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week 0, tuesday

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[ hello, dick grayson. there's a sword looking for you. and when he finds you, he skips merrily past all the pleasantries, ]

How much do you believe in these rules of theirs?

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[ he raises an eyebrow, though he's not worried by kara getting down to business; ]

Which ones?

[ because mooost of them are bullshit ]

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The ones about not sharing our factions or powers.

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[ he hums lightly, in thought ] We had some pretty intense punishments about sharing things back on the ship. So whatever they've said, it's hard to believe their line about there being no real punishment for it because of that.

[ not to mention dick's own trust issues because possession, but he's not getting into that ]

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[ he looks a little dissatisfied with that, but it brings them to another question: ]

Does that mean you wouldn't bee willing to tell me what sort of power they gave you? Offensive, good for a fight, or not?

week, 0, friday.

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[ when friday comes, it's with the kind of surprise that tsuru would hate - a very unsurprising one, and one that ends up with him broken, again. it's left kara in a bit of a mood, and he's taking that as a sign to avoid the others. that is, until he spots dick, and makes a beeline. ]

Your power - what does it do? Will it be able to help us find the one who killed him?

[ a friend dying only makes him more straightforward, apparently. ]

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[ dick doesn't look surprised when he sees kara, although his question brings a twist to his mouth, almost apologetic ]

I can't give you the details. We don't know for sure if possession is on the field, still. [ but he does nod ] But yes. If I use it right, it should help us pin down his murderer.

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[ the vague answer makes him grimace, but it isn't like kara can blame him. he's been operating under the assumption of corruption again, after all. ]

...In the village, they tried something called "morse code" to communicate things like that. Supposedly, the corrupted would be too far gone to understand it, or respond in kind.

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[ huh. he blinks and nods, but-- ]

I know morse code, but... We didn't have that with our possession. Whatever the host knew, the demon did also.

[ it was... cool. ]

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And we won't know for sure which we're dealing with until we find Tsuru's killer, will we.

[ fantastitc. kara hates this so much. ]

They'll probably let us do proper investigations tomorrow. If we find his sword, I want it. Even if it's broken.

week 1, sunday.

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[ you said we’re outside so we’re going to the farmlands. surely neither of them are in much of a mood to talk, but. ]

How bad were her injuries?

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Bad, but bearable. [ don't say bear dick that's a trigger one. ] She'll most likely have some lost vision in her eye, and her hand was fractured as well as pierced through. Her shoulder's also seen better days. But considering the weapons they got? I expected a lot worse.

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[ he nods. ]

It could have been much worse. Losing an eye isn't so bad.

So now we just have to find the real killer.

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Right. I know when it comes to trusting based on word alone, it doesn't mean anything, but-- I know it wasn't Escha. I've got a hunch whoever did it was trying to frame Ogata on purpose.

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No, I believe that. Framing Ogata was too easy. And I know it wasn't Lili - she couldn't have faked the bees. So that would leave the kid, or... probably someone else in their size range.

...Did you try using your ability in the trial?

week 3, monday

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[ dick is here for uno snack, and he knows ookurikara cooks, so he's not too surprised to see him there. ]

Hey. What are you making?

[ let him be curious before they are assaulted by memeries ]

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It's just some curry - good for the rain.

There's plenty, if you want some.

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Thanks. [ he'll come closer to look at it in clear interest. he doesn't usually impose himself, but kara offered, so. ] I always thought soup was the rain food.

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[ he shrugs. ]

It can go either way. I didn't feel like making soup today, so. Curry.

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Then I'll take you up on that offer.

[ you know what else will take kara up on his offer? a memory. it starts with witnessing a call in space. everything feels rushed, and kara will feel with certitude that if they fail, the entire planet is doomed. but then he's seemingly teleporting, and on a flying ship, and honestly a lot of this is probably real weird for kara. but the end result is the same; someone does not make it, and dick might not react outwardly beyond glancing at his teammates in the memory, but unfortunately for kara he is experiencing the memory first hand, and he can feel the full scope of heartbreak and loss from dick for himself.

at the end of things, dick has one hand covering his eyes, though it seems more in annoyance than in despair. ]

Memories again?

[ he gets it! wally west is dead! can this camp stop REMINDING HIM ]

week 5, monday.

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[ well obviously we're all stupidly injured now, so kara's heading to the nurse's cabin to find something to help deal with this. being in constant pain sucks? how do humans tolerate this? he looks... a little relieved to find dick here, too - at least one of them knows how to deal with this stuff! ]

There are painkillers in here, right?

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[ humans do not tolerate this, which is why dick is in the nurse's office to begin with. he has his hands full right now so he nods at kara first, gesturing to where they're stashed even as he takes some stuff to put in his first aid kit. sometimes you just restock your convenient item and that's the only reason you still have it. once he's done that he'll take out his tablet, though; ]

A few kinds, but nothing too strong. Good for addiction, not great for the level of pain everyone is going to be in this week. Anything you need help with?

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So nothing that'll help much.

[ kara sighs and turns to face him, carefully setting his hand on the left side of his chest. ]

This one. It needs new bandages, but it's - hard to do it on my own.

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It'll lower it enough to be tolerable, at least.

[ optimism? he tilts his head a little ]

Oh, yeah, that's pretty awkward positioning. I'll help.

[ he has to like, let go of his tablet so he won't be much for conversation, but he grabs a new roll of bandages and comes stand closer to kara since, incredibly, he does not have to worry about sharing personal things. wounds are terrible but you know what was worse. emotionshare. ]

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No use risking addiction.

[ but god, he misses the repair room. it was so much easier to deal with this kind of damage when all they needed was a few touchups to be good as new. ]

...Thanks. [ he will. remove his shirt and the old bandages, then, and shift however he's instructed. and as he does: ] They told you they found out how to win, right?