vatheon | Mood(ier) Than Usual

Who: Squall Leonhart and the bubble
Where: A coffee shop in the plaza
When: Morning
Style: Starting in action, feel free to change
Status: Open

[He could not get over it. Squall simply could not get over it. This murder fiasco left him with overwhelming guilt and a feeling of uselessness.

Squall hates feeling useless. And when he tried owning up to his failure, people kept trying to comfort and coddle him. And he couldn't understand why people wouldn't just accept his apologies.

Why is this so much harder than it should be?

Eventually, he stopped trying, needing some time to cool off and feel miserable in peace, so he headed for a coffee shop he visited fairly frequently. Unfortunately for him, the only available seating was outside. The shop had started serving a seasonal blend with pumpkin and spice, business was booming.

And as such, Squall is currently seated at an outdoor table with a pumpkin spice coffee in hand, and he is positively radiating negativity.

Talk to him? Or just ask how that coffee tastes, that's good too.]

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[Even if the culprit turns themself in, there is still much to be done. After all, she's learned from experience that even when someone turns themself in, they may not always be the one. In this case whey were, but at the same time, there is more behind it. More to be investigated.

She knew of him, she knew his name, and now she had finally seen him. She would wish to speak to him later of other things, but not was not that time.]

Everyone believes they did a terrible job. It's what you do with your experiences that will turn something bad into something good. It's difficult to understand now, but it always seems to get easier as time passes.

[She still thought of herself as a failure for not getting to Nanako in time. However she was able to get past it then so that she was able to help save her and the world. She felt like she had failed now, but she was learning from what had happened.]

[As a leader, Squall knows that people will get hurt and you have to pick up and move on. But he's more used to that in his military setting, where the people he's responsible for know what they've signed up for and willingly follow him. Vatheon isn't like that. Vatheon is full of civilians who need protection. He doesn't want to continue this line of conversation, so he tries changing the topic.]

You're a detective?

[Even in his misery, even though he's seriously considering handing over his position to someone else, he's still thinking about the DF. Maybe it needs some changes.]

[Why did she know that he would try to change the topic? She didn't want for it to be about her. This was supposed to be about snapping him out of it. But if it will help him in the long run, perhaps she can amuse his thoughts for now.]

I am. Born from two, raised and taught by one.

[She wished she had been with her parents for longer, however her grandfather worked so hard for her and included her in his work.]

[Following in family footsteps, huh? That sounds nice. Really nice.]

Have you considered joining the DF?

[Because it's becoming pretty clear to Squall that they need people who can excel at solving mysteries.]

[It is nice, especially when your grandfather helps you out of a slump.]

I had made an inquiry as to law enforcement here. I was informed of the Defense Force by one named Ky Kiske.

[He had also been the one to initially ask for her help with the recent case, but she wouldn't mention that unless necessary.]

[It sounds like the thing Ky would do.]

I see. I guess he told you we don't have anything formal.

[Suppose so. But she doesn't know him well yet.]

He had informed me of such things. However having some form of law enforcement is necessary. Even if there are those who oppose such a thing.

[There will always be those who hate law enforcement. It doesn't matter the location.]

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