[Yeah the interrogation is still ongoing, though now it is done with Chiron trying to herd her towards the bathroom. She can talk and fix herself up at the same time!
Also he is just. MM.
MMMM]
Hikaru, you must take care to be more careful than this.
Hears Claude's name: He'll be doing drills for two hours after this.]
You are bleeding and have reopened wounds. I would hardly call this anything besides "bad".
[Somehow he manages to sound stern without changing the cadence of his tone, though very quickly he will gentle himself a little more]
... But I do believe it was an accident. [or at least, he cannot feel anything from her that warrants more suspicion.] I only ask that you look after yourself properly -- not only for your health, but to not draw suspicion towards yourself, either.
[She looks at her hands, and something cold and nauseous passes over here, a sorrowful sort of dread that she tries to force down as quickly as possible.]
...I was with people I trust, Chiron-sensei. All I can do is be honest, so... please believe in me.
I, um... this must look worse than I thought. But this... isn't my blood. I promise. You can check my hands if you gotta.
It's Raven's. Not mine. I... went with Hansa-san to see his body, and... [Yknow. Stuff happens.]
[She shakes her head again, much slower this time.]
I don't know. I thought maybe it would... it would be a little more clear, but... he still looked so sad, I...
I... don't know if anybody can know. Raven was Raven until Tuesday, and then... he just wasn't...
So when the announcement said it was Raven, I-I thought maybe... maybe there was a mistake, or...
...
Or...
[She can't finish the sentence. His body is burned in her mind, a room of blood and a face that had long since lost its pallor of life. It's not a new experience, to see someone die...
But sometimes you have to watch an adult you cherished die two whole times in the span of four days, and it hurts.]
[... And with that, those little details explained to him, Chiron feels like he understands her burdens a little better.
His expression loosens into sympathy.]
I am sorry, Hikaru, for your loss.
[Chiron and Raven were not close by any means, and he won't lay claim to that sorrow for that reason, but he had seen that Hikaru cherished the man's presence.]
[She swallows dryly, the knot in her throat hard to push away as sorrow creeps up on her, cold and unfriendly.
But she'll have to find her time to cry. And here, with her teacher overlooking her and with people still reeling from both deaths... this wasn't the time.
Whether her forcing that sorrow down to replace it with a pained resolve is admirable or concerning may be up for debate. But it keeps her from shedding tears, giving herself a few moments for her composure and the wet, hot feeling at her eyes, before slowly moving towards the sink to turn on the faucet. Her fingers leave behind red against the knobs. The scent of blood lingers.]
We can't falter tomorrow, Sensei. If Elsa-sama is right, and there's something out there that's trying to steal from us... then if tomorrow turns to something horrible like we did with Shuuya-kun, this is all only gonna keep getting worse. We'll just be giving whatever it is a big meal, and it'll wanna keep coming back.
[He had been considering Elsa's words all evening, because the fear of what could happen again is very real. The combined sorrow of their failures will smoother them and light a beacon for the creature to follow.]
We must, at minimum, find one of the killers. [Preferably two, but Chiron is pragmatic before he is kind. It's why his eyes draw down to Hikaru's fingers, watching as the blood is stripped clean by the faucet's spray, but he lets her handle it instead of falling back on coddling]
If we sacrifice an innocent a second time, I fear what the state of the Realm will fall into.
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Cause I fell into the ocean...?
[That's a good excuse, right? Except her emotions ripple with only embarrassment and not the panic of a liar.]
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[at this point, it is not even disbelief that is driving Chiron. He just wants to hear this story because Hikaru.]
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'Cause someone tried to touch me, and I got startled, and I, u-um... fell off the dock??
[she is a good swordsman who is alert and ready at all times clearly]
T-they got me out, though, it's okay! But that's how I got shocked real bad, and how I lost a bunch of my bandages...
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[Yeah the interrogation is still ongoing, though now it is done with Chiron trying to herd her towards the bathroom. She can talk and fix herself up at the same time!
Also he is just. MM.
MMMM]
Hikaru, you must take care to be more careful than this.
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[She stiffens up at his scolding.]
It was just an accident, Sensei, it... wasn't bad or anything. Please don't look at me that way.
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Hears Claude's name: He'll be doing drills for two hours after this.]
You are bleeding and have reopened wounds. I would hardly call this anything besides "bad".
[Somehow he manages to sound stern without changing the cadence of his tone, though very quickly he will gentle himself a little more]
... But I do believe it was an accident. [or at least, he cannot feel anything from her that warrants more suspicion.] I only ask that you look after yourself properly -- not only for your health, but to not draw suspicion towards yourself, either.
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[She looks at her hands, and something cold and nauseous passes over here, a sorrowful sort of dread that she tries to force down as quickly as possible.]
...I was with people I trust, Chiron-sensei. All I can do is be honest, so... please believe in me.
I, um... this must look worse than I thought. But this... isn't my blood. I promise. You can check my hands if you gotta.
It's Raven's. Not mine. I... went with Hansa-san to see his body, and... [Yknow. Stuff happens.]
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[Mouth thinning but he does not press. Not yet. Instead he glances down at her, assessing]
Why did you go to see the body, Hikaru? [...] To offer your condolences and farewells?
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I know I won't be able to get near him tomorrow. And I...
...
I wanted to see for myself... if it was really him, or... or Schwann-san.
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And? What did you discover?
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I don't know. I thought maybe it would... it would be a little more clear, but... he still looked so sad, I...
I... don't know if anybody can know. Raven was Raven until Tuesday, and then... he just wasn't...
So when the announcement said it was Raven, I-I thought maybe... maybe there was a mistake, or...
...
Or...
[She can't finish the sentence. His body is burned in her mind, a room of blood and a face that had long since lost its pallor of life. It's not a new experience, to see someone die...
But sometimes you have to watch an adult you cherished die two whole times in the span of four days, and it hurts.]
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His expression loosens into sympathy.]
I am sorry, Hikaru, for your loss.
[Chiron and Raven were not close by any means, and he won't lay claim to that sorrow for that reason, but he had seen that Hikaru cherished the man's presence.]
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But she'll have to find her time to cry. And here, with her teacher overlooking her and with people still reeling from both deaths... this wasn't the time.
Whether her forcing that sorrow down to replace it with a pained resolve is admirable or concerning may be up for debate. But it keeps her from shedding tears, giving herself a few moments for her composure and the wet, hot feeling at her eyes, before slowly moving towards the sink to turn on the faucet. Her fingers leave behind red against the knobs. The scent of blood lingers.]
We can't falter tomorrow, Sensei. If Elsa-sama is right, and there's something out there that's trying to steal from us... then if tomorrow turns to something horrible like we did with Shuuya-kun, this is all only gonna keep getting worse. We'll just be giving whatever it is a big meal, and it'll wanna keep coming back.
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[He had been considering Elsa's words all evening, because the fear of what could happen again is very real. The combined sorrow of their failures will smoother them and light a beacon for the creature to follow.]
We must, at minimum, find one of the killers. [Preferably two, but Chiron is pragmatic before he is kind. It's why his eyes draw down to Hikaru's fingers, watching as the blood is stripped clean by the faucet's spray, but he lets her handle it instead of falling back on coddling]
If we sacrifice an innocent a second time, I fear what the state of the Realm will fall into.