[she's watching him very closely while he backs away from where she's kind of perched on the back of the couch now. she's still got blood all over her face and hair and these really ugly, bad looking claw marks all down her face.]
[ yeah that's kind of a hard sight to see, especially considering its reminiscent of how she felt that night after rin died. an animal cowering. he goes to sit somewhere farther away, so she doesn't get scared. ]
[ awkward. he's sitting there a bit quietly. its not like he wants to force her to talk about it, and he's getting the impression she'd rather be alone and is, in fact, afraid of him right now. ]
I can leave you be for a while if that's what you want. I don't ... really want to. But I can.
[cool. she will pass him his deck of cards. i have tried to learn the rules and i also don't understand, so they can just play in silence for a little bit.]
Um... I think Monika might know about the Arthurs.
[don't say their name? ylfa never cared that much before but she kind of does now.]
Um, anyway, I think Monika's life is maybe pretty bad and we should help her. So can we try? I killed her friend, so she's not going to want to listen to me, but if we can do something...
I spoke to him, and saw him. [she hunches a little, obviously feeling very ashamed right now.] And we were together, but then he started - he had water and poison in his lungs and everything I tried to do, I only made it worse. So I tried something to help him but it wound up working differently than it was supposed to, and he was left behind.
[she looks at him like she's trying to find something in his face or his expression, but whatever she's looking for, she doesn't seem to see it. at least, he can see that she immediately looks withdrawn, a bit wary.]
...Nevermind. It wasn't really that bad, anyway. It was mostly baking.
I mean, sure, I suppose you could probably summarize it that way, like mine was mostly a driving lesson.
[ me, struggling to think of how this duck helps. maybe it waddles over, quacks loudly and then looks extremely fucking adorable. how can ylfa possibly not talk about her feelings when there's a really cute duck here. ]
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Ah-- okay. Alright. It's okay.
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Can I get Haru to heal you?
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Haru needs to save it, Gerard. Though if he's not feeling up for it, you should still send me instead.
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No. You should stay here for tonight. Can I find someone else to heal you?
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there's something extremely fearful that passes over her face for a second, but then it's gone.]
Yeah, I'll stay here. But I really don't think it's necessary to get healed tonight. I'll ask tomorrow.
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[ awkward. he's sitting there a bit quietly. its not like he wants to force her to talk about it, and he's getting the impression she'd rather be alone and is, in fact, afraid of him right now. ]
I can leave you be for a while if that's what you want. I don't ... really want to. But I can.
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Do you want to play cards?
[ dont you have a murder to plan gerard ]
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Cards is okay. You understand the rules, right?
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[ i feel like ylfa has probably tried to teach him like three times and he only sort of absorbs it each time but that's okay. ]
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Um... I think Monika might know about the Arthurs.
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The authors, you mean? What about them?
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[don't say their name? ylfa never cared that much before but she kind of does now.]
Um, anyway, I think Monika's life is maybe pretty bad and we should help her. So can we try? I killed her friend, so she's not going to want to listen to me, but if we can do something...
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I mean, we can try. Were in you in Monika's story?
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[she is currently wearing a school uniform, sans blazer, that looks a lot like monika's.]
...Gerard, if I tell you something, will you keep it a secret from Haru?
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[ this feels like one of those promises thats going to get him in trouble. ]
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Rin was there, too. And I left him behind. I tried to go back and get him, I really did, but I couldn't find a way.
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You spoke to him? Or just saw him?
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[ he knows she thinks she hurt rin, but he doesn't want her to think that. ]
I'm sure you tried very hard. But I think it wants to hurt you.
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How do you know? How do you know for sure that wasn't the real Rin?
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It doesn't change the fact we're still working to save him, right? It ... I'm sure it was horrible. I'm sorry.
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...Nevermind. It wasn't really that bad, anyway. It was mostly baking.
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[ me, struggling to think of how this duck helps. maybe it waddles over, quacks loudly and then looks extremely fucking adorable. how can ylfa possibly not talk about her feelings when there's a really cute duck here. ]
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