[i believe in kainé btw i've been asking people all day how to pronounce her name because i was just calling her kanye out loud in conversations unless corrected]
[ i'm. you and pixi are the same. here is two people calling her name. her post-full possession is just her post-being rolled for murder.
anyway, ]
Enough with the compliments.
[ ... ]
I tried to talk to Caiman, to see if he was affected like I was, but what I got was a fucking who knows because of whatever's going on with him normally.
[ She's going to reach for her cup of tea just so she can have something in her hands. ]
[ If Kainé begins to think her case is isolated, she's going to feel some kind of way. ]
It's - It's not fine that he murdered here, but it's fine if he wasn't like me.
[ In some ways, she kind of prefers if it was just some kind of split personality of Caiman's even if it puts her credibility into the fucking ground. It's still terrible, but at least Caiman doesn't have to feel like she did, if so. ]
I don't want to jump to any conclusions too soon when I still don't know what the fuck going's on. If there are two murders again next week...
[ . . . . her brow furrows at that, confused, and then she shakes her head gently.]
.... we'll continue to look for patterns, Kainé. As is, I do think that the information that you've provided has been helpful. Thank you for sharing it with me.
I do think that there's a pattern here that we need to discern... even if it's just separating which cases may be like yours, like Caiman's, or... like Byleth's.
[and at byleth's name there's a little spike of anger. sorry,]
[ Kainé is someone who has natural bloodlust, and Crow had been warming up to her right before he died. She knows how much Iris cares, and she knows how much Nier does as well. ]
I don't know if anyone plans to do anything with her.
[ She could be a target or she could be saved for a vote, but Byleth just going around, walking free this week has been so funny. ]
she's spiteful. her eyes narrow and she is so clearly unhappy about it, mouth curling into a scowl before she speaks.]
... people put so much faith in others, even though they've taken from us, and make no attempt to hide that they might act again, don't they? Of course Mandricardo and Catra shed tears for her, and Dimitri will intervene if anyone tries to impede upon her freedom...
But I have no grace or fondness left for someone who's stolen from me.
[so she's sure that byleth will kill again if she's not stopped, because whatever prompts them is stronger than her kindness. still, she frowns.]
... she's dear to people too. I... can't and won't do anything to her, and I won't ask anyone else to act on my behalf. Even if only for Dimitri.
[ . . . ]
But she did kill Crow, after having the nerve to shed tears at me over what it means to be afraid to lose. So as far as I'm concerned, she made herself my enemy knowingly.
[and dimitri is arguably the only reason why iris isn't on the fucking warpath]
[ Hearing that causes a ripple in what Kainé feels about Byleth. She didn't think she had the right to be that angry at Byleth even for what she made Nier feel because for as huge of a hypocrite as she can be, she can't be quite that hypocritical. Kainé recognizes the blood on her hands for what it is. ]
... I would act for you, if you ever wanted.
[ In general, she means. More than specifically Byleth. ]
[ . . . oh. she looks surprised at that, blinking.
it's -
it's not the first time. for some reason, she feels a little nostalgic. to have people who would be her hands and feet, who would protect her and her goals. it's so sweet that her heart aches - but ultimately she'll reach out to lightly rest her hand on kainé's.]
... thank you. [for caring about her that much.]
But... I think for you, Kainé, my only want is that you get to live peacefully, and to never spill blood again unless it's a choice you make.
[because if kainé wants to kill someone on her own terms that's fine, apparently]
I'll be alright. We'll get Crow back one way or another.
[kainé can do literally whatever she wants and iris would be ok with it]
I don't either - we'll continue to make sure it does not come to pass.
[the way that iris has more or less adopted nier as one of her own just because kainé cares about him so much.
. . . though the question makes her sigh quietly. she doesn't want to admit this so easily but, at the same time - if he's not here, isn't it the only time she can?]
... I do. I'm frustrated over it, and that I have to miss him at all. [ . . . ] But aside from being mine as all Winters are.... he was good to me.
[ . . . she likes talking about him in present tense, she thinks.]
... he cares an awful lot, for so many people. But for some reason he opts for a hands-off approach until the moment is a dire one. It's frustrating but -
[ Kainé is not going to forgive Crow for healing her and then dying immediately after. She has had enough trauma with that kind of thing. She didn't need it compounded. ]
He could have used his healing item for his fucking self.
[ THEIR GOFUNDME HEALTH INSURANCE. Then, she was double healed and I was like, her past murder injuries are probably too healed to be of note during injury check anymore and cried.
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I'll do that and upgrade.
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Thank you, Kainé. I appreciate you coming up with something so useful.
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Oh, stop it.
[ Too many compliments make her feel uncomfortable. ]
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But I mean it...
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anyway, ]
Enough with the compliments.
[ ... ]
I tried to talk to Caiman, to see if he was affected like I was, but what I got was a fucking who knows because of whatever's going on with him normally.
[ She's going to reach for her cup of tea just so she can have something in her hands. ]
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So he - wasn't compelled to believe Mollymauk was a killer...?
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[ She doesn't know enough to say why. ]
He just said it felt familiar to something he might have experienced before coming here.
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And so... it is perhaps not the same compulsion that moved you, since the cases are once again different...
Will this be an isolated incident? Does that mean the compulsion did not strike this week...? How odd.
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It's - It's not fine that he murdered here, but it's fine if he wasn't like me.
[ In some ways, she kind of prefers if it was just some kind of split personality of Caiman's even if it puts her credibility into the fucking ground. It's still terrible, but at least Caiman doesn't have to feel like she did, if so. ]
I don't want to jump to any conclusions too soon when I still don't know what the fuck going's on. If there are two murders again next week...
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.... we'll continue to look for patterns, Kainé. As is, I do think that the information that you've provided has been helpful. Thank you for sharing it with me.
I do think that there's a pattern here that we need to discern... even if it's just separating which cases may be like yours, like Caiman's, or... like Byleth's.
[and at byleth's name there's a little spike of anger. sorry,]
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What do you want to happen to Byleth?
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Nothing drastic - after all, it would upset Dimitri.
[a longer pause]
... and I am not a person who possesses a natural bloodlust.
[but she's clearly still very tense and angry, so.]
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I don't know if anyone plans to do anything with her.
[ She could be a target or she could be saved for a vote, but Byleth just going around, walking free this week has been so funny. ]
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yeah.
she's spiteful. her eyes narrow and she is so clearly unhappy about it, mouth curling into a scowl before she speaks.]
... people put so much faith in others, even though they've taken from us, and make no attempt to hide that they might act again, don't they? Of course Mandricardo and Catra shed tears for her, and Dimitri will intervene if anyone tries to impede upon her freedom...
But I have no grace or fondness left for someone who's stolen from me.
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If no one goes after her, I'm sure she'll kill again.
[ Whatever prompted Byleth to do in the first place, Kainé can see it being done again even if she doesn't know what's going on. ]
No one's gonna hold that against you. No one wants to lose people they care about.
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[so she's sure that byleth will kill again if she's not stopped, because whatever prompts them is stronger than her kindness. still, she frowns.]
... she's dear to people too. I... can't and won't do anything to her, and I won't ask anyone else to act on my behalf. Even if only for Dimitri.
[ . . . ]
But she did kill Crow, after having the nerve to shed tears at me over what it means to be afraid to lose. So as far as I'm concerned, she made herself my enemy knowingly.
[and dimitri is arguably the only reason why iris isn't on the fucking warpath]
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... I would act for you, if you ever wanted.
[ In general, she means. More than specifically Byleth. ]
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it's -
it's not the first time. for some reason, she feels a little nostalgic. to have people who would be her hands and feet, who would protect her and her goals. it's so sweet that her heart aches - but ultimately she'll reach out to lightly rest her hand on kainé's.]
... thank you. [for caring about her that much.]
But... I think for you, Kainé, my only want is that you get to live peacefully, and to never spill blood again unless it's a choice you make.
[because if kainé wants to kill someone on her own terms that's fine, apparently]
I'll be alright. We'll get Crow back one way or another.
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She looks at where their hands are touching, and she doesn't pull away. ]
I don't want a situation where I make that choice.
[ Because there is one surefire situation that she's sure anyone who knows her would know. ]
You miss Crow, yeah?
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I don't either - we'll continue to make sure it does not come to pass.
[the way that iris has more or less adopted nier as one of her own just because kainé cares about him so much.
. . . though the question makes her sigh quietly. she doesn't want to admit this so easily but, at the same time - if he's not here, isn't it the only time she can?]
... I do. I'm frustrated over it, and that I have to miss him at all. [ . . . ] But aside from being mine as all Winters are.... he was good to me.
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She nods after a long moment. ]
He tries to seem detached, but he isn't. He's an idiot.
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[ . . . she likes talking about him in present tense, she thinks.]
... he cares an awful lot, for so many people. But for some reason he opts for a hands-off approach until the moment is a dire one. It's frustrating but -
He would come to check on me more than anyone.
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He could have used his healing item for his fucking self.
[ That's not how murder works, Kainé. ]
He really likes you.
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I would've hit him myself if he kept it when you were so hurt.
He really likes you too, you know... You and Nier both. He's very invested in both of you being happy.
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[ THEIR GOFUNDME HEALTH INSURANCE. Then, she was double healed and I was like, her past murder injuries are probably too healed to be of note during injury check anymore and cried.
She makes a face. ]
He should've worried more about himself.
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