Now we’ve got a big, big mess on our hands tonight [W6, Thursday, Pre-Curfew]

[hydrokinetics]

[Another day, another meeting. This one's more tense than usual especially with the lack of a small bat-child. Percy's right hand is sloppily bandaged up and his jaw is tight as his eyes burn with anger.]

Dr. Lecter knows we know. He's known since Saturday. Hal confirmed with me he's the Deputy, just like Hal confirmed to Dr. Lecter that we were onto him.

[A shaky sigh.] What the fuck do we do now?

Comments

[impulsiveness]

Seizaburo's could be an anagram. We take all the capitalized letters and put them together for form a word. But that's assuming we aren't missing a few thanks to the censoring.
Pretty interesting he mentions you, Shinnosuke, Xion and I in both letters, though.

[hydrokinetics]

I noticed that, too. You think that means maybe Xion got a letter with missing parts, too? Plus the section for Shinnosuke says we should capitalize on every resource we have. That can't be a coincidence either.

[impulsiveness]

I think so. That means we need to compare notes with Xion later, unless you guys want to ask Natalie to steal her letters.

[hydrokinetics]

[A shake of his head.]

Before I go see Damian and before curfew, I'll see if I can find her. If I can, I'll see if I can bring it up. She trusts me and she trusts Shinnosuke.

[...a pause.]

Which, by the way. Shinnosuke, why the heck did you tell her about Dr. Lecter?

[impulsiveness]

[............ SHINNOSUKE????????]

[elemancy]

[??? shinnosuke wtf]

[insincerely]

[ummmmmm

For once, Shinnosuke does not look like a little shit, and instead just seems tired, because he's been kicking himself for that all week.

Just punch him and get it over with, Percy.]

To be honest? I don't know.

[hydrokinetics]

[...]

You remember what we talked about in the post office last week? And you asked me why I was asking. This kind of stuff is exactly why. What do you mean you don't know?

[insincerely]

[He throws his hands up in the air (sorry if he accidentally whacks someone with his walking stick), his voice a tad desperate.]

I mean I don't know. You know I don't trust anyone, let alone Xion. So I have no idea what I was thinking then.

[Or rather, he suspects why, but he doesn't want to believe it, because that means he's falling victim to emotions and he can't afford that.]

[hydrokinetics]

[He pinches the bridge of his nose with his good hand.]

Yeah, okay. [He doesn't buy it.] I need to know exactly what you told her, Shinnosuke. [A beat.] I'd ask Xion for clarification myself, but I'm pretty sure she lied to me.

[insincerely]

[... Honestly, this is why it's so much easier not to work with people. If he screws up, it impacts just him alone.]

I told her that Dr. Lecter is the Deputy, though I didn't explain how I came to that conclusion, and explained what the Deputy did. I let her form her own idea about the implications of his character, if he was putting people in the stocks.

[hydrokinetics]

...she said that she made you tell her. Is that true? [He's frustrated, but less so now than he was when he first heard Shinnosuke told her.]

[insincerely]

No. She's an idiot who just wants to protect me, apparently.

[...]

None of this was her fault. It was mine.