RUFUS CATCH-ALL

[robopriest]

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[robopriest]

And yet you say I wasn't "any better", so something I did made you think that, right?

[soulus]

No. It was your refusal to be checked by anyone, save for a select few.

[robopriest]

[Hm.]

I wasn't the only one like that.

[soulus]

I never said it was only you.

[robopriest]

...

[He folds his arms.]

What do you want me to do? Just open myself up and show everyone? You know what that's going to do, right?

[soulus]

Do I?

[robopriest]

How about you guess.

[soulus]

I'm not interested.

As I was saying, it was bound to happen.

[robopriest]

You know, I can't tell if you're trying to judge me or not. You're that kind of guy, Rufus.

[soulus]

Rest assured. I hold all of us accountable for tonight's miscalculation.

[robopriest]

Even you?

[soulus]

. . . Of course.

[robopriest]

And what did you do, exactly, to think that way?

[soulus]

No vote was certain. The wide split is proof that we failed to perform adequately as a party.

[robopriest]

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Who did you vote for, Rufus?

[soulus]

I voted against the majority.

[robopriest]

Ha. Same here.

I knew Kano couldn't have done it.

[soulus]

All he did was waste time.

[robopriest]

...He wanted it, deep down, Rufus. Of course he wasted time.

[soulus]

[He frowns. While he doesn't appear so sympathetic, he wisely holds his tongue.]

[robopriest]

Next time, we can't jump at the first person who looks suspicious. Not that I need to tell you, since I'm sure you know that from last week.

[soulus]

And this week?

[Nobody should need telling after that, but people are just so full of surprises.]

[robopriest]

This week too, but I was more or less talking about you being under suspicion. Which also should never have happened.

[soulus]

No. It was the first trial, and the injuries were a match to the culprit and target both. It would have been stupid not to suspect me.

[robopriest]

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[:/]

I was trying to be nice, but...yeah. Sure. You have a point.