[superhell] catchall for zelgadis

[ontrend]

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[ontrend]

[orders himself a drink.




after a few long moments, staring down into it:]

...however you answer this question, I'll believe you. But. [...] Did you kill Mephisto?

[hardrocklife]

[he sets his glass down, and looks over at him.]

Yeah. I did.

[ontrend]

Yeah, I thought so.

[...he nudges him with his shoulder.]

Can't really say I blame you. Like, at all. [...] When I realized about the video game, I saw red.

[hardrocklife]

[his expression darkens.]

... So did I.

[ontrend]

...

[puts a hand on his arm.]

Which is completely understandable, if you ask me.

[hardrocklife]

[some of that tension fades.]

... Maybe. Still... I was prepared for the consequences.

[ontrend]

...yeah, like... it definitely didn't feel like you were trying to hide your involvement in that. Just from the scene and all.

[...]

I mean, really? A knife in his face? After they found that knife last week? Not subtle.

[hardrocklife]

[he nods. they do not call him Zelgadis 'Subtle' Greywords.]

I didn't want someone else getting voted over something I'd done. All that mattered was killing him, and making sure that one piece of evidence saw the light... That device I'd overlooked last week.

[ontrend]

[gently, he corrects him:]

That we all overlooked last week.

[well. except kuranosuke. he's innocent since i was ooc out. (no)]

[hardrocklife]

I was checking items that week, too. It was right in front of my face...

[ontrend]

[he holds his arms up and makes an X with them]

I'm gonna stop you there. Do they have video games in your world, Zel?

[hardrocklife]

No...

[ontrend]

Right. And there are a bunch of us that have those games in our world, and we sure as heck didn't figure it out.

So how could you be expected to know, if we couldn't? You're not being very fair to yourself.

[hardrocklife]

[He's not exactly wrong, but...]

All I had to do was look at it... just pick it up, turn it on, and look. Like I did on Thursday, finally.

[ontrend]

Okay, but again... no one would look at a video game and think, "Oh! We're in the middle of a murder trial! This is probably relevant!"

It turned out to be, but it's super not fair to beat yourself up about it, because video games don't normally do that.

[hardrocklife]

[...

he sighs. he can't really argue that...]

... Guess I'll have to start focusing on what's ahead.

[ontrend]

Yeah. That's all any of us can do, really.

[...]

I'll be here to help, okay? Whatever I can do.

[hardrocklife]

I...

[... it really is hard to be dark and brooding with friends like this.]

... Thanks.

[ontrend]

No problem.

[he smiles.]

What are friends for, right?

[hardrocklife]

[he is resigned. there's no use fighting the power of friendship.]

Right...

[ontrend]

[at least he has learned to accept this.

kuranosuke sips his drink.]