[after the trial, rita's out by the moat again, sitting on the grass and staring out at it.
her thoughts are a jumbled mess of concern for maya, blaming herself, and denji, up for execution... it takes a while for her to notice ichiro nearby, and look up.]
[ yeah. he's quiet, too, for a really long time - staring at rita like he doesn't want to say anything, at first, before he comes over and just. drops.
he looks less angry, now. just sort of broken, as he pulls knees to his chest and wraps his good arm around them. ]
[ no, it's this stupid fucking school goes through his head.
his voice is hoarse, soft as he keeps going. ]
...When I found out about the person that killed Sieghart, they told me they wanted to be caught. So... I promised I'd try and catch anyone who was like that. I wanted to - I just know, if it was me, I'd want to be caught, too.
well - see, he knows that rita will get flustered, probably, over such a sincere thought, but he can't keep the touched look off of his face. sincerity!!!!! there's a long moment of quiet, and ichiro looks away, reaching up to rub the back of his neck. ]
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her thoughts are a jumbled mess of concern for maya, blaming herself, and denji, up for execution... it takes a while for her to notice ichiro nearby, and look up.]
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he looks less angry, now. just sort of broken, as he pulls knees to his chest and wraps his good arm around them. ]
... I'm sorry. [ I couldn't help it. ]
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I mean, I knew you'd pull a stunt like that, and I hate it, but I know it's... because you wanted the same thing I did.
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... I don't want any of this. [ and then, quieter. ] I didn't want to catch her, either. I'm so fucking sick of this place, Rita-chan.
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I keep talking about wanting to find the truth, no matter what, but... I guess I'm a hypocrite.
I'm sick of this, too.
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[ no, it's this stupid fucking school goes through his head.
his voice is hoarse, soft as he keeps going. ]
...When I found out about the person that killed Sieghart, they told me they wanted to be caught. So... I promised I'd try and catch anyone who was like that. I wanted to - I just know, if it was me, I'd want to be caught, too.
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I don't know if I'd want the same for myself, but...
[she sighs...]
Maya's probably like that, too.
[I can't stand the thought of her wanting that, though...]
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... we're all - a lot of us are kind of dumb.
[ dumb fucking protagonists. maya-chan's a lot like me. ] You're probably the smartest person here, to think like that.
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Probably one of the most selfish, too. But I'll take it.
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after a moment, he glances up, looking at the sky overhead. ]
...hopefully only one more week. Right?
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Probably won't be much time for rest, with how much we still need to solve.
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I don't think I'm gonna be sleeping much, anyway. [ not after this. ]
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[she's too tsundere to actually say the words but her brain just betrays her and blurts out:
You're doing a lot of good here.
and she just quickly looks away.]
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well - see, he knows that rita will get flustered, probably, over such a sincere thought, but he can't keep the touched look off of his face. sincerity!!!!! there's a long moment of quiet, and ichiro looks away, reaching up to rub the back of his neck. ]
...thanks. I'm - I'm trying.
[ it means a lot. ]