✿ Investigating time

[upcard]

[The voice that prods at everyone is so quiet and tentative, it's probably pretty easily ignored, even despite being a voice in everyone's heads. Mai's just that bad at this psychic network thing.

She's trying, though.]

U-um... excuse me, everyone... Er, everyone that can hear me...

[focus, Mai]

I-it's just...does anyone know what we're supposed to be doing? I mean, everyone's wearing such spectacular masks and costumes, but... it's a little lonely...not being able to tell who everyone is...

[You're rambling, Mai.]

Ah! I don't want to take up too much of your time, everyone...I was just wondering... and if there's anything I can do, I definitely want to do my best...! Is it important to figure out who's who...?

...Thank you...for listening.

[She just feels a little alone, with everyone masked and hidden as they are.

ooc: this is a totally open psychic network post, feel free to use it to communicate about identities or what-have-you!]

Comments

[canbebrave]

Am I correct in assuming you mean the other certain redhead?

[fridgeninja]

Just a detective's assistant.

[knightceties]

That's what it looks like. There was a Mr. Wolf who mentioned he was bullying people into dancing for "the sake of the seasons" which is pretty important, right? And another Mr. Blank who talked like dancing was really important to do, and said that things that happen during the dance might foretell things happening in the future...? Ahahahahaha, I don't think I'd take Mr. Blank very seriously though!

[knightceties]

Ehhhhhh? Are telescopes that complicated inside?

[knightceties]

The place is so crowded it shouldn't be too hard to slip away.

[shiroganeheir]

I might have to explore, in that case. There must be some way to get through those doors.

[shiroganeheir]

We will figure it out, I am certain. However, it is still frustrating that we do not seem to have much information.

[undefine]

[Saitou's still not very fond of this psychic communication business (never has been, never will be), but— quiet and uncertain as that voice may be, there's no way it could slip past Saitou, and he makes it a point to respond even despite his own discomforts.

...of course, everyone else has already answered her question with their own speculation, so Saitou doesn't feel it necessary to repeat any of that. So instead, he asks—]

Are you alright, Mai?

[Even if she hadn't mentioned feeling lonely, he'd wanted to check in on her anyway.]

[tailforbrains]

I'm not covering mine. So not everyone is. But I guess maybe if hers is even more distinctive than mine, maybe she is. Ugh.

[There's frustration there, obviously.]

[tailforbrains]

Uh, yeah. Another one.

... you know, there's actually kind of a lot of us, aren't there? I mean, there's me, there's you, there's that warrior-woman Aveline, and there's Sabetha. Even Mai's hair there is kind of reddish.

I guess looking for a redhead isn't going to help me much, huh.

[upcard]

Ah...! Saitou-san! I'm-- I'm okay!

[She doesn't want to make him think that she can't handle herself even in a place like this (she can't handle herself even in a place like this). It's a ball, but...

... ... ...Tentatively--]

I suppose it's just....I'm a little nervous. [The whole set-up--masks, dance, politics--makes her nervous, of everything she doesn't understand.]

[upcard]

[....ah...]

Well...maybe she isn't! Then...then you'll be able to find her, Neeshka-san...!

Do you need any help?

[upcard]

[...???? That's the second time she's heard "seasons", but... she's not so good at piecing this all together.]

Eh...?

[....]

That sounds...really important, though! Really, really important!

[upcard]

[wow he delivered that line so smoothly.]

Um... please help us a lot then, Seta-san... It sounds like you'll be a huge help...!

[upcard]

[... mm...]

W-well, um... maybe that's what we're supposed to do...? [She's not so sure about putting her often-wrong theories out there, but... he just sounded so disappointed.]

Our friends are probably in those masks, right? And they just don't remember us again...

[fridgeninja]

Well, most of them aren't quite like this.

[fridgeninja]

A little, maybe. But the detective is here, too.

[flatteries]

Why, Mai, does this not feel like a great opportunity? [ BEING ABLE TO DANCE.. people not knowing who he is so he can dance freely without feeling embarrassed.. this is Inigo's jam, this is what he needed after last time's disaster of a Jaunt. And despite this link only being mental, it's almost as if Inigo's grin is still visible in it, along with his pounding heart FOR DANCING.. OKAY.. ]

Do not fret as much and merely let yourself go just for now. It is not quite that frightening, is it?

[knightceties]

I know, right? Who'd have thought that dancing was actually so important, ahahaha!

[knightceties]

Then...what makes you think it might be a telescope...?

[knightceties]

Maybe there's someone at the party with the key in their pocket...

[fridgeninja]

The glass lenses.

[knightceties]

Even though they're under the floor?

[fridgeninja]

Since the floor is transparent, too...

[knightceties]

Interesting...