[He clips a purple flower, weaving it into a bundle that's in front of him.]
I know. Please don't misunderstand. I'm grateful for the opportunity, but at the same time...
...[He cuts himself off because it's a shitty thing to say when so many people are still shaken by the weekend. Instead, he's working on the arrangement in front of him.] I'll do everything possible to help out until the end. North and Ookurikara have copies of my notes, but I'll have to update them now to reflect what we learned yesterday.
If you want. It's just a list of everyone's alignments and powers as we've been learning them, connections that are important that may impact people's behaviors, and noteworthy events from past trials and information we've received. I don't mind sharing that as necessary.
[A pause...and then he laughs, quietly and not even remotely amused.]
It's practice in a deadly form of Japanese martial arts. The great Ikebana. [It's dry and sarcastic, but he's winding a white flower through a loop in the arrangement.] ...I'm thinking about sending it down the river, or keeping it with me. Like I said, I like to keep busy.
It's for both of them. Usually after trials, I'd bring a bunch of flowers into the house and Lili would let me make arrangements to wind down. [It's oddly soothing.] And I think Miki would at least like them, too.
[...] Sorry for lying about it. If it helps, Milla also believed it and spent several weeks trying to get me to spar with her.
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Thanks. [...] It's selfish, but I am, too. Though I wish it wasn't because I took the chance from someone else, or that it would be being left behind.
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They might not be here right now, but that doesn't mean you're alone, either.
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I know. Please don't misunderstand. I'm grateful for the opportunity, but at the same time...
...[He cuts himself off because it's a shitty thing to say when so many people are still shaken by the weekend. Instead, he's working on the arrangement in front of him.] I'll do everything possible to help out until the end. North and Ookurikara have copies of my notes, but I'll have to update them now to reflect what we learned yesterday.
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[At the mention of his notes, though:]
...Would I be able to read them at some point?
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[...]
What's the arrangement for?
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It's practice in a deadly form of Japanese martial arts. The great Ikebana. [It's dry and sarcastic, but he's winding a white flower through a loop in the arrangement.] ...I'm thinking about sending it down the river, or keeping it with me. Like I said, I like to keep busy.
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[She's joking, but only lightly given the circumstances.]
I bet whoever you're thinking of would like it.
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[...] Sorry for lying about it. If it helps, Milla also believed it and spent several weeks trying to get me to spar with her.