Murasaki | Nice | 063

[secondplaced]

[It was almost possible to forget about the whole explosion with everything else that was going on. It was crazy, like a train going off the tracks, and it wasn't like they had time to stop and smell the roses.

But they have time now, time to lick their wounds and decide what to do next, and time to look at the remains of Cafe Nowhere.

And they really are just remains. It's a shell of a building, hardly anything left, blackened and unrecognizable.

Murasaki's boots crunch through the wreckage, and his expression is tight and unhappy--this was, in a way, part of their home, and now it's gone...but in proper Murasaki fashion he has to immediately glance over to Nice to see how he's taking this. It was one thing to know it happened. It's another entirely to see the aftermath like this.]

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[topscores]

[He never looks suspicious!!!!]

...Yeah, okay.

[Okay you guys neither of you look completely cool.]

I'm just the coolest, aren't I? Is that why you don't want to hear it from me? Because I'm just too cool to talk about coolness?

[Nice....................]

[secondplaced]

[Nice.........]

That is nowhere close to the actual reason. That is the opposite of the actual reason.

[topscores]

So you say. But I know the truth.

[Why does this always happen]

What's this?

[And he'll be looking at something behind the counter now...well, at least it's something to break up whatever this conversation had turned into.]

[secondplaced]

[... well, onto more serious things, that's definitely necessary. Murasaki looks up at that, blinking, and then moves to see what Nice is looking at.]

Did you find something?

[topscores]

This computer isn't that damaged.

[Some...how. He pokes at a couple of keys carefully, because there are parts of it blackened from the explosion but whether it's actual damage or not, he's trying to decide.]

Wanna see what Master had on his computer?

[secondplaced]

[He should say no. That's private information. They shouldn't be accessing it now.

But he wouldn't be a detective if he wasn't also nosy as hell, let's be real here. So instead of denying it, he just steps closer to look over Nice's shoulder.]

... Probably nothing too unusual.

[...right??? what could Master even be hiding on his computer.]

[topscores]

[Oh come on Murasaki......GOD WHY AM I WRITING THIS TAG AGAIN

He's clicking around though, looking mildly interested -- it's a distraction anyway.]

Well Master's such a secretive guy, right? You don't know what he's really into--huh?

[And he's found a program...]

What's this?

[secondplaced]

[MAKES YOU WRITE IT FIVE MORE TIMES--

okay no he just frowns slightly. The invasion of privacy wars with his general natural curiosity.

When Nice finds something, curiosity wins out, and he peers closer.]

What did you find?

[topscores]

[Good! Nice will topple you from your pillar of responsibility yet.]

A tracking program, maybe?

[But what are they tracking...clicking around and stuff for a few more minutes.]

Whatever it is, it says it's outside?

[secondplaced]

[You know, as far as things he was expecting to hear are concerned, "a tracking program" was not one of them. His brow furrows, and he peers closer.]

Nearby?

[They can at least figure out what it's tracking, then. That might explain this bizarre new mystery--that's at least enough to take his mind off of the rest of the problems they have to deal with.]

[topscores]

Yeah.

[He looks closer, and points to the indicator that's on the map.]

Isn't that where you parked the car? [That hideous hideous car of Murasaki's--] Do they have a tracker on us?

[Or........]

Or is it something in the car?

[secondplaced]

[WHAT.

Murasaki is immediately shoving away to stalk out towards his car. lOOK, don't touch the car, okay!!]

There had better not be anything like that on my car--!

[HRRGH]

[topscores]

[YEAH!!! YEAH DON't TOUCH MURASAKI'S CAR.

But he'll follow after him, curious.]

I said it might be in the car, too.

[Wait.]

Hey, unlock it. I'm going to look at something.

[secondplaced]

[YEAH!!!!!

... but okay, seems like Nice has a theory, so he just unlocks the car, tilting his head vaguely.

???]

Look at what?