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[chryseis]

At dinner, Cricket hands Wes a small, paper journal, with a note tucked inside, and a small glass vial containing an air dried betony stem. In absurdly neat handwriting, Cricket has compiled a list of possible critters he may have seen with rudimentary sketches, textbook descriptions, and citations. It's a short list and ends with 'Deer???'. Next, she lists possible reasons they may have slept through "whatever happened," including poisoning from the berries Trixie found and notations on the side effects of every possible sleep potion/powder/plant she could think up. She ends that list with 'Emotional exhaustion?'


Wes,

Flip through the notebook when you get a chance and let me know whatcha think.
You can rest easy knowing that I'm on the case.
But, if you're not resting easy, the betony's for under your pillow.

- Det. Cricket Q

P.S. - Payment for my services can be arranged at a later date.

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Wes' smirk when approached at dinner changes when she hands him the journal, and instead looks surprised. He flips through briefly and catches a glimpse of the lists, closing it and trying to be really casual when he places it on his lap under the table to really look through later, when he's not surrounded by other Coppertales. He gives Cricket a softer, almost shy sort of smile, and may glance over at her for the rest of dinner.

When he gets back to his room after dinner he waits for a good opportunity to finally open the note and read through it uninterrupted, before taking out his journal to ward Cricket. Not able to think of what to say, and then figures maybe a note is better. But the perfect words aren't coming to him even then, and goes to sleep with multiple pages of failed attempts in the dorm trashbin. He'll try again in the morning.