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thefoundation2019-07-19 11:08 am
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Week 4, Friday
Another Thursday night comes, and everyone seems to know what that means. Even with the failure of last week, several people are out on patrol, trying to make sure no murders occur tonight. That motive had been tempting, after all, and keeping people in check when there's the promise of 'going home' on the line is difficult at best.
Moriarty, at least, seems intent on taking advantage of that motive. After slipping out of his room, he walks briskly towards the back yard. His intended target is out there, he knows it, and he wants to get this done quickly before anyone notices he's missing. The stipulation of 'don't get caught' has made this week's motive all the harder to obtain, and he has no intentions of letting anyone get the best of him.
However, Oda is not alone this week. Several people have decided to patrol with him, making for many witnesses to any possible crime. A fact that Moriarty sees instantly as soon as he steps outside.
For a moment, Oda and Moriarty's eyes meet. Oda frowns, because he can figure out exactly what Moriarty is doing out and about at this hour. But he can't say anything, not with the people around him. The goal is to avoid deaths, after all, and speaking up now will just result in Moriarty's death instead of his own. And since Oda won't attack with other people right there to get caught in a firefight and possibly die, he does nothing against this obvious threat.
Karen looks over the edge and sees Moriarty too. In turn, Moriarty smiles and waves up at the group, acting as if nothing bad had been about to happen. Karen waves in return, suspecting nothing. The exchange just makes Oda's frown deepen, but he still says nothing.
Then, once that pleasant exchange is made, Moriarty ducks back inside, heading back to his room before anyone can miss him.
The night passes with no deaths.
Moriarty, at least, seems intent on taking advantage of that motive. After slipping out of his room, he walks briskly towards the back yard. His intended target is out there, he knows it, and he wants to get this done quickly before anyone notices he's missing. The stipulation of 'don't get caught' has made this week's motive all the harder to obtain, and he has no intentions of letting anyone get the best of him.
However, Oda is not alone this week. Several people have decided to patrol with him, making for many witnesses to any possible crime. A fact that Moriarty sees instantly as soon as he steps outside.
For a moment, Oda and Moriarty's eyes meet. Oda frowns, because he can figure out exactly what Moriarty is doing out and about at this hour. But he can't say anything, not with the people around him. The goal is to avoid deaths, after all, and speaking up now will just result in Moriarty's death instead of his own. And since Oda won't attack with other people right there to get caught in a firefight and possibly die, he does nothing against this obvious threat.
Karen looks over the edge and sees Moriarty too. In turn, Moriarty smiles and waves up at the group, acting as if nothing bad had been about to happen. Karen waves in return, suspecting nothing. The exchange just makes Oda's frown deepen, but he still says nothing.
Then, once that pleasant exchange is made, Moriarty ducks back inside, heading back to his room before anyone can miss him.
The night passes with no deaths.
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[He was marching off to the yellow room, but he's caught - and he just glares.]
...Let go of me! I have nothing to say!
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[Leo only holds on so Moriarty doesn't storm off.]
You may be a villain, but you're not a bad guy. You just do bad shit sometimes. I still respect you for your good qualities, like your brain and your determination. But this? You care about Silver, you gotta make this up to him. Got it?
[And he lets go, frowning.]
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[He practically slaps Leo's hand away, rubbing his ear.]
And don't presume to tell me what makes a 'bad guy!' I am James Moriarty, and I am not someone who any of you should have trusted from the beginning!
[Yeah, sorry - Leo's touched a nerve.]
Your own foolishness in believing that I was anything remotely as I portrayed myself is what nearly caused another tragedy to happen!
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For someone who preaches about Gods he certainly seems to style himself one. [ Alcor will let Moriarty handle his own battles though, but just in case- ]
Would you like to go somewhere else? I can teleport through all of this commotion. [ Extending hand take two, not to a paw this time. ]
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He's outtie, he can't put up with any more of this crap. Time for junk food and video games before the inevitable shitstorm tomorrow.]
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But there's a reason he didn't address Leo directly here, so he doesn't notice him leave either. ]
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....Please. Thank you, Alcor.
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...would you like some tea? It has been a while since I have made it, but I have a good memory.
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Gently, he nods - running some fingers through his now lopsided mustache, thanks to nora.]
Yes, of course - I think that would be good, right about now. It'll help me calm down.
[Because despite how he looks...he's definitely not doing great.]
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That was quite an ordeal, but you held your ground.
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[He takes the tea and a plate, taking a sip of tea before closing his eyes.]
...I am used to such anger, after all. It is part of the path I have chosen.
...Still, I am grateful for your assistance. I....wanted to be free of it.
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Of course. I do not like ordinarily interfering, but you may feel free to ask for my assistance if you need it. While this is the path we have chosen, sometimes a reprieve is earned nonetheless.
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[He stares for a moment, at the sky - It's still too early for stars, but the calm blue is enough to settle his spirits for a moment.]
A reprieve, hm...? ...Perhaps. Yet...perhaps it is not so simple. To attack me for my actions - no matter if they went through - is their own right, after all.
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But I imagine they will forgive you in time. Several of them sympathize with you, more so than it is for me.
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[Because if there's one thing Atsushi knew, after the talks he's had with Goro... it was that anyone who'd gained that sentiment from Goro had earned it.
Maybe Moriarty was a villain, but he still meant something to people he was kind to.]
... He wouldn't call someone he couldn't trust that, and you know it.
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It's heartrending, though he dips down his head for a moment before quickly composing himself once again.]
......That...does not matter. I am still an Evil person, no matter what.
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Stop that.
Why do all of you people keep trying to define yourself with that? "Good" or "evil"...
I don't care who you are, or who you're supposed to be. We're people - isn't that what we're trying to prove right now?
So stop it. Stop leaning on it as an excuse.
Goro deserves better than that.
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He smiles, though it's so terribly, terribly sad.]
....He does. He deserves far more than someone like me.
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[His expression is firm and... a little angry?
No, absolutely angry. He's bristling, his shoulders tense. Because didn't he know? He had to, didn't he? For Goro to trust him so much--]
You don't get to decide that. Not for him. You can't-- Don't take that away from him. It's not about deserving or not, it's about what you mean to him, who you are to him and how important that is.
[He understood, in a way. What Goro must feel. Because people like that... people who filled a hole in your life you never thought would ever be filled...
They were the most precious things there were. No matter who they were, or where they came from.]
....Please. If nothing else, you have to accept that.
[He doesn't know how to vocalize it's importance properly. Doesn't have the words. He wonders if Goro does, after so long learning.
He wishes he was here.]
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...I understand. ...That is - not what I was...
[He trails off, though, lowering his head - for once, it seems like his words are failing him, and he's unable to speak.]
...It seems I cannot say anything to that.
[He's a fool, after all. A villain who was caught in his own secrets is nothing more than something to be laughed at and defeated, and talked down to by those on the side of good.
It's fine.]
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...You have to understand. What you mean to Goro... having someone like you in his life...
[He bites his lip.]
...It means the world to people like he and I, to have that. Maybe you think he deserves better, but deciding things like that on your own is little better than a rejection. You need to survive here for him Moriarty-san.
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[He mumbles that, though it's clear he's listening, though he's still not looking up.]
I will...keep that in mind, Nakajima. And I will try to survive as long as I can.
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No. No, you can't just say that.
Goro cared about you. He wanted you in his life. And now you're just going to run away from that with your tail between your legs?!
You can be better. So start acting like it.
Become the kind of person he deserved to have.
["You coward," seems to lay underneath her words.]
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It isn't about running, but it's clear that no one will listen to him now.
But it's alright. He expected this from when he finally revealed the truth - no, not the entire truth about what he planned, but enough to make everyone attack him.]
....