AUDIENCE FOR: Rupert

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[well.

lepus is looking very, very tense. kind of like a cornered animal, actually, as their hand goes into their sleeve.]

What.

[agleam]

[he holds his hands up, as if to ward off that defensiveness.]

...What was going on with her?

[it's probably better to phrase it that way instead of "why did you have to kill her", he imagines.]

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[tightly, with their hand still in their sleeve:]

She was someone who had to die for the world. That's all. [...] You're better off not poking too much into our lives.

[agleam]

[it's tempting to say sorry, but that probably wouldn't go over well, so:]

...Seems like you did it the quickest way you could.

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Didn't benefit me to drag it out. Why do anything that isn't advantageous for me?

[agleam]

...You know that I felt exactly what you were feeling, right?

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[i'm

so sorry for this but lepus is finally removing their hand from their sleeve—to point a knife at rupert's throat.]

You really should think about keeping your mouth shut, sometimes.

[agleam]

[he looks alarmed for a few seconds before he just makes this face.]

You're not going to kill me.

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[there's a pause, before they hide the knife back among their clothes.]

You're lucky it wouldn't be entertaining for the boss.

[agleam]

Yeah, again, that's about what I thought.

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Don't tempt me. There's no rule forbidding me from kicking your ass.

[agleam]

Mhm.

[rupert]

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[







they're abruptly launching a sweeping kick to literally knock rupert off his feet]

[agleam]

[he sucks so that absolutely succeeds]

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[dryly, as they stare down at rupert (probably, from behind their veil):]

You're pathetic. Don't talk back to people if you can't protect yourself.

[agleam]

[from the floor:]

Darn. This has entirely incapacitated me.

[he learned nothing from this but anyways he picks himself up]

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[rupert!!]

Be glad that Virgo's the one that likes picking on those weaker. The lack of a challenge saps any satisfaction out of it.

[agleam]

[he waves a hand, at that.]

Virgo kind of strikes me as the all bark, no bite kind.

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[a shrug]

Most people are more bark than bite. Doesn't mean their bite can't still be dangerous.

[agleam]

Have you had any experience with it, then? With them.

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[again, oh so dryly,]

We know enough about the way each other works. Let's just say that if you ended up dying by any of our hands, Virgo is among those who wouldn't give you a merciful death and we'll leave it at that.

[agleam]

...Are you bringing that up because there's a nonzero chance of that happening, or...

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Well, like I said, it's not entertaining, so I doubt it'll come up.

Probably.

[agleam]

Concerning! But understood.

[he does not sound concerned]

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[just laughs quietly]