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Akuba Maeko (giantfruitbyday) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2009-07-08 01:12:00

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maeko, tom

This behaviour really would scream 'abusive boyfriend' if she was a guy, huh?
Who: Maeko, Thomas
What: Oi.
Where: The library
When: Before Toru!Dunjin
Why: He dared to talk to Misaki.

Thomas was out of school. Maeko didn't know why. She did know, however, where he was. His non-japanese appearance made him stick out in people's minds and it made it very easy to ask after him. Eventually she'd run into someone who had seen him enter the library. That was a blessing in itself. She'd been apprehensive about speaking to him for the same reason she was apprehensive about speaking to Reizo about inviting Misaki over to his home and her priveledged knowledge of his...

...in any case, it was possible he'd be less likely to respond with violence in a public place.

"Segaki-senpai." She said from some way behind him. "May I speak to you?"

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ofmanydevices
2009-07-08 12:33 am UTC (link)

Tom was busy looking through one shelf. The books on philosophy in particular. When he finally found a book and pulled it out it was clearly on the idea of parallel dimensions. He set it on the small pile at his feet, which included an untranslated copy of Alice in Wonderland, and Milton's "Paradise Lost" as well as two books on psychology. He simply continuing going over the shelf, and didn't bother looking at Maeko, simply speaking in his usual quick, terse manner.

"Make it quick."

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	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-08 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"Gladly." Maeko said, more than willing to minimize the amount of time she spent with the older student. "You were speaking to Aoi Misaki. Don't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofmanydevices 2009-07-08 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Tom glanced toward Maeko out of the corner of his eye. This was interesting, and another piece to an ever more complex puzzle. He looked back toward the books, and his voice didn't change at all, but he was certainly curious now. "And here I'd expected Ikeda to confront me again. She didn't send you did she?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-08 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"Ikeda-san's spoken to you?" Maeko said, moving just close enough to see the titles of the books Tom was looking at clearly. "I wasn't sent." She reached into her pocket, trying to set her phone to record discreetly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ofmanydevices
2009-07-08 04:18 am UTC (link)

He nodded quickly. Then turned his back to her taking several steps down the aisle. He reached out to another book, raising his voice as he spoke, the tone didn't change, just the volume. So Ikeda and this girl were friends.

"We spoke. She apparently didn't like that I was talking to her friends either apparently. I guess she hadn't informed you of the discussion yet. Aoi was also the one who spoke to me, I wonder why she didn't tell you."

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	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-08 04:31 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not sure either. It doesn't matter a great deal." Maeko said, squinting to check the title of the new book without having to move any closer. "All I know is that you spoke, I don't care what about. Don't speak to her again." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ofmanydevices
2009-07-08 04:47 am UTC (link)

He tossed the book back toward his pile. He didn't bother turning around though giving her a chance to see the title. It was a book about Carl Jung.

After a moment he turned back toward her, his expression remained unchanged despite her threats. Except his eyes. His grey eyes focused on her with such intensity it could almost seem like he could read her thoughts.

"And if I don't?"

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	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-08 05:04 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I guess I'd be upset about it." She said, nodding. There wasn't actually a great deal she could do about Thomas. She didn't know anything about him that wasn't common knowledge anyway and his apparent attitude toward other people meant she couldn't use his mixed race against him as she had with the president. "And that wouldn't be nice at all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ofmanydevices
2009-07-08 05:25 am UTC (link)

Thomas walked forward, and leaned down to pick up the stack of books. While leaning over he glanced up toward her through his bangs.

"You don't know me very well do you? I'm crazy, I'm violent, I'm not the kind of person who does things because they are nice."

With that he stood up carrying the stack of books and adjusting the bag he kept slung over his shoudler.

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giantfruitbyday
2009-07-08 03:10 pm UTC (link)

"Hmm. You know, that was kind of why I didn't want you anywhere near my Misa-chan."

Maeko pushed a finger against her chin in exaggerated mock-thought and was speaking in an overly innocent tone of voice. So it looked like she wasn't going to get him to stay away from Misaki for free. Fine with her. If she could get him to start asking questions after Gendou it'd get him off the rest of the group's back and save her the time she'd otherwise use tob investigate Gendou herself. She'd have more time to continue her own research on those students who had attacked Misaki.

"You want to know about Sato Kei, right? Misa-chan said you were asking the same kind of questions as the detective was..." She trailed off, dropping the overacted mock thought and the innocent tone.

"I know something that nobody else does. Not Ikeda, not Aoi, not even Miss Police deterctive. Just me and the person the information concerns." She paused, remembering the call that she'd overheard the presedent making as she left. Better safe than sorry. "Are you capable of ensuring we're not being followed?"

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ofmanydevices
2009-07-08 06:11 pm UTC (link)

This girl continued to be of more and more interest. Connected to Aoi, Ikeda, Oubai, and no doubt whatever was on the other side of the door he found that day. Not only that, but she was offering even more information. The harshness in her voice when she showed up, the changing from referring to Aoi by a pet name and then a last name betrayed the girls intentions. She was trying to manipulate him.
He was willing to play along to see what she tried. And new solid leads would be worth having to stop investigating Aoi.

Finally he nodded, and waved toward the books on the floor.

"I can. Better then your friends at least. Grab my books, and take them to room 22-C. The room is empty right now, and that hallway is almost a dead ends, no one goes down there unless they're going to that room. I can follow you at a distance and deal with anyone who looks suspicious."

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giantfruitbyday
2009-07-08 06:51 pm UTC (link)

Maeko nodded, moving to the pile and crouching to lift the books. If nothing else Thomas was organized, the library room seemed more secure than the supposedly-private restuant room. She reminded herself to take note of the room's number, though it wasn't important right now. Her phone was still recording the conversation. That room sounded like a potentially useful place.

"I'll wait for you there, then." She said, making her way toward the room. Once there, she put Thomas' books in a neat pile on a work desk and took a colourful A5 notebook, one of many, from her bag.

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ofmanydevices
2009-07-08 08:01 pm UTC (link)

When Maeko looked up from the desk Thomas stood in the doorway. He hadn't made his presence known, simply waited instead for the girl to look up. When she did finally look up he spoke quickly.

"You weren't followed."

He shut the door, and walked around the room so that she was between him and the door. It seemed people were more inclined to talk when they weren't trapped in a room.

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giantfruitbyday
2009-07-08 08:19 pm UTC (link)

Maeko took one of several photocopies of the paper she'd taken from Gendou from her notebook. She'd made copies as soon as it was convenient to after and hidden them in her various books in case the council president had changed his mind about trying to take it back by force. The original was at her home, locked away carefully.

"It's a photocopy. I don't have the original in my possession at present but if you require it I can get it for you to examine." She placed the paper, a sheet from Gendou's journal that detailed Sato's schedule both in and out of school, on top of the pile of books. "It's from Retsu Gendou-san's journal. The student council president was stalking Sato in the time before his death. I have yet to determine why. He mentioned 'taking care of Sato' over his phone when he thought I was out of earshot and displayed obvious distress when challenged over his interractions with him."

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	ofmanydevices 2009-07-08 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	He took the photocopy, and looked it over with a great deal of scrutiny. When he was finished he turned to Maeko. "That seems remarkably incriminating. Why give it to me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-08 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	"I told you before already, didn't I? So you'll stop talking to Misa-chan. If something like this'll keep people like you away from her then I'm happy to pass it onto you." Maeko said. "And given the questions you seem to have been asking, I think you're more qualified to make use of this information than I am anyway." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ofmanydevices
2009-07-09 12:16 am UTC (link)

He folded the paper in half, and opened the black bag, slipping it inside.

"Alright then. For the time being, T'll avoid talking to Aoi. You've given me plenty more to focus on anyway."

She had in fact. Between looking into this girl and Ikeda, he could get all the information he needed on that group without needing to speak to either Aoi, or Oubai. And she'd given him enough information to make the Student council president now suspect number 1.

But he still had questions.

"Is there anything else you know?"

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	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-09 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"I have logs of what he spoke about at the Anti-Bullying Club prior to being referred to the councelor." Maeko said. "Not on my person, and I'm not totally convinced of their relevance..." She trailed off again, repeating the same mock-thought action from earlier. "If you manage to find out anything about Retsu-Senpai we could trade, couldn't we?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ofmanydevices 2009-07-09 01:14 am UTC (link)
	He smirked a bit. The poor girl was good, and against someone else maybe she would have held the power, but Thomas knew this game well. "Or you can give it to me now, that and answer one more question for me. In exchange I can promise to avoid Misaki, even if she does seek me out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

giantfruitbyday
2009-07-09 01:23 am UTC (link)

Maeko was a little irritated that she'd not managed to get what she wanted but Thomas seemed to realize already that Misaki had a habit of wandering into trouble. The possibility of her doing that couldn't be ignored. She already had other things she could use against Gendou if he made a move and it wasn't like she'd lost anything by giving Thomas a copy of the note if he was as intelligent as his ability to come up with a place to discuss this would suggest. If he found out anything else she needed to know she could always find other things to trade.

"Fine, but I don't have them now. If you come to the Club Room tomorrow it'll give me time to make copies. What's the question?"

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	ofmanydevices 2009-07-09 01:53 am UTC (link)
	He reached up to scratch his chin. "Has Retsu ever threatened Kouchiesi Oubai? Or stalked him in a similar manner?" If Thomas could connect Oubai and Retsu, then that would really help him start to build a case against the President. If not, then maybe Oubai really didn't get kidnapped, or maybe Retsu wasn't the killer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

giantfruitbyday
2009-07-09 02:06 am UTC (link)

"I don't know. My communication with Oubai-san has been limited and I only know Retsu-senpai as council president." Maeko said, thinking. "I think they may be aquainted, Retsu sent him messages over the school's journal system when he came back...that's the only communication between them that I know of. Sorry."

She packed the notebook back into her bag. "Are we done now?"

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	ofmanydevices 2009-07-09 03:01 am UTC (link)
	"We are. You can go." Again with his terse and quick dismissal. He picked up one of the books and cracked it open. The question ended up inconclusive. Either way he would have had to speak to Retsu, but now he didn't know if Gendou Retsu was a murderer or not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	giantfruitbyday 2009-07-09 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Maeko nodded and left, turning the record setting on her phone off. Nothing particularly usable, she'd save it anyway. She'd make the copies tomorrow morning before lessons. (Reply to this) (Parent)