come out of hiding, i'm right here beside you

[barehands]

[A while after the execution has ended, everyone will find a simple note slipped under their door.]

If you don't want to be alone after everything that's happening, some of us will be in the dining room. Even if you decide not to come, please remember that you aren't alone here.

[The note isn't signed, but the handwriting is feminine and neat.

For anyone who decides to come, there's a good array of food laid out on the table. There are some small and simple cakes, cookies, and pastries, a healthy amount of okonomiyaki, okayu, and other Japanese dishes (with a focus on rice and eggs), along with curry. In addition, there are pancakes, and a large pot of soup. It looks like a few people collaborated to make enough food for everyone here.

Just like the meal they shared together earlier in the week, the candles from the storage room lend a more peaceful light than the fluorescent lights above.]

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[barehands]

That's true. I'll go see how she is, but...

[A pause.]

If it's okay, can I come see how you're doing later?

[carnivorously]

I won't stop you if you want to do that. But my room smells like heavy smoke.

[Almost like he's telling her not to check up on him, but he can't explicitly say it. She seems like the type that would be discouraged if he said no.]

I'm fine though. Crime scenes are my job and specialty so this was just a usual day for me.

[And there's Mr. Insensitive that everyone loves...]

[barehands]

Well... It's more about what you want. I don't want to impose if you'd rather be alone, after all.

[She's not convinced by him saying that he's fine, but... She doesn't know him quite well enough to openly dispute it, either.]

[carnivorously]

[Probably for the better. It's best to really not get to know him. It really is. He's just a dumpster fire who doesn't need taken care of-- who will burn out on his own, eventually.]

What I want, huh? Usually people don't care about that.

[His remark is something said off hand, but it's unknown whether he's saying that about people here or otherwise.]