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[katzepaw]

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[katzepaw]

[He understands, she is a cat.]

. . . Danke. I'm glad we found both of them, even if neither was the nefarious villain that would make it feel satisfying to catch.

[supercatty]

[a hallow laugh, lacking in any humor whatsoever]

Life is never that black and white. After Rupert. . .

[she trails off]

. . . I don't know. I still don't know-- why.

None of them will tell me why.

[katzepaw]

Ja. I thought we had an idea what was going on, after Rupert. But with Byleth, it doesn't make sense anymore. If they could confess at any time, why not tell us what they know?

[supercatty]

[wrapping her arms around herself, hugging herself tightly]

Because something is threatening them.

That's the only thing that makes sense. Right?

[katzepaw]

I. . . don't know. Rupert was threatened in our little adventure together. They were holding his partner hostage. It was all fake, but he seemed worried it was real. He still wouldn't kill Byleth and I.

But. . . I wonder if there aren't more working together, like Rupert and Byleth were. They won't tell us more because they don't want to help the others get caught.

[supercatty]

[. . .]

Rupert insisted that he was working alone.

[obviously! that had been!! a lie!!!!]

So it's hard to take what Byleth says at face value, too.

[which. . . kind of stings, but she isn't bringing that part of things up. she has to focus on the facts, not on how those facts make her feel]

[katzepaw]

Yes.

[It's hard to know what to think about what any of them say.]

Byleth especially, I feel that she is protecting someone else now.

[supercatty]

Of course she is.

[just like Rupert was. not that. . . Catra knows who]

It's. . . probably someone who matches that other set of footprints. But even that doesn't help us.

[ear flick]

Because if we find them, then what are we supposed to do?

[katzepaw]

I know. Seems as though it could only be a few, but maybe it doesn't change anything.

[. . .]

Nonetheless, I'm sorry about him. About Crow. And I'm sorry for my behavior, too.

[supercatty]

[she can't help the way her ears flatten, her tail lashing behind her]

[. . .]

Forget it. I would've done the same thing for Adora.

[without hesitation or guilt]

[katzepaw]

Mm.

[He gets that, and nods a little.]

Well, it wasn't for him. It was for me. But thank you all the same.

[supercatty]

[. . . hah]

Yeah. I guess it wouldn't really be for Adora, either.

[. . . tail lash]

It's hard not to be a little mad, but it's not like I-- don't get it.

[Crow was her friend, and she's glad they found who killed him, but she hates the feeling that people didn't care as much about his death as they did Molly's]

[katzepaw]

You can be a little mad. I've tried to understand the reasons everyone has had who has killed, but I was angrier at Caiman than I was at Rupert. It's different, when you care for someone.

[supercatty]

. . .

[a tiny little shrug]

Nothing about this place is. . . clear cut, or black and white, or whatever. So.

[yeah. she gets it]