7/9, backdated - Flowers and Murder

[kokuyoyo]

Chikusa Kakimoto CKastaroth@applenet.net
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I'm going to assume that a day is enough for us to recover well enough over everything, so there are a few things I want to address now that the app has been secured again.

First of all, since it's troublesome only speaking on the app and we never know when it might be compromised again, I made a code for us to use in reference to each other. It's not completely finished but it should give you an idea of what I'm going for. I'm open to any other suggestions on what to add to it. Different demons have been assigned different flowers. Combatants and Navigators can be distinguished by where they "grow".

[insert list here]

Secondly, we need a place to meet up in real life. A few times in the past, the first round has used my dorm, but that isn't sustainable especially since other Awakened are and can be adults. I suggest a school-funded cafe project. Those of us attending Green Valley can use various excuses as an extracuricular activity focusing on economics, cooking, or whatever else. Adults could act as supervisors. Someone is free to mention a better idea.

Finally, I think we should start investigating figures of significance in Eddan and preparing to dispose of them if they turn out to have anything to do with our current situation.

Comments

[kokuyoyo]

So to you, there's no reason at all to kill someone?

[singlefaith]

No.

[kokuyoyo]

Then I don't think there's any point for us to continue talking.

You'll probably not want to see me at the store, right?

[singlefaith]

[It takes her a moment to decide how to reply.]

You wouldn't hurt her, would you?

[kokuyoyo]

[...Wait what-]

Who?

[singlefaith]

[Don't make her put a label on it . . . it's hard. She feels dishonest and disloyal within the same moment to two women in two colliding sets of memories.]

[In the end, though, she has to go with the name he'll understand.]

Mom.

You won't, right?

[kokuyoyo]

I don't have a reason to.

[....]

I'm not a random serial killer who kills people for fun.

[singlefaith]

Then . . . it's okay.

If you won't hurt her or anyone else . . . you should still come.

[Is this wise? She doesn't know. It's a choice made on instinct, for reasons she's not sure she can describe.]

[It's not going to make things completely easy on her end. But.]

She'll wonder where you went if you go.

She likes you.

[kokuyoyo]

[????]

[No, really.... What just happened there? For a second, he has to reread their conversation to make sure he didn't miss anything while he was discussing ice cream issues with Ankh. But no... He didn't miss anything.]

Even if I won't kill her, do you really feel comfortable with a murderer there?

[singlefaith]

I'm . . . not comfortable with the idea that you'd think about killing someone.

[She isn't going to use the word "murderer," though.]

And if you try hurting someone in the future, I'll do everything I can to stop you.

But . . . otherwise, it's not really about me, is it?

[kokuyoyo]

["Think about".... Well. He's done a lot worse than just that. Still, Chikusa says nothing about it. There are times when he can realize that it's best to keep his mouth shut. Or, in this case, not type out things that would only make the situation worse.]

I guess it depends on what you mean by "it".

[singlefaith]

If you haven't done anything and won't hurt Mom or the customers and you still want to work . . . it's not really fair for me to say you can't, right?

Right now it's all hypothetical, too.

So . . . whether or not you work shouldn't really be about me being uncomfortable about what you said.

And again, Mom likes you. And it'll cause questions.

[kokuyoyo]

It's not as if I'm going to argue with you.

Anyway, that was the least important part of this message.

[singlefaith]

Not for me.

But for the rest, I'll do what works. I can cook and I can grow things. I'll help out where I can.

[kokuyoyo]

We could possibly combine a flower shop with orders sent to your place, so it could work out.

[singlefaith]

Combine a flower shop? I'm not sure what you mean.

[kokuyoyo]

Some businesses combine in one building, right? Bookstores that have a cafe, or gas stations with a fast food place.

So we could have small bouquets or potted plants for sale or advertised, with profits split between the cafe and your mother's business. Any larger requests could get routed to her as well.