On the first day here, I made an unwise decision. I locked myself into a deal with Hamelin. Let me make this clear: I am not one of the traitors we're looking for, because I've been trying to look for a way out of this deal since the moment I made it. I haven't been providing him with any intel, and if I were actively working for him, I wouldn't be telling you any of this.
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Riku arrived here without his medicine, so I immediately went to Hamelin to ask him for it. He promised that Riku would receive it, but only if I agreed to destroy an object for him. He won't say what it is, nor when I have to destroy it; he's expecting me to do it when he calls for me. That's about all I know from him.
I will also point out that it was a dishonest deal. He tricked me into doing it, because the fairies were going to give Riku his medication anyway.
[ He's hoping she'll understand why he did this. He's trying to keep his voice firm and as neutral as possible, but there's no mistaking the guilt that spills out with his words. ]
If it's anything that's going to pose a threat to our safety or our chance of escaping -- dead included -- then I'm not going to do it. That being said, I'm looking for a way to turn it on him instead.
[She nods along to this... okay. She won't state the obvious and point out how dumb it is to make deals with the fey, she won't, because he probably already knows that and has probably already pointed it out to himself, perhaps even at the time.
Guilt doesn't really help anything, and she certainly can't condemn him as anything other than foolish.
But that's interesting... and potentially dangerous.]
Moriarty identified you as one of his allies. I assume he's one of the people you'd roped into helping you with this, then? Interesting...
Well, I would like to help, if possible. I'm hoping you have some kind of plan, however.
He is. He actually gave me an integral piece of information that we think may be related to this.
There's something missing in Hamelin's quarters -- a small, square box, to be exact. He also told me that the best time to raid Hamelin's office is after executions, but this was also during the first week. I'm not sure if the same holds true now, but I may take a look this week, if I can.
[ As for having a plan, however...well. He kind of deflates. ]
I don't really have much of a plan otherwise, though, because I don't know what it is exactly. The assumption is that we may not have access to the object right now, or that a series of events needs to happen first before Hamelin calls upon me to do it. With how fixated he is on roles, I wouldn't be surprised if that's why he was withholding information from me. He wants to ensure that I go through with his demands.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know about this in case you happen to find anything that you think might be relevant. The only thing I can think of that's been brought up so far is the orb that Yeager talked about in his mirror experience; even then, though, I don't know if that's what it is, exactly.
....Hmmm. I wonder if there's anything protecting Hamelin's quarters from damage like fire, acid or explosives.
[She's having thoughts about arson.]
Well, two questions. One, how many people know about this? I assume Makoto does?
And two, would you be against me accompanying you to raid it this week? Four eyes are better than two in this regard, and while we can't exactly fight him, I can probably do a better job of slowing him down should it come to it.
...Are you going to burn his office down? And yes, Makoto knows about it. I've told a total of four people who are alive right now, five including you.
[ At her second question though, he shakes his head. ]
I'm not opposed to it. We can definitely try it and see what else we can find, whether it's related to the object or not. Anything works if we can use it against him.
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I'm listening.
[Moriarty mentioned this to her in private, at least partly, but she doesn't know the full story and she isn't about to sell William out over it.]
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On the first day here, I made an unwise decision. I locked myself into a deal with Hamelin. Let me make this clear: I am not one of the traitors we're looking for, because I've been trying to look for a way out of this deal since the moment I made it. I haven't been providing him with any intel, and if I were actively working for him, I wouldn't be telling you any of this.
[ ... ]
Riku arrived here without his medicine, so I immediately went to Hamelin to ask him for it. He promised that Riku would receive it, but only if I agreed to destroy an object for him. He won't say what it is, nor when I have to destroy it; he's expecting me to do it when he calls for me. That's about all I know from him.
I will also point out that it was a dishonest deal. He tricked me into doing it, because the fairies were going to give Riku his medication anyway.
[ He's hoping she'll understand why he did this. He's trying to keep his voice firm and as neutral as possible, but there's no mistaking the guilt that spills out with his words. ]
If it's anything that's going to pose a threat to our safety or our chance of escaping -- dead included -- then I'm not going to do it. That being said, I'm looking for a way to turn it on him instead.
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Guilt doesn't really help anything, and she certainly can't condemn him as anything other than foolish.
But that's interesting... and potentially dangerous.]
Moriarty identified you as one of his allies. I assume he's one of the people you'd roped into helping you with this, then? Interesting...
Well, I would like to help, if possible. I'm hoping you have some kind of plan, however.
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He is. He actually gave me an integral piece of information that we think may be related to this.
There's something missing in Hamelin's quarters -- a small, square box, to be exact. He also told me that the best time to raid Hamelin's office is after executions, but this was also during the first week. I'm not sure if the same holds true now, but I may take a look this week, if I can.
[ As for having a plan, however...well. He kind of deflates. ]
I don't really have much of a plan otherwise, though, because I don't know what it is exactly. The assumption is that we may not have access to the object right now, or that a series of events needs to happen first before Hamelin calls upon me to do it. With how fixated he is on roles, I wouldn't be surprised if that's why he was withholding information from me. He wants to ensure that I go through with his demands.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know about this in case you happen to find anything that you think might be relevant. The only thing I can think of that's been brought up so far is the orb that Yeager talked about in his mirror experience; even then, though, I don't know if that's what it is, exactly.
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[She's having thoughts about arson.]
Well, two questions. One, how many people know about this? I assume Makoto does?
And two, would you be against me accompanying you to raid it this week? Four eyes are better than two in this regard, and while we can't exactly fight him, I can probably do a better job of slowing him down should it come to it.
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...Are you going to burn his office down? And yes, Makoto knows about it. I've told a total of four people who are alive right now, five including you.
[ At her second question though, he shakes his head. ]
I'm not opposed to it. We can definitely try it and see what else we can find, whether it's related to the object or not. Anything works if we can use it against him.