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[dendroculi]

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[dendroculi]

[she does not appear to be injured anywhere!]

...you're welcome. I'm glad I could help.

[roseoftexas]

[ he'll slip the dagger into his belt for the moment, before giving her a flat stare. ]

How did you end up stuck in an arena fight anyway?

[dendroculi]

It just sort of happened... I was exploring, and the next thing I knew, someone had grabbed my wrist and was pulling me into the ring.

[roseoftexas]

...

Just some random person? Not any of us?

[dendroculi]

It wasn't one of us, no...

[probably a shadow person?? it's just the "someone will grab you" thing from the locations page.]

[roseoftexas]

[ time to stab a shadow person. ]

Good to know we have that to look out for as well now. Maybe keep your eyes peeled when you're around there next?

[dendroculi]

[do not stab the shadow peole]

I will. I don't think I like the colosseum very much anyway... the museum is much more interesting!

[roseoftexas]

[ don't tell him what to do. ]

When they're not trying to kill you there, the chariot races are kinda fun. Better with someone though.

[dendroculi]

Really? Then... maybe we could give the races a try together sometime.

[roseoftexas]

Sure. Watching it's pretty fun, racing in it's a bit more intense but still kinda good. Buzen's a fan.

[dendroculi]

Hehe. That does sound like something he'd like... he likes to move quickly.

[roseoftexas]

He sure does.

[ he sure does…. ]

Drift Aura’s a good fit for him.

[dendroculi]

It is. I can't easily imagine him using any other Psych.

[roseoftexas]

[ speaking of. ]



You know about the Team Psych thing, right? Didn’t really get a moment to talk about it, not with— [ well. what happened to Hikari. ]

[dendroculi]

[she nods]

I was thinking... maybe we should use it to duplicate some of the items from home people have been a little vague about? Then, in theory, we might be able to know if they were lying about them...

[roseoftexas]

… Yeah, but is the duplication going to be based off what we think it is, or what it actually is? Surely it’s gonna be limited to what we know to some extent.

But I also meant the other part. Y’know, the—

[ he points two fingers at nahida and flicks them. A little burst of air ruffles her hair. ] — Part.

[dendroculi]

There's only one way for us to find out - we'll have to experiment with it. Luckily, there are three of us, so we'll have three chances to see how it works.

[her hair is ruffled. she smiles.]

...right, that. I'm sure it will come in handy somehow... although I'm not really quite sure how just yet. At the very least, we'll be able to surprise anyone who comes after us. [...] But it does make me wonder what the other teams can do.

[roseoftexas]

So. Pick three we’re curious about and start digging?

[ this is how they win the time war ]

… I would assume something of equal use, but probably not the same. Mimicking appearances maybe? If we can potentially pull someone’s weapon and use it, there’s nothing to say someone else couldn’t pull our appearance and use that.

[dendroculi]

Mhm. I don't think it could really hurt to try that method. And as long as we don't start carrying them around with us everywhere where everyone can see, no one should be able to figure out we're able to do it...

[she hums, thinking about it.]

...that's true. Which could potentially complicate things depending on who might have a Psych like that.

[roseoftexas]

We could store them in the warehouse if we're not planning to use them. It's not like anyone can get in there but us.

Yeah.

Now we can use them, things might become more complicated.

[dendroculi]

...yes, very.

[...]

I'd like to ask what the other teams can do, but... I don't think... I get the feeling we're not supposed to talk about it. [it's a feeling she can't quite shake.] So I don't think I'd be able to explain why I was asking.

[roseoftexas]

Yeah. It feels like we should be keeping this one a secret, right? Compared to the using each other's psych's thing.

[dendroculi]

...yes. I can't put my finger on why, but... it doesn't feel safe to talk about.

[roseoftexas]

Mm. I think it’d put us in the firing line more if people knew.

It could turn into a “well we don’t know who did this, but they used this particular psych so let’s throw this whole team into the suspect list too”, just because they knew we could not if we did. We all saw how down to the wire we got the other day.

[dendroculi]

[she nods]

...I don't want to believe they would do it that way on purpose, but... when they run out of options, it's natural to grasp at any possibility that seems like it might work, no matter how shaky a basis it is.