PCs with Caiman

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OI!!!!

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Week 2, post-trial

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[yeah he is absolutely going looking for Caiman. Where is he? I'm assuming the dorm somewhere and that's where Lalli will check first but he'll look all around for him if need be.]

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[ He can be anywhere so the dorm works!! I'm crying at the OI!!!. Just kinda... standing in the dorm room, probably. Staring into it... trying to figure out what to do, now. ]

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[Caiman...]

Hey.

[Tug tug on his sleeve. Snap out of it buddy.]

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Huh? [ Oh, he glances down. ] Hey Lalli. What's up?

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Are you okay? You were staring.

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Yeah, I'm fine!

We got a guy, didn't we?

Even if it wasn't Bradley's...

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How do you know it wasn't Bradley's?

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I guess we don't, but we don't know it is Bradley, either.

Whichever way it is, it's a lot of trouble.

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Mmm.

[He's still holding into Caiman's sleeve, even though he's glancing away.]

...give me an answer here, and I will believe it's the truth:

Was Lucretia right? Were you involved in a murder? Or was she just throwing stuff out there at the last minute just because?

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Nah. [ He looks down at him and just lets him keep his sleeve. His expression is, all things considered, pretty simple... probably (lizard head). ]

I've killed a lot of people before, but I haven't killed anyone here.

Week 3, post-trial

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[Yeah he is absolutely visiting Caiman. No way he's not, danger or no.

but he does stop at the door, peeking in to see how Caiman is doing before announcing his presence.]

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[ He's just sitting there, still almost zombie-like as ever. His front is still covered in blood from his weird... moment, and his face still bruised up and large patches of bloodiness from his self-mutilation.

At least he isn't doing that anymore. Just... sitting there. ]

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[He is just sitting there. So he'll go over and sit in front of Caiman. He's still watching him, waiting to see if he does anything.]

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[ He doesn't seem to respond. Does he even acknowledge that Lalli is there? Is he even awake? It's hard to tell. Lalli's in his vision, at least -- but he doesn't respond, still. ]

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...

[...]

Caiman?

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[ He stirs... just a tiny bit. His head turning but only miniscule, like there's barely enough energy to even do that. ]

...L... [ Lalli. ]

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[I fukken forgot Caiman is a lizard and probably sleeps with his eyes open.]

Mmm, I'm here. I didn't want you to be alone.

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[ STOP HE SLEEPS WITH HIS EYES CLOSED LIKE A HUMAN. ]

...Lalli, I...

[ He raises his hands... slowly, almost timidly. They're both trembling, and he just drops them. ]

Why?

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Because friends don't let friends be alone, especially during something like this.

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Lalli...

[ The slightest slump of his shoulders, a release of tension but only due to resignation. ]

You're still going to call me that? After today?

WEEK 7, SATURDAY.

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[ Sup Lalli. Post-endgame he's just... uh, he's just kinda mucking about, actually. Probably just sitting in the shade, nodding a little bit as if he's nodding off for a nap but not totally quite. Well, at least it's cooler down here than sitting outright in the sun. It's summer! ]

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[SUP AIKAWA

Here have a Kissa in your lap.]

She'll nap with you if you're tired.

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[ Oh -- he looks up as soon as Lalli shows up. Turns out he wasn't actually going to sleep, but he blinks. ]

Oh, hey -- uh, both of you. [ Cat and bigger cat, really. ]

Long day we had today. Week, even.

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Mhmm. But now that we're done we can rest.

[He sits down next to Aikawa as Kissa makes herself comfortable.]

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You just gonna head on home on that train once it's up and running?

[ Cats.................. really are serotonin.................. pet pet. ]