[ well. he doubts that rosamund will want to see him or anyone else right now, but they are still friends. he is still worried about her. so kazuki comes anyway. ]
Rosamund-san... [ "are you okay" is a foolish question, under these circumstances, so he won't waste his breath or her patience with it. the question is, what can he say right now? he has no way to help, no way to change this, but that's nothing new. ] ...Did they take care of you?
[ of course they did. io is here. what else would they do. ]
I don't know, either. I don't... really want to ask you anything? The others all probably have everything covered, anyway. I just don't want you to be left alone.
[ io and nodd notwithstanding. ]
When it was Sheba and Liu-san, I just kind of hung out with them for the night, but I'll leave if you want me to.
...For whatever it's worth, I am sorry - for both you and Bain-san.
[Sheba and Shouxue. Rosamund's eyes close. She presses the heel of her palm into them, blowing out a long breath of air. His apology isn't a surprise — but the way it abrades her nerves is.]
Don't lose sleep for my sake, Kazuki. Tomorrow will be dreadful enough as it is.
Can you stop? [She looks to him sharply.] I'm telling you it's fine. I don't want a body guard. I'm tired of being watched. I'm tired of being looked after.
[ but, he supposes, it makes sense for her to be angry at him right now. she might be angry at everything, but he is the one who brought up that item again. if he hadn't, then maybe things would never have unfolded the way they did.
...so he'll offer another excuse. ]
Besides. Even if you tell me to leave, I've been hanging around here a lot more recently. Io-san's been teaching me stuff.
[Her gaze stays on him. Heated. Rosamund grips the lid of the pod and rises to a sit, though her posture looks pointedly more hunched than usual.
She takes Kazuki's hands in her own, rubbing his knuckles. Never once looking away from his eyes.]
You're very kind, Kazuki. I need you to know that. You give so much of your time and your energy to making other people feel better. And I consider you my friend. I do.
[The grip tightens.]
Diluc was my friend too, Kazuki. And there's no glass between us in here.
[If he spends the night...well. They could see in the morning how it plays out.]
[ he's a little surprised that rosamund reaches out to him at all, but he doesn't pull away. he simply meets her eyes, unwavering, and listens. ]
I know.
[ and he'd be lying if he said he wasn't a little afraid because of that - not just for himself, but for rosamund, too. not that being in the brig has stopped anyone who's been infected before. ]
But I'm not going to treat you like some kind of monster. That's not who you are.
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Rosamund-san... [ "are you okay" is a foolish question, under these circumstances, so he won't waste his breath or her patience with it. the question is, what can he say right now? he has no way to help, no way to change this, but that's nothing new. ] ...Did they take care of you?
[ of course they did. io is here. what else would they do. ]
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[Said softly and without affect. She's not moved since the med pod lid popped. It's lucky there's no one queuing up for their turn tonight.]
Kazuki...I don't know what you all want me to say.
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[ io and nodd notwithstanding. ]
When it was Sheba and Liu-san, I just kind of hung out with them for the night, but I'll leave if you want me to.
...For whatever it's worth, I am sorry - for both you and Bain-san.
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[Sheba and Shouxue. Rosamund's eyes close. She presses the heel of her palm into them, blowing out a long breath of air. His apology isn't a surprise — but the way it abrades her nerves is.]
Don't lose sleep for my sake, Kazuki. Tomorrow will be dreadful enough as it is.
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I'm not going to sleep even if I go somewhere else. I'll be fine.
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[ but, he supposes, it makes sense for her to be angry at him right now. she might be angry at everything, but he is the one who brought up that item again. if he hadn't, then maybe things would never have unfolded the way they did.
...so he'll offer another excuse. ]
Besides. Even if you tell me to leave, I've been hanging around here a lot more recently. Io-san's been teaching me stuff.
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She takes Kazuki's hands in her own, rubbing his knuckles. Never once looking away from his eyes.]
You're very kind, Kazuki. I need you to know that. You give so much of your time and your energy to making other people feel better. And I consider you my friend. I do.
[The grip tightens.]
Diluc was my friend too, Kazuki. And there's no glass between us in here.
[If he spends the night...well. They could see in the morning how it plays out.]
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I know.
[ and he'd be lying if he said he wasn't a little afraid because of that - not just for himself, but for rosamund, too. not that being in the brig has stopped anyone who's been infected before. ]
But I'm not going to treat you like some kind of monster. That's not who you are.