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Week 6, Saturday

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[Hey Kotetsu, Kim's out in the park, smoking a cigarette with his one hand. He's still wearing his black bomber jacket, identical to his orange one save for the colour. Seeing Kotetsu, he gives a small wave with the cig.]

Good evening.

[All in all, he seems pretty calm, despite everything that happened today.]

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[ Kotetsu gives a small wave back to Kim as he approaches now. He looks a lot better than he had during the trial itself. Not to full spirits, but better than how he'd been in the trial. ]

Evening. How are you feeling?

[voltadomar]

[He takes a long breath...]

Exhausted, but... a little satisfied, I suppose. We were able to get most of the truth out in the open today. That has to be worth something.

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We did get a lot figured out. Even if... the situation isn't ideal.

... But the last one, huh?

[voltadomar]

Mm. That's going to bother me for a while. Like the others we never solved.

[... Honesty week.]

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Do you have any theories on it?

[ He doesn't move to sit by Kim, assuming Kim is sitting. His hands are shoved into his pockets. ]

[voltadomar]

[Sure, he can be sitting. Kim's tired.]

God...

[He shakes his head.] I have no idea. A kitchen knife. Everyone has one of those.

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A lot of people do... but not everyone. That doesn't mean they couldn't get one easily in a place like this.

[ He sighs, heavy. ] I should have inspected the knife, too. I wasn't thinking.

[voltadomar]

Any one of us could have done it, and we didn't... We all weren't thinking enough about the evidence that we had.

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I shouldn't have let that feeling consume me like that, though. I said I'd work hard and I let that get to me.

[voltadomar]

It's all right. There was a lot happening today... and we're only human.

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Yeah, but I can't really afford to be.

[ Wow, double standard against himself? ]

[voltadomar]

None of us really can. But it's the reality we have to deal with.

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It's more complicated than that. [ But he lightly shakes his head. ] ...but that was our last trial.

Next week is going to be ... something.

[voltadomar]

Yes... Seems like some of my suspicions were right.

[He'll let the cigarette sit between his lips while he fishes into his pocket to produce the new note they were all given.] "The End is coming"... and a suggestion to stock up.

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They were.

[ He looks up at the sky, letting out a sigh of relief. ]

It's nice having everyone know the end is coming soon.

[voltadomar]

[He gets a bit of a peculiar look at that...]

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Hmm...?

[voltadomar]

You looked relieved. Is this more in line with what you thought was coming...?

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No, it's not that at all. It's just... sometimes you have to keep quiet about something and when it's finally out there, it's a relief.

[voltadomar]

[Another long look, and then he nods. The paper goes back into his pocket, and he takes the cigarette out of his mouth to exhale a cloud of smoke.]

Yes... I suppose it is.

[He casts a gaze out towards the towering buildings of the city.]

I still need to get started. "Stocking up."

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You need some help with that?

[ Given the arm situation and all. ]

[voltadomar]

[He looks hesitant... but he can't deny it.]

I think I might, yes. Bit hard to carry shopping bags like this. Not sure if I can drive safely, either.

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Well, I can help you with both.

[voltadomar]

Okay... If you're sure.

[He fishes into his pocket again and pulls out some car keys.]

I've still got the car for the rest of the weekend. It'd be a shame to let it go to waste.