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<span class="mu-r"><span class="mu-s">Akun has spoken.</span> The chance to mulligan for hints has been forfeited.</span>
There are some things that were said that could do with some expounding upon.
Peppa looks to Chuu Lee. "So what all happened with your dad? He tried to link back up with you when you got cash, and then what?"
Lightning flashes, illuminating the face of her Teach… for all the good it does. Her expression is blank.
"…" After some thought, Chuu Lee sighs, and shakes her head. <span class="mu-i">"No, Peppa."</span>
"Huh? <span class="mu-i">But-"</span>
"No."
Peppa squints up at her in confusion, and her Teach merely turns away in response.
Internally, Peppa whinges on how she opened up her can of worms for her, and now her Teach won't do the same, what kinda equivalent exchange is-
<span class="mu-i">-"I can't tell you. That is, I won't."-</span>
…oh. yeah. right.
It's not really that important for her to know, she supposes. It was something that kinda interested her, but that pebble-in-a-shoe-esque feeling she has doesn't seem to be from anything her red-haired teacher has said.
There's gotta be some more productive questions to ask.
She turns to Cookie. "What is your daughter looking for, exactly?"
The Cook grimaces. Scratching her head, she hems and haws, "Ah, that's, well…"
Another landmine, huh? Hrmm… Peppa explains, "I mean, is it like," what's his name anyhow, "The Boy's vengeance quest, she got a monster to slay?"
"'A monster'?" She twirls her umbrella, biting her lip. "…well, she said she went off to find her family."
"Okay… you did say your brother's kid went missing a while back. Is it that?"
Cookie tilts her head. "Hmm… I don't see it. She wasn't asking about that before she left. Besides, it's been over a year, and since then Puff and Glaze haven't turned up anything."
Peppa nods. "Well, I'll keep an eye out for her, and ask if other people have seen her. Do you have any copies of that photo I could use?"
"Negative, it was the only one I had left, she took the others. Well, maybe there's another, lemme check?" She reaches around into her hat again.
Chuu Lee comments, "Maybe asking people if they've seen an orange hippo girl would be enough?"
"…" Peppa blinks, then pinches the bridge of her nose. "Maybe!"
Cookie's still rifling through her hat, so Peppa turns to her student-for-a-day, who has formed an umbrella from his megabuster, but angled… inefficiently, to where plenty of rain is falling on him. He sees Peppa looking his way, and walks over to her, still angling the umbrella to the side as he does. "Are we ready to depart?"
Peppa tilts her head at this display, then shrugs. She pats him on the human shoulder. "Kid, we've had a long day, and I know you're out for vengeance, but do you wanna stay the night at Chuu Lee's, or continue on your own?"
The kid hums. "…if this Ally of Justice dilly-dallies a second longer, that's another second the monster will be allowed to breathe. No, I shan't be deterred, but y'all- you lot have my thanks for your generosity."