Yoshizawa Catchall

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week 0; post-npc reveal

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[Mob can be found out near the forest that evening, setting out a bowl of milk near a couple of trees.]

[siblingless]

[SHE JOGS PAST HIM. GOODBYE, MOB.





Except, no. While she does initially jog past him, she ends up jogging in reverse a whole ass second later, coming to a stop next to him while still moving in place. Gotta stay fit? She gives the bowl of milk a curious look.]

Hello! I'm sorry, this is probably none of my business, but— um, what are you doing?

[Why is he offering milk to the trees...]

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[He definitely looks up when she jogs past, since jogging is one of his hobbies, but - he also is busy giving milk to trees?]

Oh! There's a cat out here.

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You found a cat?

[Cat? Cat?? She looks surprised, stopping her movements while glancing around as if that will reveal the location of this mystery cat. When that doesn't do shit, she moves closer to him.]

What do they look like? Perhaps I can lend you a hand.

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She's a white cat. She went that way.

[Pointing.]

week 0; friday post body announcement

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[Well, after all of that, he'll go back to his room for a while and then come down to the dining room, looking a little blank.

Is Sumire there?]

[siblingless]

[She is! In fact, she's sitting at one of the dining hall tables, a glass of water in front of her. A... plushie? Sits next to the glass of water, and she's staring at it a bit blearily, her face pale.

She looks up when Mob enters, quiet at first before she says:]

Kageyama-san... Did you receive the notification?

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About Hajime-chan.

[He's so lost in thought because he's trying to process that, what it all meant.]

Did she go home? [He's not that naive -- he just needs to put it into words.]

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[...

A slow shake of her head.]

I was with Leveilleur-san and Barnes-san when we... found her. I'm sorry.

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You found her?

[So she's okay? So she's fine? So it's all a misunderstanding?

. . . Again, he doesn't really believe that. He's not so naive.]

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[Mob, your lowkey denial... She nods, however.]

She was in the forest.

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But it was like that rhyme said. She was hurt?

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[... Oh, geez. That gives her a pause.]

No, she... [Hoo boy. Deep breath.] She was dead, Kageyama-san.

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[He looks away from her, taking a deep, sharp breath. When he releases it, something about his expression is sharper, too.]

. . . That's what I thought you were saying. But I wasn't sure.

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I'm sorry we couldn't do anything for her. When we arrived, she was already...

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[Looking back up, meeting her eyes again.]

I'm sorry you had to see something like that.

[siblingless]

[She shakes her head.]

It's okay. I'm just relieved no one else had to see that.

[Smash cut to Hajime's corpse being on display for trial.]

week 1; post trial

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[It's an extremely bad night to be an anxious teen. He feels a little better sometimes, if he can go to the bridge and think, so wandering down there.

Unless Sumi is already there?]

[siblingless]

[She is, probably, already there. Or just settling in when he arrives. She has her glasses tucked against her shirt, rubbing her eyes with one hand.]

... Kageyama-san... [Sniffs.] Are you alright?

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[Oh no, she's crying. He doesn't really know how to deal with someone crying, except that it makes him feel sad, too.

So he makes kind of an awkward face, but he'll come over anyway.]

I'm also sad.

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[SORRY, MOB... If it helps, she's not actively crying anymore. Mostly, she's just rubbing at her face.]

... I'm sorry. [Awkward.......2! She's not really sure what to say, either.] Did you want to be alone?

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[Shaking his head. Not really? He's out here in part because his room is oppressively lonely.]

Did you?

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[A shake of her head.]

Not really...

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Then. . . maybe I'll stay here for a bit. [He's not sure how to talk to someone in this situation, but.] It's worse inside. It's so quiet without Cater-san.

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[Ah.]

... Do you know where you will be spending the night?