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[It's been over a week since Koishi first arrived at Mayfield, and it's still hard controlling all those crazy emotions she lost when she sealed her Third Eye long ago. It's like they've been locked away for so long that even the smallest trigger could cause a flood. That's exactly what happened last night, when she was chased down and murdered for

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[wondering_eye]

[Satori is in the living room, lounging around on the couch. Koishi hadn't come home last night but she'd simply chalked that up to her little sister's tendency to wander, so she hadn't been concerned.

A mistake, as she'd soon discover, but for now she answers nonchalantly.]

I'm in the living room, Koishi.

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[And a split second later, Koishi is there, practically tackling Satori and clinging to her hard. She's sniffling, and trying very hard not to burst out crying... but it's not working very well.]

[wondering_eye]

...Koishi...?

[She holds her younger sister and bites back the worry that threatens to spill into her voice. She asks in an overly calm tone:]

...What's wrong?

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[More tears fall as Satori hugs her, and through the sniffling, Koishi tries to speak.]

S-Some weird lady attacked me! She had weird chain-blades on her legs, a-and wouldn't leave me alone even when I tried running away! Even when she hurt me, she still attacked, and...

[Koishi sobs a little, leaning her head against Satori's shoulder.]

I don't like this place anymore. I wanna go home...

[wondering_eye]

[Satori's hands clench into fists; her knuckles turn white and she can feel her fingernails cutting into her palms but it barely registers past the pure rage bubbling up in her mind and in her heart. Her voice, when she finally remembers to speak, is quiet and carries an undertone of danger.]

We all want to go home, Koishi.

...You didn't do anything to provoke her, right? Do you know her name or where she lives? Anything at all about her?

I'll make sure she gets what's coming to her.

[thirdeyeclosed]

I didn't! I was just walking home, a-and she attacked me... she kept thinking I was someone else, though. A girl with blonde hair and pigtails...

[She sniffs, trying to remember where she was when this happened...]

I think I was somewhere near Beulah Street.

[wondering_eye]

Okay...okay.

[She nods to herself and holds Koishi tighter. Her hands relax enough for Satori to stroke Koishi's hair.]

If you want anything, just ask. I'll do whatever you want.

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Just... stay here, 'kay?

[wondering_eye]

Of course.

[A pause. When she continues, the dangerous undertone in her voice is back.]

You said she attacked you, but you don't seem hurt...

[thirdeyeclosed]

I... I think I died. The last thing I remember is getting hit in the back of the head... but I should still be dead now, right? I dunno what's going on...

[wondering_eye]

...If you die here, you wake up the next morning as though nothing happened.

[How many times had she brushed this possibility off? "It doesn't matter if they die, because they'll come back anyway." Now that it was her sister who'd been killed, the shoe was on the other foot.]

...I'll be right back, alright? I need to make a phone call.

[thirdeyeclosed]

[Now that the panic is starting to wear off, Koishi tries to smile. It's a pretty hollow one, though, so it's not really reassuring anyone right now.]

Okay.

[wondering_eye]

[Satori heads for another room, makes a phone call (that Koishi's more than welcome to eavesdrop on, s-sob) and returns to the living room. She sits next to Koishi and hugs her again.]

[thirdeyeclosed]

[Koishi's smile widens a little as she returns the hug, and this one doesn't look quite as forced. After all, when they were younger and she wasn't even thinking about closing her Third Eye, this was the safest place for her: right next to her sister. So why should anything change now]

Thanks, sis.