[Event Post]

[fearthearrow]

*So, as you may know, Kou has been working at DA now. This isn't too much of a secret, though he hasn't really given a reason for why he's doing this.

Well, you may find him acting upon one of these reasons, later in the night on the island or in the city [You Choose Which]-- perhaps you're someone who just doesn't follow the rules of curfew or you're late coming from things you had to do, but you'll find some guy following another, certain creepy shut-in dude.

If he's in the city, he's in his dumb incognito outfit, but if he's on the island, he isn't bothering with it. Stands out too much in that situation.*

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[knowinginthedark]

*it'd probably make this easier if he just called you out, huh.

Instead, he's marking something on the ground around the shrine as he goes, entirely focused on his task-- whatever it is that it may be.

... ... hey, isn't this the shrine where all those tourists vanished at, around New Years?*

[ogrewarrior]

Oh. Oh crap.

He's going to try to get the chuuni's attention. In a 'we need to get the hell out of here' or 'we bum rush him before he finishes' sort of way.

[fearthearrow]

*I can sense you thinking of me as a chuuni, you know.

He decides though at the least-- he knows where Tarou is marking things, so he'll be able to double back and check the area once he leaves. So he'll nod, moving back.*

[ogrewarrior]

Who else runs around in this ridiculous cloaked get up this late? Us normal weirdos just wear dark clothing.

He follows after and once they're a good distance away:

"... so, uh. He may... be the reason people are disappearing? ... please just talk, if I recognize ya, it ain't really my business why you're wandering around in this get-up."

[fearthearrow]

*there's people I don't want to have recognize me.

... you can hear him making a sound underneath his face-mask. ugh, he doesn't want to risk YOU recognizing him, but at least you're definitely not a Signer...*

... there's a 90% chance that he is.

*you definitely recognize that voice, because you've taught him before.*

[ogrewarrior]

He raises an eyebrow, but isn't going to press it. Everyone's got their reasons.

"Those're good betting odds. Holy shit. I don't want to get caught up in whatever he's doing right now, but...

What're ya gonna do about it kid?"

[fearthearrow]

*he falls silent for a moment, like he's trying to think of how to put this, exactly.*

... I'm working with someone else, to make sure the 10% chance that he isn't doesn't apply.

[ogrewarrior]

He nods slowly.

"... is there anything I can do to help?"

[fearthearrow]

Do you know at all who he is?

[ogrewarrior]

"Nope, not really."

[fearthearrow]

*... he thinks. wait, you were at LDS, so...*

Do you know someone named "Yamada, Mamoru"?

[ogrewarrior]

A nod, then a huge grin.

"Probably my best friend, honestly. .. I don't know who that reflects poorer on."

He takes a long pause, closing his eyes. Connecting the dots, then frowns.

"... That weirdo is one of the alternate wackadoodles running around?"

[fearthearrow]

I don't know.

But I do know he's been extensively researching into this friend of yours, when he's not out and being creepy like that.

*shaking his head a little, looking back at the shrine.*

Whatever he is, he likely doesn't have anything good planned for him.

[ogrewarrior]

He heaves a big sigh and starts scratching at his cheek.

"Great. Some weirdo extensively researching... Wait. How extensive are we talking? 'Cause if he leads back to the other island out there...

... wanna go get a drink? My treat."

[fearthearrow]

*... he does the math.

... he's at least pretty sure you already know who he is, anyway. and again, you're not a Signer.*

... Fine, I guess you'd wanna know what all I've seen him carrying around, anyway.

Let's go before he pops up unexpectedly.

[ogrewarrior]

he nods.

"That'd be real helpful, yeah. Let's get the hell out of here. There's a pretty seedy place that won't even care if you have your hood up I sometimes go."

[fearthearrow]

Sure, that works for me.

*he's definitely getting out of here, before Tarou can circle back around and surprise the both of you.*

[ogrewarrior]

Kaz is moving as stealthily and as quickly as he can until the two of you are waaaay out of Tarou's range and then he drops his stalking pose and whispering.

... still kinda quiet though.

"... where the hell did ya find this guy?"

[fearthearrow]

Been trying to track him down for a while, since I've been trying to figure out... things that've been happening.

An associate of mine managed to pinpoint him.

*he's keeping the hood up for now.*

[ogrewarrior]

"An associate, huh? Well, alright.

And ya ain't tried to enlist anybody else? That guy's dangerous, no two ways about it. Even if on the ten percent chance he ain't the culprit, poking around the places where people disappeared is... real shady."

[fearthearrow]

The problem is that neither me nor my associate know exactly what he's up to, or if he's even the absolute source of the problem we're looking into.

Plus... I really don't want people to know about me and what I do.

*he's self-conscious, huh.*

[ogrewarrior]

"Is this a 'dark hero of justice' thing or like a 'people don't need to know what I'm doing' thing?

I wanna help kid, but you're gonna have to give me a little more than this to work with."

[fearthearrow]

... Let's just say there's specific people out there-- they're technically the same as me, but there's some bad blood between us. I don't like them knowing I'm around, or who I am identity-wise.

[ogrewarrior]

Kaz nods, slowly comprehending. ... this feels familiar, for some reason, but he can't put his finger on it.

"Gotcha. I'll do my best to not meddle unless asked. I'm a real nosy person and feel like all business is my business.

Alright, so. What's the other ten percent then? He's working for something weirder and creepier?"

[fearthearrow]

Right now...

The other 10% is that he might just be what he says he is: a researcher who looks into the "influence of monsters and spirits on human history", and that his behavior is mostly just a direct result of that.

I don't want to shoot anyone who isn't absolutely responsible for the disappearances, or without knowing what happened to those people at all...