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[Welp. Hikaru's not that hard to spot considering she beelines for the planetarium immediately after Kano is taken away, and then straight to her bedroom, where she slams the door shut.
Knockaroo on room 18?]
Knockaroo on room 18?]
[ y. yeah. ochako's looking for hikaru, once kano's been taken away, and eventually it leads her here. ]
Shidou-san? Are you in there? Can we talk?
Shidou-san? Are you in there? Can we talk?
[It's gonna take a hot minute, but there is noise of movement on the other side of the door.
Eventually, the door will crack open, Hikaru standing in the same pajamas she'd worn the entirety of trial, her eyes red as she gingerly looks up at whoever is at the door.]
...Oh, um...
You're... Ochako-chan, right? [She leans her weight against the door, studying the girl in front of her with a tired gaze.]
Are you feeling okay?
Eventually, the door will crack open, Hikaru standing in the same pajamas she'd worn the entirety of trial, her eyes red as she gingerly looks up at whoever is at the door.]
...Oh, um...
You're... Ochako-chan, right? [She leans her weight against the door, studying the girl in front of her with a tired gaze.]
Are you feeling okay?
[ she nods, more in answer to the name than anything. ]
I will be, eventually. [ wounds heal sooner or later. emotionally... looks away. ] I just... wanted to check on you, and... and talk to you about something.
I will be, eventually. [ wounds heal sooner or later. emotionally... looks away. ] I just... wanted to check on you, and... and talk to you about something.
Mn... Yeah, I don't mind. Raven-san isn't here right now. Just, um... mind his stuff, okay?
[She'll keep the door propped open long enough for Ochako to slip in. Raven's pod is a Mystery Machine aka idk what's over there, but Hikaru's is a mess of blankets all bunched up in a pile with multiple plushies strewn about. Her broadsword lies discarded on the floor, along with her PHS and a small red stone.
Hikaru will plop into her pod with little fanfare, her expression somehow tense despite how exhausted she still looks.]
Thank you. For... standing up for him when you could, Ochako-chan. I know there's not very many people who like him...
[She'll keep the door propped open long enough for Ochako to slip in. Raven's pod is a Mystery Machine aka idk what's over there, but Hikaru's is a mess of blankets all bunched up in a pile with multiple plushies strewn about. Her broadsword lies discarded on the floor, along with her PHS and a small red stone.
Hikaru will plop into her pod with little fanfare, her expression somehow tense despite how exhausted she still looks.]
Thank you. For... standing up for him when you could, Ochako-chan. I know there's not very many people who like him...
Okay. I won't touch it.
[ she'll just go ahead and limp inside i guess, careful of all their stuff, to lean against the wall just inside the door. ]
...I think he likes it that way. [ she doesn't know why. just the thought of wanting and actively trying to make people dislike you utterly baffles her. ] But I knew it couldn't be him. It's like... he was trying too hard to make us believe it could be.
[ she'll just go ahead and limp inside i guess, careful of all their stuff, to lean against the wall just inside the door. ]
...I think he likes it that way. [ she doesn't know why. just the thought of wanting and actively trying to make people dislike you utterly baffles her. ] But I knew it couldn't be him. It's like... he was trying too hard to make us believe it could be.
He... he hates himself a lot. He thinks he's stupid. That he's weak. That he's useless. And I think that... that comes from a part of him that hurts so bad, he's gotta prove it's right, even if he has to make it look that way.
[She wrings her hands against her knees.]
I... I don't think he's a kind person at all, Ochako-chan. He lies all the time, and he's really mean, and he says that he can't ever, ever be honest. Like he thinks something will happen if he doesn't make it all just... a made up story.
But no matter what he says about himself... he's really, really smart. He thinks about so many things and how they could go. He's thoughtful, even if he's really, really bad at showing it, or doesn't want to show it. He doesn't want bad things... he just... wants the world to see him as nothing special, because that's how he sees himself.
[She wrings her hands against her knees.]
I... I don't think he's a kind person at all, Ochako-chan. He lies all the time, and he's really mean, and he says that he can't ever, ever be honest. Like he thinks something will happen if he doesn't make it all just... a made up story.
But no matter what he says about himself... he's really, really smart. He thinks about so many things and how they could go. He's thoughtful, even if he's really, really bad at showing it, or doesn't want to show it. He doesn't want bad things... he just... wants the world to see him as nothing special, because that's how he sees himself.
[ she stands quietly, listening close as hikaru speaks. all of what she says... it lines up. ochako has only spoken to kano a few times herself, but he'd said some things and done others that struck her as odd.
and when she replies, it's slow, deliberate in how she chooses her words. ]
I think... that even if you're right, and he is all of those things, that he can still be kind, in his own way. We just... have to learn how to see how he does it.
[ is kano nice? no. is he honest? no. but that doesn't automatically mean he's a terrible person, even if he tries to be. ochako believes that. ]
If... If I'm right, and he knew who hurt them, then he went out of his way to take the blame for them. I don't know why he'd do that, exactly, or if it's even remotely true, but... if it is, then I don't think we can say he isn't kind at all. And even if I'm wrong about that, he still encouraged me to think about things more, while we're here - about why things here are the way they are, or what the reason for certain things happening could be. We can't just... ignore those things.
[ she gives a soft, sad smile. ]
Especially if he really does think so little of himself. Don't people like that just need more support?
and when she replies, it's slow, deliberate in how she chooses her words. ]
I think... that even if you're right, and he is all of those things, that he can still be kind, in his own way. We just... have to learn how to see how he does it.
[ is kano nice? no. is he honest? no. but that doesn't automatically mean he's a terrible person, even if he tries to be. ochako believes that. ]
If... If I'm right, and he knew who hurt them, then he went out of his way to take the blame for them. I don't know why he'd do that, exactly, or if it's even remotely true, but... if it is, then I don't think we can say he isn't kind at all. And even if I'm wrong about that, he still encouraged me to think about things more, while we're here - about why things here are the way they are, or what the reason for certain things happening could be. We can't just... ignore those things.
[ she gives a soft, sad smile. ]
Especially if he really does think so little of himself. Don't people like that just need more support?
[She is freshly bandaged as she trots out of the first aid station and onto a Mission to find her group members from last night!!!! She may have been busy in a burning building but she still heard SO MANY GUNSHOTS AND SCREAMING so
Ochako where are you :( :(]
Ochako where are you :( :(]
[ well she is avoiding the pier now so let's saaaaay we're grabbing a snack in the kitchen, and ochako smiles when she spots hikaru! ]
Hey, Shidou-san. How are you feeling, after yesterday?
Hey, Shidou-san. How are you feeling, after yesterday?
Ah! Ochako-chan, there you are! [She sounds like she swallowed a cheese grater..... She'll clear her throat a bit against her elbow as she bounces into the kitchen, a slight limp in her gait but one that doesn't affect her energy.]
I'm a little burnt up, but I'll be fine -- What about you, though? What happened with the boat? I heard so much gunfire after we left!
I'm a little burnt up, but I'll be fine -- What about you, though? What happened with the boat? I heard so much gunfire after we left!
Ah, your throat... Do you need some water?
[ goes to grab a cup... she's limping a little heavier than on wednesday morning, but doing her best to hide it. ]
We got it back, eventually. Fujimoto-san helped us catch up, and Hua Cheng-san fought the skeletons in the water. I fought the ones on the boat by myself, and they shot me in the arm, but I've had it looked at already. Nothing to worry about.
[ she says all this with a smile ]
[ goes to grab a cup... she's limping a little heavier than on wednesday morning, but doing her best to hide it. ]
We got it back, eventually. Fujimoto-san helped us catch up, and Hua Cheng-san fought the skeletons in the water. I fought the ones on the boat by myself, and they shot me in the arm, but I've had it looked at already. Nothing to worry about.
[ she says all this with a smile ]
[Normally one might expect Hikaru to be a little more reckless with her curiosity. But walking through the abandoned village has her a little straighter in posture, more on guard. Something new adorns her right hand as she tensely keeps her grip on her sword. There's nobody here, so... why can't she shake this feeling, that something might be around the corner?
When she spots Ochako, her posture relaxes a little.]
Hey, Ochako-chan. You're up kind of early, aren't you? [Hikaru it's like almost noon, it's fine.]
When she spots Ochako, her posture relaxes a little.]
Hey, Ochako-chan. You're up kind of early, aren't you? [Hikaru it's like almost noon, it's fine.]
[ hm? her head tilts in confusion, then she's pulling out her phs to type something real quick. she'll show hikaru her notes app a moment later:
Isn't it almost lunchtime? ]
Isn't it almost lunchtime? ]
...Is it? [She looks up at the sky. Mnn... weird.] Maybe I've been out longer than I thought...?
[She'll shake her head, though, gesturing to the PHS.]
Ochako-chan... did the Realm take your voice? I know Nii-chan said that happened to him a couple days ago.
[She'll shake her head, though, gesturing to the PHS.]
Ochako-chan... did the Realm take your voice? I know Nii-chan said that happened to him a couple days ago.
[ oh somehow i forgot to mention but since ochako is wearing shorts with her cute safari outfit it's probably more obvious - there are some more bandages on her injured leg! like, not just fresh ones, but they're almost up to her knee now.
anyway! she nods, thinks about it for a second, and types something else:
did you lose your sense of time, Shidou-san? ]
anyway! she nods, thinks about it for a second, and types something else:
did you lose your sense of time, Shidou-san? ]
[OCHAKO...
That is... distracting!]
I don't think so... The time feels right, but...
[But she'll settle her hand against her hip with a pout.]
Ochako-chan, what did you do to your leg?
That is... distracting!]
I don't think so... The time feels right, but...
[But she'll settle her hand against her hip with a pout.]
Ochako-chan, what did you do to your leg?
[ she smiles, a little sheepish.
I thought I dodged it? But I lost my sense of touch yesterday, so exploring the temple probably wasn't my best idea. ]
I thought I dodged it? But I lost my sense of touch yesterday, so exploring the temple probably wasn't my best idea. ]
A-aah--?!
[Bye she is now invading Ochako's personal space to take her by the shoulders because HELLO???]
Ochako-chan, you just got shot last week! You gotta be more careful!!
You didn't get shot anywhere else, did you???
[Bye she is now invading Ochako's personal space to take her by the shoulders because HELLO???]
Ochako-chan, you just got shot last week! You gotta be more careful!!
You didn't get shot anywhere else, did you???
[ she holds her hands up, waving them both in the air! there are no other injuries, at least, besides the older ones. ]
[:T
She look her over carefully, brow furrowing, before giving a tentative nod.]
If you're sure...
I know having everyone be concerned about you isn't an easy thing, and that sometimes... you just gotta do stuff on your own, or your heart aches for it. I know I get mad at people a lot, when I know I gotta do stuff on my own.
But... no one is gonna stop you, if you ask for someone to come with you sometimes, right?
She look her over carefully, brow furrowing, before giving a tentative nod.]
If you're sure...
I know having everyone be concerned about you isn't an easy thing, and that sometimes... you just gotta do stuff on your own, or your heart aches for it. I know I get mad at people a lot, when I know I gotta do stuff on my own.
But... no one is gonna stop you, if you ask for someone to come with you sometimes, right?
[ to her credit, ochako does look a little guilty about that.
if I'd known there were traps, I wouldn't have gone alone. but Riegan-san helped me deal with the arrow, so it should be fine for now.
please do not acknowledge the way her perpetual blush gets a little pinker, thanks. ]
if I'd known there were traps, I wouldn't have gone alone. but Riegan-san helped me deal with the arrow, so it should be fine for now.
please do not acknowledge the way her perpetual blush gets a little pinker, thanks. ]
[Hikaru is, canonically, oblivious to romance, so Ochako gets to live another day. Maybe.]
Riegan-san... Oh! Oh, Nii-chan helped you! Oh, good, I'm glad. He's a kind person.
Riegan-san... Oh! Oh, Nii-chan helped you! Oh, good, I'm glad. He's a kind person.
[ he is. I wouldn't even have noticed without him, so I'm really grateful. I guess you could say he was kind of like a hero?
...her expression turns thoughtful for a second, but. anyway.
I promise I'm not planning to go out there again, though. these injuries need to heal first. ]
...her expression turns thoughtful for a second, but. anyway.
I promise I'm not planning to go out there again, though. these injuries need to heal first. ]
[becks voice: ship crimes]
Mmn. We're gonna do our part, but we need to be in one piece. Especially since we're young... it falls on us to do what we can, so that those that are older don't need to feel pressure to protect us all the time. If we can fight, or defend ourselves, or argue for what's right... I think we should.
Do you wanna go get something to eat? I finally got my taste back, and I'm kind of starving. [She is definitely looking like a wilted flower.]
Mmn. We're gonna do our part, but we need to be in one piece. Especially since we're young... it falls on us to do what we can, so that those that are older don't need to feel pressure to protect us all the time. If we can fight, or defend ourselves, or argue for what's right... I think we should.
Do you wanna go get something to eat? I finally got my taste back, and I'm kind of starving. [She is definitely looking like a wilted flower.]
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