AUDIENCE FOR: Yuri Leclerc

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week 2, saturday

[guestservices]

[ ding!

when yuri rings the bell, aquila is there, with the drink in their hand. ]

Really know how to win a bird over, huh? [ they sound a little tired, but otherwise, just fine. ] You wanna go to the bar?

[ashenvaliant]

Very much yes. I forgot how frustrating it is when this happens.

[guestservices]

[ they gesture to the restaurant bar ]

Here or upstairs, your pick. Didn't do this often in your other place, Yuri?

[ashenvaliant]

Drinking or scapegoating?

Upstairs. It might be one week post a murder but I'm not sure I want the rattling of kitchen noises while I'm trying to find the balance between blind drunk and buzzed enough to not deal.

[guestservices]

[ something about that makes them laugh. they reach under their veil, to scratch their nose or adjust something, and then gesture up the staircase. ]

Time for our date, then, pretty bird. [ they will offer him their arm. ] And I meant scapegoating. I think the first one's covered in your whole indulgence thing.

[ashenvaliant]

[ he will accept that arm. ]

Ah, you pick the perfect times to sweep a guy off his feet.

We did plenty of scapegoating back on the station. Some in rather horrific ways, as it turned out. But it’s not a great feeling, not knowing what happened and sending someone uninvolved to the chopping block instead.

[guestservices]

[ off they go! they keep an easy pace to head up to the bar. ]

Yeah. Never great to hunt down an innocent person. [ they tilt their head towards yuri. ] You guys were really spiraling, far as I could tell.

[ashenvaliant]

We were, apparently. I’m not sure I believe it was any of the people our final three were narrowed down to.

[guestservices]

Mhm.

[ as the reach the bar, aquila pushes the door open for yuri. ] Do you have any theories?

[ashenvaliant]

If I did I wouldn't be so eager for a drink. If that clue from the bell was indicating that this was a frame up, then it was likely someone as far from Bucky or Kim Dokja as we could get.

[guestservices]

Maybe. Guys regret buying the bell?

[ (ZIA VOICE) THE BELL

they lead them over to the bar then and then drop into a seat. ]

[ashenvaliant]

[ he shrugs. ]

It's gambling. Not really worth getting mad at it for not being the hint we were hoping for. I regret being down a ticket, but unless we have serious need for it in the future I don't think I'll be ponying up any more.

I do actually want to get something above one ticket from the gift shop, and it does tend to systematically gouge us of currency weekly.

[ ... ]

Now that it's over, can you say what the Windex would've done?

[guestservices]

Nope.

[ they pop the 'p' in that, as they order themselves a drink. ] Sorry. 's just like anything else you buy from the shop. You really can't find out what it does until it's in your hands .

[ashenvaliant]

That's about what I expected.

[ sigh. ] Does that mean it could show up again in trials?

[guestservices]

[ they shrug, noncommittal. ]

Gotta draw your own conclusions on that one. Maybe you'll find out.

[ashenvaliant]

I expect with enough weeks and murders we'll find out.

[ he will get a drink and -- honestly just down it in one. whee. ]

[guestservices]

[ they make a noise that sounds like "oof". ]

That good, or that distressed?

[ashenvaliant]

Annoyed might be a better word.

[ (thor voice) another! he doesn't down this one in one go though. ]

[guestservices]

Annoyed feels about right, yeah.

[ they laugh a little and take their own glass, twirling it absently between clawed fingers. ]

[ashenvaliant]

Now I suppose we'll need to aware of regular framing, given everyone knows all doors are unlocked on murder night.

[guestservices]

I guess so.

[ yay, framing ]

[ashenvaliant]

[ yay, framing. ]

... Wonderful.

[ he has about half the drink. although to be fair, this one's about the size of a martini glass. ]

For those of you not watching over the trial, is it something like a week off?

[guestservices]

[ valid.

oh, yuri. aquila snorts. ] Definitely not. We've got other shit to do. I've never taken a day off in my life.

[ashenvaliant]

Never ever? Not even once?

[ sheila right, these guys should unionise. and yuri doesn't even know what that means. ]

[guestservices]

Can't. Job needs me.

[ neither does aquila ]