Rufus Catch-All

[misstrust]

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[soulus]

There was a bloody handprint at the graveyard. Digging up some graves yielded nothing.

[misstrust]

I don't remember seeing anything like that, even though I slept there, spoopy.

And I don't think it would have been my handprint, either-- not like what happened at the pub, spoopy.

[ Though she does raise one hand to look at it dubiously. She doesn't know what size this handprint was, but she thinks she'd probably know if she'd placed her hand in something like that. ]

[soulus]

[Luckily for her, he can say this much:]

It was a similar match to the size of Homura's hand.

[misstrust]

[ Why won't the evidence let Dorothy die ]

So someone smaller, spoopy. I believe people were looking for Hikaru as well, spoopy.

[soulus]

. . . Shigeo believes she's buried in the mountain.

[misstrust]

[ ... Ah. ]

That's going to be quite a task uncovering her if so, spoopy. Though I imagine they'll be able to dedicate some time to that tomorrow, spoopy.

[soulus]

Sorting the evidence will be easier once the body has been retrieved. It should be a priority.

[misstrust]

I'm certain it will be, spoopy. Otherwise it's just going to be a lot of baseless conjecture, spoopy.

[ Which. Tends to happen more often than not. ]

This isn't ideal, but I suppose I ought to be glad they're not targeting Leaders yet.

[soulus]

Was your Leader stripped of their powers last night?

[misstrust]

[ She... shrugs. ]

I haven't had the opportunity to talk to them about it, spoopy. But from the way they were talking earlier this week, it's entirely possible, spoopy.

I can't say I don't understand why they were concerned, spoopy.

[soulus]

When possible, I would like you to confirm whether your team has fallen below the threshold.

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy blinks at him-- before the pragmatic rationale kicks in. ]

You think it might impact stabilization as a whole, and not just for that team, spoopy.

[soulus]

. . . Please inform me once you've learned the answer.

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy studies him for a minute longer-- then nods, silently.

Well, it's a valid concern. She can't fault him. ]