016. [Sunday | Afternoon | April 5th]

[kirijou]

[Mitsuru is keeping Kensei company at the hospital to speculate about the identity of his attacker, anyone's free to visit Kensei and help in the speculation, so expect threadhopping from both Mitsuru and Kensei \o\;;]

It's been a week. Does your side of the network have any leads concerning the owner of this card yet?

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[ardionprosili]

[Coming in to get an interview with the attacked, so is camera'd up and everything. Is a bit surprised to see Kirijou, but doesn't show it. Kirie hoves in a shadow, barely seen. Looks at the kid then...]

....shit, kid, they hit ya with a truck?

[heeled]

Sure. A truck with a knife.

[kirijou]

[Doesn't really recognize Ardion, so stares a bit and raises an eyebrow]

...a friend of yours, Nanjou?

[ardionprosili]

Least it kept your sense of humor, kid.

[looks at Mitsuru] Nice ta see ya remember me from the last meeting, kid. Rolteldo Ariganti. Sup? *hand wave thing. Kirie is dotting at Mitsuru for she is too pretty*

[heeled]

They missed my 'indomitable wit' gland by a hair. You're a lucky guy, seeing me like this.

[ he takes a second to examine kirie--the little of her he can see, at least. ]

I see you've brought a friend.

[kirijou]

...the photography club's advisor?

[curiously studies Kirie]

...a ghost?

[ardionprosili]

Just ignore my loud bitchy Persona. She ain't gonna bite your faces off, harmless really. But here's the deal;I come bearing...

[reaches into jacket to pull out his stacked folder of information]

...gifts~

[heeled]

[ have a gut laugh courtesy of kensei. for looking so sour earlier, he certainly looks pleased now. .. well, except the look of abdominal pain following the afore-mentioned laugh. ]

Kyahaah! Ariganti, you bastard. Not only have you brought the gold to Hime's myrrh, but I now have an excuse to fire my whole damn research team.

[kirijou]

...not to sound ungrateful, but how did you manage to find information that neither the Nanjou's or Kirijou's research was able to find?

[ardionprosili]

Simple. [putting the information folder on the table, he reaches into his jacket to pull out a matchbook and cigarette. Scratching the match against the wall, he lights up and pulls a long drag before going on] To be honest, the underworld actually had a lotta information lying around, but here's the thing; someone was trying to put a lid on it. I was lucky that somma my regulars referred me to 'a friend who knew a friend' who knew a good deal of info for me to gank. The rest was old fashioned legwork and bullshit guessing.

The most of it is just the basic info, vics, 'wishes', connections, but the big attractions is this. [pulls out a bound seathe of paper] This is a comphrensive list of likely perps, organized with by yours truly. Merry christmas or whatever you celebrate over here.

[heeled]

.. Christmas is just fine. [ he's snagging the first folder from the bedside table, thumbing through it bit by bit. ] Exactly what Kei was going on about--not that I doubted him in the first place.

Anything of outstanding note as far as suspects go?

[kirijou]

[she's looking through a file as well, but briefly looks up to listen to whatever Ardion might have to say to Kensei's question]

[ardionprosili]

Unfortunately, no. They're all just about equal. If I had coupla more peices of evidence, I prolly could narrow it down to a managable sized group, but I haven't had such luck.

[kirijou]

[hesitates for awhile, before glancing over to Kensei, as if to ask if they should show the card to Ardion.]

1/2

[heeled]

[ .. aand, he spares a glance in return. truthfully, he'd produce the card if he could, but it was currently locked up in the research facility. ]

.. Well, there's something, but--

2/2;

[butlercomplex]

I'll trust you mean this.

[ cue one Nanjou Kei knocking once lightly before entering the hospital room. there's a curious stare at Ardion before his attention is directed to the plastic-wrapped playing card in his hand. ]