6th Conviction [Action]

[cry_camellia]

[Look, it's Jin! Except no. It is, of course, a Tsubaki who has run away from home so that no one would know who she turned into. Because it's embarrassing. And stuff.

ANYWAY. She still needs to eat and get supplies, so she'll be hitting up Seventh Heaven and the grocery store, looking troubled. Hopefully no one will recognize her as Jin, because

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[not_meatbuns]

[And here is a Litchi-turned-Dave, just trying to get some grocery shopping in because that is safe and normal enough. And she stops and gives the other man an odd look.

...Didn't Jin go home again? Did she miss something?]

[jin_niisama]

[Eek! It's David! And he -- wait. No, that's right. David already knew. Crisis averted!]

David? You're back...?

[not_meatbuns]

[Blank look for a beat or so. ...Oh wait, that's right, he's probably talking to her. This is so many kinds of awkward, she doesn't even know where to--

--Wait. Does David know Jin? Watch as Litchi completely blows her cover!]

I... I'm sorry?

[jin_niisama]

[Tsubaki will most likely blow her cover too. :|]

Back to normal, I mean. Or... don't you recognize the voice?

[not_meatbuns]

[Yeeeah, you've lost her.]

Nnno, I recognize your voice just fine.

[jin_niisama]

[You're acting weird Dave... but it's probably just a side-effect of the plane-to-man transition.]

Well, how are things back at the house?

[not_meatbuns]

It's... been a little strange, I have to admit. Very quiet.[A slight frown is starting to twitch at one corner of her mouth. Since when is Jin so... friendly? But oh well. May as well ask while he's here.]

You... haven't happened to see Tsubaki anywhere, have you...?

[jin_niisama]

[Oh, he and Dave go way back.]

U-Uh, not recently, no. [This is true :|] B-But I'm sure she's fine. I mean, I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.

[though as we speak she just happens to be getting pulverized by Kriz]

[not_meatbuns]

[She hugs her arms to herself absently. ...Okay this really girly posture over here is probably starting to really give her away. Sorry about that reputation, Dave.]

I'm really getting worried about her... She hasn't been home at all.

[jin_niisama]

[Considering that she'd already realized that this wasn't the real Dave and that she's 99% sure what these transformations are indicative of... the jig is up, Litchi.]

Please don't worry. She really cares about you and Litchi. I know she won't do anything dangerous that could give you cause for concern.

[not_meatbuns]

[She's got her own suspicions stirring here. Jin has never been this friendly. She's never spoken to him this long without at least one insult being thrown at her. This is obviously someone else, but...]

...I know. She's a good girl, but I can't help but worry sometimes.

[jin_niisama]

[Litchi... ;_; Tsubaki suddenly feels so guilty about making you worry that she forgets to be careful with her wording.]

Listen... I'll start looking for her now, and I'll send word to David as soon I hear anything -- I promise.

1/2

[not_meatbuns]

[And Litchi is so relieved that she forgets for a couple seconds that she's supposed to be David.]

Ah, thank you, it really--

[not_meatbuns]

[Ah, dammit, she's really obvious, isn't she.

But wait. More importantly...] How did you...?

[jin_niisama]

[UM.]

W-Well I [...] didn't. I was just checking because of the experiment and you, uh, gave it away with your answer.

[not_meatbuns]

[The jig is up, Tsubaki. Sort of.]

...Who am I really speaking to?