TUESDAY | EARLY MORNING

[torawareta_tori]

E-...

EHH--!?

H-How did this--...!?

What should I do...? It won't wash off...!

Comments

[owen_salax]

T-tori...

Your hair...

[torawareta_tori]

Ahaha, it seems someone was playing a prank on everyone, but... ^_^;;

Owen-san, you didn't seem to fall victim to it... haha... ^_^;;

[owen_salax]

Ah, um... I guess I was lucky enough to shower before all this happened.

I hope this isn't... permanent.

[torawareta_tori]

N-No, I'm sure it will wash out...

Um... A-Actually, I'm not sure, but... I... I'm sure it will! ^_^;

[owen_salax]

Hm... I hope so.

I wonder if anyone else was affected. This better not have been a personal attack on you! That Will... I wouldn't put it past her.

[torawareta_tori]

N-No, I'm sure it wasn't. Will-san is actually very nice... ^_^;

Besides, apparently, there are others who were affected. ^_^;

Although at first I thought I had done something...

[owen_salax]

... Hmph. You're far too trusting, Tori...

Who would do this after something so... serious happened?

Tori... Are you serious?

[torawareta_tori]

I-I'm sure whoever it was didn't mean any harm...! I-In fact, I think they meant to lighten the mood...

I... I'm sorry I wasn't there for... that... O-Owen-san, you were there, right...?

[owen_salax]

Hm... You'd think...

...

I was... Though, I was of no help. I-I'm glad you were away.

[torawareta_tori]

I... I know I couldn't have done anything to help, but... I'm sorry I wasn't there for you... and for everyone...

[owen_salax]

I think it would've been worse if you were there...

N-not like that--!! But I... I would have been more scared... The only thing I could've lost that night was my own life. But if you had shown up I would've stood to lose much more...

[torawareta_tori]

P... Please don't... say it like that...

Owen-san, you need to... value your life in itself, too... Your existence is important... to me, to everyone... and to yourself...

B-But you're... probably right. I would have made things worse...

I honestly... can't throw away the faith that I held in the chairman...

[owen_salax]

... I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't talk like that.

I don't think anyone could've guessed that would've happened. We all trusted him. He gave us all something to believe in and then took it away...!!

[torawareta_tori]

N-No, it's all right... If you're feeling that way, I... I do want you to tell me. ^_^;

But Owen-san... Please don't forget. He gave us something to believe in, and while he turned out to be something else, we are still right to believe in it. So despite the outcome, don't lose that faith... We still... have a purpose.

[owen_salax]

Of course. Thank you.

You're right... as well. I want to defeat the shadows... all of them!

[torawareta_tori]

I... I want to defeat them too...

I know we can...! Because everyone here is too strong to give up...