hunter

[soba]

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week 2, friday

[soba]

[ well! this has been a lot!

that is to say, toi is walking down the hallway. he's probably trying to get back to his room, and he stops when he sees a familiar face. there are a few seconds where he is debating on whether to say something or not so it's just

seconds of silence ]

[counterclocked]

[Hunter looks over at him in turn, and after that silence ticks on for a while...]

What is it?

[soba]

[ there's a few more seconds of silence

and then he sighs. ]

Something is on fire and there's a hole in the ceiling of the second floor.

[counterclocked]

[He blinks.]

A hole? How big are we talking, exactly?

[soba]

Pretty big.

And more of that... weird sludge.

[counterclocked]

The slime from last week, you mean?

[soba]

Mm. So, chances are that same killer was involved here...

[counterclocked]

How do we explain the other two, then?

[Ugh.]

[soba]

No clue.

[ admittedly, toi kind of just wants to shut his brain off right now, but he also knows it's not the time. ]

I guess we'll have to see who else have seen stuff.

[counterclocked]

Yeah. And we’ve got tomorrow, too... We have a place to start.

[He sounds conflicted, but it’s probably fine.]

[soba]

[ ... ]

We'll see, I guess.

[counterclocked]

[Something about that response...]

Are you okay?

[soba]

Yeah. Just tired.

[ that shouldn't be too unusual, after almost an entire week without any sleep. ]

[counterclocked]

...Well, if it helps, you aren’t alone.

[It may or may not help.]

[soba]

... if we're all tired, then I can't say I'm too hopeful.

[counterclocked]

[He shakes his head.]

We’ve got tonight to sleep. We’ll be back at it tomorrow.

[soba]

... right.

[ he sighs. ]

You probably have people you want to check on.

[counterclocked]

I mean, I can leave if you want me to, but...

[He looks concerned.]

[soba]

I won't be good company right now.

[ toi is already irritable on a normal day ]

[counterclocked]

That's okay.

[...Wait—]

I mean, I'm sure that's not true.

[soba]

[ still hate you

there's a pause, and what might be a very slightly smile if you squint. ]

It's fine.

[counterclocked]

Ah, right.

[There's another moment of hesitation, before:]

Were you pretty close with any of them?

[soba]

... I don't know if I would say close.

I just talked to Meltryllis a lot. She was my roommate.

[counterclocked]

[He could point out how that sounds exactly like being close, but... Now's probably not the time.]

...I'm really sorry, man. If you ever want to talk about it - I know how hard it is to lose someone.

[soba]

[ he blinks

there's a moment where it seems like he might ask, but it passes as he shakes his head. ]

... thanks.