[seasonality] catchall for leo

[wtfox]

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w0, monday

[wtfox]

[they're at the (spins wheel) athletic field. lila is inspecting some of the equipment, and she eventually pulls away with a soccer ball.]

Do you play football, by any chance?

[she's too european to call it "soccer"]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ giving that soccer ball a dubious look ]

Yeah, no. I mean, I guess I can if I have to, but it's not my usual thing. Didn't realize you were the sporty type.

[wtfox]

A bunch of my relatives in Italy are super into it. [she bounces the ball off her knee, then puts it back where she found it.] If I couldn't play at least a little, it'd bring shame to the family, or whatever.

[this isn't even remotely true.]

[commandertoolbelt]

I've long since accepted that I am a disgrace to Latinos everywhere. I don't mind watching it, as long as I've got something to keep my hands busy.

It's a big deal in Europe, right?

[wtfox]

Yeah, pretty big! [she giggles] But we're not in Europe, so don't worry about it.

[commandertoolbelt]

Hey, you don't know that! Maybe we are! Maybe that's why this is what opened first!

And, you know, when in Rome...

[wtfox]

[she giggles]

Wanna see who can score a goal first then? I promise to go easy on you.

w0, saturday 2.0

[wtfox]

[hi hello lila is... sitting out at the bonfire and staring at it with a sad look on her face!! it's definitely because she's actually upset and not because she wants to look upset if anyone wanders by.

she's also wearing the uniform on the right in summer dorm colors because her usual clothes are in the laundry since she got smoothie and compost all over them.]

Oh, Leo... hey.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ oh. cute. but that's not important right now. ]

Hey, Lila. Rough day today, huh?

[wtfox]

Yeah, really.

[she looks down at her feet.]

...I thought she was telling the truth. About the redness on her hands being from practice.

[commandertoolbelt]

I can promise you that you weren't the only one. No one wants to believe that somebody around them is a murderer, and she had a decent explanation.

[ he pokes at the fire with one of those marshmallow skewers. he is probably a little closer to the flames than any one person should be, but that's fine. ]

It's hard to really say you know someone after just a week, anyway, you know?

[wtfox]

[sometimes you just need warmth!! and are more likely to get it from a bonfire than from a girl.]

Yeah, you're right about that...

[she sighs]

I just wish... I don't know. That it had turned out differently, somehow, but... [she did technically do it?] ...if she really was guilty like the board said, then... any outcome where someone else was voted for would have been really bad, right?

But... this feels bad too. Even though we were "right".

[commandertoolbelt]

[ truer words have never been said about one leo valdez ]

It would've definitely been worse if it was someone who had nothing to do with it. Like, we don't even know what they mean by expelling someone here.

...But yeah, it sucks either way.

w1, saturday

[wtfox]

[well

after that vote? lila is very upset and more than a little pissed off. she's just kind of storming out of the gym, thanks. this actually bothers her a lot more than she thought it would! what the heck!]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ BIG MOOD.

leo's somewhere between feeling defeated and furious, so when he leaves the gym it's with a stream of colorful curses in a mix of spanish and greek. ]

Who tells us to just vote for someone just because and doesn't even care if they're innocent?!

[wtfox]

Who actually votes for someone who volunteers to die like that...?! Obviously someone who actually murdered wouldn't volunteer! That's like saying, "Sure, you can get away with it, real killer! We don't mind! We just want the easy way out!"

[she kicks a rock angrily.]

[commandertoolbelt]

I mean, you could argue for the reverse psychology thing, but. Obviously that wasn't the case this time.

[ frustrated and restless, he picks out a few nuts and bolts from his tool belt to busy his hands. ]

She's right, though. We need to do better.

[wtfox]

...there has to be something we didn't think through enough. It seemed like we found everything...?

[so they just interpreted something wrong.]

Did we get pictures of the evidence? Maybe if we examine it later we can figure it out, still.

[commandertoolbelt]

I think we got pictures, but - I dunno. There were two people involved besides Lan Wangji, that much is obvious. And there's the trail, but no sign of exactly where things started that night, or if he even fought back.

[ frustrating! ]

If they used the weight as a bludgeon, they'd need some kind of leverage to reach his head, for one. And how did the rapier break, anyway? Those things are surprisingly sturdy, even if they are blunted.

w6, monday

[wtfox]

[iiiit's a new week!

which means, into the admin building they go! is this it? are they going to finally find their transcripts?

nope. there's a door in the way.

she kicks the door. her thoughts are vicious: why are these stupid doors so sturdy, we should be able to knock them down! ugh!]

[commandertoolbelt]

When we meet up with the others, you ought to ask Beau how well doing all that worked out for her.

[ it's not the same as curfew, probably, but. who knows, maybe it is? still, leo squints thoughtfully at the locks.

maybe i can give it a shot... ​]

[wtfox]

[lila, who is busy glaring at the door, does not realize leo didn't say that last bit out loud.

so.]

Give what a shot?

[commandertoolbelt]

[ he blinks in surprise. weird daycare bullshit? what? but ultimately chooses to focus on what's in front of them. ]

...Part of the demigod thing, for me, means that I can mess with locks and stuff - anything mechanical. I've been trying it at least once a week to see if it'll work or not, and so far it doesn't.

[ he shrugs. ]

But maybe something's changed here, I don't know. Might be worth trying, just to see.

[wtfox]

[or maybe lila just regained mind reading powers!!!



god, i wish.]

...the worst that can happen is it doesn't work, right? [which would still be really frustrating.] But that would just mean we're in the same position as before. We wouldn't be any worse off.

[commandertoolbelt]

Exactly. That's why I've been trying it anyway. And on the off-chance that it actually works, maybe we'll be able to get out of here faster?

[ so he's going up to the door to touch the lock, and concentrate on trying to make the mechanisms inside move. and now i have to go report this to mods to find out if it actually works lmao ]