[Listen... this has been a god-awful day. And Adora is away from Catra for the same time-bending reasons that Taichi is away from Yamato. Let's not think about that too hard for either of them.
More importantly, when Adora finds him at the field, she frowns... and then jogs over.]
Something like that. Lila and Luxanna found a bow and a ton of arrows. And I found these. [he holds up the sticks that are just smooth pieces of wood, heavy enough he should be holding with two hands. they're both broken, but they fit together to make a longer stick.]
There was some distance between all of them, so I'm trying to figure out what happened. Where this came from, why all of the arrows were on the ground, that kind of thing.
[...he's not good at it by a longshot, but given the way he shifts from foot to foot it's more out of a need to do something that isn't just sitting around.]
[Honestly... she gets that. As worried about him as she is, she can totally get how doing something feels better than just sitting and dwelling in the aftermath of something like that.
So she just nods quietly.]
Right, that makes sense.
Okay. [A firmer nod!] I'll help you look. I'm sure between the two of us we can piece this together.
[he knows himself to know that if he's not productive he won't be of any use here, so sometimes you do what you have to do. but he nods, and there's a very brief flicker of gratitude in his expression.]
Right. Let's start walking the perimeter and see if we can figure it out. [he starts to walk toward the archery building.] You'd think they'd reach the field first, but I wonder if they went through the building before that to try and shoot arrows.
We also don't know how many people were involved though.
There we kind of all in a pile? Some of them were actually embedded in the ground though like somebody shot them from an angle according to what Lila found. But it was, like, a bunch of 'em. Maybe every single arrow we have available.
[a nod of agreement. the latter is probably more likely, but he also wouldn't put it past someone who make it look like they were bad on purpose.]
I'm not sure how many we have here. The ID cards might have their skills listed, but it's not like they're totally accurate either...I think. I know a few people probably have stuff missing off of theirs.
What, like send a mass text and see if people respond? It's not a bad idea. Even if people aren't totally honest we might discover some skills that can help us in the future, like more people who know first aid or anything like that.
[that's thinking optimistically, but it's a possibility.]
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More importantly, when Adora finds him at the field, she frowns... and then jogs over.]
Hey... Taichi? You're still looking?
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Adora, hey. I'm just...trying to figure something out. [a pause.] You saw the announcement?
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Yeah. And Lila was there and... I heard.
[...]
What are you trying to figure out?
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Did she tell you what we found? Like, besides Tomoe. [he is also still holding murder sticks, so that might be a clue.]
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[But... she's starting to piece it together.]
You think you found some clues as to... what happened?
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There was some distance between all of them, so I'm trying to figure out what happened. Where this came from, why all of the arrows were on the ground, that kind of thing.
[...he's not good at it by a longshot, but given the way he shifts from foot to foot it's more out of a need to do something that isn't just sitting around.]
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So she just nods quietly.]
Right, that makes sense.
Okay. [A firmer nod!] I'll help you look. I'm sure between the two of us we can piece this together.
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Right. Let's start walking the perimeter and see if we can figure it out. [he starts to walk toward the archery building.] You'd think they'd reach the field first, but I wonder if they went through the building before that to try and shoot arrows.
We also don't know how many people were involved though.
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Yeah... there's a lot we don't know.
But that's okay. We're just starting from the beginning. We'll learn more as we go.
[Anyway.......]
How were the arrows all laid out? One of my best friends is a really good archer. I'm nothing on him, but maybe it'll tell us something.
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Why would an archer need that many?
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Or if they're really bad at archery and trying to shoot one thing badly...
[...]
Do we have a lot of archers here?
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I'm not sure how many we have here. The ID cards might have their skills listed, but it's not like they're totally accurate either...I think. I know a few people probably have stuff missing off of theirs.
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[She wrinkles her nose.]
You think we should take a survey of skills after this? People might not be honest, but it couldn't hurt just to know.
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[that's thinking optimistically, but it's a possibility.]
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[except for the naturally cagey assholes.]
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[that's absolutely going to work out for both of you.]
Plus if they're only telling one or two people, maybe they'll be more comfortable sharing instead of telling everybody.
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And it's better than just sitting around waiting for more information, you know?
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[good luck with that guys.]
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It's a deal.
[She reaches out to clasp his shoulder.]
I'm gonna go get started on that--but don't stay out here too long, okay? You need to take it easy, too.
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Sure. I'll probably head back in a little while. Thanks.