Touya walked slowly down the stairs, his mind whirling, struggling to hold all the pieces together.
The surveillance cameras... He knew he'd learn things, but not like this. Not this way.
There were secrets... and there were Secrets.
Yukari would be in bad shape he knew - and who could blame her? But while the younger girl had the right questions... It appeared someone else had all the answers.
He stopped before Mitsuru's room and took a calming breath. He knew she was there... Knew she was shaken. A part of himself despised the fact he was taking advantage... But another part was just angry.
Mitsuru didn't want to answer the door. After the...confrontation with Takeba Yukari and the unpleasant direction it moved towards, all the way to its bitter end, she was afraid to learn of the aftermath. She didn't want to know what Takeba might have done in her fury, nor did she want to find out if Ephraim stook to his promise of silence.
However, she was supposed to be a positive model figure and breaking down was simply something she couldn't do...no matter what might lie for her beyond that door, she had to stay strong.
Fighting to keep that thought in her mind, she slowly moved to the door and was surprised to see who her visitor was.
Briefly, he considered confronting her with what he had seen, but seeing the look on Mitsuru's face... It was not an expression he'd ever seen on her before. Not calm, confident Mitsuru.
He changed tacks.
"I ah... I couldn't help noticing Yukari leaving earlier in... kind of a huff. Is there... anything amiss?"
She was surprised because he wasn't a person she'd expect at her doorstep, and the fact that he called her by her actual name, and not that usual nickname of his, confused her. At the mention of Yukari's name however, she unconsciously tightened the grip on her doorknob.
"No..." She tried to keep her voice steady, though her gaze was fixed on the floor "There's...nothing wrong."
Yes there is. Everything's wrong.
"Yamada...do you think I'm...an awful person?" She heard her voice ask, before she even realized she had spoken.
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The surveillance cameras... He knew he'd learn things, but not like this. Not this way.
There were secrets... and there were Secrets.
Yukari would be in bad shape he knew - and who could blame her? But while the younger girl had the right questions... It appeared someone else had all the answers.
He stopped before Mitsuru's room and took a calming breath. He knew she was there... Knew she was shaken. A part of himself despised the fact he was taking advantage... But another part was just angry.
He raised his fist and knocked.
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However, she was supposed to be a positive model figure and breaking down was simply something she couldn't do...no matter what might lie for her beyond that door, she had to stay strong.
Fighting to keep that thought in her mind, she slowly moved to the door and was surprised to see who her visitor was.
"...Yamada?"
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Briefly, he considered confronting her with what he had seen, but seeing the look on Mitsuru's face... It was not an expression he'd ever seen on her before. Not calm, confident Mitsuru.
He changed tacks.
"I ah... I couldn't help noticing Yukari leaving earlier in... kind of a huff. Is there... anything amiss?"
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"No..." She tried to keep her voice steady, though her gaze was fixed on the floor "There's...nothing wrong."
Yes there is. Everything's wrong.
"Yamada...do you think I'm...an awful person?" She heard her voice ask, before she even realized she had spoken.
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