[ Considering Hua Cheng was one of the people that voted for Kano, no matter the reluctance of it - his uncooperative nature being the real sinking ship in this furious storm of a mess, rather than anything conclusive - he doesn't stop Hikaru either times she nooms by in his line of sight.
He does wait a little while, but regardless... because if anyone's learned he's actually got a soft heart...
It's Hikaru.
There is a knock, and then a voice. ]
You don't have to come out, if you don't want to, Hikaru. [ low, and calm ] Regardless, I'll stay here with you for a little while.
[There's a pause, brief, before the sound of shuffling can be heard from behind the door. The latch clicks, and weakly, there is Hikaru, looking far more rested than the days prior but with a face that is still flushed from crying, eyes puffy and brimming with a tired, fragmented flame of anger.
She looks up at him, all Very Many Centimeters, before opening the door a little further and rubbing at her eyes.]
...Mn ...It's okay, Hua-chan. Raven-san isn't here right now.
[ She's heard any number of comforting words, he's sure. Whatever condolences that others can offer her in this absolute shitshow. Hua Cheng won't rehash them, for her, when they're just - platitudes.
He leans his shoulder against the doorframe when she opens the door wider, lowering himself just a bit so she isn't looking up So Many Centimeters. ]
I'm not here to placate you, though I am sorry that this was the path we took. You're right to be angry.
this thread is gonna hurt in hindsight but c'est la vie
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He does wait a little while, but regardless... because if anyone's learned he's actually got a soft heart...
It's Hikaru.
There is a knock, and then a voice. ]
You don't have to come out, if you don't want to, Hikaru. [ low, and calm ] Regardless, I'll stay here with you for a little while.
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She looks up at him, all Very Many Centimeters, before opening the door a little further and rubbing at her eyes.]
...Mn ...It's okay, Hua-chan. Raven-san isn't here right now.
I'm okay.
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He leans his shoulder against the doorframe when she opens the door wider, lowering himself just a bit so she isn't looking up So Many Centimeters. ]
I'm not here to placate you, though I am sorry that this was the path we took. You're right to be angry.
this thread is gonna hurt in hindsight but c'est la vie
Don't apologize to me. I'm... not the one who's being hurt.
[...]
...Did you vote for him, Hua-chan?
yk it's fine
I did.
[ He still answers it honestly, because he doesn't lie, where it counts. ]
It was not what he deserved, nor the justice that Cater and Sharon deserve. We failed all three of them.