[it's later in the day, and rita's calmed down a bit. she'll seek out maya, hopefully in their room. she'll linger in the doorway, already feeling choked up again.]
No... I would have noticed something like that.... she had trouble seeing, anyway.
[ this is what it says: ]
If you blame yourself for this, then I'll be really mad. I know you will in some small way, but please don't. Maya. We both know how this place works by now, and yet you're doing all you can to fight against it.
I haven't been entirely honest with you. There are some things I wish I could have said. But maybe I ended up saying them? I'm writing this to you in case I "died". (I'm putting it in quotes because I'm probably at the daycare right now.) I'm not sure how it happened, but I'll leave that to you and the others to figure out.
Don't be sad. No matter what you do, there will always be people to support and understand you. Including me.
No, she's very kind, Rita. Even if she did kill someone here... it wasn't because she wanted to. The whole time I was with her, all she wanted to do was save me, even though I was...
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week 6, saturday
Hey... sorry. Today was such a mess.
But I'm just... I'm glad you're still here.
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Don't.. apologize, Rita... I'm the one who should be apologizing.
(You're still glad that I'm here? After all that?)
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You couldn't help it. If anything, it just shows how badly you wanted to help all of us.
And... you still can. And will. I know it.
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[ ... ]
But I'll try.
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What've you got?
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[ one side is a maid cafe picture with maya and manwol..... the other side is writing ]
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[rita pulls something out of her pocket? it's a picture of manwol and herself at SUB, near the bowling alley.]
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How did she even... get these delivered?
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[she's looking at the message on the back...]
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[ this is what it says: ]
If you blame yourself for this, then I'll be really mad. I know you will in some small way, but please don't. Maya. We both know how this place works by now, and yet you're doing all you can to fight against it.
I haven't been entirely honest with you. There are some things I wish I could have said. But maybe I ended up saying them? I'm writing this to you in case I "died". (I'm putting it in quotes because I'm probably at the daycare right now.) I'm not sure how it happened, but I'll leave that to you and the others to figure out.
Don't be sad. No matter what you do, there will always be people to support and understand you. Including me.
See you soon,
Manwol
[ maya is trying very hard not to tear up again ]
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[Wait... was Manwol...?]
... No way...
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[ that snaps her out of her deep depressos ]
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["I haven't been honest with you."
"...things I wish I could have said."]
[she looks at her own message.]
["You're on the right track."
"If I had more freedom, then I might have..."]
... Manwol was one of them, wasn't she?
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She must have... known something. I don't think she was a killer, but....
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... Damn it, don't think that out loud!]
--Ugh...
Look, I mean... she definitely wasn't a bad person.
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[ makes crazy motion ]
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She kept protecting me... even gave up something precious to her to undo a sacrifice I made. We never would have made it without her.
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You know, those notes in the lockers.... I think they came from people trying to help. Not necessarily killers. Maybe Manwol was one of them.
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It's just, Manwol really fits the profile that the others in that group fit. This... strong, kind woman, looking out for the rest of us...
[rita just, kind of flustered as maya draws closer, and as she's saying unironic nice things that she normally never would.]
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[ maya can't help but find this sweet.. ]
But those were only a few of the people, right? There was Rupert, and a lot more we don't even know.
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["The straights"...? Maybe one of them is a man...]