[x] Simultaneously: Telepathy the Pleiades + Mami + Sayaka. Note discrepancies in Hijiri's stated motives. Panic or malice? Uncertain, but you'll work on it.
[x] Propose bringing Hijiri along. You think it'll help you deal with Yuuri.
[x] Talk to Hijiri.
-[x] Conversation goals:
--[x] Affirm Hijiri's agency and support her.
--[x] Make her feel safe enough to let go of the memory device.
--[x] Keep the Pleiades from feeling you're being too soft.
--[x] Convince Hijiri to connect you to Yuuri.
--[x] If Hijiri is planning an ambush, let her think she has the upper hand.
-[x] Useful specifics:
--[x] Hijiri is acting out because she's desperate for control. Drawing attention to her choices' negative outcomes will support her while placating the Pleiades.
--[x] Promise to ensure that Hijiri is treated fairly. No human experimentation, for example.
--[x] You want to help everyone. If nothing else, people without problems don't cause more problems.
[x] Simultaneously: Telepathy Sayaka and discuss her morning plans. Fly a clone home? Commit to revealing magic to parents?
[x] Ask for information about Yuuri. What is her power, what are her goals, what is she like as a person? ... Why trust her?
[x] Ask for a telepathy link to Yuuri. Ask to speak alone due to infohazards. Regardless of result, break for voting.
[x] Gently explain to Hijiri why she can't leave. Yes, she is a real person with all the rights thereof. And when real people steal stuff and attack people, they don't get to just leave until they've made things right.
[x] Telepathy: Ask everyone to give you some room so you can try to talk her down.
[x] Simultaneously: Telepathy Sayaka and ask how to handle her parents waking up soon. Fly back? Send clone? Text them claiming she had an early softball practice? What about school in a few hours? Call out sick?
[x] Therapy-ize Hijiri a bit.
-[x] Like any person, Hijiri's choices have consequences. What she did damaged people's ability to trust her. But it's still possible to win that trust back.
-[x] Help her feel safer by expressing your desire to help everyone, including people that've made bad choices and interfered with other people's peaceful lives.
-[x] Give her an easy opportunity, let her help you help her: Let go of the memory thing. It's not doing her any good now: everyone knows where she is and Niko's clearly immune to it. All it's doing is preventing you from helping her.
-[x] If successful, ask about Yuuri and what exactly happened between them.
[X] Telepathy everyone present except Hijiri. Going over it, Hijiri's actions and stated motives are about as compatible with each other as 2 + 2 = 7. Provide relevant details; either a lot of important stuff is being glossed over or there's some sort of mental influence involved. Best to not make judgements before that possibility is ruled out.
[X] Out loud: We need to get after Airi. Hijiri is making a mistake in her reasoning: she is not free to go because she has gone from contract to home invasion and burglary in what sounds like a space of days. She will have ample opportunity to convince people that she isn't a thug, and you're sure that if she succeeds she will be able to leave. Meanwhile, you will guarantee her safety, as you would for anyone else.
[X] Question Hijiri on the chain of events leading to Niko's lab and her motives during it while searching for Airi. Point out any & all inconsistencies. See post for observed inconsistencies so far.
