[ four. four goddamn deaths, erasures, whatever. four losses, leaving them with twenty-five people grieving their deaths. there are always more victims than the deceased, and while he maintains - even now, this far in - that even some of the killers could be victims...
not this time.
not this week.
not with fei du dead, after he fell asleep with him in his arms. after they spent an hour just being people, enjoying their time together, playing in the snow. sharing memories that were embarrassing and harmless compared to what they had faced this week already. and they lost three people from that group.
but fei du - ]
... thanks, Eiden. [ quiet, a little... lost, really. ] I'll rope Kyoko in on my end, let her know where we should start. I -
[ a beat. ]
Fei Du's an idiot, but he's the smartest person I've ever met. He'd have left behind more than enough for us to go off of. We can figure it out.
[ at four, this is just purely malicious. someone's trying to get the job done and get it done fast. his heart is racing now at the thought and he's lost in more than that as he closes his eyes and furrows his brow tightly. this is such a mess, he has no idea where to even begin or what to think or do or say.
he has to keep gyuhyuk under control too, tomorrow. the thought alone makes him want to fucking peel his own skin off. ]
We just have to make sure we don't stray from the path. No one distracts us. If people want to work on another case, they're more than welcome to, but the sooner we've got an answer for one, the more certain we can be that we do the right thing when it's nine. [ swallowing tightly. ]
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not this time.
not this week.
not with fei du dead, after he fell asleep with him in his arms. after they spent an hour just being people, enjoying their time together, playing in the snow. sharing memories that were embarrassing and harmless compared to what they had faced this week already. and they lost three people from that group.
but fei du - ]
... thanks, Eiden. [ quiet, a little... lost, really. ] I'll rope Kyoko in on my end, let her know where we should start. I -
[ a beat. ]
Fei Du's an idiot, but he's the smartest person I've ever met. He'd have left behind more than enough for us to go off of. We can figure it out.
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[ at four, this is just purely malicious. someone's trying to get the job done and get it done fast. his heart is racing now at the thought and he's lost in more than that as he closes his eyes and furrows his brow tightly. this is such a mess, he has no idea where to even begin or what to think or do or say.
he has to keep gyuhyuk under control too, tomorrow. the thought alone makes him want to fucking peel his own skin off. ]
We just have to make sure we don't stray from the path. No one distracts us. If people want to work on another case, they're more than welcome to, but the sooner we've got an answer for one, the more certain we can be that we do the right thing when it's nine. [ swallowing tightly. ]