Yeah. He wasn't planning on telling you or Escha until he gets answers from Chuuya or Nathan, but I don't know how long that'll take. And until then, he'll be beating himself up over something that's not even his fault.
So it depends on how comfortable you are with talking behind his back.
Of course he wasn't. [He doesn't sound surprised, even if a little tired. Dick literally broke into the electrical room without saying a word so why would this be different?]
Whatever he doesn't know can't hurt him, and apparently it's worth worrying about since you brought it up. [So. Talking behind his back is fine in this case.] What happened?
I'll leave the details to him when he's ready, but the gist of it is that he got taken over by a compulsion, and he's worried that he might've inflicted something dangerous onto the next person he slept with.
I've spoken with Chuuya, and he thinks something else is at play here, but also that it shouldn't be an immediate cause for alarm. Still... while he's looking into it, Dick's convinced he should've been able to resist it, because he's supposed to be better than everyone else, in his words.
[kagachi shakes his head. he looks like he has more he wants to say there, but he holds it back.]
He just checked with me to see if it was only him or if this was happening to others. He doesn't want to alarm you or Escha yet.
[read: zia flipped a coin to save herself from pcs until thursday]
Sounds like something he'd say, yeah. [It's mumbled first because this is a lot to dissect. It's hard to say what he's thinking even if his expression is one that's definitely unhappy about this news.]
Can I ask...what kind of compulsion? What exactly does that mean?
You know the whole "you die if you don't have sex" condition? Yesterday, he felt convinced it was going to happen to him—even though he should've been safe by then. The feeling went away after he did it.
[dick is having a great time?]
He hasn't heard anything yet from the person he slept with, so we'll see if it's an isolated case or not. For now, until Chuuya finds answers, that's all we know.
[What the hell kind of demon do they have on their hands here.]
Yesterday was Tuesday. It just showed up out of nowhere? Nothing caused it, he didn't go somewhere else without telling anybody? [A compulsion that goes away after you sleep with someone. This really isn't...]
Thanks for telling me. At least he trusts you. [He seems a little thoughtful though.] ...I know you're waiting on Chuuya-Red, but I wonder if Carlos might be able to see something from the other side. They might have a better idea of what could cause it.
If you can contact Carlos, it's worth a try. At the very least, while Chuuya doesn't think it's demons or possession this time, this is probably relevant to more than just Dick.
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In the meantime, try to keep him from self-destructing under the weight of his own expectations.
Yeah, I'll talk to him. He couldn't give me a lot of answers last time we talked, but something might've changed. If I find out I'll let you know.
[But if it's not demons or possession then what else is it?] ...I'll see what I can do on this end, too. Kinda hard to watch him when he doesn't tell us things but I can keep an eye on him. [He chews his lower lip.] He's pretty convinced being a hero makes him infallible and the last time I tried to say otherwise it...well, it didn't go so great. But I'll do my best.
Yeah. [And because it's Kagachi, and also it doesn't hurt to share this bit of information:] As soon as we got the new app on Sunday I tried. Seemed to work just fine, but someone confirmed with me today that they were able to see him earlier this week, too. It wasn't a one-time thing.
[Which is nice.] I'm gonna guess we could also reach Polly that way, but I'm not really ready to see her.
[With regards to Dick, though, there's a hum of annoyance.] Dick is incredibly stubborn, but incredibly smart which is a pretty bad combination when it comes to admitting his own weaknesses. Escha's pretty good at morale so between the two of us it should be enough. I'll just have to wait and see if he approaches us on our own later.
...I'm not asking you to break his trust further if you don't think it's necessary, but did he tell you who he slept with to make the compulsion go away? It's not a bad idea to keep an eye on that person from a distance, too.
[...yeah his face seems to say he has that thought, too, so this is unfortunate.]
It's fine. If he does tell us I'm not afraid to ask. For all we know that person's now feeling that compulsion and they aren't telling anyone else...which...is a bigger problem.
I get why Dick doesn't want to spread the news until he has a better idea of what it is, but once we get that info, it's probably worth being a little less private about.
No, I definitely get why he's not and I can't be too mad since I might've done the same. [He can admit that much.] But just because he's been a detective longer than I have doesn't mean he's better at it.
[...it kinda does but let him sulk a little. He's just mad this is happening and he can't do anything yet.]
I've talked to Chuuya-Red about some other stuff on Monday, too. Seems like they're still getting organized on their end with everything and they're learning right along with us.
Sounds like an issue the two of you have to work out between yourselves.
[prove your detective creds ig jumpy]
Which doesn't bode confidence. Though, I guess it'd be frustrating in a completely different way if they had all the answers and could only dangle them in front of us.
[A wave of his hand. He'll argue with Dick later.]
I'm not sure which I'd prefer but the latter would at least mean we could piece stuff together. Chuuya seemed pretty mad he didn't know much. I wanted to know more about where we were but...nothing.
You think? I'm getting the same idea. We can't go very far past the boat itself without getting kicked back. [But.] And once again we have no idea "why."
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So it depends on how comfortable you are with talking behind his back.
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Of course he wasn't. [He doesn't sound surprised, even if a little tired. Dick literally broke into the electrical room without saying a word so why would this be different?]
Whatever he doesn't know can't hurt him, and apparently it's worth worrying about since you brought it up. [So. Talking behind his back is fine in this case.] What happened?
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I've spoken with Chuuya, and he thinks something else is at play here, but also that it shouldn't be an immediate cause for alarm. Still... while he's looking into it, Dick's convinced he should've been able to resist it, because he's supposed to be better than everyone else, in his words.
[kagachi shakes his head. he looks like he has more he wants to say there, but he holds it back.]
He just checked with me to see if it was only him or if this was happening to others. He doesn't want to alarm you or Escha yet.
[read: zia flipped a coin to save herself from pcs until thursday]
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Can I ask...what kind of compulsion? What exactly does that mean?
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[dick is having a great time?]
He hasn't heard anything yet from the person he slept with, so we'll see if it's an isolated case or not. For now, until Chuuya finds answers, that's all we know.
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Yesterday was Tuesday. It just showed up out of nowhere? Nothing caused it, he didn't go somewhere else without telling anybody? [A compulsion that goes away after you sleep with someone. This really isn't...]
Thanks for telling me. At least he trusts you. [He seems a little thoughtful though.] ...I know you're waiting on Chuuya-Red, but I wonder if Carlos might be able to see something from the other side. They might have a better idea of what could cause it.
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If you can contact Carlos, it's worth a try. At the very least, while Chuuya doesn't think it's demons or possession this time, this is probably relevant to more than just Dick.
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In the meantime, try to keep him from self-destructing under the weight of his own expectations.
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[But if it's not demons or possession then what else is it?] ...I'll see what I can do on this end, too. Kinda hard to watch him when he doesn't tell us things but I can keep an eye on him. [He chews his lower lip.] He's pretty convinced being a hero makes him infallible and the last time I tried to say otherwise it...well, it didn't go so great. But I'll do my best.
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... Yeah, I'm getting the feeling that he's pretty stubborn. Still, you're friends, so if nothing else, he probably appreciates having you around.
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[Which is nice.] I'm gonna guess we could also reach Polly that way, but I'm not really ready to see her.
[With regards to Dick, though, there's a hum of annoyance.] Dick is incredibly stubborn, but incredibly smart which is a pretty bad combination when it comes to admitting his own weaknesses. Escha's pretty good at morale so between the two of us it should be enough. I'll just have to wait and see if he approaches us on our own later.
...I'm not asking you to break his trust further if you don't think it's necessary, but did he tell you who he slept with to make the compulsion go away? It's not a bad idea to keep an eye on that person from a distance, too.
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He didn't say, and I chose not to ask.
[which is unfortunate, because it's dick. it could be ANYONE.]
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It's fine. If he does tell us I'm not afraid to ask. For all we know that person's now feeling that compulsion and they aren't telling anyone else...which...is a bigger problem.
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I get why Dick doesn't want to spread the news until he has a better idea of what it is, but once we get that info, it's probably worth being a little less private about.
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[...it kinda does but let him sulk a little. He's just mad this is happening and he can't do anything yet.]
I've talked to Chuuya-Red about some other stuff on Monday, too. Seems like they're still getting organized on their end with everything and they're learning right along with us.
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[prove your detective creds ig jumpy]
Which doesn't bode confidence. Though, I guess it'd be frustrating in a completely different way if they had all the answers and could only dangle them in front of us.
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I'm not sure which I'd prefer but the latter would at least mean we could piece stuff together. Chuuya seemed pretty mad he didn't know much. I wanted to know more about where we were but...nothing.
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That's always the question around here.
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