[IC: No Smiling Through This]

[isdrivingbear]

[A few hours after the events of this thread, Saki rested/recovered at the cabin she shares with Jan and Retsu. However, in the middle of the night, she wakes up, troubled and anxious. Unable to sleep, she sits outside the cabin door, knees curled to her chest as she looks up at the sky. One hand is gently toying with the bandage on her arm.]There

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[moefortono]

[Knocking softly. W-what if she's asleep. :(]

[isdrivingbear]

[Oh what. She's sitting just a little bit away from the door.]

Kotoha-san?

[moefortono]

[jskdhfsd jumps. And this is the most embarrassed look ever.] S-Saki-san! I didn't ... see you.

[isdrivingbear]

[Smile and chuckle.]

It's okay. It's dark; not exactly easy to see.

[moefortono]

[jhsdgfdhg Is laughter good or bad. Why are you laughing at me. ;o;]

I-I found out ... about what happened.

[isdrivingbear]

[Aaaand srs now.]

I... didn't want to attack him. But he was going to hurt Takeru-san. I will figure out how to fix this. I have to.

[moefortono]

I know! Saki-san would never ... do something like that unless there was a good reason. Right? And, besides that ...

[isdrivingbear]

[Small smile.]

We'll get them back to normal, Kotoha-san. I promise. We're friends, and friends help each other.

[moefortono]

Mm. [Loooong silence, and then you get a bow.] Th-thank you, for taking care of Tono-sama ... while we couldn't.

[isdrivingbear]

Ah, it's fine! I mean, I wouldn't be much of a friend if I didn't help out.

[Catches herself rubbing her bandaged arm and stops.]

[moefortono]

That's exactly what I meant. Ryuu-san and Gen-san and I, we haven't been able to ...