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[walkingtheweb]

[Ray is very obviously in the wastes, sitting on a rock, with a small pile of dead wildlife (mostly killer rabbits) at his feet. He doesn't say anything for a long moment, just picks up one of the rabbits, and begins skinning it with practiced ease. The observant may notice he doesn't look like he slept last night. Finally, he says quietly,They

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[everwotching]

What? Do you want a biscuit or something for telling us this?

[text]

[walkingtheweb]

Hardly. However, I felt honesty is a good thing, however late

[text]

[everwotching]

Did you have to reveal it yourself before someone else could?

[text]

[walkingtheweb]

It comes a bit late to make the important difference in that regard. But essentially, yes.

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[elegantthorns]

[[Shuichi doesn't care for the fact that posts that aren't filtered specifically can be read by anyone, and this will be a private conversation, so he's filtering it just because.]

I cannot say I'm not curious as to your reason for admitting this, though I'm sure the reason is likely among yourself and those here that you know.

However, tensions have been high here in other ways--does your confession have anything to do with that?

[A very round-about way of asking if Ray is in danger, basically. Shuichi doesn't think so, but things haven't been quite right the last few days. And since he and Ray have spoken before, it's enough to him to ask. He never used to care for those he barely knew.]

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[walkingtheweb]

It's not the current city tensions that have me mentioning this now. Rather, the facts of my past and my lack of openness about them were... used against me in the past few days. I do not wish such a thing to happen again.

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[elegantthorns]

[Shuichi may have that problem soon, and the thoughtful expression may expression his realization of that.]

Unfortunate that you've been in such a compromising situation. [He looks sympathetic, at least. Not that Ray would necessarily appreciate sympathy, but at least Shuichi isn't mocking.]

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[walkingtheweb]

It was a situation of my own making, unfortunately.

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[eightshoutpoles]

Do most people here really give a shit about this stuff?

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[walkingtheweb]

Here? It appears not.

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[eightshoutpoles]

They yelled at that other guy for killing a baby woofbeast, though!

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[walkingtheweb]

Indeed. Interesting, isn't it.

[ff_red_turk]

... Full disclosure?

[walkingtheweb]

Putting the information public.

[ff_red_turk]

I know what it means.

What's the point?

[walkingtheweb]

To avoid blackmail. And in the interest of honesty

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[unreadability]

In that case, I trust you hold no information on the murder of Hanna Cross.

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[walkingtheweb]

[He looks up, startled. He'd not expected her. And the implied accusation stings]

No. I was not aware that he had been murdered.

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[unreadability]

One of several, it seems. These past few days.

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[walkingtheweb]

Things have been troubled. But none of it is my doing.