Fact A-04: Apologetic Aftermath

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[I. Action | 1248 Williams Road | Housemates + Mokou + Visitors only | 15th September - Morning]

[After having rested for three whole days... Keine's still here, on the bed in the Master (no puns intended) Bedroom, resting, peacefully. There may or may not be a bedside attendant now (read: Mokou), but either way there's a twitch of her fingers,

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[Hey guess who's almost asleep here.

Yeah she hasn't slept in a while because SHE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND AND WANTS TO MAKE SURE NO ONE TRIES TO ASSASSINATE YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP BECAUSE SHE SERIOUSLY THINKS SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.]

[But no seriously, she blinks open her own eyes when she sees Keine stir.]

Keine...?

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[Hug. The gentlest and most delicate hug.]

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[She'll hug back, weakly.]

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[Hey. Hey Keine. Up close, can you see it? The bandages on her arms? The bruises on her neck? The way she's leaning so her back doesn't touch the bedpost?

She doesn't acknowledge that she's in any pain, but it's still quite obvious she got hurt pretty badly that night. You can feel guilty now.]

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[At this point, she sees all of this... and the figurative fog in her mind will just about dissipate immediately when she does.]

I... This is all... [tears will, inevitably, form in her eyes, as she's released from the hug]

1/2

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Hmm? What...what are you--

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[Ohhhhhhh.]

I'm fine. Really. I've gotten much worse done to me, really.

[S-Smile! Desperate smile! Keinebffplzdontcraiohno.]

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[Not wanting Mokou to see her cry any further, she's going to force herself to think about how right Mokou really is. Considering how her usual fights with Kaguya and all.]

[And that's going to make her laugh, just a little.]

[and with her rubbing the tears from her eyes, she'll say, still weak, but a touch more cheerfully.] You're right.

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Like being gutted and strangled with your own intestines. That's a lot more painful than some bruises.

[SHE SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH MENTIONING THIS SHHHHH.]

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[... Uhhhh. She's going to just. stop abruptly now. TMI, MOKOU.]

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What?

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People don't normally just... say that out loud?

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I'm not "people." [Keine. You know. Everyone knows. That she's crazy. SHE DOESN'T REALIZE YOU SHOULDN'T SHARE THESE KINDS OF THINGS. SHE STILL SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS.]

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Well... That's true, but still...

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[Awkward silence for a moment here. Mokou's just thinking very

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[... meanwhile, Keine's tummy is just going to groan oh-so-loudly~

Looks like someone's hungry~]