Week 9, Tuesday Afternoon

[acemedium]

[At some point, Maya's going to approach and tug Apollo aside. She's got Phoenix's locket visibly on the outside of her dress (as opposed to tucked in), Locke's bandana tying her hair up and Wolfwood's sunglasses on her head]

[Basically, she's even more of a fashion travesty than before]

Hey! I've got to talk to you!

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[imfine1111one]

You are! And what am I supposed to do with this? Scare away a superstitious person??

[acemedium]

It'll protect you! You can use it in cases, too!

Just take it!

[imfine1111one]

How. . .? Do I shove it in someone's hands, too?!

Why??

[acemedium]

Just hold it! You'll be able to tell when someone's keeping a secret! [Or... something like that]

Because I want to give it to you, okay? [JUST GIVING HIM A LOOK] Stop arguing!

[imfine1111one]

A. . .secret?

I'M NOT--[closes his mouth :[;;] Sorry.

Look, I just.

I don't want you to give me a goodbye gift, okay? That's what this seems like.

[acemedium]

If someone's keeping a secret... you can see locks over their heart! I'll show you once you stop being stubborn. [Kind of like perceive but with no creepy staring]

It's not a goodbye gift! Haven't you noticed we're in the boss stage? You're already hopeless!

[imfine1111one]

[IT'S SO NOT CREEPY...ISH....he looks down at it]

Boss stage. . .okay, fine, something is definitely going to happen, but that makes me worry more.

I don't understand this locks and hearts thing. Is it metaphorical?

[acemedium]

There's nothing to worry about! We're going to break this thing, once and for all!

Okay.. ask me about a secret, and I'll show you.

[imfine1111one]

[SKEPTICAL. . .]

I'd be surprised if you had any secrets, to be honest.

[acemedium]

[Despite how little she actually talks about herself?] I'm the most mysterious person here!

...You're kind of dense, Apollo.

[imfine1111one]

Eh?! [but are there really any bombshell secrets c'mon!!]

Gah, fine. Um. . .

. . .

Are you hiding anything about Mr. Wright?

[acemedium]

[Yes. For one, she thinks you're cool]

[Also there's Fey stuff and the fact that she keeps dodging the subject every time you bring up murderboat and her probable death, whatever. The fact that she thinks he's cool is clearly the most shocking thing here]

[Also, two psychelocks pop up!!]

. . .

[imfine1111one]

[THE COOLEST!1 he isn't going to sledgehammer her obsession with murderboat just yet again]

[instead gonna shriek lightly]

--What the heck are those?!

[acemedium]

[BREAK THE PSYCHOLOCKS, APOLLO]

Do you see one?!

[imfine1111one]

[DO I PUNCH THEM........]

There are two! And chains! Can you move?! W-where did they even come from!

[acemedium]

[Yeah, Maya doesn't think there's anything weird about this at all. Too bad Pearl isn't here to be tutorial]

That's what they are! Locks! To hide a secret!

See?

[imfine1111one]

YES, I SEE, AND IT IS WORRYING?!

W-what do I do, do I need to break them?!

[acemedium]

Don't freak out! You have to unlock them by finding out the secret... or something like that.

[She never actually broke anyone's psychelocks...]

[imfine1111one]

[ATTEMPTS TO GRAB AT ONE]

Eh? Do you even know how it works? Why can't you just tell me the secret?

[acemedium]

[Apollo, stop]

I haven't gotten around to that point!

Just try to be dramatic about figuring it out or something!

[imfine1111one]

[this is weird okay!! sighs, crosses his arms]

Fine, fine. . .(Okay, I guess I should just approach this in the same fashion as calling someone out on a lie. . .the only difference is it's Maya and I don't actually have any proof that she's holding back a secret. Hm. . .)

Those locks and chains appeared when I asked you about Mr. Wright! So that means, there's something you've been holding back, when there is absolutely no reason to!

[acemedium]

[NO DRAMATIC POINTING... Step up your game, Apollo]

[She doesn't look impressed!]

Yeah, and?

[imfine1111one]

[gosh fine!!]

[SLAMS HIS FISTS DOWN A CONVENIENT..........TABLE OR SOMETHING]

And!! You shouldn't have anything left to hide, given that you've spilled the beans on how we're all potentially related! Therefore. . .uh. It must have something to do with your relationship with him!

[acemedium]

[BETTER!! Look at that, one of the locks shatters!!]

[GOOD JOB, APOLLO]

....What makes you think that?!

[imfine1111one]

[FLINCHES, HOLY SHIT A STEEL LOCK JUST SHATTERED?! IS THAT SAFE??]

--um! (Get your head back in the game, Justice!)

W-well! Out of everyone here, he was clearly your most important person! There's no way you were merely one hell of a good assistant for him!