koharu

[rippled]

daughter

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[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.