shaft | school: crow

[ slides this in while you’re sleeping because i’m impatient. it’s the void, until one of us names or decides on a location but … welcome to memshare week, claude. ]

Another week, another load of locations that aren’t the admin room or that daycare, huh?

Looks like it.

[ It is cold. Claude is bundled up. ]

Byleth suggested that they might be saving it for the finale.

You seen what's on that scrolling board this week? It's all starting to make more... well, not sense. But it's gone from incomprehensible to issuing orders.

[ ... ]

Think it's them?

You mean the bit about bear keys?

[ ??? ]

That's not just gibberish?

I think the "sljgs;lja;eoria;shd" [ how are you making that noise with your mouth, crow? ] is gibberish. No idea what was said after it, but it looks like actual words-- and now something about bear keys?

[ ... ]

We're at a school where the principal is literally a bear. At this point I'll take anything.

If you're able to decipher that message, you'll be the smartest person here.

I just assumed it was the Bear lamenting his inability to type.

I don't think anyone could decipher that message.

[ ... ] And then suddenly going into neat looking things that make sense? I dunno. It seems kind of weird to me. As much as I'm tempted to say "let's wait and see what it says next week", maybe we don't have the luxury of time.

[ -- also while he's here, he'll just, uh, mention something. ]

Also, I couldn't talk about it last week, buuuuut, thanks for helping me with some extra credit! [ i hate this man. ]

[ ... He blinks. ]

Yeah, I figured that's what it was. Or you had some nefarious plan to get me wet and vulnerable and in your room.

We’re not supposed to talk about it, but it’s still kinda obvious, huh? Ichiro punched me out of nowhere and was super apologetic afterwards. Kind of a giveaway.

[ pff. ]

Oh you sussed me out, clever you.

I am very clever and irresistible, aren't I?

[ Leans an arm on Crow's shoulder, leaning into the act. ]

To think you almost had me in your trap.

Oh of course.

[ pff. ]

Woe to me then, I guess I'll just have to get more creativ--

[ whoopsie (30:39 - 33:40) ]

... Creative?

[ Claude finishes, voice a murmur, dazed by the memory that had flashed before them. ]

Looks like you were cooking up quite a bit of trouble there.