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[everblooms]

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[karumic]

I suppose it does.
Though I admit I find myself no less disquieted.
Do you know what they wanted?

[everblooms]

[ It takes a moment. Her text comes back, simple and straight to the point. If the faction heads know yet, they'll say something and there's no point hiding it. ]

me

[karumic]

[Well, that's... something. The next message is conspicuously delayed: He's Thinking.]

In what capacity?

[everblooms]

[ This is Hard. She's thinking how best to answer this without saying too much about herself, about the fact it isn't the first nor will it be the last time this happens to her. She's sure that it'll happen again. It's already been an issue back in Midgar. ]

alive
they were willing to handle the kids to get to me

[ He knows what she means, she thinks. ]

[karumic]

[He does.]

Is everyone all right?

[everblooms]

i think we'll all be discharged in a day or two. nothing life threatening. just another day in hell, i guess.

[karumic]

Then I suppose I'm glad things weren't worse.





I'm sorry this happened.

[everblooms]

kate wasnt there so at least one of us got out okay

thanks
i'm sorry, too. for worrying you.

[ It's her fault any of this happened, in truth. She has a lot of apologizing to do. ]

[karumic]

[She wasn't, was she?]

There's nothing you have to apologise for.

I do have to ask, though.
Do you think it's related to what you did on Tanabata?

[everblooms]

[ Yes. ]

Do you?

[karumic]

It's the only connection I'm aware of.
You said they wanted you alive. Did they say why?

[everblooms]

[ Kazuma seems to be thinking the same thing she's saying and she wishes it was easier to tell him what was her on mind. She thinks, in truth, that almost everyone in Jigoku knows she can talk to the flowers on some level, and that anyone with a brain who knows that about her could deduce that she was planning to use that flower to trace Ringo.

But now that the kids have all been hurt by mere association with her... ]

no
they kicked the side door in and started shooting. i overheard the big guy saying to kill everyone else but take me.
after that...
has the news said how the fire started yet?