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.. I didn't even know that happened. I wasn't around at that time, but it makes a lot of sense. I'm sorry that happened to you... Having yourself displayed for others do you think... The people here did that on purpose?

[ Nanami cants her head quizzically. ]

Ah, Legion told me that if you tried to hurt the faculty. You will get reprimanded severely.

[ Honestly its less a interrogation and more information sharing. They dont have anything to accuse Nao of, other then her knowing more then the two of them. All they want is more leverage over their situation, and with Nao seemingly having insight on it... Well they sought her out first. ]

Not a shiny one. You can get those in the game corner, but...

[ His luck isn't that great. Komaeda's, though...

looks over at him

your turn to shine. again. ]

[ oh those are very loud hobbies, Hiro could never play with him but maybe he can sit to the side and watch ]

silver $s?

[ Are those interesting... ]

[ Hopeful towards a stronger hope... nothing concrete, but at least it's a neverending goal? It can be a good thing. ]

Of course. It's how I've held this position for so long. Everybody needs a bit of hope to keep them going. [ And then, as an afterthought: ] But spite works just as well, sometimes.

i dont think i've ever seen one before
do u have one on hand?
i wanna see it, espeeeeecially if its shiny!!!!!

[interesting...!]

[ Because she's the prez, and because of other things too that she won't talk about, least of all with somebody who already knows exactly what he wants to do and will do it regardless of what other people think, and her being there would only be an afterthought. ]

I spend time with my brother at home, and that's enough. I can at least visit, but... [ It feels like a waste. Like building sand castles at the beach only to have the tide come in and wash it away. ] Why not make it an exhibit at the fundraiser? The dormitory is going to require much more money than a single day's profit from a cafe.

( the game corner... please tell me he gets to play all the slots, let him try and get the coins so he can sit there and listen to nanami and akira talk instead.

he's going to hold his hand out for akira's console, so as long as he puts komaeda in the place he needs to be... he'll see what his talent cant do. )

Fujioka-kun, have you ever made your own game before? You should collaborate with Nanami-san... if you're capable.

( he's just curious, his eyes glance at nanami for a moment because he's already aware that she can. )

[ They sneak another gummy while Nene sits, nibbling at it and letting it dissolve in their mouth. Strawberry gummies sound good... And apple, and orange, and, and, and... ]

Hmm... I was gonna hang out with my friends after school today, but maybe I'll ask them to hang out some other time. Does it involve a lot to make? I've never made candy before! I didn't think you can make this sort of thing!

I don't! I won't— ...shut up.

[ He and Komaeda are just

never mind ]

...? Those who are untalented have the weakest hope, you know. So I believe your hope would be able to... cradle their hope, hence why you kept your job.

( i know, komaeda can't call every untalented weak, but he will, and he knows they have hope that could maybe do something if they apply themselves. at one point, he mocked the idea that effort breeds success, but he did give a try when he allowed komaru to use her hope to battle despair — )

If you play the role of a stepping stone, how much will you nurture the seeds so that they break through the soil?

( he sighs while tilting the bowl in his hands, almost waiting for a few to fall to the floor. ) Talking to them, using spite... the outcome sounds poor... you have to do what they're afraid to.

Oh! I am in the middle of planning one. I want to make a game.... That moves everyone here when they play it.

[ Meaning she wants people to come out of it with stronger belief that they can make it through no matter what they endured. She is playing on her game as she said that, and maybe leans in closer to Akira. Straightening out her legs, so their legs touch. ]

[please... he wants to get bond points with her too.....]

You think? [... well no she'd know, wouldn't she.] Mm~, I didn't really want money attached to it, 'cause then I probably couldn't put bears in there... But you're probably right it's gonna take a lot more than that.

[even though they're gonna make bank with maid natsume]

What kind of animals would you wanna meet in the forest, Maya?

[ She wrinkles her nose at the lean-in, and turns her head instead of pulling back. She looks alive enough, at least. ]

It's... It's a fragment of my soul, so I really didn't appreciate having flung around. [ And broken, apparently!! god. ] I don't know who did it, though. Their face was obscured with a black hood, so I never saw who it was. I didn't think it was for anything malicious, but who knows... I was stupid and trusting, back then.

[ hikaru vc: you can make candy??

But good... cute... Hiro doesn't want to look ungrateful for the bento he received, dipping his head and mouthing his thanks to Natsume but also... he keeps eyeing that little fish.

... ]

( One of the cultists, maybe? Hm. )

Why did you allow them to do IT?

( ................... )

I'll trade you IT. Make your ofFER, Hiro-kun.

( Friends trade food, right? Right. He's pretty sure he's seen his classmates doing that. )

To make the mixture can take 15 minutes or a bit more- and then we have to let it set overnight.

( she will allow this sneaky gummy taking. she did choose peach specifically for them, after all! )

I mean, if your friends are interested too, I don't mind... But yeah!! I found something in one of the cupboards that made me wanna try it! Isn't it exciting?

Both. The plants will grow well, and the fruit sweet. But you should not eat them.

[ It's the same thought process as don't drink the water, but plants draw in more than just water- it's the soil, it's the air, it's the sun that feels like it's watching but you can't stare back without burning your eyes. ]

If you wished to plant outdoors, I would suggest fertile soil from the forest. Would you like that?

[ At least put them back in the bowl or—- god. okay. The counselor eats the desk chips. ]

And it feels unfair, does it? To be alienated by those who do not try to understand your position, your reason, your choice. Or do you believe they are in the right?

( The world around this school itself is tainted, then. Corrupted ground, like in some sort of fantasy novel... )

Only if we're granted access to the forest to tend to them ourSELVES. I'd hate for you to bear an unnecessary burDEN.

[ stares at the sky knowing nobody's going to save me, least of all me

He breathes out, a shiver running down his spine at how cold Komaeda's fingers are, the slow, light touches agonizing in the way they tickle. ]

Has he done...? [ He shakes his head, so he can stop thinking about this and start thinking about that instead. ]

...Not to me. I've seen him. He doesn't like people to know. [ There may or may not have been some blackmail involved. ]

It makes me scared.

[ He can admit that much— has admitted that much, and despite Nanami's assurances, he hasn't felt any better about the prospect. ]

She asked me to help, but what if she regrets it now? It's my fault. She has every right to be mad.

[ And people being mad at him makes him feel like dying, you know, the normal reaction. That sort of confrontation is scary. ]

[ After a moment that was gently silent, Nanami offers her hand toward him. ]

Will you give me your hand?

( it's lunchtime, and it's been a while now — where can akki be found today... )

( Arata-sensei -10 respect points, what the fuck, the desk chips. )

It's a complicated isSUE. ( As most things are. ) On one HAND, most of them didn't try to understand what had happeNED, or they tossed aside the reasoning for it as merely an exCUSE. You would think after months HERE, with the strangest people and imps in their MIDST, they would be able to believe in something that seems a little strange to THEM.

( Natsume rests back in his beanbag, watching the counselor. )

On the other HAND, I'm not going to dismiss their feeLINGS. They're allowed to be as hurt as they WANT, for as long as they WANT... I'm certainly in no position to ask anything else of THEM. Not when I'd feel the same exact WAY. ( Not when he... has. And not that he's over any of that either, mind, so. ) But — yes, it's unFAIR. It's upsetTING.

I made friends with some of these peoPLE, or I thought that I DID. That they wouldn't even spare me anyTHING... ( That they'd let the implication of "you should have gotten stabbed first, and either died or had it be a death in active retaliation" runneth over...

...Natsume frowns, then shakes his head. ) It doesn't matTER. What's done is DONE. I've been properly scolDED, the number of friends I have now has gone back to the reasonable number of "I can count them on one HAND," and whatever happens will hapPEN. It's on them to forgive me or not; all I can do is do betTER.

( Because even if he makes amends or tries to, or even if he changes, that doesn't mean they have to accept it or forgive him or anything like that. And "doing better" is "trusting people," like Subaru more accurately told him to. To tell someone about something happening, rather than immediately going off and acting on his own — overthinking, overacting, overachieving. His three favorite over-s. )

How long have you been a counselor at this SCHOOL? ( ... ) I like trading informaTION, and I consider my answer to have been a good trade for your credenTIALS.

( that isn't how this works and these two things aren't equal anyway but whatever. )

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