[week three - monday]

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[ Why does everything always happen so much?

Xion comes back to their shared room at around midday on Monday, looking tired, although better rested than she seemed at any point in the weekend. And of course, it's something that she's actually here, after being missing on Thursday and then Saturday nights.

She feels a little bad. Maybe she should talk to Tarvek about what's been going on.

Which ... makes it rather helpful that she ends up running into him there when she's simply returning for an item she forgot. She'll pause with a soft "oh!" and then smile a little, waving. ]

Hi, Tarvek. How are you doing?

[ Kind of a soft open, but she'll work her way up to what she really wants to talk about. ]

Comments

[dubiousalignment]

I'm capable of defending myself quite well, actually. [A pause] Please don't tell that to anyone, I'd like that to be a secret for now. [If a killer tries to attack him, he wants to have the element of surprise regarding his surprising agility. Thank goodness that training wasn't related to his spark]

So yes, I'm completely sure. I appreciate you asking for my opinion, but I completely trust you to do the right thing. Bring that camera anytime you want.

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[ Xion blinks a few times, then nods her head, much of the remaining tension draining from her shoulders. Tarvek can fight... she didn't know. That makes her feel a lot better about having the camera here. ]

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.

[ His faith in her gets a shy, grateful smile. ]

Okay. What I'll do is bring it up here on Thursday evenings. I'd like to lock myself in at that point, but I don't want to lock you out if you're not ready to stop for the night... [ She trails off, looking uncertain, wondering how they can do this. ]

[dubiousalignment]

I'd have no problem coming here early in Thursday evenings. It's not like there's much reason for anyone to be wandering outside at that time, anyways.

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[ Wow. He's awfully cooperative. It's nice! If ... starting to become a little surprising. He has no problem with any of this? That's ... that's really great! ]

Okay. Then that's what we'll do this week.

[ Xion smiles a little, pressing a hand to her chest. ]

This is all a big relief. Thank you, Tarvek! I knew I could count on you.

[dubiousalignment]

[Well he sees no reason to object to any of Xion's proposals. It all seems sensible, and although he'd prefer her to not to spend all the night awake, she doesn't seem willing to change her mind on that]

Hey, I'm in full support of anything that can save lives or catch a culprit once they kill someone. Of course I'd support you.

[Although...well, now that Xion has been planning and all he may as well mention his own plans]

There's a project I'd like to do, too, but unlike your plans I don't think mine is bound to be useful. I'd feel better if I could do it, though, it's something that has been puzzling me for a while already.

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[ Her smile melts into something real. Tarvek ... is a really good person. Out of all the people here she could have ended up with, she got really lucky to have him.

Curiosity makes her perk up at what he says, though. ]

A project? A project like what?

[dubiousalignment]

I want to try to find out why the Homestead is so well taken care of in comparison to the town. Everything must have a cause, if I can find out why it's happening, there's a chance it could be useful.

It's not a guarantee, but I want to try.

[The thing is that Tarvek doesn't really have experience about sleeping in the wilderness -- so to say. He's not very sure how that's supposed to go]

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[ ... the Homestead ...

Well. She doesn't know the answer either, but she does know something about that place. But she can take care of it another time. For right now, she looks considering for a moment, and then nods. ]

Well, what do you want to do? You could try spying on it.