[center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/a3b148938837c8380c1eb6e43f0d31fc/tumblr_pcvta2YxeN1w6599so1_1280.png[/img] [/center] [hr] [center] Peppin's House [/center] Fritzi just rolled her eyes at Ashton's comment about flame, keeping up her smile. [color=peachpuff]”I didn't take you for one of those wealthy perverted types.”[/color] A gust of wind blew a mop out of the house and towards Ashton. He was able to catch it before it smacked into him. [color=peachpuff]”As for the history lesson you just requested, I can't go over everything with you. This house really needs to be cleaned, and I recommend you hit up a library if you're really curious.”[/color] She walked towards the front steps. [color=peachpuff]”But the short version is that we have a single emperor who's not even old enough to be considered a man. A dragon blessed this nation, and the gods make enemies of all their subjects.”[/color] she looked over her shoulder to wink at Ashton. [color=peachpuff]” Get cleaning. You do the downstairs, I'll get started upstairs.”[/color] As soon as she arrived at the front door, she kicked off her shoes and walked inside. [color=peachpuff]”If you need anything else, the shed might have some stuff you can use.”[/color] Ashton had been told from the others that Fritzi was rather adamant about going up stairs, and it was impossible to stop her from doing so. What would Ashton do now? [hr] [center] Hero's district [/center] Aer snorted. [color=ffdead]”Just because I don't suspect you to be with the witch cult doesn't mean I'm going to believe every random thing that comes out of your mouth.”[/color] She made no attempt to look back at Flame. [color=ffdead]”Let's just focus on getting you through this without going through a court room. You know far too little about your situation and there aren't enough clues to make sense of it.”[/color] And they did it! They made it to Mr frosty pants again! But now we have to go through [s]another wondrous collab[/s] interrogation with Alistair to see if they pick up any weird stuff with him. [hr] [center] Clinic [/center] Quill turned to Chieko and blinked a few times. [color=dab666]“Fascinating.”[/color] Donovan continued to be useless buy just looking between the two. [b]”Chieko!”[/b] [color=dab666]“It's fine, Donovan.”[/color] Quill lifted her fingers to her chin. [color=dab666]“She made a very specific call out too, didn't she? She thinks I'm going to do something with Hiro, and she thinks I'm looking for a clairvoyant. She even knows I'm an oni, despite looking exactly like a human.”[/color] She lowered her fingers. [color=dab666]“That's an incredible amount of information for one person to possess.”[/color] Donovan folded his arms. [b]”What's the meaning of this Quill?”[/b] [color=dab666]“I mean her words go beyond intuition. I can tell that Hiro is the most capable fighter here. More than that, he IS a capable fighter. The way he's positioned himself between me and everyone else, the way he keeps me in his sight at all times. He knew I was a threat coming in here.”[/color] Quill looked at the others. [color=dab666]“Aerith has placed herself furthest away from me, and is probably the most frightened and weakest person here, and Chieko, well, anyone who's willing to be so direct obviously has a lot of confidence. She might even be the leader. But I'm unsure if all that moxey reflects her abilities or just her ego. And the other girl seems ignorant of what is going on.”[/color] She blinked. [color=dab666]“But that doesn't make one a clairvoyant.”[/color] She looked at Chieko again. [color=dab666]“A clairvoyant doesn't know what someone wants to happen, they know what's [i]going[/i] to happen. It isn't enough to know what I want to do, you need to know what I'm going to do once things go south. When I panic or follow my own intuitions. It's predicting those sorts of things that makes one a clairvoyant.”[/color] A smile crept across Quill's lips. [color=dab666]“So, do you think you can manage that? Will you take Hiro's place and follow me to the back of the clinic? You seem to know what I have planned, so it should be easy. Or are you going to recommend something else?”[/color]