September mini-event pt 2

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09/17 06:00

It's early Friday morning, the silence lifted but still a while before npc students will start coming to school. The door to the student store remains locked, despite always being propped open by a doorstop first thing in the morning, like clockwork. In the pool building, the lights automatically switch on for the day, illuminating the water below.

A large black shape floats in the middle of the pool, air trapped in the fabric wrapped and tangled around it.

OOC

✽ Please use the toplevel below for investigations
✽ This mini event ties into last week's murder, which ICly occurred Sunday morning, and clues from both investigations in conjunction will help point to a culprit
✽ Please allow Wolfie to reply first

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[crystallomancy]

( the flicker of the gold in those eyes, just for a moment—makes natsume freeze, ready to explode the candle if needed, but it disappears as quickly as it comes and he... is tense, as the rest of them console the crying child; he watches and steals the fire magic from the candle, though it sparks in his fingers and splutters out the moment he does. he frowns at it but, well, fine—

he'll pick up his things, wondering if he should bother to go to class today; it wouldn't be out of sorts for him to miss a day, and subaru would probably want to stay out, being so attached to the little shopkeeper as he was... he moves towards the door, face turning to their little group. )

My job here is DONE, so I'll be taking my LEAVE... Little Shopkeeper, ( he says, attention more firmly on them, ) welcome BACK. Thank you for returning to US.

( ... )

If they fall asleep aGAIN, don't call for ME. I doubt they've had a good REST, so it'll be best to just let them sleep off any exhaustion they might HAVE. Keep an eye on them THOUGH.

( none of them live very far from one another now, he'll just ask for any missing pieces later... it's fine. he's gonna slip out now, don't stop him— )

[adsum]

[ It's hard to breathe; they're holding their breath more than they're following Subaru's example, trying to smother the hiccups and quiet themselves because as much as they want to cry their heart out, there are people here— why are there so many people here? when did they get here? it was dark just before, an empty hallway, a thin beam of light shining on something they weren't supposed to have seen, a look of fury, the distinct feeling of not supposed to being here—-

but now they're surrounded by familiar faces, familiar voices, a hand in his that they loosen their death grip on, the arms around them that they relax a little more in, they look up at Komaeda talking to them as if he weren't a part of it, at Meng Yao doing the same, at Natsume who must have done something but they don't know what, and they watch as one by one they're starting to leave, wanting to keep them there even if they're strangers but their voice is locked up tight and it wouldn't matter when they don't even know what to say.

...

No, they're not going to sleep. Not now, not tonight, or the next night, as long as they can go until they can't stand it anymore and their body has no choice but to shut down. ]

[starrypoint]

[there, there. subaru only has eyes for keigo right now, his heart slowly trying to calm itself down, and he presses the other's hand to his cheek, grinning. he's warm, remember? warm and here.]

Take your time. There's no rush, 'cause I'm not leaving you. I said I'd be your star, didn't I? Always there no matter what. [... he feels they're the same, they don't want to show tears around others especially--] You can talk about what happened last night when you feel like it, no one here's gonna push you any.

[still gentle, but relieved and happy.]

And don't let 'em fool you, everyone here played a part in helping you and Ama-chan out. Some of them are just too awkward to accept that~.

[komaeda]

[sisters]

( it feels almost intrusive, to be right here while subaru comforts kamo-kun — reassures them. amami, meanwhile, is still fighting against the torrent of guilt that threatens to send cracks all through him as he watches them slowly begin to calm down. he adjusts the way he's holding them, trying to give them more freedom to move, but still selfishly keeping them close.

as the realization begins to sink in that they seem to be okay though, his eyes are starting to sting a little bit, and he's too unwilling to let go of kamo-kun to rub away the tears that threaten to gather. even so... the relief, at least, is honest when they begin to relax a little. the smile that pulls weakly at his lips isn't happy at all, but it's grateful, and he means it wholeheartedly. )

Sorry, Kamo-kun. I was a little bit late, but... you're safe now.

[commences]

( awkward, is it? komaeda for a brief moment looks to the side, wondering if that's about him before glancing back over. his eyes will meet with npckun's for a moment, and when he thinks about it, in a way... he is happy that the other is conscious. he's not used to accepting these things with him involved, give others the credit so their worth overshadows his, and everything else. he doesn't want his luck to act against them, but he ignores subaru with a small smile as he remains on the cot, contemplating whether he should get up and follow natsume or stay where he is. )

I know it's hard, P-kun, but you have so much hope, ( his words are soft, almost thankful though he doesn't know that himself. hope has always been obvious to him, that as long as people have that... everything will work out fine. ) to still come back to us... of course, like moths drawn to the flame that you emit, having such high hope gave us what we needed to bring you back.

( he'll get up from where he sits (putting lily may on the floor), almost like he's ready to walk out after speaking his piece... but he's in search for a rag, and as soon as he finds one... he'll wet it, and then come back to the cot to sit where he was. holding it out to subaru, he won't say anything aloud, but please wipe away their tears, the sensation has to be sooooo unfortunate at a time like this. )

Amami-kun rallied us accordingly, he wouldn't leave you at all.

[adsum]

[ first of all they're maybe never going to want to talk, leaning into Subaru's hand a little when he cups their cheek, and then turning to wrap their arms around Amami when he apologizes, because they don't understand for what but they're just relieved he's here. Him and Subaru and Komaeda too, Meng Yao and Natsume, the little cat sitting on the ground that seems to see right through them.

Anyways, the rest of this thread is going to be them being sad and exhausted and they're just going to sit around somewhere until Monday when they decide "okay, back to work" so people can get their laundry tokens and gorinto coins. ]

[sisters]

( can amami sit sad and exhausted with them until monday... subaru too...

"u let em know that subaru wants to stick too and he'll offer to stay nights with them, they can read his astronomy books and hang until they're good" )

[commences]

( lays on the cot to lay on npckun and amami's legs.

meow. )

[adsum]

[ cute... yeah. sleepovers in the nurse's office until the start of the week and then no more crying, capitalism wins ]

[sisters]

( amami will go steal from the art club room so they can all have something to do along with books... depression club + subaru )