It's Togusa, if you have a minute. I wanted to let you know that I've gotten your alibi, and despite the Watchers' message, I know you didn't kill Zee.
I don't think it's too much. Their public declaration has made sure that any non-police attempts to hunt down the killer will go through them, because they have the most information. If I wasn't going to be able to find the guy myself? This is a better alternative than I could have asked for.
Currently, I still don't have alibis on Leo Valdez or Akira Turner. I've also gathered some alibis on other individuals who had the ability to kill Zee in the manner that it happened.
[So for the last few days, Elliot's been a little absent. He'd still text at the normal times and do his best to sound okay, but he'd avoid seeing Eren in person. He hadn't wanted to worry Eren, and he knew if anyone could notice there was something wrong- it was him.
But after the three days of resisting was up and a night of swimming in the ocean? He realized how silly he was being. Of course it would be fine to see Eren. Eren would be the perfect person to infect first. That way, they could always be together. They could be free.
So, not long before "nightfall", Eren will get a text]
[ eren had a lot of things happening on his end; he made sure to always keep in touch and always remind elliot to be carefulā but he trusts elliot to take care of himself. he has a lot of things to tell him after meeting with magnus, but tonight couldnāt have gotten worse after a messy encounter with jasmine and, augh . . .
letās just say things got gross and in no way was he expecting to be on double dare, ever in his life. he needs to get home and showerā
especially when he gets a text such as this one. eren was going to ask to meet up either way, to tell him what he found and what had happened and that they really need to be careful.
eren types first: be careful elliot i just ran into
and then, promptly backspaces. oh, elliot. you canāt tempt him with cake by the ocean and be in potential danger, can you? he needs to go. he needs to go to usher him elsewhere. nothing suspicious goes through his mind. ]
[WELL THAT SURE WAS EASY. Elliot will grin before typing out]
Seeya soon! Love you.
[That sent, he'll turn off his phone and put it into a ziploc bag along with the rest of his stuff to grab tomorrow morning. No sense risking getting his phone wet.
When Eren gets there, Elliot will be sitting on the rocks of the beach. He's mostly clothed, but his shoes are off. They're not wet yet, so he still looks pretty human.
While he waits, he sings to himself. Like always there's glowing and feathers, but there's something more...lulling about his voice tonight. ]
But thatās not what Iām talking about and I know youād protect them anyway. I was talking about Akira Turner and Leo, if youāve spoken to them. Doesnāt matter how much support they have on the outside, Iād like someone suspecting me to talk to my face.
because eren arrives with a zipping sound as wires snap and reel back to him, and using something he hasnāt used in a whileā his survey corps uniform. the hooded cloak helps obscure himself in the dark, hide his face and keep himself warm.
heās alert, and stares for a moment before elliotās song feels like a hand coaxing him to come. something is not right and eren can feel it knotting in his stomach, he can feel itā but love is deaf as it is blind. he approaches regardless, and little does he know heās already let the caged door behind him swing shut. ]
Leo and Akira? No. Frankly, I don't actually consider Leo a suspect, but I can catch up to him to get a statement. Akira, I have no read on, but I also have no extra reason to suspect him. I have to see if the person helping me out got to him yet.
[He'll keep singing until he "notices" Eren, turning his head and smiling at him warmly. It's the same loving smile he's always given him. If anything, he seems really relaxed tonight.]
I know, but don't worry. It's just us around.
["Us" includes a monster that is now your fiance, but eh details. He holds out his hand for him, encouraging him to come closer]
[ augggghh god why. that smile. he canāt not with that smile!
it strikes him as weird, either way. it strikes him as odd to have to wait a few seconds on standby to remember what was on his mind instead of staring. erenās lips pull into a frown, and for the first timeā he notices a thought: multiply. what? the water suddenly strikes him as a discomfort, and he feels . . . weird.
everything just feels weird. itās not like heād melt in the water or anything. right?
There's someone else who has the legal clout to assist me, over the table. Not a casual investigator like the Watchers. I say any more, and it'll put them at risk.
[As Eren sits down next to him, he'll notice his edginess and wrap his arm around Eren's shoulders, rubbing his arm to help him relax as he kisses the side of his head. He'll be okay here....just relax....
At least he still has enough of his mind to be surprised by what Eren said]
Magnus? The wolf from magatus? [that's weird] What's he doing here?
[ heās . . . only assuming, its eyes glowed and there he was. erenās probably already showed it to elliot at some point, only a wolfās head that could fit in your hand. he tries to relax, he does when hands are on him and lips are on his temple, leaning into it as he speaks. ]
He told me to dig up some grave, and we found this, [ heās left it all at home, but his phone as a picture saved: the first is of an entire note on specimen a, the first harpy, along with some other things that match with what was found about harpy experimentation in august. the next picture, when elliotās ready to swipe, is of a little vial of red liquid thatās described in the noteā harpy dna. ] and when the notes took us to the woods, there wasnāt anything else there. Magnus was gone and I ran into Jasmine.
[ one of his surrogate sisters is the troubling part, where erenās brows crease even further as he tries to find an explanation. ]
[WELL...THAT SURE IS CREEPY. He looks at the pictures on the phone, feeling some curiosity but there's still a bit of detachment on his end. Maybe if he was shown this during the daytime he'd care more but...]
That's strange....
[he tilts his head a little, the irony seeming lost on him]
[ erenās always the one to say donāt expect from people or youāll get disappointed, butā itās hard to say he wasnāt expecting at least a little bit more interest in the clues. they were clues on retrospec, he found this in a grave, magnus cake all the from from magatus to recolle just to show him.
whatās strange is only hearing a āthatās strangeā and leaving it at that. heās found only staring at elliot with owlish eyes filled with concern, putting the phone aside, rubbing the side of his temple with a hand and fingers.
was he the one that was weird? ]
She . . . Threw thisā slime all over me, she was, [ he canāt concentrate. he has to pull back to the first topic again. ] Itās more than strange. Itās something serious. Itās somethingā
[ he gestures. ]
Retrospecās in trouble. If theyāre in trouble, weāre in trouble, you canātā see that?
[ thereās more than concern in his face now. thereās alarm, like pieces are pulling together and something can ambush him any second. ]
[Jasmine threw slime all over him? that makes him frown, almost annoyed. Eren was his, and some slime monster got all over him? Ugh. It's a good thing he was planning to infect him anyway, maybe it'll keep Eren from becoming a complete slimey gel.
And Eren was still talking about retrospec. About getting to the bottom of this mystery. Even more, he seems to be noticing something was up with Elliot. He does feel a little bad, that he can't bring himself to care. So he'll offer this.]
...Let's talk about this in the daytime, okay? At night I can't-
[He'll care more then. But right now, he needs to move. Eren knows him to well to actually trick him once he's caught onto something. And if Eren gets into suspicious mode, he'll do something stupid. So he reaches up his hand against Eren's cheek to make him face him, and moves in for an assertive kiss.]
Law isnāt my area, Iām an EMT student, but I know I can handle other things as long as it isnāt too bureaucratic. It wonāt be long before that user starts targeting other users for whatever gain theyāre going for.
[ you canāt what? erenās about to ask, urgent and with suspicion raising another few levels in his head, butā
itās too late. heās already infected, a budding greenhorn to thoughts that were only able to tickle his surface before given more fuel to burn and spread. elliot was the fuel, and his kiss had been the match; eren nearly pulls away in alarm, a jolt visible in his shoulders and leaning away because who does that when being questioned? something was wrong, something was wrong and his heart breaks a little when he has to admit: itās not me, somethingās wrong with elliot.
by the time his lips are free to breathe, he stares wide eyed and startled, trying to inhale when his throat just feels tight. he doesnāt breathe. a door that was only cracked open had been swung off its hinges. whatever it was that was already wrong with him, it spreads. whatever fuel elliot had left, erenās body began to beg for. itās a haunting chant he canāt get rid of.
this was a dream. it felt that way with the way his head was swimming, how his mind swished and swayed between what was right and wrong, conscious or otherwise.
erenās the one to tilt his head and lean in this time. he asks for another like a breatheless addict trying something new for the first timeā the more infection the better. he only tries to put his hands on elliot, but theyāre damp and begin to wet the spots on his clothes. theyāre . . . gooe, and the natural wetness begins to seep. ]
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