Temenos Mistral ☆ Yellow Rabbit

[hanaban]

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[inquired]

Mm. That's what I was thinking.

[ so, maybe.

as for the question... a thought bubble flickers over his head, though it's more abstract swirls of that bright blue, and then the formation of the phrase: The truth lies in the flame. ]

... It is something of a personal credo of mine, to always seek the truth. I rather hate to leave things unsolved when I can unravel the proper answer, no matter how deep that proverbial rabbit hole goes. [ really, his name as a hero is one from home. the hound, a dogged pursuant of truth, doubter of all, questioner of all. ]

In this place in particular, knowing those answers also helps to provide clarity as to our supposed quota, and I'd rather know anything for certainty and hard fact. I've no need for vengeance, and no need for closure, short of knowing what happened. So, I suppose it is the latter, though I wouldn't say it's 'only' that.

[hanaban]

I thought maybe Ace had the same reason.

[ so the others in his team don't have to... you know. It's some sort of clue when comparing possible suspects going forward, since Datz told him every team has somebody who knows about this. ]

I guess I'll let you know, then, for your curiosity: our progress on that quota remains the same, whether or not you take into account Satan's case.

[inquired]

As did I.

[ ah. he tilts his head a bit, and then hums. ]

... That's what I thought. [ though, he props his chin in his hand. ] Though, you must know that you are asking me to trust that quite a bit, to just take your word for it?

[ doubt is what i do, etc ]

[hanaban]

I know. But whether you believe me or do not, it doesn't matter to me either way. It's not my job to convince you.

[ It's Temenos' job to doubt, to question, and- ultimately- to decide. ]

[inquired]

[ pfft. ]

An unreliable source it is.

[hanaban]

[ He opens his mouth to argue but he can't, really. ]

...okay, yeah. But that doesn't mean I'm wrong.

[inquired]

Perhaps! But with only your word to go on for it, I cannot accept it as the simple truth.

[ granted he like. kind of already knew that. but still. ]

[hanaban]

[ that sounds like a you problem ]

Then I guess you'll have to verify it, one way or another. That curiosity of yours must be infuriating, in a place like this where nothing makes sense and everybody lies.

[inquired]

You don't have to be trapped in a place where we're asked to murder each other for the world to be that way.

[ so it's nothing new. he has to deal with the church being sussy every day of his life. ]

I wouldn't call it infuriating. Challenging, perhaps, but I don't mind a challenge.

[hanaban]

We're not even being asked to murder each other. There's nothing about it in the rules.

[ people are just doing it for funsies ]

[inquired]

Not according to that little paper, should we take it as truth.

[ and sometimes that's all the motive people need. ]

[hanaban]

That's like me telling you to do something or else I'll stab you.

[ would he, just because hanako said that? surely not. you could prove hanako wrong by simply punching him in the face ]

[inquired]

Yes, and people who take a coercive threat as motive are cowards with easily broken mindsets.

[ DO YOU HAVE TO SAY IT SO OMINOUSLY ]

But, those people exist, all the same.

[hanaban]

[ ...yea. the only reason hanako is the way he is is because of all those cowards with easily broken mindsets ]

And is your team made of brave little rabbits?

[ or are they cowards who've complied ]

[inquired]

[ yeah! it's what makes temenos such a good inquisitor, also. ]

Well. As the numbers stand, that seems to be the case. I certainly have no interest in complying with a single sheet of paper that claims to be the truth.

[ brave little pyonpyons ]

[hanaban]

[ the brave little pyonpyons are going to doom us all ]

And the rest of your team? I bet Axel would, if he had to.