𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐒 | ✧ scaramouche x reader (on hold)

4: interrogation

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"So, Mrs Tama, when did you last see your daughter's boyfriend?"

You, Scaramouche, and the lady who had turned out to be named Sakura Tama were all sitting at at table at a small tea shop instead of that fancy Liyue restaurant because it was closed. It was around 11pm at night now, so you weren't surprised they weren't open

"I- I last saw Lichu- Lichung at.. Uhm.. a few weeks ago, maybe a few days before my Kira went missing..."

"Hm, and you are absolutely positive that you have no inkling of his whereabouts at this moment or at any time?" You said resting your chin on top of your intertwined fingers with a smile.

"Y-yes.. But miss.." You looked at Sakura with a curious smile.

"What seems to be amiss Mrs Tama?"

"I don't... I.. I don't think that, uhm, Lichung has done anything.. worthy of the attention of the, um, Fatui.. No disrespect to the Fatui of course but.. If I may ask something..?"

"Yes, of course you can! Go right ahead." You said, replying to her question of whether or not she could ask a question.

"What does the Fatui want with little Lichung?"

"We just need to do a little investigating into his backgrounds and behaviours, don't worry." You said, lying to Sakuras face with a glint in your eyes.

"...you're not going to do anything?" She asked, looking incredibly relieved.

i feel bad for lying to her, but if I say that we're tracking him down to arrest him for not paying off his debts...

"no, of course not. so it would be greatly appreciated if you could share what you know about Lichung."

"Well... As long as you're not going to hurt him... He hasn't done anything wrong!"

you heard a heavy sigh from scaramouche, and you pursed your lips, hoping that he didn't think that this was taking too long

"No, we won't do anything to hurt him. We're just doing some digging into his past, for reasons that are confidential. Now, I hope you know that even if you don't tell us the information, the Fatui has much more brutal methods of extracting information. For your safety, it would be best if you just told us."

"If I tell you... will you try to find Kirakira?"

You sighed internally with relief, glad that she was cooperating, and leaned over the table to rest your head in your hands.

"I'll make sure to keep an eye out."

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"...And thats all I know about Lichung."

Sakura finished telling you and Scaramouche about Lichung and what she knew that he did while he was dating Kirakira.

"Hm.." You said, glaring at the table while you proceeded to take in all the information that Sakura had just given you.

"You do realize that lying to us will have horrible consequences, yes? We are with the Fatui after all, I'd expect you to know that much."

Speaking of Scaramouche, he had maintained the fake nice guy image like the little sneaky manipulator he his, and you've gotta say that you were slightly impressed just at how well behaved he could be when he had something motivating him. But apparently Sakura didn't really know what he was like on a normal basis, so she reacted as if the words had physically hurt her.

"And you are absolutely sure that you are telling us everything about Lichung?" You said, trying to divert Sakuras terrified gaze over to you instead of the harbinger

"um, yes.. If he did anything else before I knew him, I don't know about it."

"Well, we-" You glanced at Scaramouche and quickly adapted your sentence to how his expression clearly wanted it to be. "-I appreciate it. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter."

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"That wretched old lady better have not been withholding information." Scaramouche said—back to his normal personality— as you and him walked towards where Lichung had supposedly spent a great amount of his time.

"I don't think she was, my lord. It's quite easy to see if people like her are lying."

"Yes well, why should I trust your judgment?" Scaramouche asked, glaring at you. To be honest, you had to think for a bit as to why he should. Not that you'd ever admit that out loud, your ego was too fragile for that.

"I... I suppose you don't have any reason to trust me. But I hope that you can try."

You felt yourself cringe at yourself. Today really was such an unfortunate day to be alive.

"Uh... I... nevermind. I'm going to shut up now. Maybe forever." You said, covering your face with your hands. Scaramouche snorted, probably finding your embarrassment amusing.

"It would be much more quieter around here if you shut up forever, so be my guest."

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