Audience - Koharu

[holyspirits]

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[configurer]

Ok

[ by the time koharu comes down gamaliel is already in the hobby just. hanging out there. teleportation is cheating. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ Convenient cheating! But Koharu makes her way down the stairs to the lobby and spots her. ]

—That was quick!

[configurer]

I told you I can teleport. [ but raises a hand in greeting ] What's up?

[cupidsammo]

Yeah...

[ But still fast! ]

Well, er—one thing I wanted to get out of the way was... I guess this is obvious, but I finally got my eyesight back this morning.

[configurer]

Yeah, I noticed during ... [ well whatever trial was. ] I'm glad.

[cupidsammo]

[ whatever that was!!!! ]

Me too. [ SHIT SUCKED. ] But I mostly wanted to see how you were doing after everything, too.

[configurer]

Me? I'm okay. [ said a little quickly, and then she pauses ] I don't like that we don't know who killed Zhongli, but... You guys did the best you could.

[ probably, ]

[cupidsammo]

[ haha yeah, ]

So... This means they're off scot-free...?

[configurer]

I don't know about scot-free, but... We can't expel them now. The train only shows up if they're voted for in a trial.

[cupidsammo]

Oh. But we're probably not going to have another chance to find out who it was, either.

[configurer]

Maybe some people will be able to put it together by remembering what you found today, but... probably not. It's not like any of the evidence could stick around.

[cupidsammo]

Ah... That's scary to think about.

[configurer]

... Sorry.

[ there's no way to be reassuring about loose murderers, ]

[cupidsammo]

—It isn't your fault! Um, the others have been saying they haven't been in their right minds anyway, right? Maybe... maybe they'll regret having done it.

[configurer]

... The problem is, we're not sure that whatever makes them do it leaves if they're not caught.

[cupidsammo]

........ So they could be stuck that way?

[configurer]

Yeah. Or it could make them act out again.

[cupidsammo]

Oh no... And there isn't anything we can do for them?

[configurer]

We can't even tell who it happened to. There's no sign left on their soul or anything. Or any kind of--I don't know, cure.

[cupidsammo]

So you're in the dark as much as we are?

[configurer]

Yeah? We've been saying that. Why the hell wouldn't we just tell you who was being turned insane if we knew?

[cupidsammo]

I— I don't know. But if I got punished just for voting for myself, maybe something could happen to you too...?

[configurer]

No, you got punished for not trying to solve the case, which is like... a duty for people in heaven when something like this happens, or whatever. And whatever ways we're not allowed to help during trials doesn't really matter after that.

[cupidsammo]

... Oh. Then, um. I guess that was a dumb question.

[configurer]

You didn't realize. It's fine.

[ shakes her head ]

It's better to ask than not know.