a gy pc? wao.

[justfists]

[Later, after the puzzle, Makoto searches out Caren again. She pauses, steeling herself. Did she really want to have this confrontation?

... Yes.]

Hortensia-san? Do you have a moment?

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[justfists]

[she pauses]

Truthfully... I am hoping the worst of what you could have done is over. I'd told him to protect himself, when he told me the truth. I don't think either of us honestly considered that he was not the one in mortal danger.

[sexorcism]

What would the worst have been?

[She goes up to get an iced tea refill from the drink machine, comes back, and sits down, twirling the straw wrapper around her index finger.]

I'll say this once. I assume we only have a few days remaining in this place, so I am choosing to spend it as I desire, with the people I... [Her mind nearly short-circuits when it looks for the word she wants to use. When she realizes what it is, Caren ignores it.] ... I want to spend my time with. That is how I'll handle that which remains.

But I believe you are mistaken to ever think a man who watched murder from the shadows, who likely witnessed brutal torture and said nothing, was the one in most mortal danger in this game.

[justfists]

[she allows for that, and closes her eyes at that admonishment. It's true-- regardless of what Akira's feelings were, Makoto felt largely that he had made a huge mistake. And, her trust had been shaken.

But she didn't want to show that.]

... For that, you may be right.