>>5187025“Anyway, the reason this is happening is because—”
“I know what’s going on. Vanessa didn’t tell you I astral-projected to check on you and heard it all? You were taking too long so I needed to see if you were fine.” Marcela cuts you off.
“No… She didn’t.” You glare at your former boss. There isn’t much to talk about now. “Tell us your plan, Marcela.”
“We’re going to drag the baddie into this bad boy. I’ve never seen a possession of this kind before, but two spirits can’t share the same body, it’s like one is over the other – you can pull them out with ease.” Marcela reveals another of those creepy pots you were given. “If that doesn’t work, we shoot her.” Marcela has a goddamn sniper rifle hidden too!? “I’ll be blunt, with you alive, Kobashi, I don’t know how I feel about killing her now.”
“Yes, you need a good motive to do something terrible.” Vanessa agrees in principle.
“Vanessa, you don’t need a good motive to do something terrible. You just don’t.” You frown. You were police officers for crying out loud!
“D-Didn’t you just push an old lady a moment ago?” Vanessa is talking nonsense. The Elder had it coming, it’s different.
“Where did you get that thing?” You ignore Vanessa to ask an actual pertinent question. You wonder what’s taking Ema(?) so long…
“From the Leon Cave.” Marcela’s response just creates more questions. “Is Leon okay? You must’ve seen him on your way here. Last time I saw him, he stood his ground so I could sneak here.”
“He valiantly sacrificed himself just like Ihor.” Vanessa is almost in tears.
“Ihor’s dead…?” Marcela gets concerned.
“T-They should be fine. They’re getting medical attention.” You cough.
“That’s a relief.” Marcela calms down. “The old farts refused to let me talk with lil’ Qiao. It’s up to us three.”
