[ Jeanne's grip on Tiger's hand tightens briefly, almost unconsciously, almost involuntarily. ]
All right. [ She looks off into the distance for a moment before she looks back to Tiger. ] I would have hoped anyone on our team would have known I wouldn't have held it against them.
It's not as if I would have led a witch hunt for them, not when there's so much at stake.
[ Not when she'd never let her personal feelings rule her, not when her personal feelings would never even lead her there even if she did let them lead. ]
... I suspected him midway into the trial and so he was the first one I approached after the trial to ask. If he wants to continue to lie so boldly after everything I haven't said, I will let him.
[ She is too tired and too sad to go back to him and call him a bitch ass liar. ]
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What happens now?
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but. sure. after a delay. ]
Well, it ain't over yet.
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I know it isn't, but I feel like it's close to being over.
As far as I'm aware, all the teams did what they had to, so what's next is the monster. I'm not wrong for thinking that, am I?
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[ she pulls out her phs to fiddle with it. ]
It's some kind of virus.
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Computer or sickness?
[ This is the extent of her knowledge. ]
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[ ... ]
Does that mean you did task someone with killing?
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I did.
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... Can you tell me who?
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I can't say who it was without permission from them first.
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All right. [ She looks off into the distance for a moment before she looks back to Tiger. ] I would have hoped anyone on our team would have known I wouldn't have held it against them.
It's not as if I would have led a witch hunt for them, not when there's so much at stake.
[ Not when she'd never let her personal feelings rule her, not when her personal feelings would never even lead her there even if she did let them lead. ]
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[ but that's probably too much of a hint, so she doesn't say anything else after that. ]
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[ She is too tired and too sad to go back to him and call him a bitch ass liar. ]
Thank you, Tiger.
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... ]
You'll get to see him again soon.
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... I know. I want to see them all again soon.
[ That is sincere. ]
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