[It does. He eyes her from a distance as he lapses into silence. What he would say under ordinary circumstances would translate poorly now, so he holds his tongue on those words.]
[ Poor Rufus, actually wanting to talk about things when he can't talk about them properly.
... Granted, he's still easier to understand than when he was drunk, but Dorothy has some experience with people who tend to say what they don't mean. This isn't terribly difficult, if she focuses.
With a dully pounding headache, but it's fine. ]
What Shima said, about Laine's nova splintering. Rather than a motive for murder being simply to get someone's memories back, it also seems to be a method to-- prevent the nova from changing like that. Or to... I suppose cut it off at the source, like treating an infection before it spreads?
Are you saying the murders last week might have also been for the same reason?
[For all that she must be feeling the aftereffects of being drugged once again, she's keeping up just fine. The sooner they can discuss this, the better. This is good.]
[ Dorothy... just looks at him for a moment, then presses a hand to her forehead to ward off the headache to the best of her ability. Sometimes what he says is easier to translate than other times and it takes her a few additional seconds. ]
Mm, you're right. At least then we would know precisely what to look for-- or have a better idea of it.
[He looks like he means to say more when he stops himself. They've addressed one of the most important points, in his mind. It may be best to call it a day with this.]
[ Dorothy says it teasingly, though. He's probably ready to be done talking-- he is most days, let alone today where he can't even say what he wants to. ]
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I know it looks bad.
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What will you do now?
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What I've been doing. Try to find a way to get through all of this and get back home.
[ Dorothy hugs one arm, gazing past him. ]
I don't blame anyone. We've had more and more deaths-- they don't know who to trust.
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[ But that's all she'll say in regards to that. ]
... This will only get more difficult if this continues.
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Splintered?
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It was different the previous week.
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Something like that happened last week? Or not last week, but--
[ HOW MUCH OF THIS STATEMENT IS A LIE ]
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Not last week.
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[ Okay. OKAY. ]
I'm sorry, Rufus. I know it isn't easy for you to speak right now.
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[It really isn't.]
Tonight's findings may be insignificant.
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... Granted, he's still easier to understand than when he was drunk, but Dorothy has some experience with people who tend to say what they don't mean. This isn't terribly difficult, if she focuses.
With a dully pounding headache, but it's fine. ]
What Shima said, about Laine's nova splintering. Rather than a motive for murder being simply to get someone's memories back, it also seems to be a method to-- prevent the nova from changing like that. Or to... I suppose cut it off at the source, like treating an infection before it spreads?
Are you saying the murders last week might have also been for the same reason?
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No. It couldn't have been part of the reason.
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That changes... quite a bit. It would require, at the very least, watching everyone more closely...
[ She's tired all over again. ]
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But also I might just ask my Leader what to look for with splintering nova in the first place.
[ ... Not tonight. ]
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Mm, you're right. At least then we would know precisely what to look for-- or have a better idea of it.
All right, I'll see what I can learn.
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. . . Then I won't leave you to it.
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[ Dorothy says it teasingly, though. He's probably ready to be done talking-- he is most days, let alone today where he can't even say what he wants to. ]
... Only joking, of course. Be off with you.