KANESAN;

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[...he bows his head this time.] I'll see what I can find at the gift shop or borrow a knife. Something. A gun would've worked just fine, too, but we know what happened to that. But I won't go in unprepared okay?

[This poor sword's stress levels...] And I'll keep you informed. If I can have people in the field with their eyes on the people I'm not close with, we might be able to work together to find the source without it noticing.

...I'm still getting used to working with bigger teams again. But I'm trying.

[namelessfighter]

[ while he doesn't look entirely mollified at the mention of the gun, kanesan does nod and back down. swords take more work to learn, even he can admit that - maybe it's better for junpei, with the threat that they're facing. ]

Who is that, then - the ones you aren't close with? I can try to speak with them and see what I can learn.

[crashout]

[He'll be fine, he has a lot of practice dying and coming back somehow.]

Mm...it's people that keep their distance usually. Muzet. Illumi. Dimitri. Grune, sort of. Logy. Maou. People I've spoken with but can't quite read or figure out how to learn more about them.

[Or people who're just flat-out hard to talk to and he doesn't go after them himself.]

[namelessfighter]

Muzet, I may be able to help with. Grune isn't so difficult, except for her memory, but the rest...

[ he’s making a mental note, and then he nods. ]

I’ll try to talk to them, and see what I can learn. In the meantime… Can I ask you something else, Junpei?

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Any help would be appreciated. It's going to start looking suspicious if I actively seek them out just to interrogate them on things. [Building rapport is important, but some things are slower than others. But he looks curious at the question.]

If I can answer it, I will. What is it?

[namelessfighter]

It makes more sense to take a more natural approach. I’ve already spoken to Muzet a few times, at least, so that shouldn’t be difficult for me.

[ a nod. he gets it! As for his question... ]

Have you seen anyone’s handwriting while you’ve been here?

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I'll trust you to that, then. [A good sword.

The question gets a curious look though.] You mean in general? Yeah, I share notes with some people. Why?

[namelessfighter]

[ there's a slight hesitation, but - ]

You wouldn't be willing to share them with me, would you? The writing, that is.

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I guess not, no. Can I ask why though?

[namelessfighter]

[ since he trusts junpei well enough, he's gonna go ahead and pull out a note to show him! who knows, maybe it'll be different this time. ]

I found a handwritten note that I'm trying to identify, but I'm the only one who can read it so far. I couldn't say why; I don't even understand what it says.

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[...? He'll take the note and see if he can read what it says despite Kanesada saying only he can read it.]

When and where'd you find it? [Also squinting at the handwriting to see if he recognizes it at all.]

[namelessfighter]

[ unfortunately, the note will appear completely blank for junpei! guess kanesan was right. ]

I woke up with it in my room last Thursday. It's definitely not my writing, or any of my comrades'. Honestly, I don't know if I'm really expecting it to match anyone here, but it's worth checking, in case we really have done this before.

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[Hm...he'll pull out a handful of sticky notes, but he pauses then.]

If you woke up with it, it probably won't be a match to anyone here. But I want to check something. Come with me? [He's already turning to head to his room. There's something there that he needs to show Kanesada.] What's the note say anyway?

[namelessfighter]

[ after taking back the note, he's following junpei without question. it'll take him a moment because he doesn't know how to pronounce the one word? ]

It says, "Some fucker doxxed me." Do you know what that means?

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[He almost stops walking because what the fuck? But he gets to his room and unlocks it, heading to his dufflebag to root around inside.]

I can guess. Doxxing is a way of publishing private information out of revenge or something. Usually it applies to the internet though. It was just the note? Nothing else was left behind?

[namelessfighter]

[ just a shake of his head. ]

Nope, nothing else.

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[What'll happen next is he pulls out a plain white cardboard box. It's pretty normal except for the fact that his name's written on it. ]

This showed up on Wednesday. I've been trying to find the owner of this handwriting, too. Does it look similar? [I, Ty, have no idea bc this just came as a mod thing.]

[namelessfighter]

[ he'll peer at it for a moment, but shake his head again. ]

No.

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[Well that sucks. The box goes away.]

Have you asked Chuuya or Nathan?

[namelessfighter]

I haven't had a chance to speak with them yet. I was planning to on Monday, if not tomorrow.

You think they'll know who wrote it?

[crashout]

Yeah. Even if they can't say so, they might have an idea of where it came from. They're limited in what they can tell us, but...it's worth a try.

[namelessfighter]

Right. I'll ask them about it, next time I see them.

[ he's frowning at where the box was. things appearing out of nowhere, without explanation... what is even going on? ]

But you said you have notes you could show me, right?

[crashout]

Oh, yeah. [He'll just...grab some notes and holds them out. Just Dick and Escha for now because:] A lot of my exchanges are done word of mouth. You can try asking Hizamaru maybe for Prompto's? I know he was working on stuff.

[namelessfighter]

[ after taking a look at their notes, he sighs. ]

It's not them, either, but I'll ask Hizamaru when I get a chance. Would you mind showing me if you get any more notes like this?

[crashout]

Yeah, definitely. I'll see if I can pull some samples from other people, too. And you'll tell me if another mystery note shows up? [...] You have to admit, it's kind of weird.