( semi-open) catch-all for event happenings;

[fakers]

Who: archer (fakers) & various others
What: fall-out from being falsely accused of terrorism
When: october 1 and shortly thereafter
Where: all around olympia
Warning(s): violence, most likely

( catch-all post for event threads. feel free to hit me up here if you'd like to plot anything! )

Comments

[fakers]

I'm afraid you have too high an opinion of me... but in this case, you aren't wrong.

[ he's certainly capable of doing terrible things, but she's right that he would never knowingly cooperate in an indiscriminate attack against innocent people.

though he's more than willing to give other people the impression that he is. ]

...take care of yourself. [ it's hard to know what the extent of this sickness might be, but it's clear enough it's nothing good. ] In some ways, your situation may be even more unfortunate than mine.

[lacuscular]

[ She doesn't need his words to know she's right. But she buries her desire to argue with him, to prove that she has valid points for her very Reasonable opinion, because she knows neither of them needs that right now. ]

Maybe. But our situations are entirely different. Juvia knows you can't compare them. [ Her voice softens, thinking that this whole situation isn't fair for anyone. ] If it weren't for Rin, he and I would both be in the same position as you. It's easy to forget what a job might entail.

[ She steps a little closer to him. ]

Do you need to stay somewhere, until nightfall?

[fakers]

So you considered it as well? You should thank this... Rin, then.

[ on the contrary, archer had help when he fulfilled the task... someone who likely could have exonerated him now, knowing full well that archer hadn't delivered the weapons that message claimed he did.

unfortunately, that person is gone now... so there's no one left to truly prove him innocent. ]

No, I don't think I can afford to do nothing for that long. [ a pause. ] But... a little rest to recuperate wouldn't be a bad idea.

[lacuscular]

You're right. [ She stays quiet after that, only adding a slight nod to her head as she looks down. She knows she needs to-- the thought hasn't crossed her mind outside of the fact they're both safe from being hunted. ]

Then you can rest until you wish to leave.

[ Which brings her to her friend, who is actually being hunted. And is not as lucky as she is. ]

And are you injured at all, Archer?

[fakers]

Minor wounds, nothing serious.

[ if she looks closely, she can likely see some holes in his garb... the wounds themselves have mostly closed, though there are some blood stains mixed into his red cloak.

thankfully, it mostly obscures them. ]

I heal quickly.

[lacuscular]

[ She definitely does notice those little holes, only because she gives him the most painstakingly long once over he'd probably experience in his life. It's not like she can really say he doesn't heal quickly-- she may know Archer, but she doesn't know him. ]

Juvia believes you.

[ Before she steps towards the direction they entered the alley, she turns to look at him. ]

Being out in the open isn't ideal for you, so would you prefer taking side streets?

[fakers]

The less exposed I am, the better. Unfortunately, not everyone is as trusting as you.

[ or perhaps they simply don't care? he's already come across at least one person who really didn't have any interest in whether he was innocent or not: they simply wanted the price on his head. ]

Does it not tempt you at all? The bounty.

[lacuscular]

Juvia has friends who also have a price out on their heads. [ People who she is closer with than Archer. She continues speaking as she walks, leading the both of them out of the alleyway and through a nearby side street. ] It's not a job I'm interested in.

[ This is something that they'd probably want her to do. ]

And regardless of that, I have a debt to repay.

[fakers]

I see. Well, it's good to know that you're trustworthy.

[ though she'd never struck him as the type to stab someone in the back just for a quick buck. ]

Oh? And what is that debt?

[lacuscular]

You saved Juvia from being eaten.

[ Although she wonders if it's worth mentioning, since he needed to ask why to begin with. ]

So it's only fair I return the favor.

[fakers]

Ah, that. It's been so long I'd nearly forgotten.

[ well, not really, but he'd still rather play it off as not a big deal. ]

Consider that debt repaid then.