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?

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[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.