[It's a mild relief to have Shuichi look away, even just briefly. Kokichi can feel like he's on the offensive again, eyeing the other boy and trying to gauge sincerity, read every hint that he can in that body language. He doesn't even flinch at Kaito's name, his face hard and impenetrable.
He should feel guiltier about that. He does, but the logical part of him says that Kaito was gonna die with or without his interference, and that Kaito could have just not helped if he didn't want to do it. If Kokichi had done nothing, then Kaito still would have died and Maki probably would have too. She sure as hell didn't deserve that save from him, but she got it regardless. So it's not quite guilt. More...disappointment. That it came to that at all. That it didn't even seem to have worked anyway. Surely if it had then Shuichi would have said something already.
He takes a thoughtful few moments to type up an answer.]
that's super weird then huh? because i *definitely* remember dying! it hurt like hell!! no way someone interrupted that so if this isn't some kinda afterlife then what is it
[He hates not knowing things. And the only thing worse than that is being the only one that doesn't know something. The look he shoots Shuichi across the desk takes on a sharp edge, somehow almost accusatory even if his expression hasn't change.
A beat, and he quickly adds a few more lines to the message before turning the PDA back to Shuichi, his eyebrows raising just the slightest bit in an almost challenging manner.]
and why is saihara-chan the only one here? is this the part where you kill me again so i don't blow your mastermind cover?? the creepy silence and empty classrom is a pretty good setup for it! at least make it quick you've gotta beat the hydraulic press' time!
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He should feel guiltier about that. He does, but the logical part of him says that Kaito was gonna die with or without his interference, and that Kaito could have just not helped if he didn't want to do it. If Kokichi had done nothing, then Kaito still would have died and Maki probably would have too. She sure as hell didn't deserve that save from him, but she got it regardless. So it's not quite guilt. More...disappointment. That it came to that at all. That it didn't even seem to have worked anyway. Surely if it had then Shuichi would have said something already.
He takes a thoughtful few moments to type up an answer.]
that's super weird then huh?
because i *definitely* remember dying! it hurt like hell!!
no way someone interrupted that
so if this isn't some kinda afterlife then what is it
[He hates not knowing things. And the only thing worse than that is being the only one that doesn't know something. The look he shoots Shuichi across the desk takes on a sharp edge, somehow almost accusatory even if his expression hasn't change.
A beat, and he quickly adds a few more lines to the message before turning the PDA back to Shuichi, his eyebrows raising just the slightest bit in an almost challenging manner.]
and why is saihara-chan the only one here?
is this the part where you kill me again so i don't blow your mastermind cover??
the creepy silence and empty classrom is a pretty good setup for it!
at least make it quick
you've gotta beat the hydraulic press' time!