koharu

[rippled]

daughter

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w1; saturday

[cupidsammo]

[ it's sad dramatic baby hours but

pretty much as soon as they're free to go, Koharu can be found out in the garden by the church, squatting by the foliage. she's probably not here to admire the flowers. ]

[rippled]

[ hi.

saber will wander over, kneeling down close by to her. ]

Koharu.

[cupidsammo]

[ she looks up, a touch surprised ]

—Saber?

[rippled]

Sorry to startle you.

[ the raise a hand in greeting. ]

[cupidsammo]

... Ah, no no, it's okay. I don't think I'm very focused right now, anyway.

[rippled]

What were you doing?

[ they try to peek ]

[cupidsammo]

Oh. I...

Felt a little dizzy, that's all. I think I just need some air.

[rippled]

Do you get sick often? From stress?

[cupidsammo]

[ a beat, then a shake of her head ]

Not... normally. I'm just not used to—this.

[rippled]

... have you ever seen a dead body? Before coming here.

[cupidsammo]

[ Her mouth purses into a thin line, then: ]

No... never.

[rippled]

There is nothing wrong with that. In a perfect world, everyone would say the same.

Plus, I think we need many different perspectives here.

[cupidsammo]

... Not that I've been able to do anything so far.

[rippled]

What do you consider doing something?

[cupidsammo]

Well, I… I don’t really know. But so far everyone’s been able to find out what happened, so they’ve been doing the right thing, at least.

[rippled]

Only through teamwork, though. We work as a collective.

[cupidsammo]

[ a pause, then an exhale ]

Right... I'm sorry. I'm probably the only one thinking this hard about it..

[rippled]

... you're not.

Almost every conversation I had tonight has been people worrying about what to do, and how to help. You are not the only one.