[ back at the dorm... god. seeing that announcement on his phone definitely fucked him up a little, because whisper was right there with them where she should have been safe. ]
[ She was right there and that's what messed up the most. Everything was fine. It was a quiet evening, it was fine. It was...
Hanako's rubbing at his eyes as he approaches, like he doesn't want to be caught crying. It's not like they were close friends or anything, but... his Whisper... ]
[ boy, he understands that feeling entirely too well. ]
Yeah. We'll beat 'em all up one way or another.
[ rubs his back...
... ]
You were searchin' for clues with Taky, right? He told me he found a bunch of apples in the trash can where you guys were, but he took 'em all back with him and didn't turn 'em in.
I don't think it's a matter of hating you. Maybe someone who just thought it'd be the easiest way to get heat off themselves. Taky pointed out it'd be really easy to fake involvement just by leavin' apples around.
[ ... ]
Had to be someone that didn't know you well, in any case. No one who really knows you would wanna do anything like that to ya.
[ Hanako sitting here like maybe he shouldn't've responded to that group text message in the first place and kept people guessing about his new power... but it wouldn't have mattered anyways, with only three people left on their team. ]
Ugh... I'm going to find whoever did that. Last week, when we had no idea who did what, people just ended up voting for whoever had the most evidence stacked against them, didn't they?
[ Even if it was planted, even if it was a stretch. Maybe Hans had a bad attitude about it, but Hanako knows his behavior isn't stellar either. ]
[ last week... man, what a mess. he takes a deep breath, then sighs. ]
Last week was... a lot of us made some judgment calls that weren't solely evidence based. We chose to save one person who had more evidence pointing at 'em and sacrifice someone else who we knew by that point probably hadn't done it.
[ doesn't feel great, but not the point. ]
...Which is to say, no matter how much evidence they think they've got against you, and how little they have against anyone else, I'm not gonna let 'em vote you out, OK?
But that also means that even though I wanna treat whoever's tryin' to get you in trouble to a knuckle sandwich, I don't wanna spend too much time focusing on that evidence to potentially arrive at a dead end and let Whisper's killer get away with it. So I'm gonna focus on getting justice for her first.
[ Hanako can't really say anything about that because if he likes someone, he won't vote for them either. It definitely doesn't feel great, though, the idea of it coming down to who is more amiable having more support, despite the evidence.
It's frustrating no matter how he thinks about it. ]
Mm. I'll do whatever I can too, to figure out who killed Whisper, and make them pay.
[ yeah, as someone whose life has been dedicated to fighting for fair trials for the past 20 years, this whole thing has left a pretty sour taste in his mouth too.
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...Hey, Koko. C'mere.
[ arms open. ]
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Hanako's rubbing at his eyes as he approaches, like he doesn't want to be caught crying. It's not like they were close friends or anything, but... his Whisper... ]
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[ no judgment.
he'll crouch down to his level and wrap him in a hug when he's within reach. ]
I'm really glad you're still here, buddy.
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I'm not going anywhere. There's things I have to do here.
[ His fingers dig into the back of Datz's shirt, voice low and maybe just a little bit angry. ]
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...Like winning and blowin' up that stupid moon, you mean?
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Mmhm. The moon and everybody hiding behind it. I'll find a rocket ship, and fly all the way there myself if I had to.
[ Of course, that's impossible. But wishful thinking is all he has left, unless he wants to give up hope completely. ]
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Yeah. We'll beat 'em all up one way or another.
[ rubs his back...
... ]
You were searchin' for clues with Taky, right? He told me he found a bunch of apples in the trash can where you guys were, but he took 'em all back with him and didn't turn 'em in.
You think someone was tryin' to frame you?
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Why would someone...
[ Well. It's not like he hasn't made a lot of people angry here. Getting rid of him is more than justified, but... ]
...hate me enough to frame me?
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[ ... ]
Had to be someone that didn't know you well, in any case. No one who really knows you would wanna do anything like that to ya.
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Ugh... I'm going to find whoever did that. Last week, when we had no idea who did what, people just ended up voting for whoever had the most evidence stacked against them, didn't they?
[ Even if it was planted, even if it was a stretch. Maybe Hans had a bad attitude about it, but Hanako knows his behavior isn't stellar either. ]
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Last week was... a lot of us made some judgment calls that weren't solely evidence based. We chose to save one person who had more evidence pointing at 'em and sacrifice someone else who we knew by that point probably hadn't done it.
[ doesn't feel great, but not the point. ]
...Which is to say, no matter how much evidence they think they've got against you, and how little they have against anyone else, I'm not gonna let 'em vote you out, OK?
But that also means that even though I wanna treat whoever's tryin' to get you in trouble to a knuckle sandwich, I don't wanna spend too much time focusing on that evidence to potentially arrive at a dead end and let Whisper's killer get away with it. So I'm gonna focus on getting justice for her first.
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It's frustrating no matter how he thinks about it. ]
Mm. I'll do whatever I can too, to figure out who killed Whisper, and make them pay.
[ ... his shoulders droop a little, in the hug. ]
Also... thanks, Datz. For being on my side.
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he squeezes a little tighter. ]
Sure thing, bud. We're a team no matter what.