatever! stupidity isn't a criminal offense either. ]
No, I was just wondering if there was a specific reason or you knew something. I know I thought she killed Hikage-san for a little bit before she used her plushie at trial.
It's what I expected, really, Everyone went and acted like they cared, like they felt bad about killing me pointlessly. But I knew it was a lie. They moved on and now they don't think about it at all.
["they've already forgotten about us" he'd said a minute ago. He and Guy hadn't gotten letters this week. Maybe this wasn't the first week that had happened to Ogata. He sounds pretty impassive, saying all this. But he's still got that hand on his head.]
Some people do, sure. But the person they're hating - can you really say that's you? Or just a caricature of you?
[ Ogata's name might be carved into memory, but they won't remember anything else about him either. god knows how many false and fake rumors are already attributed to "Ogata".
can he really say that's being remembered? not in her eyes, at least ]
[The frozen section is very cold!! Not good to hang out in!! But Ogata is frankly fascinated by the breadth of frozen food available now. He's tried a lot of it now, and while like, most of it is terrible, some of it is tasty!? You just take this weird plastic tray of garbage food, put it in the microwave (another weird modern innovation) for a few minutes and!!! Meal???
He thinks the stuff that gets cooked in the oven or on the stove tends to taste better. That is his analysis at this point. So he's just poking in to swipe a bag of french fries, when he notices Minako in front of an area he hasn't poked around much in because the sign had said "frozen novelties" and he hates fun.]
[ at the sound of Ogata's voice, Minako pulls her head out of the freezer. there's a popsicle in her mouth, and another box of tasty, tasty treats in her hands.
this means she has no hands to hold the popsicle with. ]
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week 5, friday evening
Ogata's normal instinct is the be Hidden and Up, so the fact that when he's actually able to move, he just continues to lie there on the floor, not far from the mail counter. As if the sword was still pinning him to the ground.
At this rate, he's going to miss movie night the third! How terrible.]
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well. she went away for a while instead. but once the sounds of fighting die down, Minako quickly walks back to the mail counter, bee-lining for Ogata's form, a blanket in her arms.
even if she were the kind of person to avoid them, there'd be no point in stepping around all the blood splatters. Giyuu and Shinobu certainly didn't bother restraining themselves in their creation. ]
... Ogata-san? Do you want to go somewhere else?
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But that’s stupid. It’s pointless. And his survival instincts are kicking in as Minako’s question forces his brain to start engaging with the world again. Ought to hide. Get away. Find a good perch to shoot from. Not that he has bullets. That’s just the instinct. He starts by sitting up, slowly. Looking at Minako with eyes that are more vacant and tired than they usually are.]
You’re going to be late for your own movie showings at this rate, Arisato.
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[ and then she'll hold the blanket out in his direction, glancing away slightly. she knows how he behaves when he feels vulnerable - Yin Yu and Guy dragged him out of an example of that just this week.
(was it really earlier this week? how bizarre.) ]
... I think it's big enough to be a cloak. If you want.
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He just sorta stays there, still and silent again, before he finally stands up.]
You don't need to do this, you know. I was expecting that to happen tomorrow, anyway.
[When the note was read at trial. And he was fine with that. It would have been worth it. He would have been glad. There's no reason to act any differently about it now. He's just unsatisfied because he didn't get to cause chaos with it.]
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[ she says it firmly, because it's true. she wants to help Ogata, because everyone deserves someone to help them out, because it's the right thing to do, because Giyuu and Shinobu were grossly over the top with their retribution.
just because they're dead - because injuries don't stick - doesn't give them an excuse to treat each other so terribly. like they're less than human. ]
What was on it anyways? I gathered you pretended to be Tomioka-san, but other than that...
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... I made it sound like he had observed Lionett acting suspiciously before curfew, and suspected she was the murderer.
[Ogata.]
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... I mean, did you see that?
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Of course not. I doubt even she would be that bad at committing a crime.
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It would really suck to send everyone on a wild goose chase for hours during trial. And if it ended up in her being wrongfully executed, then you'd really be in trouble. But it can't, because Dimitri-san is dead, so it's like it never happened for the living.
[ still ]
I can get Tomioka-san and Shinobu-san being angry about almost being used to mislead Dimitri-san, but it didn't work. There wasn't any reason to kill you.
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[He didn't plan on Beau getting killed. He would not feel bad if it had happened tho. That said.]
I'm interested to hear your thoughts on attempted murder, Arisato.
[Just this smug look like he thinks he has her cornered.]
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Like you and Guy-san were?
[ scapegoating is a Problem, but she raises her eyebrows at his next demand ]
What about it? I don't think murder is a way to solve disputes, but I also recognize that sometimes there's no other choice. Tomioka-san and Shinobu-san definitely had other choices - they just didn't use them because they were so upset.
[ she doesn't know what he's angling for here ]
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[Bitter? No.... of course not.]
And no, I mean that just because my note wasn't delivered, do you think that really invalidates the intent?
[He still meant to do a crime. Even if he was thwarted.]
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I think that the retribution wouldn't have fit the crime, regardless of if you'd succeeded. And because you didn't, it definitely doesn't.
[ ... ]
You're still a jerk for trying it, though.
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[His usual odd, clipped laugh.]
If you're just now arriving at the conclusion that I'm a bad person, then I'm surprised at you, Arisato.
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[ her voice. is so dry. a rare treat ]
Why implicate Beau-san, anyways? I know she's been suspicious before, but she hasn't been behaving too oddly this week. I think.
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Is it unusual for me to dislike the person that killed me?
[And yeah he doesn't know what Minako is talking about. Even if they are different, he's obviously both, right?]
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No, I was just wondering if there was a specific reason or you knew something. I know I thought she killed Hikage-san for a little bit before she used her plushie at trial.
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I just didn't like the way she's been acting. That's all. I wanted her to suffer.
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[ hm ]
Well, that is pretty petty, but it's not out of character for you...
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It's what I expected, really, Everyone went and acted like they cared, like they felt bad about killing me pointlessly. But I knew it was a lie. They moved on and now they don't think about it at all.
["they've already forgotten about us" he'd said a minute ago. He and Guy hadn't gotten letters this week. Maybe this wasn't the first week that had happened to Ogata. He sounds pretty impassive, saying all this. But he's still got that hand on his head.]
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[ that's. kind of sad. ]
I'm sorry. You're right, you shouldn't have been forgotten. But I'm not sure this is the way to ensure you get people reaching out to you, either.
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[Just causing problems to make everyone mad... It's a better way to be remembered, he thinks. He's sure of it.]
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[ Ogata's name might be carved into memory, but they won't remember anything else about him either. god knows how many false and fake rumors are already attributed to "Ogata".
can he really say that's being remembered? not in her eyes, at least ]
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I don't know what you mean by that.
week 6, thursday afternoon
He thinks the stuff that gets cooked in the oven or on the stove tends to taste better. That is his analysis at this point. So he's just poking in to swipe a bag of french fries, when he notices Minako in front of an area he hasn't poked around much in because the sign had said "frozen novelties" and he hates fun.]
What are you doing?
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this means she has no hands to hold the popsicle with. ]
'm mmph mm mmife 'ream.
[ that's understandable, right? ]
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What the hell are you trying to say? Don't talk with your mouth full.
[You're better than this, Minako!!!]