[Oh... Moe... Her face is still undecipherable as fuck because of the hat situation, but her voice is noticeably softer when she responds to that.]
... We'll figure out a way to get him back to you. We won't give up until we find it, I promise. [The lobby is filled with trophy cases, posters, flyers, and a few other things — but there's a hallway that seems to lead to rows of lockers and classroom doors. She gestures at him to follow.] He's in Room 4. It's this way.
[And down the hallway they go! As they walk, Tonbo will notice that each door they pass has a sheet of paper taped to it. In order, the papers read: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 4, and 1. 4 happens to be at the very end of the hallway, right across from the door labeled as 1.]
[It is big! And also hellish, if anyone asks Veronica about it.
Once they get to door 4, Veronica will push it open. Tonbokiri will 27 familiar faces inside the classroom, all of them fast asleep on school desks. Each of them have a comfy little pillow to rest their heads and arms on, and a cozy blanket is placed over their shoulders. It looks like they're all wearing the same outfit the campers woke up in on the bus, with their own bunny eared scrunchies.]
Well, here we are. Room 4. Holler if you, um, need anything.
[ tonbo immediately gets grumpy about high schoolers and terrible children. why are humans like this!!
anyways, that gets tucked aside when they enter because.........oh. for some reason, knowing and seeing were separate in his mind. without an acknowledgment to winter (SORRY VERONICA), tonbo wanders through the rows, mutely checking up on those he left on good terms with. the genji's get gentle head pats, kanesan's blanket tucked just a little higher. grune's hair gets smoothed out of her face. are chuuya and the others here? who knows! and nikkari...........
tonbo stops when he gets to his love, heart clenching at that familiar face he knows so well. he thought it would be alright after all this time, knowing they were fighting for a better end then the one they ended with and yet- there's a harsh noise, tonbo sliding to his knees to bury his face against nikkari, arm coming to wrap around his sleeping form. his hand strokes that silky soft hair he's come to know so well, and he wants so badly for nikkari to wake, to tell him it will be okay he has done his duty well. that all of this was worth it in the end despite what he had to do to get here. ]
Nikkari-
[ everything has been so much, he's so glad that wei ying and the others have been here but it's not the same. even without all the secrecy and lies of this place, there is still an abject difference that he cannot cross when they are together.
they're so close to figuring it out, to making an end that isn't going to take more than it it gives. it scares him a little that their chances of succeeding were so low only days ago, that he was more than ready to give up, lost in misery without a way out. ]
Soon, beloved. We shall have answers soon.
[ he has faith in the others after all, and they've already done so much in so short a time. it's only this weekend that they must overcome and if things go well, all the pieces will come together. ]
I think you'll like those I met here. I'm sure you'll be quite surprised who remained with me. And the others-! Tsurumaru-san and Ishikimaru-dono and many of our other comrades have gone through similar in other places. [ a quiet wet chuckle gets pressed into nikkari's shoulder, the noise echoing brokenly into the table. ]
Okay, no. Chuuya, Carlos, Polly and Nathan are here. Tonbo will notice that Tamamo, Becks and Carlos have flowers with them. Nikkari's hair has been carefully braided. Someone is taking good care of everyone in this room. Unfortunately, Nikkari doesn't stir. There are no signs that he even heard him. Andie is going to suffer after unlocks, but for now — Veronica will be a good girl and look the other way to give him some privacy. Don't mind her as she chills by the door.]
there quiet for a while, tonbo soaking up what little comfort he can from nikkari's sleeping form. he didn't expect much of a response but there's still a touch of hurt even he could not wake them. there's a gentle kiss to the forehead, tonbo taking his time to brush his hair gently back into place and tuck the blanket more securely around him. ]
Sleep well, beloved. I'll return when you wake.
[ another gentle brush of his hair and Tonbo will head back to Veronica (with a quick pit stops to check up on Chuuya and laugh just a little incredulously at getting to see both ages at roughly the same time. isn't that a paradox?). She gets a bright smile even if his eyes do look incredibly red. ]
[She cannot see... She does not see... And she very politely pretends she does not notice the look in his eyes when she nods, hands clasped in front of her.]
... It's the least I could do. [She peers into the classroom for a second, as if to check everyone is still snoozing.] Are you ready to go?
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... We'll figure out a way to get him back to you. We won't give up until we find it, I promise. [The lobby is filled with trophy cases, posters, flyers, and a few other things — but there's a hallway that seems to lead to rows of lockers and classroom doors. She gestures at him to follow.] He's in Room 4. It's this way.
[And down the hallway they go! As they walk, Tonbo will notice that each door they pass has a sheet of paper taped to it. In order, the papers read: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 4, and 1. 4 happens to be at the very end of the hallway, right across from the door labeled as 1.]
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Thank you for all your hard work. I know it hasn’t been easy.
[ and he immediately gets distracted again with wide eyes, taking in the sights. is this what human schooling is like in the future? it’s so big ]
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Once they get to door 4, Veronica will push it open. Tonbokiri will 27 familiar faces inside the classroom, all of them fast asleep on school desks. Each of them have a comfy little pillow to rest their heads and arms on, and a cozy blanket is placed over their shoulders. It looks like they're all wearing the same outfit the campers woke up in on the bus, with their own bunny eared scrunchies.]
Well, here we are. Room 4. Holler if you, um, need anything.
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anyways, that gets tucked aside when they enter because.........oh. for some reason, knowing and seeing were separate in his mind. without an acknowledgment to winter (SORRY VERONICA), tonbo wanders through the rows, mutely checking up on those he left on good terms with. the genji's get gentle head pats, kanesan's blanket tucked just a little higher. grune's hair gets smoothed out of her face. are chuuya and the others here? who knows! and nikkari...........
tonbo stops when he gets to his love, heart clenching at that familiar face he knows so well. he thought it would be alright after all this time, knowing they were fighting for a better end then the one they ended with and yet- there's a harsh noise, tonbo sliding to his knees to bury his face against nikkari, arm coming to wrap around his sleeping form. his hand strokes that silky soft hair he's come to know so well, and he wants so badly for nikkari to wake, to tell him it will be okay he has done his duty well. that all of this was worth it in the end despite what he had to do to get here. ]
Nikkari-
[ everything has been so much, he's so glad that wei ying and the others have been here but it's not the same. even without all the secrecy and lies of this place, there is still an abject difference that he cannot cross when they are together.
they're so close to figuring it out, to making an end that isn't going to take more than it it gives. it scares him a little that their chances of succeeding were so low only days ago, that he was more than ready to give up, lost in misery without a way out. ]
Soon, beloved. We shall have answers soon.
[ he has faith in the others after all, and they've already done so much in so short a time. it's only this weekend that they must overcome and if things go well, all the pieces will come together. ]
I think you'll like those I met here. I'm sure you'll be quite surprised who remained with me. And the others-! Tsurumaru-san and Ishikimaru-dono and many of our other comrades have gone through similar in other places. [ a quiet wet chuckle gets pressed into nikkari's shoulder, the noise echoing brokenly into the table. ]
I hope you're having good dreams in the meantime.
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Okay, no. Chuuya, Carlos, Polly and Nathan are here. Tonbo will notice that Tamamo, Becks and Carlos have flowers with them. Nikkari's hair has been carefully braided. Someone is taking good care of everyone in this room. Unfortunately, Nikkari doesn't stir. There are no signs that he even heard him. Andie is going to suffer after unlocks, but for now — Veronica will be a good girl and look the other way to give him some privacy. Don't mind her as she chills by the door.]
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there quiet for a while, tonbo soaking up what little comfort he can from nikkari's sleeping form. he didn't expect much of a response but there's still a touch of hurt even he could not wake them. there's a gentle kiss to the forehead, tonbo taking his time to brush his hair gently back into place and tuck the blanket more securely around him. ]
Sleep well, beloved. I'll return when you wake.
[ another gentle brush of his hair and Tonbo will head back to Veronica (with a quick pit stops to check up on Chuuya and laugh just a little incredulously at getting to see both ages at roughly the same time. isn't that a paradox?). She gets a bright smile even if his eyes do look incredibly red. ]
Thank you.
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... It's the least I could do. [She peers into the classroom for a second, as if to check everyone is still snoozing.] Are you ready to go?
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Mm. I will see them all again very soon.
[ he sounds so confident in that. (he has to. he can't falter now) ]
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You will. [If anyone here deserves a third option, it's the people from the boat.] We're making progress. I know we are.