uruha

[rippled]

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[kumeyuri]

[saber... uruha looks at them with concern, but—]

... We all have things we keep to ourselves.

[rippled]

We do. This was a poor week for all of this.

[ everyone's emotions being out in the open. ]

[kumeyuri]

[he runs a hand through his hair, exhausted.]

Yeah. But what's done is done. [...] Sorry if you would've preferred not to get involved.

[but people weren't wrong last trial to discuss not confronting killers alone, and it was something elysia was asking of both of them.]

[rippled]

Oh, I would have preferred to be. I am more apologetic about having to leave it to you.

[ although they are sure if the situations were reversed, uruha would be saying the same thing back. ]

[kumeyuri]

It's fine.

... It's the kind of thing we're both prepared for, in the end.

[wow this weekend is really not helping them with their problems.]

[rippled]

[ this room is such an echo chamber of bad emotions i'm in tears ]

And it is better than letting someone else have to do it. Yves was very torn up about Firefly.

[kumeyuri]

Yeah. [yves really was a mess. in that sense, compared to that, uruha and saber are doing great...?] Still, I know he was your friend.

[rippled]

... I suppose he was. I am not that great at being able to tell these things.

[ or if claude really felt the same way back or if it was just a joke. ]

[kumeyuri]

... It doesn't really matter what he felt, so much as what you felt.

[rippled]

[ they go quiet. ]

I do not think I have many friends here. I would like to consider him as one. But friendship cannot save you.

[kumeyuri]

[...]

No, it can't.

[that's unfortunately something they both understand well.]

[rippled]

... how are you doing?

[ uruha is the one who killed him. ]

[kumeyuri]

I'm all right.

[this is technically a lie because no one's vibes are great right now, but what else is there to say.]

[rippled]

Mm.

... was Claude your friend?

[kumeyuri]

We talked occasionally, but I don't think we were as close.

[but uruha liked him well enough—whether or not the feeling was mutual there, either.]

[rippled]

... I suppose that is better than if he were.

[ still a bad situation, but could be worse. which is rock bottom of trying to find a silver lining here. ]

[kumeyuri]

[wahoo...

after a while:]

... Well, I feel like we don't really need to report to Elysia that we fulfilled her request.

[rippled]

... I would hope that she noticed.

[ imagine if she slept through that. ]

[kumeyuri]

She definitely will when Claude arrives where she is...

[rippled]

Mm, I hope he will not be too upset with her.

[kumeyuri]

... We all made our choices. [elysia included.] Though if anyone can handle it, it's probably her.

[rippled]

She is pretty strong.

[ they sigh. ]

I think I will train.

[kumeyuri]

[he nods, slowly.]

Would you rather be alone, or...?