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[lunardialled]

A.) 1647 Albright Lane;

[Every morning, the Milkman delivers fresh milk to the house. And every morning, Sakuya dutifully pours it out. She's taken the adage to not drink the milk to heart

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[gottimedout]

[And when she has reached above the stairway, there will be a magician waiting for her with a face not very pleased at all. The red blood covering her dress did not improve his mood, nor did her crimson eyes being stared into by his ice blue eyes. Still, he would be willing to hear her out. She was not a woman who didn't think things through after all.]

... and the reason behind this is?

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[lunardialled]

[She doesn't say anything, not right away. That tiny part of her that wants to resist the droning tries to say something, to say what happened, but it's drowned out. It's clear that she's not herself.]

...isn't it obvious? They wouldn't behave and had to be punished. `

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[gottimedout]

Is that so? Then what is done is done, but I would like to ask you not to do anything so reckless without telling me first.

[He stands to the side of the door so she would be able to step out.]

I trust the bodies are taken care of or shall I take care of that issue. And it would be best to change out as soon as you can.

[lunardialled]

Of course, dear. I apologize for not running it by you first.

[The fact that she's saying 'dear' should say volumes.]

I haven't left a mess behind.

[She really hasn't; she's taken the time to clean up the mess. But cleaning herself up seems to be a different matter altogether. While she would normally go shower and discard her things, now? Her mind is telling her that while her husband is right, doing so is just a waste of time.]

I'm going to take a walk, and then I'll get changed.

[gottimedout]

[Oh, he did pick that up. It was the same like when the previous woman who lived with him was acting like before Sakuya took her place. And that was enough to get his full attention from the get go.]

Then I shall go with you. I don't like the thought of you going out so late like this alone.

[lunardialled]

[Sakuya tilts her head, as if she's actually weighing the options.]

That's all right, honey. I won't be long. I just need a little fresh air.

[A lie; the regular droning is telling her to not harm him, while the killdroning on top of it is telling her that his blonde hair would be even more attractive if stained red.]

[gottimedout]

[His eyes stare directly into her own being. It's obvious something is wrong about her and he didn't want to acknowledge it after their conversation but.. if she has gotten to be hostile then chances are that he'll want to take care of this before something bad happens.]

... very well. Don't take long.

[lunardialled]

[It's not long at all before she returns, the clock having struck midnight and thus breaking the effect. When she comes back in, her eyes are their normal blue, and she's actually shaking a little.]

What happened to me? I -- I killed those drones, and attacked the girl with the flaming sword, and...

[She feels sick.]

Remilia-ojousama...I hurt her. I couldn't stop myself. I couldn't...

...why. Why did I...

[gottimedout]

[Sadly, Sakuya won't be returning to a warm welcome back home. Blue's arms had been crossed and he was still standing in his spot as if nothing had changed from the moment she had left, albeit the bloody stains and patches here and there on his upper body and his lip.

Still, he stared at the maid with a cold gaze on her despite the obvious wounds on his body.]

I see your mind has been cleared.

[lunardialled]

[She wasn't expecting one, after what she had done. Everyone was well within their rights to be upset with her, or even hate her, as far as she was concerned. Sakuya couldn't blame them.

All she can do is nod at that statement. Nod, and then take stock of the situation. But she could move on autopilot, and she did so, walking into the bathroom and coming back with a first aid kit.]

It has. I honestly don't know what happened, but I know that I wasn't in control of my own body or my own mind.

...the least I can do is patch those up...

[gottimedout]

[He closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh. So she knew what had happened but was forced against her will to do these actions then. That is troubling news and especially after trying to find out what the situation is in the town now.

At any case, it seems she's back to normal and that's what matters.]

Sakuya. I won't question or go into what may or may not happened after you felt this house, but I do want to know is if you had made any enemies after this night.

[lunardialled]

I didn't do anything after I left, not the last time. But -- earlier. There was a girl with a sword made of flames. I didn't catch her name, but she tried to subdue me.

...the worst of it was hurting my mistress. She just arrived a few days ago, and I hurt her. I hurt Meiling, too, the gate-guard back at home.

[Her voice quavers a bit as she speaks. She knew, on one level, that this wasn't her fault, that she would never have done this under normal circumstances. But it was still her body, still her knives stained with blood.

She drops that first aid kit, its contents spilling to the ground, because her hands are shaking too much.]

[gottimedout]

[His eyes will open as soon as the clatter of the kit had hit the floor and watched her shake from the shock. That's when both of his hands are now reached out to hold her shoulders.]

Sakuya. It couldn't be help. What is important now is that you are in control of yourself again. And I will help you if things go wrong, we've both discussed this before. And if anyone comes after you, they will have to go through me first. And before me would be my Servant, Saber.

But for now, let us try to regain our thoughts about everything now. Clearly something must have happened to trigger all of this.

[lunardialled]

[She nods, those hands on her shoulders steadying her. This is no time to go falling apart, much as she feels like it. Sakuya takes a deep breath, then a second one, before she comes back to her senses.]

No. I wasn't myself at the time. Nothing I could have done would have snapped me out of it.

I...I know. And I'm glad for that, I really am.

As for what happened, the last thing I remember is pouring out the milk from the doorstep. I know it's not safe to drink, but I've poured it out every morning since I learned that without an issue. I don't see why doing it now would have been different.

[gottimedout]

... then lets do this. Pour all of them out save for one bottle. I will do an experiment for the next morning to see what I am assuming would be right or not. With so much propaganda given by the new 'Chief of Police', I would think the milk in itself is the cause of all of this.

If I am wrong, then at least that is one lesson learned to be sure not to let our guard down at all.

But first and foremost, you need to get cleaned up. Having all of this red on you will not make it any easier to calm your nerves.

[lunardialled]

That's likely for the best. I'll admit, I didn't see all of the leaflets and fliers until it was too late.

...I don't like the thought of letting you be the one to try it, but I know, rationally, that it's better than any alternative.

[She nods, managing to steady herself on her feet.]

I'll just go run a bath, then. I don't think anything I'm wearing is salvageable; I'll just put it out with the other trash.