( TWO ) keep you up all night if i try to remain calm

[facefear]

[Two weeks into her life in Mayfield, Hanako has still barely managed to adjust. The environment is no more familiar than it was when she first woke up here, and the atmosphere at home is stifling. Turkey is kind to her- she feels fortunate to have gotten someone like him as a 'father', as much as the word itself causes a sick feeling in her gut-

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[backinblackcity]

[Hilda can't just ignore someone who left in such a hurry after looking so extraordinarily unhappy. She follows the girl out.]

Hey, are you okay?

[facefear]

[She's standing some ways down the hallway, one hand on the wall, leaning over and breathing hard. It's not from the effort of running- she seems to be slightly panicked, and barely hears Hilda.]

[backinblackcity]

[Hilda approaches slowly, the worry only increasing.]

Excuse me? Are you alright?

[facefear]

[Hanako turns, and she recognizes the girl from her class. She can tell right away that she's not a drone, and that's pretty encouraging in itself. She manages to catch her breath a little, shaking her head rapidly.] I-I'm fine, I just... I can't b-be in there any more.

[backinblackcity]

The school's kind of creepy, huh? [Hilda smiles a bit.]

1/2

[facefear]

[she seems surprised by the boldness of Hilda's words, but she nods, a very tiny smile coming to her face.]

[facefear]

[the smile's gone as quick as it came, but she seems a little calmer.] I-it's really different, f-from what I'm used to...

[backinblackcity]

Me, too. Usually I travel around places, I don't really go to school.

[facefear]

O-oh... Have you ever b-been to America, then?

[backinblackcity]

No, I haven't been to a world like this at all. Have you?