Private Chat with ?????

[scienceofmagic]

[ A private message from someone whose name is just numbers? She'll just answer it and set up the chat. Maybe she can get some answers. ]

Hello?

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[strangerpeople]

Hello! Good evening, Meridies-san.

I hope you don't mind that I've waited until you're alone, but I do need to talk to you, if that's ok.

[scienceofmagic]

And what would that be about?

[ She keeps it to the point. Don't want to give away anything. ]

[strangerpeople]

I want to help you. I know that you're worried about Callistis-san's safety, especially with the rules hanging over everyone's head.

I can at least guarantee her safety, no matter what might happen.

[scienceofmagic]

[ There's a long, uncomfortable silence as Croix reads that. She remembers the earlier fight. She'd done so much harm to Chariot. Guarantee her safety, huh? ]






What do you need me to do?

12/1, 1:30 am

[strangerpeople]

[At some point, there is a ping coming from Croix's phone.

It's a text message.]

Meridies-san? Are you there?

[scienceofmagic]

[ It takes a few minutes for her to respond. ]

I was asleep. But yes.

[strangerpeople]

Oh. I apologize for waking you, Meridies-san, but it's important.




There has been a murder.

[scienceofmagic]

[ She curses to herself under her breath, then, and just grumbles and gets up to start getting ready to actually work. ]

What do you need me to do?

12/2, midnight

[strangerpeople]

[It's after that first trial, and whatever afterparty is being done, that Ursula's phone pings again.]

[scienceofmagic]

[ Croix will answer it. ]

[strangerpeople]

[Croix's. Croix's. Anyways.]

Hello, Meridies-san? This is Kana. I'm sorry if I woke you up.

I know this will seem strange, but I wanted to check to see how you were doing.

[scienceofmagic]

[ It's okay we're all fried. ]

About as fine as I can be. I hope the show was satisfactory.

I'm a little worried what they'll do if they ever figure me out, though.

12/8, 2am

[strangerpeople]

[Croix's phone pings, as Croix sleeps.

Upon turning her phone on and intercepting the message, Croix will notice that the countdown is gone.]

[scienceofmagic]

[ Croix'll check it, yawning. Ah... The countdown is gone...

What's the message, as she sits up? I mean, she has a feeling, but... ]

[strangerpeople]

Meridies-san? It's Kana. I'm very sorry to wake you up so late again, but...

There has been two murders.

[scienceofmagic]

Two!?

[ JESUS. Y'all need somethin' in your lives. ]

Saturday, 1 am

[strangerpeople]

[Croix’s phone pings, at some point after Croix gets back to her room.]

[scienceofmagic]

[ She hasn't slept yet, instead sitting against her bed on the floor. She'll still answer, though, although her hands are shaking. ]

[strangerpeople]

[This time, it’s not a text.

Will you take this phone call?]

12/12, 10PM

[scienceofmagic]

Kana. Are you there?

[strangerpeople]

Croix-san?

I'm here. Are you all right?

[scienceofmagic]

Just shaken after today. I'm guessing you know, though.

They talked like you were there. Were you?

12/14, evening

[strangerpeople]

We need to talk.

[This is weird.]

[scienceofmagic]

[ She'd waited up for this, but... ]

You're not Kana. Who is this?

[strangerpeople]

You can say that I am the one Kana reports to.