Second.

[trustharder]

Friday dawns fairly quietly this week; unlike last week, there's no blood splashed around the hallway, and there's very little that seems amiss at first glance. It's almost enough to make one think that nothing happened last night – that maybe the incentive was ignored, that maybe rational-minded camaraderie may have won out over the desire to escape the Vault. That impression will last you until somebody decides to head upstairs. They won't get past the stairwell without noticing that something is definitely amiss - while there notably does not appear to be a body, that doesn't mean that something isn't there regardless. You might want to check that out. Just saying. >Explore?

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[garudynamic]

[That look just digs at him more]

No shit, Sherlock.

[sleepingkogoro]

[What is that tone, young man. Mouri frowns, bothered]

Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to spit it out now?

[Yeah, he really is bothered at being talked by that by Yosuke. Let's not have an angry party here, guys!]

[garudynamic]

You wanna know? Yeah, I'm pissed. Someone is dead for no goddamn reason! And I bet that Kingmaker asshole is laughing his ass off right now!

So yeah, I'm a little mad! The person trying to kill us all is right here pretending to be on our side! Hell, for all I know it's you! Or Aqua or Speedwagon or, shit, anyone!

[sleepingkogoro]

[Good, good, you are doing good, kid. Mouri nods emphatically]

You have all reasons to be angry with the culprit. I don't fault you for that, but don't let this get under your skin later!

Being angry won't solve anything!

[Mouri is still not good with the whole calming words part, but he is at least starting to talk louder]

[garudynamic]

[He huffs in deep gasping breaths... and it's clear he's fighting back angry sobs. Mouri isn't fighting back, but not pulling away either. So throwing his rage at him isn't having the effect he wants.

So it just starts bleeding out, and his back loosens, his shoulders drooping.]

Sorry... yelling at random people isn't helping.

[sleepingkogoro]

Of course it doesn't help.

[But at least Yosuke seems to be calming down a bit. That is great]

We can do nothing for Pearl-san now, but we do can catch her killer. Take that anger of yours and direct it into that.

No matter what happens you can't let it distract you from what must be done.

[A lesson Mouri knows real well. A case that's still fresh in his memory comes to mind, having to reveal somebody he hadn't met in years as a killer. He idly notes it is one of the few cases he can actually remember whole instead of having a blank space in the last part of the whole deal, but it is not the time to think about that]

This will never get easier.

[garudynamic]

[He nods, not trusting his voice]

If it's... anyone's fault... it's the Kingmaker.

[sleepingkogoro]

That is right. None of us would kill anyone if we weren't locked here.

Someday we'll have the chance to confront the Kingmaker. I promise you that.

[garudynamic]

...speaking of which.

[Oh look, it's his phone! He hits the call button and-

-wow that sure is some language that wouldn't even be allowed in a Atlus game]

[sleepingkogoro]

[Should Mouri be amused by this? He isn't sure, but what he does know is that he is willing to make an exception to any rules about decency if the Kingmaker is the target of all that.

Please by all means do that for as long as you want, Yosuke! Mouri definitely isn't going to try to stop you]