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W1, TUESDAY

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[The next time Dick opens a door, he'll find himself stepping into a large, lavish office instead, with one wall entirely windowed and looking out into the sky. He'll have to get closer to see if there's anything else visible-- they look like they're pretty high up, right now.

There are a few plush chairs in front of that window, and Chuuya's seated in one, looking a little amused as he gestures for Dick to enter.]

Hey. Thanks for the note.

[unpredicktable]

[ he's looking around in curiosity, and, unlike his nude he is, unfortunately, fully clothed. alas. he walks over to the window to try and see what's out there. ]

Higekiri gave me the idea. I take my petty rebellion where I can get it. [ he's peering out for a second before: ] Carlos and Polly say hi, by the way.

[ since he like. saw them. yesterday. having extra rules sure is a thing that is happening to him? he assumes chuuya knows about it already, but. ]

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[Below the window, there's part of a city-- this building overlooks a port and then the sea. Are they still on a boat, or what...?]

Well, good to know Carly's doing all right. Polly can fuck off.

[she murdered him? fuck her 'hi'.]

So, did you need anything in particular, or are you just testing things out too?

[unpredicktable]

[ cool, more pocket dimensions. this is fun and not at all confusing.

he looks amused at the polly thing because uh honestly that is a mood from the one bitch in the party who's too weak to murder ]

Both. [ he taps the window with his knuckles as if to test something before turning back to Chuuya ] I was testing it out, and I wanted to make sure you and Nathan were in the know about the extra rules I've got, since I'm supposed to be the... middleman between you guys and Carlos. [ who's polly. ] And then one more thing came up.

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[polly who! he likes dick already, thank you.]

Yeah, we're in the know about a few things. You're good.

[he's got a wineglass in hand already, by the way, taking a quick sip from it before he continues.]

What else came up?

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[ he leans a bit against the window, arms crossed. keeping his back open to a window isn't something he'd normally do, but this isn't exactly a normal place. ]

A vision. [ one he, uh, clearly, didn't appreciate ] It's not the first time something's messed with my brain and made me see things [ bad ], but the feeling I got after it was... new.

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[chuuya, 5 seconds ago: oh yeah we know shit

chuuya, now: hey what the fuck

by which i mean he absolutely looks a little surprised by that, brows raising.]

You did? What'd you see and what kind of feeling are we talking, here-- impending doom, weirdly horny, anxiety, what?

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[ honestly, he'd been hoping chuuya would not be surprised and would just go "oh yeah, ghosts, am i right", but he mostly expected it. it doesn't stop the frown on his face from deepening. ]

Visions of myself getting murdered in a similar fashion to how Carlos was. [ again: who's polly, but also, y'know. gorefests. ] It's not the first time I've been given visions that aren't pleasant, but this felt like it lingered longer than usual for me. And... [ he looks thoughtful ] I felt... convinced that if I didn't sleep with someone, I'd die. Which-- which yeah, I know, that's our main problem right now, but-- I hadn't exactly been concerned for myself until then.

[ because he's a slut who offered to spread 'em for everyone, ]

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I- hold the fuck on. You're saying you should have been clear, but this happened to you anyway...?

[now he just looks concerned. that's- maybe bad.]

Shit. I don't know anything about that.

[....]

Did you?

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So not feeling the aster right now.

[ this is... so bad. he runs a hand through his hair, giving a half-shrug ]

Yes? I told people they could come to me if they needed it, and I-- [ like feeling compelled is an excuse, dick's better than that, he's been trained, god-- ] I'm an idiot, apparently!

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I mean, we don't know that yet. Maybe it was just, you know. Something fucking with you for a little bit.

[he reaches up to adjust his hat, frowning. yeah. maybe that's all it is.]

So it's gone away now that you've had sex with someone else, right? Or is it still bothering you?

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If it was just that, wouldn't you know about it?

[ ghosts vs demons, etc. dick sighs, still clearly agitated ]

No, it--it went away pretty much immediately after I did. [ which clearly. does not make him feel better ]

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I'll... I'll look into it. Maybe the other two know more, maybe Nathan's ghost bullshit will give us something.

[he hates the thought of going to Nathan but ughhh.]

It sounds like you're safe for now, though, so try not to worry too much. We've gotta be able to figure out something.

W1, SATURDAY

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[casually makes this post-trial because haha I got behind!

anyway, chuuya is here in his office. he's in a chair, his feet propped up on a sidetable, he's drinking directly from a wine bottle. what's up.]

Come in, have a seat. Good work today.

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Couple of things. [ unlike last time, dick plops himself down on a chair this time, leaning back on it. ]

I'm guessing the usual method for demon victims Nathan talked about in trial today was-- those visions?

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I'm not positive, but... seems possible.

[a wave of his hand, there-]

But something changed, so who the hell knows now, right? We're trying to keep up, but they're trying to make it hard on us.

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Makes sense. Once we caught on... [ he tilts his head ] Well, nothing we can do but see what they come up with next.

[ that said, dick is going to take a certain silver bookmark out of his pocket! what the fuck, mods. ]

I'm guessing Carlos can tell me more about it, but-- what is this? And don't... say a bookmark.

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[chuuya blinks over at it, setting his bottle down so he can shift and sit up properly, leaning in to look at it...

and after a long, long few moments of silence, chuuya says:]

I don't know what you want me to tell you, Dick, it looks like it's a bookmark.

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[ idkwhatiexpected.jpg ]

I'm-- pretty certain it was my reward for my task. I wanted to see if you'd know anything about it before trying Carlos.

[


because he might like just wait until monday to not have to send carlos dick jr pics ]

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So, you got it for doing something for them... and you wanted to ask me.

[a hum.]

Carly's not that bad, you know-- what, did you two not get along?

[unpredicktable]

Checking to see what info you guys have in common, mainly.

[ there's a long pause ]

I know this might come as a shock, but I'm not comfortable sending nudes to the guy who probably spends most of his time now being sexually harassed by the ghost who killed him and dragged him into a demon dimension.

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But you're comfortable sending me pics.

[listen, he didn't ask to get a bunch of nudes from people either?]

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I don't have much of a choice when it comes to you or Nathan. I can always just wait a few days to see Carlos.

[ who's polly. ]

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I mean, I know the method kind of sucks, but consider also that by not setting up meetings you're all just leaving him alone with the ghost who killed him and is probably bothering him.

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I didn't-- I didn't say I was never going to do it. [ pOUTS ] But like I said, I really did want to check if you knew any of the things he might. If your info is different...

[ then it's like, triple worth it? ]

Speaking of-- Nathan has his ghost thing, and Polly and Carlos have their... redacted thing. What's yours?