PCs with Gerome

[swordhandled]

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[maskarang]

That's the other.

[swordhandled]

It... was different, this time.

[maskarang]

... It was. [ he wouldn't be here with owain otherwise, honestly ]

[swordhandled]

In battle, there's the unpredictability-- Will the opponent be the one stronger than me? If so, how could I still win?

But here... there was nothing I could do.

[maskarang]

... [ if he has something to say to that, he holds his tongue. instead, he puts his hand on owain's shoulder and grasps it tightly. ]

[swordhandled]

Did... me talking about spiders really make me seem that suspicious?

[maskarang]

No. They we're grasping at nothing, desperate to cast blame in any direction they could. There was as little reason to choose you as many others on that list. And that's the worst part of it all.

[swordhandled]

I felt my knowledge could help, but instead it almost hurt me.

[maskarang]

... Next time, stay with Cynthia. It may not completely sway them, but having an alibi is better than not.

[swordhandled]

Stay with us too, Gerome.

[maskarang]

I can't.

[swordhandled]

And why's that?

[maskarang]

[ moving his hand off owain's shoulder!!!! ] ... Please, don't ask me to say it.

[swordhandled]

--Gerome?

Wouldn't it be easier to keep an eye on us?

[maskarang]

[ ugh ] —it would be improper.

[swordhandled]

That's what you're hung up about?

[maskarang]

There are some things even I can't do.

[swordhandled]

How improper would it be if I was there too?

[maskarang]

Improper enough.

[swordhandled]

I mean, I know it's two guys and a girl, but Cynthia is my cousin and I should be enough of a chaperone?

[maskarang]

Even so: I cannot. She's...

[swordhandled]

She's...?

[maskarang]

... difficult to be around.

[swordhandled]

Moreso than me?

[maskarang]

Yes.