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[mermaidcursed]

( nene... listens, quietly- her hands are still dirty so she avoids touching her clothes, and even if she's not actually sobbing anymore, tears still drop silently and slowly down her face, leaving the faintest hint of pink scales in their wake. maybe if they were having this conversation earlier, like. before she died, this sort of thing would sound nicer- sweeter, softer. but she also just learned she died, and doesn't know what to do yet. it's less idealistic philosophical talk and more a looking reality that's threatening to crush her. )

... How long have I been here, Kazuki-san?

( ... not that she expects him to really know. but... )

I- is getting ready, accepting all of this- is that what graduation is? Do we even have any say in what comes next?

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Quite a while.

[ ...

anyways, ]

Graduation means different things for different people. But once they are ready, and they leave those gates, they do not come back. I do not know what lies beyond. But you needn't worry: when a soul is lost, the heart will guide it.

[mermaidcursed]

( she's quiet for a while after that, looking at the red spider lilies... were they guiding the souls that decided they'd had enough? )

... You said that... it wasn't always like this. What happened?

( because that is so much easier than focusing on- on her, and her dying, and she's going to have to tell hanako, how will he get back to where he's supposed to be? he can't put his goals on hold like this for her-

no. nope. school now. why is this now hell. )

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Time passed. Things change. That is the way of the world, lass: cycles of peace and war should not be unfamiliar to your own experiences.

[ There are dark spots of humanity just as much as there are bright ones, but that's just how people are, especially in the microcosm of a school. ]

[mermaidcursed]

( ori i assure you if this was a middle school? there would have been even more deaths by now. we got off easy thank you for this mercy.

but kazuki's been up front with her on... a lot of things, answering in depth and gently. so if that's all he's willing to say on the matter for now...

nene sighs, finally rubbing at her eyes with the back of her hands. )

... Can... Can I stay here for a little bit?

( the 'with you' is unspoken- she's not ready to face the others yet. she told shin that he was just as alive as she was- told lucifer and inaba and noah and everyone else they would get out alive, get home, find new homes, find places to be and live and love. how is she supposed to look at them now? )

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[ Stares into the sky about middle school... oh yeah, there would've been bloodshed day one. ]

You may stay as long as you want; you need not ask me permision. But it would be best if you turned in for the night, when it gets too late, or too cold. I would not be able to do much for you, then.

[mermaidcursed]

( shoutout to my middle school which had bars on some of the windows, but also a ddr machine. )

... Okay.

( there's still things she wants to do, say- sorry for drawing back when she knew that hanako wanted to do, show him how the seeds he's given her are coming along... but she's tired, her heart is heavy in her chest and her stomach feels heavier, her legs weak. when the chill of the night sets in further, she does get up, barely dusting the dirt off of herself... but instead of going to the dorms, she heads to the school.

she's not the only one tied to her fate, after all. )