[He laughs a bit, not because he thinks she actually does suspect him or anything, it's just-]
Yes. I did it. I'm the greatest actor of a generation, and I think my first choice for malicious murder framing is the person who is most likely to help me achieve the entire reason I came here for.
The part where you tried to have yourself found guilty was an inspired touch.
[That actually would be clever, but she doesn't buy it, for the aforementioned. . . ]
. . . I tend to be suspicious to a fault. But the bond you and she shared was - I don't believe either of you would have betrayed one another. Maybe that's foolish, but it's the reason I didn't believe Beau had killed Tamaki, so the instinct hasn't led me astray yet.
[maybe you were in too much of a bone frenzy to remember.]
Mm. There was certainly a struggle across the place. Everyone assumed Tamaki couldn't protect himself at all, but even the most untrained fighter in a corner can make a good strike.
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Yes. I did it. I'm the greatest actor of a generation, and I think my first choice for malicious murder framing is the person who is most likely to help me achieve the entire reason I came here for.
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[That actually would be clever, but she doesn't buy it, for the aforementioned. . . ]
. . . I tend to be suspicious to a fault. But the bond you and she shared was - I don't believe either of you would have betrayed one another. Maybe that's foolish, but it's the reason I didn't believe Beau had killed Tamaki, so the instinct hasn't led me astray yet.
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[. . .]
I'm sure you've seen now that as much as I enjoy a good lie, I'm not talented at selling them. Sometimes I get lucky. Others I don't.
[Anyway, he sits there, thinking for a moment. And then his knees draw up.]
Didn't Douman have a-- skeletal figure with them? During the week.
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Yes. A construct, possessed by a spirit. We discussed it over tea.
[What the fuck. How did she miss that?]
I can't be certain the skull was the same one. But. . . considering the bone fragments, perhaps it was damaged.
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Mm. There was certainly a struggle across the place. Everyone assumed Tamaki couldn't protect himself at all, but even the most untrained fighter in a corner can make a good strike.
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