[ She lifts her head up, eyes widening for a moment. OH. oh :< ]
I. I think we heard the gunshot... there was a boom just before things changed. Before that it was normal. I think I do remember seeing the Outsider and Appy before, but it's like sharing a public space with a stranger. You don't really think about them other than existing in the same place, you know? So I don't really have a clear memory of them or didn't really care about them until the Resort asked me to find them.
[she glances back at Minato. ... maybe she's missing something. Maybe...]
... Thank you.
[she looks back at Cinque. She still looks a little-- well, spooked. but there's something else, now. Something she can work with, something past the game.
She owes her a lot. And regardless of her own uncertainties and reservations, she knows that.]
This was very illuminating, Cinque-san. And... I'm glad you were willing to have this conversation with me.
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[Still...]
But then again, doppelgangers and barghests are very different types of creatures. It could make sense.
[He doesn't really disbelieve it.]
Then... Cinque-san, what are your goals here? What would be the best outcome for you?
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[ And then she'll tap her fingers together. ]
To leave with everyone here. Nine is part of the Foundation, so I want to see him again.
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[Makoto doesn't remember. Or maybe she never knew.]
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That's...a very, very good question, and Minato's quiet as he waits for the answer.]
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I think when he disappeared. That's when things started to slowly change and get worse.
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And nothing before then?
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Minato's still quiet, expression contemplative as he listens.]
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I. I think we heard the gunshot... there was a boom just before things changed. Before that it was normal. I think I do remember seeing the Outsider and Appy before, but it's like sharing a public space with a stranger. You don't really think about them other than existing in the same place, you know? So I don't really have a clear memory of them or didn't really care about them until the Resort asked me to find them.
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[she pauses.]
I-I see.
[That sounds... suspiciously like when Ichigo said he was killed?]
Was there ever another gunshot? Or just the one...?
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I don't know. I only remember hearing the boom sound once. If it happened again, we might have missed it.
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... Thank you.
[she looks back at Cinque. She still looks a little-- well, spooked. but there's something else, now. Something she can work with, something past the game.
She owes her a lot. And regardless of her own uncertainties and reservations, she knows that.]
This was very illuminating, Cinque-san. And... I'm glad you were willing to have this conversation with me.
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[It's said softly, and he'll continue:]
What did you mean... by how you said this week you're the same? You and the doppelganger?
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Thank you. I can let you know if I remember anything new.
[ Though Mimi's question has her looking over at him. He miiiight not like this answer. ]
For the first two weeks we weren't together. Cinquey struggled really hard with it, but then this week we became one.
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You mean... you're really-really the Doppleganger now?
[she's wracking her brains for information on this legend, but honestly. The minute Barghest took over her body, her research completely stopped.]
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[Really, truly happy?]