First Study Session

[lovedanime]

[Mitarai ran out to the pool that was empty of souls and then emptied his stomach in private and left his empty room and now enters the empty hallway. He's still nauseous. Maybe Yoosung would say he should have some rice porridge. But he'll never know what Yoosung would actually say, because he's not a preprogrammed fictional character, he's a separate human being with consciousness who really existed, and now is dead. The tears are streaming down Mitarai's face but he eventually glimpses a brunette form and croaks to himself in shock.]

Max...

[He didn't really specifically expect to see any particular person here. He still has such a limited acquaintanceship with the "class" as a whole.]

Comments

[reshoot]

[seeing ryota crying makes this ten times worse. she told yoosung about him back when he first showed up. "you'll be such great friends!"

This...could this be worse? Max tries to stay strong, after all, Ryota seems pretty fragile.]

...Hey.

Do you need to talk?

[lovedanime]

[Mitarai makes one big go at wiping both his eyes with the back of his non-dominant left hand. It's very evident that Max is talking to him specifically.]

...I don't know what to say...

[He has no words that will bring Yoosung back. He has no information to contribute that makes it particularly likely his killer will be brought to justice.]

[reshoot]

[hey buddy

Have a hug. Max gently wraps her arms around him, leaning her forehead against his shoulder. It's a tough day for everyone, they can all use a little comfort.]

Me either.