nathalie

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[sancoeur]

[she looks up at her as she enters.]

...you. [...] Was it you who sent me that dream? On Wednesday night?

[bows]

[ she tilts her head. ]

Hmmm?

[sancoeur]

Was it you? Yes or no.

[her voice is flat.]

[bows]

I don't know what you mean. Please explain.

[sancoeur]

On Wednesday night I had a... dream, or a premonition, that Death was coming for us. And it detailed the way to make the accidental deaths stop.

[and, well, given what she said at trial...]

[bows]

I see.

[ well! moving on. ]

Have you gotten many visits?

[sancoeur]

[she narrows her eyes at her but nods.]

[bows]

Have people calmed down?

[sancoeur]

[(looks at my threads and laughs)]

What do you think?

[bows]

Well, Strohl likely did not. But everyone else?

[sancoeur]

They were cordial enough while interrogating me.

[bows]

Mm.

... you did not mean to attack both of them?

[sancoeur]

I meant to kill whomever wandered by the market while I was waiting.

I did not realize there would be two of them, but since there were, I knew I had to kill them both.

[bows]

What would you have done if no one came by? Gone after someone asleep?

[sancoeur]

If it came to that. But although it was later than I tend to be up, it was still early for many. It felt likely that someone would come by.

[bows]

Hmm, but everyone else was asleep...

[ she taps her chin. ]

Do you know what the robots are going to do with you?

[sancoeur]

[she shrugs.]

I didn't know that. By the time I woke and left my room, the barriers were gone. The first I heard of them was yesterday.

[then there's a shake of her head.]

No. They are not particularly talkative.

[bows]

[ hmmm

she looks around the room ]

We don't know what this place has in terms of Law. If there really are any.

[sancoeur]

I suppose we'll find out eventually. Perhaps their plan is to leave me behind this barrier until I die of dehydration.

[which would be very funny, actually.]

[bows]

Hm.

[ she considers this. ]

No, I don't think so. They seem to like to get things done as quickly as possible and that would take a few days.

[sancoeur]

As quickly as possible, hm? And what, precisely, do you think they'll be getting done so quickly?

[bows]

Whatever they are going to do. I don't think keeping you in this makeshift room is a long term solution.

But where I'm from, murderers are typically put to death. I don't know what they do here.

[sancoeur]

[me googling "does france have the death penalty"]

I see. The death penalty has been prohibited in my country for years now, but there are others where it is still carried out. I suppose it makes sense that it is still in effect in other worlds and may be a possibility here.

[bows]

But even if it's not... I am concerned. The robots really jumped to help with the trial Apollo Justice suggested, even more eagerly than he had expected. If they listened to what you said, maybe the next logical conclusion would be death to help "balance" it?

[ ... ]

This is mere speculation, of course. Who knows how they were programmed?

[sancoeur]

Yes, who knows?

[who programmed them... anyway, she studies virtuosa for a few moments before speaking up again.]

I have a question for you, actually. Why did you whisper what you did to me at the trial?

[bows]

Oh, right.

[ she fiddles with her bag. ]

So that did register with you after all. You really appeared catatonic.

[sancoeur]

...it took a bit. I so strongly believed what I'd done was meant to stop the accidental deaths - so seeing another happen right then and there was difficult to process.

[...]

But answer my question. Why did you say that?

[bows]

I wanted to rile you up?

[ it comes out as a question. ]

[sancoeur]