video; un: eraserhead

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[ Aizawa's lolling against some tree somewhere. Terrible, slumped posture; hair wild about his face. His expression is neutral, bordering on irritable, and his voice is an exhausted monotone. He sits with one leg folded over the other, idly tossing a cat figurine from hand to hand. ]

Hey. Myself and a few others did some looking around. Apparently, both the sea clan and the mountain clan have their allies--but they're not within easy reach. In the case of the sea clan, the empress's brother is married to some far-off queen. The mountain clan's allies aren't too nearby, either.

[ He shifts minutely. His eyes flutter briefly shut, and he sighs. ]

Point being, war between these two would be irrational. The old man we spoke with said no one really wants to start anything, but I don't know how true that is. I haven't tried to approach the nobles.

[ He really doesn't look or act the part, and he knows it. Nor does he have an escort. ]

If you've spoken to any of them, what's the mood? What do they want?

[ He cards a hand through his hair, frowning slightly. ]

They're the key to this, I think. Certainly the key to actually meeting that empress of theirs. So if you've got info, or if you've made any connections, spill it.

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[ Aizawa's generally someone who follows protocols, even if he doesn't agree with them (protocols with regard to social grace and appearance excepted). When he does bend rules, it's usually because he's not-so-secretly more lenient than he lets on. ]

Everyone's said the mood is tense. People are afraid. Anxious. Breaking into the palace will not help the situation--especially if any of you are caught.

[selfimage]

Change is in order. That doesn't come pretty, Mister Sleepyhead. Whether we tiptoe around it or instigate it.

[ a pause. ]

I'm also offended in your insinuation that I'd be caught. There are other things to be stolen that are not limited solely to the physical.

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Everyone makes mistakes. Especially people who think they never make mistakes.

[selfimage]

Is that a mortal idiom? Mistake and caught are far from the same.

[ she's made mistakes. too many mistakes to name. being caught, however, that was a bit of a different story. ]

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Typically you'd classify the latter as the former, yeah.

[ He quirks an eyebrow at the 'mortal' comment, but whatevs. That's just a thing with this group, apparently. ]