Hilariously, Lalli had been coming here looking for something, but as soon as he sees Kon in here he stops with that train of thought entirely.]
Kon? Are you okay?
[He's worried about Kon's injuries from yesterday opening up. Which means he's absolutely wandering over to look at Kon's hands as he bandages himself up.]
[ nope! weeks of endless thinking, of losing people, of hitting walls, of field trips, and now - more loss.
he fumbles the bandages - catches them, at least - when lalli shows up, a little surprised but settling again afterwards when it's just him. he's relieved, still, seeing him, even if he saw the announcement after the bodies were found.
his knuckles look raw, like he was beating on something that didn't fight back and he still lost. ]
... define okay? [ smiling without humor ] Nothing serious. I didn't reopen anything, just... vented.
Lalli is careful with those trembling fingers, sure to wrap them up firmly so they're not left exposed and bleeding. He's used to doing this for himself, it's fine. He can take care of Kon.]
some shame would probably leak in, if he wasn't so tired - kon's done so well, keeping his temper in check while at wiwaldi, that having it snap so harshly like this doesn't surprise him. but it'd lasted so long without getting too bad.
he looks up from lalli's work to his face, brow pinching a little. ]
It's not. It wasn't near a body, but it's distinct enough to identify a single person and put them outside last night.
[Which is. Probably enough proof to single them out as a killer, given that everyone else sleeps through the night and none of the dead match the clue and the one sleeper who might was nowhere near it.]
That happened with Denji's chainsaw, before. But it's also happened to our actual killers, too, so... [ we'll have to make sure, pin it down. easier to nudge his brain into working mode, rather than grieving.
[ a thought of a memory, the trial where they found hair previously, fair and left behind - the blondes that they printed in quick succession after, before he forcibly puts a stop to that train.
kon waits until he's done, before he takes his hands, moving to lace their fingers together. ]
Okay. Okay, we've known this one for a while now. [ he's at least known for a while now, and lalli coming to him practically cemented it. ] And we were told, expressly, to not act on it by the marquee. We have to find all of the evidence that ties those locations together, and whose death they belong to.
[ one life isn't more important than the other, this place is so fucking unfair to make us look away when they deserve more than just being left behind like that. even if it's to "save" them, those hands are being forced, those lives are being taken, and - ]
[ oh, well, he's going to unlace their fingers and pull his hands away, so that he can grab lalli's face. ]
No. [ to the thought, specifically, as he looks at him with round eyes. usually he's so fox-like and lazy, but right now there is that quiet panic behind everything. ] Please don't do that.
[ please don't make him watch you die again. the way it all turns out, it wasn't great - but it was better than how this could have gone. this stupid idea. ]
[He is caught! And he blinks a couple of times as he stares up at Kon. That's such a simple request for him to ask, but it feels so heavy. Lalli can't help but feel guilty for getting Kon worked up like this.]
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Date: 2021-07-24 03:26 am (UTC)Hilariously, Lalli had been coming here looking for something, but as soon as he sees Kon in here he stops with that train of thought entirely.]
Kon? Are you okay?
[He's worried about Kon's injuries from yesterday opening up. Which means he's absolutely wandering over to look at Kon's hands as he bandages himself up.]
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Date: 2021-07-24 03:35 am (UTC)he fumbles the bandages - catches them, at least - when lalli shows up, a little surprised but settling again afterwards when it's just him. he's relieved, still, seeing him, even if he saw the announcement after the bodies were found.
his knuckles look raw, like he was beating on something that didn't fight back and he still lost. ]
... define okay? [ smiling without humor ] Nothing serious. I didn't reopen anything, just... vented.
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Date: 2021-07-24 03:42 am (UTC)[No judgement here, he gets it.
he's also going to try to take over for Kon and wrap his knuckles carefully, if Kon will let him.]
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Date: 2021-07-24 04:32 am (UTC)his fingers tremble a bit, but that's probably from the adrenaline crashing and the grief, rather than the physical damage. ]
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Date: 2021-07-24 04:52 am (UTC)Lalli is careful with those trembling fingers, sure to wrap them up firmly so they're not left exposed and bleeding. He's used to doing this for himself, it's fine. He can take care of Kon.]
And breaking things.
...I found a clue today.
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Date: 2021-07-24 04:59 am (UTC)some shame would probably leak in, if he wasn't so tired - kon's done so well, keeping his temper in check while at wiwaldi, that having it snap so harshly like this doesn't surprise him. but it'd lasted so long without getting too bad.
he looks up from lalli's work to his face, brow pinching a little. ]
... it's not going to be good news, is it.
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Date: 2021-07-24 05:03 am (UTC)[Which is. Probably enough proof to single them out as a killer, given that everyone else sleeps through the night and none of the dead match the clue and the one sleeper who might was nowhere near it.]
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Date: 2021-07-24 05:06 am (UTC)That happened with Denji's chainsaw, before. But it's also happened to our actual killers, too, so... [ we'll have to make sure, pin it down. easier to nudge his brain into working mode, rather than grieving.
but the catch is - ] Who, and what, Lal?
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Date: 2021-07-24 05:12 am (UTC)[He is very, very carefully making sure not to think the name of who he thinks is the owner of said hair. He's also not saying that name out loud.
He's also just about done wrapping up Kon's knuckles, but he doesn't let go of Kon's hands quite yet.]
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Date: 2021-07-24 05:24 am (UTC)kon waits until he's done, before he takes his hands, moving to lace their fingers together. ]
Okay. Okay, we've known this one for a while now. [ he's at least known for a while now, and lalli coming to him practically cemented it. ] And we were told, expressly, to not act on it by the marquee. We have to find all of the evidence that ties those locations together, and whose death they belong to.
[ one life isn't more important than the other, this place is so fucking unfair to make us look away when they deserve more than just being left behind like that. even if it's to "save" them, those hands are being forced, those lives are being taken, and - ]
... and then we have to find the other person.
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Date: 2021-07-24 05:37 am (UTC)...it might be better if I lose the hair before tomorrow.
[He's putting words to the struggle he's been having all day at this point. Can't use a clue to pin a murder on someone if the clue got lost, right?
-should just replace it with one of mine, they'll think I just dropped it there while investigating-
He is clearly not thinking about how the thought sharing will give him away before he even tries something like that.]
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Date: 2021-07-25 05:45 am (UTC)No. [ to the thought, specifically, as he looks at him with round eyes. usually he's so fox-like and lazy, but right now there is that quiet panic behind everything. ] Please don't do that.
[ please don't make him watch you die again. the way it all turns out, it wasn't great - but it was better than how this could have gone. this stupid idea. ]
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Date: 2021-07-25 04:58 pm (UTC)...okay. I won't do that.