[catch all for belph]

[survivaltricks]

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[laughs, breathless and actually amused, and thunks his head against the director's office door]

[UUUUUGH]

[axilium]

{ugggggh indeed]

Try not to give yourself a concussion before tomorrow.

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I don't know. Might be preferable to whatever happens tomorrow.

[so. fukken wry]

[axilium]

Well, I can't deny that I'd personally love to get drunk before trial, but unfortunately Wei Wuxian doesn't have enough wine for that.

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Sounds like it's time to resort to petty thievery.

[he's so tired he's starting to make stupid, dry jokes]

[axilium]

If you find a secret stash of alcohol anywhere that isn't his fermenting wine, let me know.

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I don't drink the stuff, so you've got it.

[. . . THE DRIEST FINGER GUNS]

[axilium]

Thanks, glad I can count on you.

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[hm]

[. . . all that said. . .]

How are you doing?

[axilium]

[he raises an eyebrow.]

I'm not the one who shouted my ex's name to the skies a short while ago.

[survivaltricks]

-- he's not my ex??

[WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP SAYING THAT??]

[axilium]

Right, right.

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Why does. . . why does everyone keep thinking he is?

[Belph isn't even the FIRST]

[axilium]

Well, if nothing else, it's clear you two have some pretty heavy emotional baggage.

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Thaaaaat's putting it mildly.

[yeah okay he won't. deny that one]

I don't know if that's really him or if something is just messing with me, though.

[axilium]

Wouldn't be surprised if it's the latter. Though if he does show up tomorrow by some chance, there's your opportunity to punch him.

[survivaltricks]

I hope it's the latter.

[clenches his hands into fists]

. . . but I won't let anyone else touch a hair on his head if it isn't.

[axilium]

This is maybe why people think you have something going on, for the record.

[survivaltricks]

. . . ha ha.

[SO DRY]

[axilium]

There are worse fates, probably.

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Yeah, probably.

[and super casually]

I guess we did kiss a little bit, but that was-- [waggles. a hand]

[axilium]

Sorry, what?

[survivaltricks]

So anyway, did you find anything out of the ordinary while looking around the camp?

[because he didn't get to do a mini-investigation this week]

[axilium]

No, Akechi's Ex, I can't say I did.

[survivaltricks]

[casually flips him off]

Damn. . . though the brunt of the investigations took place on Saturdays, sometimes some of us would find things on Friday. Small splashes of blood, or a glint of something lying in the lake-- stuff like that.

They'd give us a springboard for starting our investigations on Saturday, but that evidence is only visible to a select few people.