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[akito]

Malcil-san and Berruz are the ones who attacked me- [ a voice similar to Akito's, but more boyish, can be heard in the background "Attacked?! What the fuck are you talking about?!" ] - but I was right when I said they were blackmailed! They aren't kedan - they need the substance to shapeshift so they can live peacefully with the kedan while hiding from the other Chihuelan, particularly Celaunn.

They also aren't responsible for any other muggings! Their supplier of the shapeshifting substance was withholding it from them unless they paid with a Foreigner's gem. Apparently the shapeshifting stuff is running out, or harder to get a hold of...

But the one responsible for ordering the attacks in the first place is either the supplier or whoever the supplier reports to! They used Malcil and Berruz as unwilling pawns, and who is to say it hasn't been the same for the others?

I only managed to find out after I informed the Metalworkers and Snakes about what happened. I told them to lay low and hide... I'm almost sure that I wasn't followed, either...

It isn't their faults! They only want to continue living peacefully!

I need to-

I-

This is so stupid!

[ rambling to himself mostly; clearly very upset about what might happen to the Chihuelans. ]

It must have something to do with... ... Because the Dust poisonings happened after, with older Dust... It probably isn't coincidence, but maybe it is...?

I have to talk to Zanru and Meisheng again- Heojin too, if I can contact him. I need to speak with all of them!

I... I- I'll be back later!

Comments

[akito]

They are scared of Celaunn. But they're scared of Yunxu, too!

[denyamenti]

Perhaps you shouldn't have dragged them out into the light, then.

[akito]

All I said was that I was attacked by someone with a scar on their face! I didn't drag them anywhere! I told them to stay hidden for a while!

[denyamenti]

[ Bakura's voice is flat. ]

You ran off and cried to the Snakes about what happened, and then you're somehow surprised that the Snakes took the information and tracked down who you told them how to find. And the best you can do is accuse Yunxu of being too heavy-handed?

[akito]

I told them the same that I told everyone else! If they want to blame them for attacking me, fine! But if they're going to pin the blame on them for the other attacks then that's... That's - [ he'll take a page out of agito's book, considering his other half is right in front him, looking equally irritated ] - That's fucked up! Not only that, it's stupid!

So yeah, I was a dumbass for thinking that the Metalworkers and Snakes would use the information for anything other than selfish reasons! But I'd still do it again because shit like this keeps happening because nobody tells anyone anything! Nobody is keeping open lines of communication and everyone suffers for it!

So unless you have something other than criticism to give me, then do everyone a favour and stop wasting your time!

[ fgkhghh hangs up because he's so upset. and mad. and sad. and furious. especially because he can't regret what he did, since it's true - nobody shares information. everyone is so secretive and it's so fucking stupid. which is why he's going to harass the technologically inclined people to get to work on enhancing the secure network ASAP ]