[Sorry, Hikaru. She looks genuinely pained, but lying about it will only make it worse, so she nods.]
I ran into Leveilleur-san and Barnes-san after we received the first notification, so... We headed to the east side of the forest together. [A beat, and presses the plushie closer to chest.] ... We found her body.
Her hands press against her mouth for a long moment, her whole face tightening as her eyes widen.
Hajime was... dead? Really, really dead?]
I...
D-Did she... was she just...
[It's a stumbling of words, before she just clutches her hands to her chests and blurts out:] Did something hurt her, Yoshizawa-chan? Did she get attacked??? Is that--
[Is that why this was so sudden? But why would...
She bites her lip hard, pressing her hand back to her mouth as her eyes start to water.
[She doesn't reply right off the bat because, well. That's easier said than done! The what ifs are killing her, Hajime. But she knows insisting will only make the other person insist as well, and that's not comfortable for either of them.]
I know. [Well, technically.] I just wish there was something we could have done for her.
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...
What?
What, no, she... she can't... They can't have meant that about her body being...
[She was removed, right? That couldn't mean death... Could it? But Kasumi looks so genuinely upset...
Hikaru pushes up on her feet, the plushie dropped to the floor.]
Y-Yoshizawa-chan, what happened??? Are you sure? Are you sure?????
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I ran into Leveilleur-san and Barnes-san after we received the first notification, so... We headed to the east side of the forest together. [A beat, and presses the plushie closer to chest.] ... We found her body.
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Her hands press against her mouth for a long moment, her whole face tightening as her eyes widen.
Hajime was... dead? Really, really dead?]
I...
D-Did she... was she just...
[It's a stumbling of words, before she just clutches her hands to her chests and blurts out:] Did something hurt her, Yoshizawa-chan? Did she get attacked??? Is that--
[Is that why this was so sudden? But why would...
She bites her lip hard, pressing her hand back to her mouth as her eyes start to water.
Why?]
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[Sometimes, you trip into the corpse just as the invest slot ends. These things happen.]
I'm sorry we couldn't do anything for her. When we arrived, she was already... dead.
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No... No, don't you dare apologize! Please don't say sorry when it's not even your fault in the first place...!
[She's just gonna rush forward and, since Kasumi's hands are occupied, she will just place her hands on those crossed forearms and gently squeeze.]
It's not your fault, Yoshizawa-chan... it's not. Please don't blame yourself.
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I know. [Well, technically.] I just wish there was something we could have done for her.