She spends a good fifteen minutes just staring at the cage before she walks away. She can't torture herself - she will, she knows she shouldn't, but. Nikki killed someone. There's no way around it. But. What Issac said is true. She wasn't in control. And it could be any of them next.
She goes to find Issac. First, before anything else. ]
[ IT'S FINE PROBABLY, he had to help a bleeding Asch go stop bleeding, anyway.
It's mostly for this reason that he'll be calm again by the time Beau finds him, heads down and eyes on his shoes as he moves through the hallway. He'll slow to a stop once he spots her. His expression is ... complicated. Seems like he doesn't know how to feel.
He'll meet her gaze for just a moment, and then look away. ]
[ She frowns heavily when he looks away. For a second, she hesitates - wonders if he's angry, wonders if she fucked up. She thinks about walking away, thinks about going to hide in her room, but.
Cautiously, she approaches him, and then, roughly: ] You want me to leave you alone?
[ Well, prepare to be even more embarrassed because this time Beau wants a hug, so - she just shuffles forward and bear hugs him, burying her face against the top of his head, in his hair. Hi. ]
[ Man, she really, really wishes she could feel this right now. This sucks. ]
Yeah. I'm okay, Mr. Wizard. [ She mumbles in return. And that's mostly true. More than anything, she's afraid of the future, not of anything that happened today. ] I'm good, I just. I wanted to check with you. Kind of just wanna keep people in my direct line of sight, you know?
[ YEAH GUESS WHO'S GONNA COME CHECK ON HER BRIGHT AND EARLY WHEN HE REALIZES HE DIDN'T SEE HER ON SUNDAY AFTER THE EXECUTION
But she says she's scared for him and ... it tugs at him, because he's just as scared for her. For everyone else, too. There's so many kind people here--
and even the people who aren't don't deserve to die as horribly as Haruka and Nikki did. ]
... me too. We gotta figure it out this week, Beau. Whatever is really going on, and how to stop it. No matter who's next, it's gonna be awful, and... and more than one person might die.
Yeah. You and me. We can look around the mansion and see if there's anything we can find. [ She's still not letting go, also. ] Maybe I can get close to one of those girls. Try and make them trust me, get information out of them.
[ something about her plan to get close to the girls seems to discomfit him, but ... whatever it is he doesn't say. he'll just pull back enough to look up at her and nod seriously. ]
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week zero: post-trial
She spends a good fifteen minutes just staring at the cage before she walks away. She can't torture herself - she will, she knows she shouldn't, but. Nikki killed someone. There's no way around it. But. What Issac said is true. She wasn't in control. And it could be any of them next.
She goes to find Issac. First, before anything else. ]
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It's mostly for this reason that he'll be calm again by the time Beau finds him, heads down and eyes on his shoes as he moves through the hallway. He'll slow to a stop once he spots her. His expression is ... complicated. Seems like he doesn't know how to feel.
He'll meet her gaze for just a moment, and then look away. ]
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Cautiously, she approaches him, and then, roughly: ] You want me to leave you alone?
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W-Wh-- no! You're fine.
[ If anything he seems embarrassed, which...
... given that he cried all over her during the end of the trial, well ... ]
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This is his own fault for crying like a baby during the trial, he thinks.
But ... she'd been there when he needed her. It's the least he can do, after all he's said, to return the favor.
So though there's a short pause, he will wrap his arms around her in turn, hugging her tight.
Mumble: ]
Hey, Ghost Puncher. You ok?
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Yeah. I'm okay, Mr. Wizard. [ She mumbles in return. And that's mostly true. More than anything, she's afraid of the future, not of anything that happened today. ] I'm good, I just. I wanted to check with you. Kind of just wanna keep people in my direct line of sight, you know?
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Isaac will make a sound that isn't quite a laugh. ]
Yeah, I get what you mean. Things're ... kinda scary right now, huh?
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Definitely scary. [ She agrees, with a sniff. ] I'm scared for you. For everybody here.
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But she says she's scared for him and ... it tugs at him, because he's just as scared for her. For everyone else, too. There's so many kind people here--
and even the people who aren't don't deserve to die as horribly as Haruka and Nikki did. ]
... me too. We gotta figure it out this week, Beau. Whatever is really going on, and how to stop it. No matter who's next, it's gonna be awful, and... and more than one person might die.
[ well, two, as of sunday. ]
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She sighs out a long, slow breath. ]
Yeah. You and me. We can look around the mansion and see if there's anything we can find. [ She's still not letting go, also. ] Maybe I can get close to one of those girls. Try and make them trust me, get information out of them.
We're going to figure this out.
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[ something about her plan to get close to the girls seems to discomfit him, but ... whatever it is he doesn't say. he'll just pull back enough to look up at her and nod seriously. ]