Ah... Yeah. Something really bad happened around this same time last week, and now this happens. [Thursdays are cursed.] If it helps you feel better, I'm a little nervous too.
... Yeah, it is. [She's standing by one of the dart boards, counting the darts available.] I really wish we didn't have to go through that again, but it's looking more and more improbable lately.
Probably... It's a shame. This place could have been really nice if not for, well, you know.
[Three whole ass bodies, haha. With a sigh, she places the darts back in their place — though she doesn't notice the shard of glass caught in the rack until it's too late. It falls out of its place and lands on her hand, bringing with it a memory.]
sometimes your friends die. sometimes you're completely desensitized to it. it stops even being a shock. it isn't necessarily that you don't care at all, but it's - complicated.
rika still at least remembers to look distressed. ]
[Sometimes... it just be like that. Monika has a curiously blank look on her face after the memory fades, but she shakes it off quickly enough — sucking in a breath through her teeth as her expression shifts to something more apologetic.]
... Oh, my gosh. I'm so, so sorry you had to see that, Rika.
He rejected her feelings. Or, well, that's what I heard. [Sometimes... teen drama just be like that.] ... Jeez, I know we've seen some pretty awful stuff lately. But I'm sorry, I shouldn't talk about this so casually.
[Oh... Oh, dear. Monika was in the middle of checking out a sweater that she may or may not have to take anyway, seeing as how she's bleeding all over it.]
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W1, Thursday
I hope all of that was the worst thing that'll happen tonight...
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Ahaha... That would be nice. [Was Rika talking to herself? Well, this is now a conversation.] Hey, Rika. How are you feeling?
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I'm okay... I'm just a little bit nervous.
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Ah... Yeah. Something really bad happened around this same time last week, and now this happens. [Thursdays are cursed.] If it helps you feel better, I'm a little nervous too.
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It helps a little bit. At least it's not just me.
We can be nervous together.
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Ahaha... Alright, then call us partners in feeling nervous.
[Lightly, and then. Not so lightly.]
... Actually, do you mind if I ask what happened? It really took everyone by surprise.
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[ rika gives a tentative nod. sure, she can go over the details. ]
We all went through doors and found ourselves in a candy shop. But we were small enough to be in a candy castle.
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[ why did she expect to... ]
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[rika deserves nice things]
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W2, Saturday
she looks pleased to have some company, when she spots monika, and heads over to join her. ]
Even if it didn't go perfect, it's a relief when the trial ends.
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... Yeah, it is. [She's standing by one of the dart boards, counting the darts available.] I really wish we didn't have to go through that again, but it's looking more and more improbable lately.
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[ she's resigned to it. ]
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[Three whole ass bodies, haha. With a sigh, she places the darts back in their place — though she doesn't notice the shard of glass caught in the rack until it's too late. It falls out of its place and lands on her hand, bringing with it a memory.]
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sometimes your friends die. sometimes you're completely desensitized to it. it stops even being a shock. it isn't necessarily that you don't care at all, but it's - complicated.
rika still at least remembers to look distressed. ]
Mii... Your friend...!
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... Oh, my gosh. I'm so, so sorry you had to see that, Rika.
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[ she looks like it's not really okay. it is. but - she can pretend. ]
What happened...?
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... She killed herself in front of [...] our newest club member after I left school. They were stuck in that classroom together for the whole weekend.
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[ it's true. sometimes teen drama is just like that. ]
... It's okay. This place is making me tough. I can handle it.
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[Haha. Ahaha... Hah. Monika purses her lips together, shaking her head.]
Rika, that's not a good thing... It's actually awful that we're growing desensitized to these things.
W5, Monday
this week's effect is annoying.
but she heads over to monika's side when she spots her. ]
Hello.
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Hello, Rika. [Pleasantly!
And then she does a double take.]
... Oh, my gosh. What?
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You're bleeding, too.
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[This is? Not fine? She purses her lips like she wants to ask, but instead she settles on:]
Should we find a turtleneck sweater for you?
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[ she doesn't usually wear turtlenecks so it didn't really occur to her! ]
You're so smart.
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[She. Squints at the gift shop turtleneck selection.]
Do you see something you like, Rika?