CASE NO. 2 ₪ [VIDEO]

[morethanwhoiam]

[Kate looks pale.  Her mouth opens a little while she fumbles with the device, but no words are coming out.  Her eyes are empty, not staring so much at the device as she is past it, her eyes locked onto nothingness as she fights to form words.

After a moment, she stumbles backwards.  The rest of her body comes into view.  Her white shirt is

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[tereteindahouse]

H-Hey! Are you okay? Hey, uh... ma'am, where are you?

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[tereteindahouse]

What? No way! It's nobody's fault that any of us are here!

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[morethanwhoiam]

I promised I'd get him home.

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[tereteindahouse]

[Oh man, he doesn't know how to deal with this.]

It'll be okay. So just don't worry.

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[morethanwhoiam]

Easy for you to say. You don't know how... irresponsible he can be.

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[tereteindahouse]

No, I guess I don't, but I still think everything will work out. Just hold on and we'll get you help. We'll help your friend too!

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[morethanwhoiam]

I like your optimism.

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[tereteindahouse]

Heh, thanks. [His face could be red from either the running or the compliment.]

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[morethanwhoiam]

So tell me your story... [She needs something to take her mind off of things.] What are you doing in this hell hole? Other than committing random acts of kindness to... to women bleeding to death.

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[tereteindahouse]

I was brought here just like you. I mean, I've been here for a while now, somewhere over six months, but you get used to it. Some of my friends from my world are here and I've made a bunch of friends. A lot of us are pretty nice.

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[morethanwhoiam]

[That's the first time she gets the impression that she's talking to a kid. She smiles, but it's mirthless and sad.]

Some of... some of my friends are here, too. I guess that makes it a little easier.

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[tereteindahouse]

I guess. Sometimes you don't want them suffering but at least you aren't alone. It's hard.

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[morethanwhoiam]

It's... selfish. [She shakes her head.] We all do selfish things to find happiness, though.

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[tereteindahouse]

Yeah, I guess we do.

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[morethanwhoiam]

What's your name?

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[tereteindahouse]

Junpei. Junpei Iori. Nice to meet you!

[He smiles.]

What's your name?