Day 12 date - Akechi

[assent]

[ The first library isn't exactly somewhere she wanted to go on a date--though it isn't because of the fact there had been a fire here but Other Reasons she doesn't plan on bringing up.

She brings blankets for the floor though, along with a couple of books from the other library which will hopefully make more sense once Akechi arrives. She's wearing a blue dress today, and again has her hair down simply because trying to braid it all the time on her own is Painful.

There is a bottle of water and a small carton of juice that she brought with her, though not much else.

While waiting for him to arrive she already has one of the books open on her lap and is reading it. ]

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[afailedmurder]

Good evening.

[Greets her with a little bow before taking a seat on the blanket.]

The blankets are a nice touch. The arsonist certainly did a number on this place.

[Spoken as if that wasn't totally him.]

[assent]

[ She jumps slightly as she hears him talk, having not noticed him come in at all. She'd been too engrossed in the book instead. ]

Good evening.

[ Though what he says at least draws her back to where they are. Her eyes sweep across the room then back to him. ]

So I see. I was wondering if the arsonist in question enjoyed themselves setting this on fire--it didn't work, did it? I was told before that you tried to see if it would open the doors like in an emergency.

[afailedmurder]

[chuckles]

Yes, that was one of my motivations. It was also an act of rebellion. Even if it was pointless, I wanted to make the statement that I wouldn't simply accept the situation at face value.

[also, he was pissed off]

[assent]

Did they get the message clearly enough?

[ She smiles as she says it though, because... well. Whether it was merely to test the theory or to lash out, it probably was a good idea when you were out of options. ]

[afailedmurder]

Unfortunately, I think the only ones who got any sort of message were my fellow captives. Some were understanding...

[assent]

I take it some were also not very understanding as well?

[afailedmurder]

That's putting it lightly. I ended up getting into a physical fight with one of the others...

Well, neither of us were seriously injured and by the end of things, we'd come to an understanding.

[assent]

[ She wants to ask who it was with, but it doesn't seem like a good idea, and what will it even help now? ]

Then I am merely glad you were not seriously injured. Besides, it gives the room some atmosphere.

[ Only Sonia Nevermind would enjoy being in a room that's been burnt up lbr. ]

[afailedmurder]

Thank you. I think it's an improvement.

[assent]

I can only imagine, given the circumstances.

[ She leans onto one hand, tilting slightly to look at him a little better. ]

Not to mention the literature in this room is... quite unexpected. Perhaps a lot of it deserved to go up in flames, actually.

[ She read some of it with Mikan, so... ]

[afailedmurder]

It was even worse before. The original books held everyone's secrets.

[and there we have the reason why he was pissed]

[assent]

...They did?

[ That, she was not told about. ]

Though I suppose even this time they managed to force that out of people anyway.

[afailedmurder]

The names were changed, but yes. Apparently some of them were quite invasive.

[assent]

At least... they are gone now. [ A pause. ] Those ones, at least.

[afailedmurder]

Yes. I'm afraid the erotica titles were simply too numerous to eradicate.

[assent]

[ Too many... Just how many were there to begin with?? Her eyes slide to him then away again at that. ]

There are still quite a lot of them left, yes?

[afailedmurder]

Yes... yes there are.

[At least Shuichi's happy.]

[assent]

[ Someone has to be. Mikan doodled over some of them, but... ]

They are not even accurate. [ Why does she knows this? Well. ] Ah, that is to say Mikan-san and I looked in here the first day to see if there was any material on dating. It was not what we had in mind.

[afailedmurder]

[laughing a little]

I suspect there are some things one can only learn from experience.

[assent]

[ How did they end up on this topic again? It was nicer when she was oblivious to everything (Literally everything) because now she can't look him in the eye, averting her own towards a scorched section of the room. ]

That is likely the case with everything, however.

[ #NailedIt ]

[afailedmurder]

Yes, I suppose so...

[Following her gaze, wondering why the sudden distraction.]

[assent]

[ There isn’t anything there to clue him in, the clues are probably more on her with how tense she’s sat. ]

Ah... I brought some books with me that have some cold cases in them that I thought we could discuss, however now that we are here I do not think I thought that through well at all.

[afailedmurder]

[immediately assuming he's done something to offend her, which translates into an awkward hesitance on his part]

Ah, I don't mind. I am interested in that sort of thing, after all...

[assent]

[ She glances at him now, thankfully oblivious to the fact that he’s aware of how awkard she’s being. It isn’t Akechi’s fault, anyway. It’s definitely her. ]

Would you like to pick one or shall I?

[afailedmurder]

[Nope. Clearly he's done something wrong.]

I'll leave it to you.