[center][color=0076a3][h2]Zachary Ackerson[/h2][/color] [h2]Jezebel Volcov[/h2] [img]http://pm1.narvii.com/6479/4ef068eaaecab2c2ab0654f8360c652b88a691de_hq.jpg[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/dUaKI5w.jpg[/img] [b][color=0076a3]"Is the past better left untouched?"[/color][/b][/center] [hr] [center][@Everybodyleftintheroleplay][/center] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/HYsRMCd.png[/img][/center] Jezebel hadn’t stopped hugging Zachary after he came back up stairs. She used perhaps too many bandages to patch up the hole in his shoulder. Though it wasn’t like they were trying to save on supplies. His shoulder had just a light throb, and the bleeding had stopped. [color=#bd71e8]“Like, I’m not leaving my number one baldwin behind again! We’re totally stickin’ together to the end!”[/color] [color=0076a3]“Definitely.”[/color] the archer agreed with a nod. But before they went any higher in this tower, there was something that warranted an inspection. The computer terminal that Noel had told them about. It should contain information on all of them, and possibly even more. Zachary approached the terminal hesitantly. He might have still held on to the sentiment that learning more would just make progress more difficult, but if that were the case, he decided to put such thoughts behind him as he accessed it. [color=0076a3]“Huh. You wouldn’t happen to be especially curious right now, would you, Jez?”[/color] he asked. Jezebel looked at the computer, then back at Zachary. [color=#bd71e8]“Well.”[/color] She stroked her chin. [color=#bd71e8]“Like, that has everyone’s secrets on it right? That’s Totally what Noel said.”[/color] She looked at the floor before folding her arms. [color=#bd71e8]“Faith.”[/color] All Zachary had to do was type in Faith Lambert’s name, and the machine quickly dug up her profile. It contained everything from her height to her favorite food, as well as her secrets. Though these were simply listed as “triggers” on the document. It read: [i]Faith was diagnosed with Schizophrenia around the same time she became recognized as an Infinite; she and the producers of the show have kept it hidden to the best of their abilities. Two years ago, she helped her sister Miriam get together with a boy she knew at her request. Despite her misgivings she agreed, and the two hit it off smoothly. A year later however she was informed by family that, thanks to Faith's title, Miriam had been taken to Axis Mundi after a suicide attempt stemming from an alleged rape incident involving the male in question. She still feels guilty for setting the two up to this day, and on many occasions has considered abandoning her title as an Infinite as she does not deserve it.[/i] Jezebel remained silent. She bit her thumbnail and exhaled. [color=#bd71e8]“Like, Schizophrenia doesn’t surprise me all that much. But her sister...”[/color] Jezebel hugged herself. [color=#bd71e8]“I wish we fixed things before she died.”[/color] Zachary didn't have anything to say, but the weight of Faith's history was still there. He softly placed his hand on Jez's shoulder for a moment. He allowed a few more of those to pass before he spoke. [color=0076a3]"Um, well... let's see what our cowboy was up to? Hope he doesn't have a scorpion seared into his palm, never got the chance to confirm if that was the case or not."[/color] Zachary gave a half-hearted laugh as he took his hand off Jezebel's shoulder and typed in George's name. [i]Shortly after becoming an Infinite, George Henry became the spokesperson of a certain clothing business who was particularly noted for their boots, which the gunslinger fancied. George eventually discovered a darker side to the business that involved, among other things, smuggling weapons into the country, but did not report this to the authorities, instead willingly overlooking (and later becoming involved with) these criminal activities in exchange for money. These weapons would end up facilitating violent gang fights that left more than a few dead, including people not affiliated with gangs. Despite these weapons and the tragedies that came of them, George became more intimate with the dirty practices, having gone so far as to take a life to keep another person quiet. He doesn't seem likely to stop anytime soon. [/i] The archer grimaced. [color=0076a3]"I wasn't really expecting a spaghetti western or anything, but this..."[/color] he closed his eyes. [color=0076a3]"...I don't know if I want to keep looking."[/color] [color=#bd71e8]“Like-.”[/color] Jezebel shook her head. [color=#bd71e8]“It sorta feels like eavesdropping, but we totally gotta look at everything. At least the slain, and...”[/color] Jezebel tapped a few keys and hit enter. She fret her brow in annoyance. [color=#bd71e8]“Gag me with a spoon! Of course Davis keeps his info off the server.”[/color] In a huff, Jezebel miss-clicked and ended up switching to a different tab. This one was an open windows tab that showed several videos. Their names were all dates going back before the tragedy happened. [color=#bd71e8]“Totally meant to do that.”[/color] Jezebel moused over to the Olivia Smith videos and played them. They were all speaking Japanese, but it seemed someone had subbed them for a western viewing audience. Jezebel sat quietly through both videos. Only watching as Davis and Olivia spoke with the two ultimate students. She didn’t speak up until the video cut out. Just before Davis could reveal the permanent number two seat to Makoto. [color=#bd71e8]“That’s it? Just someone who’s been in multiple killing games? Where’s the next video!”[/color] Jezebel had moved in front of the computer and was now searching the database herself. Zach found that odd. Davis had survived a killing game and was able to speak with Makoto Naegi? And was this before the Infinites? Did this mean they created it? The people who created the initiative… they had to be smarter than that, right? To let scum like Davis sit at the top and lead them by the nose. Zach’s eyes were also glued to the screen now. This had all better have been photoshopped. It couldn’t be real, could it? [color=0076a3]“Any luck? That’s a bad cliffhanger to end on.”[/color] [color=#bd71e8]“Yea, like, I think I found something.”[/color] The next video was pretty short, and had hardly any dialog. It was just a shot of all the infinites gathered around a table celebrating the election of the first candidate. Olivia was sworn in like she was the president of the United states. [color=#bd71e8]“This is one of those moments that’s either so gnar or so not gnar, and I dunno which one it is.”[/color] Jezebel turned to Zachary. [color=#bd71e8]“This is so totally important, right? We should, like, show these to the others. I recorded them if we need to look later.”[/color] Zachary nodded. [color=0076a3]"It's a few more pieces to this puzzle,"[/color] he said, his gaze idled on the paused image of the inducted Olivia. The ceremony almost made it feel like some weird cult. But then, considering Davis' involvement with this tragedy, Zach thought that maybe it was. [color=0076a3]"Maybe the others can help us make more sense of this? We've learned a bit about Davis and this Olivia chick, and that they may have started the Initiative, but I'm not smart enough to figure how that translates into this killing game."[/color] he sighed. [color=0076a3]"If they all survived one of these games... then they should know just how horrible it really is."[/color] He backed away from the terminal. [color=0076a3]"I want to believe it's just Davis. That nobody else would do something like this. But what if it isn't? What if, say, the Initiative was created for something like this?"[/color] he asked aware that Jez couldn't know the answer to the question. Zach shook his head free of the thought. [color=0076a3]"Nah, I'm trying to think too much. There's no way."[/color] Since the two had likely found all that they could through the terminal, that just left regrouping with the others and sharing their findings. Maybe they had better luck?