catch-all: hua cheng

[siblingless]

snow find a meme for us

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[supremity]

[ Turning, he snaps his book shut, tucking it under his arm. Hewwo! ]

En, of course you can. What can I do for you, Sumire?

[siblingless]

Thank you.

[Smiling! Until she switches gears to serious question time.]

Um... I'm sorry if this is a strange question. But how are you feeling today? About, ah, Claude-san.

[supremity]

[ A beat, and a surprised blink to follow. Ah - right. He pulls a slight face, snorting. ]

Hm, about that. [ wryly ] There's no utter loathing at the mere thought of him this week.

[siblingless]

[... She lets out a breath, relieved.]

I'm glad.

[Whew.]

Do you know what caused it? If you don't, I may have an explanation for you.

[supremity]

Someone inflicted it on the two of us, I know that much. It made more sense after the effect wore off, or was broken, whichever it was.

[ He bumps his knuckles into her shoulder, reassurance with her relief.

He knows more, but he would like to hear her explanation, to see if it fills a few more blanks. ]

What did you learn?

[siblingless]

Well... I spoke to Shima-san after the trial. During our conversation, he revealed that he received a strange message last Monday. It was vague, and he truly didn't understand what it meant, but it asked him to offer two names.

[A brief pause, as she adjusts her glasses a bit. She's sure he can tell where this is going.]

He offered your name, and Claude-san's. That's why you were both acting so strangely.

[supremity]

[ A moment of consideration, to turn that over. It's a little bit more detail than he was first given, but this is - two sources, that he trusts, telling him the same thing. Hua Cheng snorts softly. ]

We're fine, now. Or we will be, once we've spoken - Claude's a little, ah, mute at the moment. I'm waiting until we can speak aloud to clear the air. So knowing this does help - thank you.

[siblingless]

Mute? [She will nod in response to his thanks, but. Immediate concern!] Is it because of this week's effects, or do you think there's something else?