catch-all: akira.

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[REVENGE.]

There's clearly someone, or something, he upset enough for them retaliate. A past guest, or someone who goes even further back than the very first party.

[... Actually, he does pause at that, remembering something.]

Did you know the sisters have not been present for all the parties Master Blue has arranged? They were quite the prolific host before that, and they only came into their master's employ when they suddenly required the additional help.

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. . . yeah. I did know that. Peach told me early on that Master Blue and this house existed long before they arrived to take care of it.

[he remembers that conversation]

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[Nodding...]

If whoever Master Blue slighted came before the sisters volunteered to work here, then it's entirely possible they simply don't know.

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[mmmm. . .]

Which means there is only so much help they can give us.

[at some point. . . they're going to have to stop relying on the sisters and start piecing things together themselves]

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That is something we have known from the very beginning.

[... A beat. And he holds the lollipop and syringe out to him.]

We should be careful requesting help from the sisters going forward. It will be troublesome if they all end up receiving the same punishment, or worse.

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[retrieves his items and tucks them safely into his pockets]

I-- [. . .] Yeah. You're right.

[Plum and Pumpkin and Peach can't keep holding their hands through this, and Akira knows it]

I still don't feel like we have all of the pieces to figure out the answers, though.

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Of course we don't. The stakes wouldn't be nearly as high if we did. But this is something we must solve on our own.

[Akira would still have his leggy and Anya would still be alive if they had all the pieces, but. They don't. So!]

Was there anything else you learned from that room?

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No.

[UNFORTUNATELY]

After she pulled out the black light, she started melting. Her skin was oozing off of her skeleton, you know? She reached out for Missile, so I threw a paperweight at her, and--

[. . .]

It all went downhill.

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... I assume she attacked, and that's how you all ended up so injured.

[He sighs, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms.]

What a waste.

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[. . .]

She shut off the lights, and when she turned them back on again, we were in a mirror maze.

[so that's where the broken glass came from]

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[...

Ah.]

She sounds like a charming host.

[Yikes. Yikes, yikes, yikes.]

... I won't ask how you lost your leg. The results speak for themselves. However— [...] Did anything strange happen after you successfully escaped and received medical treatment?

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[what do you mean you don't want the stunning story of how he lost his leg!!]

[Akira blinks a few times, expression turning puzzles]

What do you mean?

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[He doesn't want the thrilling tale of how you fucked up enough to lose a whole ass leg, no sir.

He watches him for a moment, though, as if gauging his expression before elaborating.]

I'll be blunt. Has anyone asked for a vial of your blood?

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[uH!!!]

[understanding washes over his expression, concern etched onto his features]

Luna asked you, too?

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[He nods, expression pinched.]

Yes. But, she refused to explain why when I asked. All she said was that it pertained to this weekend's investigation.

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[his brows furrow]

She said the same to me. She told me it was for curfew, but. . .

[he trials off]

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... It's still too suspect. [Luna, what are you doing......] Did you accept her request?

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. . . I did. She took a single vial's worth; that's all.

[he doesn't think he could have afforded to give more, since. leggy]

It is-- [suspicious? no, he rephrases] I'm worried about her.

But if you're thinking she's transforming into a monster this week. . . she isn't.

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[... He blinks, and lifts an eyebrow at him.]

You sound sure of that. What have you learned?

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Remember that note I got about Valentini, Meltryllis and Galo?

[THERE'S ANOTHER ONE FLOATING AROUND]

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... The one that shared completely inaccurate information about Meltryllis?

[WHY THO.]

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Yep. That's the one.

[just. nods sagely. yeah]

Galo received another on Wednesday. It said "Luna didn't have rabies," and that Hunter was "immune from rabies."

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... I'm not certain we can trust that information if it came from the same source.

[BECAUSE, HM. THEY SURE WERE WRONG ABOUT MELTRYLLIS.]

However, it does line up with what I know regarding Hunter.

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I think we can.

[THEY WERE WRONG ABOUT MELT BUT HE THINKS HE KNOWS WHY]

. . . what do you know regarding Hunter?

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I'm curious to know why.

[Because Akechi sure? Does not??]

Once you have the correct antibodies, you will develop a resistance to certain illnesses. It's not a perfect parallel, but there's something Plum-san said that led me to believe the antidote activates a similar reaction in the recipient's body.