[His annoyance triggers a darker guilt, a flare of anger, its direction unclear and taste sour on the tongue. But it pushes into a tired determination as he continues.]
I did, yes. Fox-san said it was like an illness - that loss would be affecting everyone differently, and that some of us might lose more than others at times.
But... why call it splintering? Shima-kun used it for Laine, but... did it apply to both of them? And why did Yona-chan use the term, too?
[Her anger only makes his annoyance peak again, though it recedes back into a stalwart seriousness, as resolute as a wall.]
I'd need to talk to Yona to find out...that's something to do. She may have heard it from a Leader. Its possible that...maybe this monster has some effect on some of us that we can't see. I don't know why letting them live would be worse than the alternative, though.
Maybe someone told Shima-kun the details, and he got the wrong idea of what was gonna help... either way, he seemed really confident that what he was doing was right. He didn't have to tell us what happened, and yet...
[He lined it up. Maybe to cover up someone else, but... why couldn't he be more clear with his words when it mattered, then?]
I'm gonna try to find Chijin later. I want to see what happened with that fight from earlier, with Hua-chan and Claude.
I... also wanna find Shiro-san. I'm worried about him.
I...somehow think he didn't get the wrong idea. That boy is crafty. Someone must have given him a version of the story of whatever is happening in this placed that he believed.
[He nods.]
I'm worried about Shiro, too. He seemed close with Shima...
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I think it is.
[But he'll go ahead and answer her question.]
I'm not sure. But I think it might have to do with people losing nova at a faster pace. You saw what happened with Raven this week, didn't you?
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I did, yes. Fox-san said it was like an illness - that loss would be affecting everyone differently, and that some of us might lose more than others at times.
But... why call it splintering? Shima-kun used it for Laine, but... did it apply to both of them? And why did Yona-chan use the term, too?
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I'd need to talk to Yona to find out...that's something to do. She may have heard it from a Leader. Its possible that...maybe this monster has some effect on some of us that we can't see. I don't know why letting them live would be worse than the alternative, though.
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[He lined it up. Maybe to cover up someone else, but... why couldn't he be more clear with his words when it mattered, then?]
I'm gonna try to find Chijin later. I want to see what happened with that fight from earlier, with Hua-chan and Claude.
I... also wanna find Shiro-san. I'm worried about him.
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[He nods.]
I'm worried about Shiro, too. He seemed close with Shima...
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I... don't know if he's the type to talk about it, especially after what Yona and Hua-Chan had to do, but... I wonder how much this is hurting him.
Izumo-chan, too... [There's a twisting in her chest that forces her mouth shut.]
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[That twisting emotion...]
Did you talk with Izumo, Hikaru?
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[That emotion just worsens, like salt on a wound.]