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[herjunes]

[Hic, sniffle.]

...

[Sniff, sniff.]

B- big bro...? You're... still here, right?

[ooc: Mun is very tired at the moment. So I will catch up on tags tomorrow.]

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[pursuestruth]

I'm here.

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[herjunes]

Big bro! BIG BRO! [And she's just yelling and crying over the device now.]

[ooc: suuuure~ ♥. Fffff i dunno where in the hospital he is XD; but she's in one of the rooms?]

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[pursuestruth]

(ooc: lol conveniently somewhere else- well, he'll go to her.)

[Some moments later, Souji finds her room.]

Nanako... [He breathes out, almost inaudibly, when he sees her. Alive.]

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[herjunes]

Big bro!!

[And the moment she sees Souji, she goes running towards him, immediately latching on and burying her tear-stained face.]

It was so scary, a-and... [She tries to speak in between hiccups and sniffing, struggling with what to say.] I'm sorry... I- I'm sorry...

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[pursuestruth]

[He bends down on one knee, wrapping his arms around Nanako tightly.]

Shh... It's okay. [He tries to reassure, stroking her hair a little.] You don't need to apologize. I'm the one who should be sorry, Nanako...

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[herjunes]

[She weeps more softly now, feeling a sense of comfort with Souji stroking her head like that.]

Wh-why? Uh-uh! You didn't do anything! [Her voice sounds somewhat muffled while she cries quietly on his shoulder.] I wasn't 'sposed to go anywhere by myself...

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[pursuestruth]

[But that was why he blames himself. He couldn't bring himself to say that though. Thoughts such as "I should've been there," or "Why didn't I get there sooner?" already threatened to break him from the inside. And he could recall a time in November, back home, when he had thought the exact same thing.]

Anyone else would've done the same. It's not your fault. [His voice is soft, gentle. He continues to brush her hair, rub her back, anything to help her calm down.]