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.]

Comments

[imaginex]

Do that, then we can make it for her together.

Though I'm curious, Ryoji-san... What is it about her that you like so much?

[cadmiums]

[ A nod.] I just...like talking with her a lot. [ From the sound of it, he's not really sure either. Maybe this is just how he is.]

[imaginex]

[Yes, it seems to be that way. She gives a thoughtful nod, taking another bite of her food]

Just ... please be careful. She's still the Transmitter.

[She will still allow people to die, and so... that's the only warning she's going to give]

[cadmiums]

[ Ah, is she worried about him? That's the first time he's heard something like that.]

Thank you, Sakura-chan. But I don't think she would hurt me unless I did something to warrant it.

[imaginex]

[Not quite what she meant, but... well. That's okay. Sakura is used to being the one with the darker thoughts and the darkest soul]

Alright. I'll trust your judgment.