AUDIENCE: SHIRO

[retellers]

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[retellers]

You sure about that? 'Cause you definitely seem like you need some stress relief.

[lionson]

I'm fine.

[No he's not. He starting to pace, even.]

I'm just- okay, fine, I'm a little worked up over this. But who wouldn't be?

[retellers]

[ uh, well. they watch him pace... ]

You, the previous weeks. At least, not that level.

[lionson]

Constant murder trials will wear on anyone, you know.

[retellers]

... I guess...

[ ... but... hrmm.... they look a little unsure ]

[lionson]

Look. It's not caused by memory loss, because I know where the gaps in my memory are this week. I'm not worked up for no reason.

[At least he's acknowledging that he's worked up? Though not he feels silly about it, and that makes him a little embarrassed.]

Look, let's drop it for now. It's not even an issue on Monday. That wasn't even why I came to talk to you in the first place.

[retellers]

... Alright. [ they do drop it. reluctantly, because it still feels off, but. oh, well. ] So why did you come talk to me?

[lionson]

[He'll pull out the stone he got about a week and a half ago.]

A bunch of us got things like this. Can you tell if using them affects nova levels or not?

[retellers]

I don't think so. [ there's a pause ] Hard for me to tell for sure, though, since so few people have used them.

[lionson]

If I used it in front of you, could you watch and see if it affects levels at all? I don't mind using this one on me, for the sake of figuring things out.

[retellers]

If the updates were that obvious, we'd have had an easier time pinpointing the best way to get nova earlier. [ but they ? Look curious? ] What does yours even do, anyway?

[lionson]

Supposedly it makes someone think negatively for 24 hours.

[retellers]

[ ...ah... ]

Definitely don't try it out on yourself.

[ NOT RIGHT NOW ANYWAY ]

[lionson]

[Wolf, being the reasonable one.]

Try it on someone else?

[retellers]

[ being the straight man is their curse ]

Like who?

[lionson]

...maybe Archer?

[retellers]

Isn't that guy blind right now?

[ shiro, that's just mean ]

[lionson]

...

okay, yeah, not Archer. Maybe Soo-won?

[retellers]

Everyone knows you have that stone right now, don't they? Whoever you pick will figure it out.

[lionson]

Soo-won also knows I was gonna come talk to you about items and nova, so it wouldn't be a surprise to him.

[A pause.]

...er. He knows I'm going to 'my team leader', not you specifically.

[retellers]

Yeah, I know. [ they sound a little amused, relaxing since shiro seems to have dropped the murder at all cost thing (no) ] So long as it doesn't get you in trouble, you can try and we'll see if it makes a noticeable difference.

[lionson]

I could bring him here too, to test it.

[Or not because /gestures at this weekend]

[retellers]

What, with me as a witness?

[lionson]

Well, yeah. You gotta see what the nova does, don't you?

[retellers]

It's not that obvious.

[ but they. really are amused. ]

You manage to convince him and I'll witness, though.