retellers | AUDIENCE: LUP

[ no they just keep drawing themselves up and shuffling backwards a bit so this is happening ]

No. Wouldn't have even told you about it if that was the case. [ they frown lightly ] But I'm not sure I can point you at more than one person right now.

[ wolf, please. she sighs, and eventually stops once she's pushed them like, at least a foot back. ]

Just one is fine? I figured more than one would be, like. Cheating or whatever. Hit me.

-- Wait, if I go up to someone on my team like hey! Surprise! We're teammates! Am I going to explode? Because I already told Taako my team, so that's like, the one person already.

[ victory on wolf. they let their guard down once she stops ]

Sharing with your own team is fine. It's outside of that that's ... [ they shrug. ] Not great.

[ eloquent. but they seem to think about this ]

... One of your teammates was marked at trial. [ does that count as a hint. sure. ]

Marked? Like - what, does that mean they had injuries, or they were a suspect? Or maybe a tattoo...

[ ... they said they were bad at this, but they didn't think that bad... they raise a hand to rub the back of their neck with a sigh ]

I made it as obvious as I could.

Did you? Because I think you actually might just suck at this.

Hey...

[ it's a weak objection because they. said as much earlier, but now they're thinking. ]

Think for who being marked on that day would be memorable.

[ the weak objection actually gets her to reach over and pat their arm. she's just being a bully, don't mind her. ]

Memorable - like. [ she squints. ] Can I toss names at you and you confirm or deny, or is that not how this works.

[ ... they accept the pat. ]

I can't, but keep in mind I wasn't paying attention to you guys getting naked. Don't need to see that.

[ dry ]

[ IFDMSDFKSKJHF she chokes that's it that's the tag ]

[ :| ]

J-jesus, don't -- okay! Okay, I got it! His name was going to be the first one I was going to toss at you, my god.

[ wheeeeeze. ] Swan told me you can see - wow! Do not look! Ever!

I wasn't talking about that...

[ why would you remind them of this. they put a hand to their forehead ]

Trust me, the second you started kissing, I made sure to try and block as much out as I could.

[ her ears are like bright pink. ]

Well, you're going to have to get earplugs. [ she says, huffily. she folds her arms. ] Is that my hint, am I, like - am I on the right track?

I don't wanna be like hey, same hat! And then be wrong, and explode.

You won't explode, but I wasn't talking about your sex life. [ bluntly. ] I was saying, I didn't pay attention to your-- "strip check".

[ she pblhhththts at them. ]

Oh, cool, so you just pulled that out of your hat to shame me, I see. [ rude ] So it's not a physical mark, is what you're saying?

I'd like to take this moment to tell you I still hate twenty questions, and also guessing games. If it is a physical mark, I guess Rufus - he also. Has a pet wolf. Hm.

I'm not a fan, either.

[ why can they just not say things outright. they hate this. ]

I meant physical mark.

[ they don't pronounce themselves on rufus, since... they can't confirm or deny so they just look annoyed ]

[ she scrubs her face. ]

Okay, physical mark. Right. [ she reaches up to rub her ears, too. ] Is the limit still one or two people? Is that max?

[ a pause. ] Also, I have a favor to ask.

Try your best not to spill the beans to everyone to try and find them.

[ ... something about spill the beans from someone this serious feels hokey, but they don't seem to realize. ]

... A favor?

[ she folds her arms again. ]

Yeah, a favor. You got anything that can help someone's hearing go back to normal? Anything. I don't care what it is.

... I don't know what could help with that.

[ a little apologetically, but: ]

Pretty sure I wasn't a doctor. Someone bust their hearing?

Yeah, and he didn't want to ask you guys for help because he's afraid of disappointing you all.

[ which she sounds like she finds this ridiculous. ]

Right. [ they also sound like that's ridiculous, but oh well. ] I don't know how to fix busted hearing that doesn't involve healing magic, and none of us have that. He okay otherwise? Just the hearing?

[ at least wolf agrees with her about how ridiculous it is!! a+ for wolf. ]

Other than the just random screaming in his head and the trauma, sure.

[ ... okay, they have to ask: ]

The hell happened?

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