WEEK 2

[lockdownmods]

 [ Week 2 has begun. It's quiet and calm on campus so far, and you definitely aren't being called out for more. You know. BS or icebreakers. The wall is still deceptively easy to hop over, the birds are singing, Todd's somewhere on campus.

Welcome to week 2 of classes everyone. ]

LOCATIONS | PROFILES | HAN OFFICE HOURS | MEGUMI OFFICE HOURS

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

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[throwabookatit]

[ Give her a moment, just one. She takes a deep breath and quickly turns to look at him. ]

Um. Yes, I just...got distracted, it's fine, Osomatsu.

[ososoi]

Ya sure? 'Cause ya looked like you were mutterin' there. [ There might be something wrong? ]

...What kind of stuff did ya get?

[throwabookatit]

It's fine. Really.

[ It is absolutely not fine, judging by her clipped tone, but she refuses to acknowledge it. ]

Uh, I got...some food, mostly. [ Literally. Mostly food. Mmmmostly. ] Strange, isn't it, since they already feed us.

[ososoi]

[ Okay, there's probably something off about this, Oso thinks. ]

Hey, if it means more food for us, then bingo!

...Ya still want the noodle cups? [ Because he kinda wants the noodle cups. ]

[throwabookatit]

As long as you eat something else too. Those things are...absolutely unhealthy.

[ Her heart isn't in the reprimand, not one bit. But, if he wants them, he can have them. She takes the containers from her box and just hands them over. ]

[ososoi]

[ He'll happily accept the cup noodles. They kind of remind him of when he and Jyushimatsu tried to make some noodles really late at night only to to get really impatient. ]

[ But, okay, something definitely feels off. ]

...Seriously, are you okay?

[throwabookatit]

[ What she should be doing is mourning in private. Letting herself be there for the others. Taking care of them. But-

But god, it's only been a week. ]

...I'm just... This is just reminded me of- of someone close to me. Who I- who was recently taken from me. [ The smell, her empty eyes, bone cracked, dripping to the floor, she's sorry, please just-- ] All I need is some time.

[ososoi]

[ ...oh. ]

[ "Because of...recent events, I have to, ah... I have to learn to live without her." ]

[ ...oh. ]

[ Look, he may be kinda dumb, but he's not that dumb. He can still put the pieces together. And with that, it suddenly paints their talk last Tuesday a bit differently. ]

[ To be honest, he's not sure what to say here. He's not sure how to comfort someone who is grief-stricken by a loved one's death. Especially a permanent death. But he needs to help somehow. ]

[ She... she lost someone she saw as a little sibling. He has to do something. ]

...I'm sorry... [ He barely says that at a high enough volume for her to hear. ]

[throwabookatit]

[ At the school uniform skirt, Rebecca's hand curls to a fist. Her mouth, so dry, yet her eyes--

No, she won't. She won't cry, not again. Not after another night fraught with horrible dreams, their last conversation echoing in her head. ]

You- you're the first one I've m-mentioned that to. It's funny, I'm not- a-avoiding talking about her, it's just- just easier, not to- w-we have other things to worry about, right now.

[ But it's clear, despite that, this can't stop playing at her mind. ]

[ososoi]

[ ... ]

[ Technically speaking, Osomatsu's never truly experienced one of his brothers dying before. Comedic death, yes. Death that didn't stick, definitely. Death that stuck for good? Not so much. ]

[ But the idea of losing your siblings forever is too much. And yet, Rebecca's been dealing with this since 'recent events'. And she still had the strength to tell him off for sleeping in the cafeteria and comfort him when he was having a mini-breakdown. When she was hurting. And still is. ]

[ He just... needs to do something. Anything. ]

[ ... ]

[ He drops the noodle cups, kneels down and gives Rebecca a hug, arms awkwardly wrapping around her shoulders. ]

...You shouldn't have t-to go through that...

[throwabookatit]

[ Her eyes have been dropped to the floor, for the last minute or so. That's why she doesn't see this coming. So free with a hug, it-

God, why does he have to keep reminding her of Isabella?

Rebecca stays stiff, but then, kneeling there, she reaches up one hand to wrap around Osomatsu's wrist, tightly, unable to hold back her tears.

How silly. She tells off Ashton for closing himself off, and yet, in this place, here she'd been doing the same thing. ]

[ososoi]

[ As he hugs her, he hears her crying. And then... ]

[ Despite trying so hard to make it not happen, the tears start flowing. He doesn't quite sob, but he shakes, trying not to suffocate her. Hoping she doesn't see it. Even though she probably will. He hates this. ]

[ But... at least one moment of weakness is alright for them, isn't it? ]

[throwabookatit]

[ Really, she hasn't even explained why it's so bad. Just losing her would be enough, but- but the body, and her stupid, bloody temper, and her cruel dismissal, god it's too much to think about.

And all this, over some stupid cup noodles. ...What she would give to hear Isabella's excuses about her appalling eating habits, just once more. To have that stubbborn pout or cheerful grin be what comes to mind, instead of...

...instead of her mutilated corpse.

Rebecca takes note of Osomatsu's shakes. She feels some tears, dampening one of these stupid school uniforms. But it's alright. She's going to me there, for awhile, until the sobs subside. And she's content not to move. ]