Not Again | Catch All for Minako

[applechemist]

i'll put something here later

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[applechemist]

[ ... ]

Do you think it would help if I made some, too? Probably not, huh?

[muragas]

Do you want to? It's kind of relaxing. In a meditative way.

[ you know, once you stop feeling your extremities ]

[applechemist]

... Sure.

[ .......... Well it can't hurt. Escha crouches down (which is difficult with wiggly hips but okay) to start making little snow houses. ]

[muragas]

[ yaaaaaaaay. for a little while, there's nothing but the squeak squeak of them packing snow. ]

... Tomioka-san was on our team too, you know.

[ WOW this is kind of awkward post trial ]

[applechemist]

I see... I wish I had talked to him more.

We were roommates and everything.

[muragas]

Mm... He's a bit awkward, isn't he?

[ she smiles sadly at her snowman and sculpts a tiny :[ face on it ]

I think he felt guilty about a lot of things... Did you know that he was possessed by the spirit of the island? The mastermind behind our competition?

[applechemist]

He seemed shy.

[ Hmm... ]

I hadn't heard much about that. But... It all worked out in the end, right?

[muragas]

Mm, it did. Dimitri-san took charge and...

[ she goes quiet, focusing on shaping the body of her next snowman ]

... I didn't realize it until here but... while he was possessed, he was really different. A lot more taciturn. I-

[ ... ]

Even if the circumstances are horrible, I don't think I could ever regret the chance to get to know the real him.

[applechemist]

[ That's familiar. ]

... I know how that is.

You'll be able to write to him. I'm sure he'll be happy to hear from you.

[muragas]

I'll have to send him updates every week. Hopefully ones with good news.

[ ... ]

Would you think about writing to him as well? Or Shinobu-san. Just so... they don't think we've forgotten about them.

[applechemist]

[ Haha. Good news. Ha. ]

I didn't know him that well... And I don't feel like I did enough to... Get to know him. I'm not even much help in trials. I didn't help to get justice or anything.

I don't know if he'd - if either of them - would be very happy to hear from me.

[muragas]

[ 3 weeks from now, at unlocks: wHAT DO YOU MEAN ESCHA KILLED GIYUU- ]

All... most of us did the best we could, Escha-chan. I don't think they could ask for more.

Maybe it's silly, but... I feel like it's important to keep in touch with them. Because we're fighting for them too, aren't we? And they're doing their best to fight for us on their side. So... a letter to just let them know how it's going... don't they deserve that?

[ oh, but- ]

Ah, of course, if you've already got people you're writing to, you don't need to worry about it. I don't mean to pressure you into skipping your friends or anything like that.

[applechemist]

N-no, that's not it! I can write to them...!

[ Somehow, miraculously, none of her friends here are dead yet. ]

I think you're probably right - it's no good to just act like they're really gone. That's like saying we're resigned to an outcome where they won't be alright.

[muragas]

Mm. Thank you, Escha-chan.

[ there's so much relief and sincerity dripping from her voice. ew, it's getting everywhere ]

But like I said, if you want to write to someone else, no pressure, okay?

[applechemist]

Got it. No pressure at all...!

[ Well. ]

Except for maybe figuring out what to write.

[muragas]

Maybe you could just send some drawings?

[ surely Ogata would appreciate pictures of flowers :) ]