unsaid | gardening club (with bonus cloud)

... Unless the dead are sending you a passive-aggressive message for no reason, then that might be it.

[ So Tired ]

You think so? I don't think I've done anything to make the dead angry with me... but maybe something was lost in translation.

[ she's trying to think of anything offensive she's done lately where the dead could maybe see. ]

It doesn't seem like something Okumura Rin would do. He seems straightforward to a fault.

No, I meant it sounds unlikely to be the dead, so it's probably someone here.

[ there's a pause when she says it's rin and he gets a look like "of course", but; ]

If Rin still believed it enough to come to you, then that means maybe some of the others he's close to might believe it too. Since they didn't tell him otherwise.

[ the judging continues ]

[ she smiles up at him. ]

We may never receive a confirmation since they didn't come forward yesterday, but it's not pressing to me. If that's what that sticker means, I'd rather they just come up and talk to me.

If I was possessed, I would come forward as soon as I could.

Well, it could be that they weren't possessed.

At this point, they either weren't possessed or they're a coward for not stepping up with the rest of them.

[ Ruthless ]

If they weren't, then we could likely narrow it down based on who wouldn't care if Shinobu was voted for.

[ not really doable if they were, but. something to think about. ]

It's someone who'd know flowers well enough too, isn't it? Not exactly common knowledge.

If not flowers exactly, then at least plants that are toxic.

Still narrows it down a lot. Those footprints I saw on the mountain were pretty big.

[a tilt of his head]

Hua Cheng was volunteered to assist me with the flowers each Sunday.

Shall one of us inquire with dear Cetus’ power to see if his Room Service is what we believe it is?

It wouldn't hurt, I think.

Would you care to, my dear, or shall I?

I want to do a funny joke with mine...

[ help ]

I don't mind asking for it, if both of you have other room service abilities in mind.

But I do recognize if others are still suspicious of me, it may hold a little less water.

[he shakes his head]

Then I shall inquire, and determine if the task allotted to me can be done by trial.

If not, I shall ask another of you to assist.

I am more than willing, should you need it.

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technocool - 2022-07-19 01:40 (UTC) - Expand

Research and preparation?

[ wow... murder solving powers ]

Cetus' powers cannot be used during trial time.

So I believe this as good an opportunity as any.

Makes sense. [ with the name .. ] And if he does have it, it explains the weird defensiveness. Besides the usual party lines anyway.

It would, it would.

[ . . . ]

At present, all others who have been responsible for spilling blood here have admitted as such to me. So I would consider it the last piece of the puzzle for now.

It is simply this most recent weekend that I found quite distasteful.

[you can probably murder almost anyone and jiji won't hold it against you, but actively framing shinobu while not possessed is

:) ]

... All of them, huh?

[ that's a lot. he doesn't ask, and he doesn't comment on how distasteful it was, except it is a little clear with how hard he's been judging. oops! all bias ]

I think it's good to know for sure, regardless.

[we’re all Shinobu stans here]

Mm, indeed, indeed.

We have but another two weeks here, no?

Oh, yes. It was really hard to miss that argument.