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[ This is like interacting with a two year old and telling them to use their words to express what they want and the two year old just huffs, Hiro's huffing is him staring at Komaeda for a moment and deciding that being ignored is a good thing actually any maybe he's too busy staring out the window at the hope tree to notice Hiro get up and make his escape out the room. ]

[ Maya does not refute that statement, because yes. She does carry a handkerchief, though, and the cut isn't deep enough that it can't be stopped by tying the fabric over her hand even if it's very thin. It smells like fake strawberry. ]

( komaeda sees him out the corner of his eye so he does reach out to grab him, you know, like the responsible adult that he is, and then ... )

Are you really going to leave me, I'm not too sure what it is that you want.

( he had an idea, but who is komaeda if he doesn't make things difficult, and yes he's still staring outside. )

Then again, why would you want anything to do with someone as incompetent as me...

( there's a bit of laughter that leaves from him as he releases hiro, and then he holds out his hands to the other. one normal, and the other mechanical, these are komaeda's two hands, but there's nothing special about them. just a reminder of his mistakes from along time ago, but even then, he still thinks his choices were right — they were for hope after all. )

( what the fuck, i'm crying. why is there insects in with the food, who is eating this? )

How lucky! You got a...

( he's looking at it, seeing it fly around in the jar, and it's awful because they hit against the glass don't they? )

...A new friend, congratulations! Unless you're going to eat him... then that's unfortunate.

[...Is this what it's like to talk to him? With how easily and naturally he moves away from the subject - he finds it infuriating, though that thought is quickly tinged with a hint of irony.

Apparently, he can dish it out, but he can't take it.

Still...There's something else here, some unspoken past between them. Though even if he asks, he's certain he won't get a straight answer.]

...I do understand. And it is - a comfort.

[Lies, of course. He's been nothing but unnerved and off guard internally since this meeting began.]

Is this sort of memory loss - something you deal with normally? Or are you merely just skilled at your job?

[A little bit of levity, there. Will he dodge it, or...?]

[ The little bit of levity makes him laugh, deep and throaty. ]

You flatter me. I am experienced, that's all. What sort of counselor would I be if I weren't able to get into people's heads?

[ Messing around in there a little... tidying is what he means to do. Rearrange things just how he likes it. Ah, counseling. ]

[Isn't that a mood. The whole 'getting into people's heads' part, he means. Though he's also done his part guiding others, as a criminal consultant...hm.

Still, is this man truly not aware of Moriarty's act? Or does he also see it, and is playing along?

Or is Moriarty himself just overthinking?]

Haha, that's true enough.

[There's a moment of silence, before he shifts a little.]

I am also a little...worried. There was the - stabbing incident, and the body that appeared in the auditorium...

[The uh, decomposing body everyone just dumped there. Thankfully by this point in time, he's able to hide the two stab wounds he got via hyde, but perhaps it's time to ask about something a bit more directly and see the reaction he gets.]

That has been - one of the sources of my anxiety towards the future. Is this school - truly so dangerous?

You know, the bros.

[ The bros, Nagito, come on, don't you remember? And they're going outside, by which I mean if Komaeda follows after him, the cat starts to squirm in his grasp and tries to get out of his arms and onto the floor. ]

[ Can't believe the student council is going to have to shuffle around meeting days just to throw Komaeda off. ]

The popular vote was for the beach. [ So we can have our beach episode. ] But considering the storms, I don't know how plausible that will be either, never mind the pools that need some work getting set up again.

[ With a huff, she leans against the edge of the table and regards him. ]

It's administrative stuff like this. You don't want to be a part of the student council.

[ He doesn't seem fazed at all, hearing about what happened— he's heard it all before, surely, from multiple sources as even though his door has remained closed for the majority of the school year thus far, it was never empty. But he frowns as appropriate, nods his head at that admittance of anxiety, and though he places the pretzel stick in his mouth, he merely holds it there as one would a cigarette because he at least has the presence of mind not to crunch loudly when he's being confided in.

He crunches after, though, before answering. ]

School is only as dangerous as you allow it to be. People are the ones who are truly dangerous— volatile, unpredictable— and, in those episodes, terribly in need of guidance. That's where I step in.

[ For murder counseling. ]

You're not worried of dying?

[ He laughs a little, shaking his head, both of which makes his nose bleed a little more and he has to stop that. ]

I have a nosebleed, not broken legs. I'll just wash off in the bathroom and find some ice up in home ec. If you want to help me out, can you grab the ball so I don't lose it?

[ It's also a little bloody, but miraculously landed and bounced and rolled to a stop at the wall without the drops of blood ever touching the ground, somehow. ]

[ LOOK I googled vending machines and you can get everything from bugs to underwear from them. Not in school vending machines, maybe, but sometimes you want bugs? Maybe this is how Shoto is feeding his frog.

Hiro doesn't want this, though, no thank you. He slides Komaeda's PDA in his pocket so he can free up his hands to grab that jar and walk over to Komaeda and hold it out to him to take, by which I mean he holds it up to Komaeda's face. You eat it. ]

( is he going to have to remember that marking, why does this happen to the man with dementia? )

Arisu-san, will you come with me real quick?

( of course he should try and put back up what they brought down, but that can wait. he's already taking a step past her to see if she'll come along. the direction? the same path the shadow version of herself took, time to go see where it as going. )

L — Lily!!! —

( she's made it clear that she doesn't want anything to do with rokkun, bro, what is he... he a demon... she doesn't trust him, and it's showing. )

...

( komaeda's too busy crossing his arms and looking off in the direction lily may went to think about the bros, he's practically silent until he finally turns to look at rokkun. )

If it's with others, I think I'll have to pass... I don't want to ruin the mood between you and your bros...

Is that a place for all of you to go, and for everyone else to be left behind?

( it's a genuine question since they can't even leave the school, and only a few transfer students can among them. that's not bad, but it doesn't help the case of others like maya and whoever else is able to leave. luckily for her, komaeda's not too pressed despite the curious expression that he wears as he cants his head to the side, acting as if his ears are twitching. ) Taking everyone with you would do great wonders in keeping them together.

( with a wave of his hand, he tries to dismiss the comment. )

It's fine, Arisu-san, you can say that you'd rather have someone other than me join.

( first of all, what the fuck. second of all, does he look like tsumiki to you? he'll take verbal and physical abuse, but he's not eating no damn bug. )

Bullying your elders, that's cruel, Arisu-kun...

( of course, komaeda goes and smacks the jar out of his hand without a care when pushing it away — yeah so if he's unable to catch it or have a tight grip on it... rip to bug-kun, komaeda is different. )

I'll kindly pass. ( are we going to act like he's not trying to rob komaeda's pda? )

( realistically speaking, he could easily get out of the rest of his classes if he went to the nurse's office. why would anyone pass up on a good nap? she won't drag him if he doesn't want to go, though... just squint at him while she shoves her jacket at his nose. )

Use it, it's red!! ( now that she knows there's clean water she can wash stuff in later...

anyway, huffing a little, she glances around for the ball, spotting it near the wall. she picks it up, in all of its' bloodied glory, throwing it up and down briefly. ) I could totally join the soccer club, huh? I've got a mean kick! Too bad I'm wayyyy too cute for that.

[ He raises a brow, shifting his weight onto one foot as one hand comes to idly scratch the side of his neck. ]

That might be a little hard, because of my family... [ Lying straight through his teeth, but it comes off as honest. ] They're very serious about spending time together. But if it's what you desire, I'll at least try to reason with them.

[ That said, he raises a hand in defense. ]

I won't, I won't~ I've made a promise and I intend on keeping it -- though you could've saved some merits if you had only bid on me. Are you the type who craves affection? Should I drown you in it when I take you out, darling? [ As if to tease her, he asks the question with a small cant of his head. ]

[ Then this could be during the day on the 10th instead!

Meng Yao was glad to see she had granted his request, but wondered how long that would last once he launched into specifics. He tried not to be cynical right from the onset, but also tried to think of a way to phrase this so he wouldn't seem like he was crazy. ]

...Of course.

[ The short man went to close the door behind him, as well as utilized the latch to carefully close it shut. As they were waiting for tea, he presented his first inquiry so it could help him strategize on how to navigate this conversation carefully: ]

Before we start inquiring about others' wellbeing, I'd like to ask if you happen to be familiar with the names of "Abel Nightroad" or "Makoto Naegi"?

[ The 10th it is!

The nurse waits until she's filled the kettle so she doesn't have to compete with the water to be heard, before walking back over to Meng Yao and gesturing for him to take a seat on the cot or any of the chairs in the office if he'd like to rest his feet. She herself sits down on the chair at her own desk, pulling over one of the drawers where she keeps loose leaf tea, but looks up at him instead of dividing her attention and picking out tea just yet. ]

Unfortunately, I'm not... Are they the sort to get hurt or fall ill often enough to have to see me? I try my best to remember names and faces, but the students I see most often are the ones I'm more familiar with.

[ Then again, there are those who are sick and don't come to her, whether because of embarrassment or pride or who knows what else, and she can only wonder about these two students' health, if a third party had to intervene and talk with her. ]

Ahaha! Are you the guardian of this place?

[ Never seen Hanako before? So what? It's not like Hanako pays much attention to the people around him either, tunnel visioning to the people he cares about but everybody else might as well be background noise, that's how it used to be.

He peers up at Hinata, though, staring, quiet for a moment. Considering.

Then leans back on his heels and grins, tugging at the brim of his hat. ]

My name is Hanako-san, the spirit who grants wishes of the living! Yashiro is bound to me, so don't worry about all the weird things happening here, 'cause I'll be the one protecting her.

[ Realistically speaking, yeah, he would recruit her in a heartbeat. It's not a penalty if a player from another team just couldn't move out of the way quick enough to avoid getting their face smashed by an errant ball, that wouldn't be Rika's fault. ]

What? No way, you can be super cute and be on the soccer team at the same time. Look at me.

[ ...

actually no, don't look at him, that was embarrassing and he's embarrassed. ]

( she just. stares at him for a moment. )

Hey... did you hit your head, too?

( but WAIT... )

Girls on the sports team aren't cute!! They have to be cheerleaders or they're seen as wild animals!! That's the kind of world we live in!!! ( is she shaking him by the shoulders while she says all this... yes. )

Huh... so families like that really exist.

[ The sort who like each other and want to hang out with each other instead of leaving their kids alone to paint with blood or however the heck Chiaki was brought up. But she smiles through the envy and preens a little, raising up onto the tips of her toes so she can stand a little taller in front of Hajun. ]

To be honest, I thought both you and Sakasaki-senpai were full of shit offering what you did. So that just means you've gotta prove me wrong and spoil me rotten.

[ aka yessssssssssssssss drown her in affection, please please please ]

I didn't!

[ he thinks? it's hard to think when Rika's got him by his shoulder and he keeps losing his grip on the collar of his shirt held over his nose. ]

Wild animals are cute— like hyenas!

[ hella cute ]

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