I couldn't say! Maybe it reminded them of something that terrifies them. They could also have recognized the costume itself and reacted badly to it. Or perhaps they're simply offended by anything they think of as abnormal. We won't know for sure without investigating further!
Ah, so it's possible our perpetrator (so to speak) saw your face. Do you have any enemies from home that may have wound up here and recognized you?
It's all right, Beat. It's part of what detectives do, after all! And admittedly your bounty is quite the odd mystery. One that just might be worth investigating. But just one more thing... Which faction here are you a part of?
Oh? But the bounty posted on you doesn't have an image of your face. No one should be able to come after you for it unless you're walking around in the costume.
You're not still walking around in the costume, are you?
But if those people had a problem with you as soon as they saw you in the suit, why would they wait for a bounty to be posted to assault you? They couldn't possibly have known if one would even get put up.
But do also keep in mind that around here the Corsairs and Paladins... They don't always get along for no reason other than being on opposing factions. The locals in particular. So be careful, okay?
my skateboard gimme a sec probably easier to show ya
[The next message is an image of a well-worn skateboard, held up to show the wheels and the deck beneath, adorned with a skull and graffiti motif on it. ]
[The messages stop and Beat transitions to video instead to help demonstrate. He has the hood up and a black face mask covering the lower half of his face, his blond hair seemongly obscuring one eye.]
Gimme one sec.
[He finds a place to prop up his shellphone, enough to see his demonstration after he steps back. Stepping on the board, he pushes off against the ground, both feet planted on it as he moves past the area seen on camera before coming back the way he cane. Shifting his direction again, he rides towards it, doing a trick on the way, hitting the edge of the shellphone. A curse is heard as he picks up the device.]
Like that. Last part ain't needed but, you know. [He couldn't help but show off.]
[Oh hey, it's nice to finally get to set a face to the name! ...More or less. If nothing else, this gives Heizou a much clearer understanding of who he's been talking to this whole time. And it definitely reinforces the impression he'd had that someone like Beat really wouldn't have done anything to earn himself a serious bounty. Or at least not one that Heizou might pick up himself.
The display is impressive, too; he's never seen anyone using a board with wheels like that before. He even applauds a little when Beat does that trick. The shellphone may have gotten hit and all, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of praise.]
Amazing~! Are those, ah, skateboards very common where you come from?
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Date: 10 Mar 2025 19:08 (UTC)had it off for a couple of things
aint like i can eat with the damn thing on
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Date: 10 Mar 2025 19:54 (UTC)Ah, so it's possible our perpetrator (so to speak) saw your face. Do you have any enemies from home that may have wound up here and recognized you?
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Date: 11 Mar 2025 07:12 (UTC)aint like i was messing with them or nothing
nah dont think so
if someone from where im from got here i aint seen them yet...
sorry for putting this on ya outta nowhere yo
[But he can't even think of someone who might go after him. Not after what he and the others did to save Shibuya.]
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Date: 11 Mar 2025 16:52 (UTC)It's all right, Beat. It's part of what detectives do, after all! And admittedly your bounty is quite the odd mystery. One that just might be worth investigating. But just one more thing... Which faction here are you a part of?
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Date: 11 Mar 2025 16:58 (UTC)gonna owe ya one
imma corsair
whats that gotta do with anything
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Date: 11 Mar 2025 20:09 (UTC)Ah. Then it's also entirely possible this is all just stems from some... bad blood with the paladins.
[And if that's true... WELL, THAT'S JUST BORING.]
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Date: 12 Mar 2025 19:18 (UTC)i aint done nothing to them yo
lesee what they gotta say if i give them a face fulla fist!
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Date: 12 Mar 2025 19:20 (UTC)Also, picking a fight outright won't exactly be helpful to your case.
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Date: 12 Mar 2025 19:22 (UTC)just sick and tired of all the running yo
im getting beat up out there for nothing!
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Date: 12 Mar 2025 19:25 (UTC)You're not still walking around in the costume, are you?
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Date: 13 Mar 2025 04:48 (UTC)naw yo the suits just sitting in my room
i aint walking around in it when i dont gotta
but theres still a coupla them coming after me
probably saw me with the helmet off
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Date: 13 Mar 2025 04:54 (UTC)no subject
Date: 13 Mar 2025 05:13 (UTC)cause damn thats a whole lotta cash yo
gotta respect the hustle
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Date: 13 Mar 2025 05:49 (UTC)Though now with that rising as a possibility, it seems entirely possible that our perpetrator behind the bounty simply wants to cause a ruckus.
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Date: 13 Mar 2025 15:07 (UTC)when all of this blows over imma teach that asshole a thing or two
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Date: 13 Mar 2025 18:46 (UTC)But do also keep in mind that around here the Corsairs and Paladins... They don't always get along for no reason other than being on opposing factions. The locals in particular. So be careful, okay?
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Date: 14 Mar 2025 19:51 (UTC)dont worry about me
no way they can keep up with me
[Famous last words.]
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Date: 15 Mar 2025 19:12 (UTC)no subject
Date: 15 Mar 2025 19:15 (UTC)and i got my board with me too
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Date: 15 Mar 2025 19:16 (UTC)[This is not a thing in Teyvat! Explain!]
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Date: 15 Mar 2025 19:22 (UTC)gimme a sec probably easier to show ya
[The next message is an image of a well-worn skateboard, held up to show the wheels and the deck beneath, adorned with a skull and graffiti motif on it. ]
can give myself a boost
especially when im on it
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Date: 15 Mar 2025 20:22 (UTC)So you... ride on it? Like a carriage?
text > video
Date: 15 Mar 2025 20:32 (UTC)you gotta
[The messages stop and Beat transitions to video instead to help demonstrate. He has the hood up and a black face mask covering the lower half of his face, his blond hair seemongly obscuring one eye.]
Gimme one sec.
[He finds a place to prop up his shellphone, enough to see his demonstration after he steps back. Stepping on the board, he pushes off against the ground, both feet planted on it as he moves past the area seen on camera before coming back the way he cane. Shifting his direction again, he rides towards it, doing a trick on the way, hitting the edge of the shellphone. A curse is heard as he picks up the device.]
Like that. Last part ain't needed but, you know. [He couldn't help but show off.]
video!
Date: 18 Mar 2025 05:47 (UTC)The display is impressive, too; he's never seen anyone using a board with wheels like that before. He even applauds a little when Beat does that trick. The shellphone may have gotten hit and all, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of praise.]
Amazing~! Are those, ah, skateboards very common where you come from?