[ i don't know where they are, just somewhere in the Realm. maybe they're in the woods or at the river, who knows, but ochako will offer a shaky smile when she sees elsa. it's been a rough weekend for everyone :( ]
[ maybe it's a little embarrassing, to be a hero, but to still be a young girl who needs that reassurance sometimes. but someone did die today - and yesterday, and the night before that, and... none of that was supposed to happen.
she'll lean into the hug, though, and gently return the gesture. ]
I just wish there was more we could have done. A hero's supposed to be able to help people, but I couldn't do anything for Viridian-san today. None of us could.
I guess... I'm just lost about how to do that. If we fall asleep again like we did on Thursday, we won't even have a chance to help. The best we could do is try to make sure no one gets hurt in another trial, but if we have to vote again...
[ ...oh, she's spiraling, isn't she. ochako gives herself a good mental shake, but it doesn't make those thoughts go away as easily as she hoped. ]
...But I'm hoping that, no matter who wins, someone will be able to use their wish to bring those three back, safe and sound. This place works different than our worlds, right? So maybe that's possible here.
Right. That's as much as we know—so let's work towards that.
[she pulls ochako back just a little, and boops her on the nose affectionately.]
...You can take as much time as you need, you know. Nobody is going to tell you when you are or aren't supposed to be okay. So... make sure you let me know if I can help be there when you need it.
[ that's... so sad? elsa's such a nice person, she deserves to be surrounded by friends.
at that question, though, her eyes turn away. ]
Not a lot, really. I can't go on a lot of missions yet, with only my provisional license. I've only been on one big mission so far, and maybe we did save some people but finishing it, and we definitely completed our goal, but... one of our team died, a few days later.
Well… you don’t have to be. I don’t know how long we’ll be here, but I think it’ll help all of us if we keep supporting each other.
[ she give a slow nod. ]
I know we did. But it still feels like a failure, that we didn’t get there in time to save him. I didn’t even know him that well, but if it weren’t for Sir Nighteye, we wouldn’t have been able to finish it at all.
[ it was a noble sacrifice. it’s just hard for her to say that it was worth it, even when it meant so much good came out of their success. ]
Heroes are supposed to save lives. So I don’t ever want to be too late to do that again.
[ except… she’d been too late for two others, just this weekend. ]
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week 0, sunday.
Hey, Elsa-san. How are you doing, after...?
[ she... doesn't want to say it. ]
im losing it at the starter image
ochako is baby
so elsa settles down beside her easily (in, let's say. the woods?) and scoots as close to her as possible.]
About the same as you.
[...]
Do you want a hug?
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[ maybe it's a little embarrassing, to be a hero, but to still be a young girl who needs that reassurance sometimes. but someone did die today - and yesterday, and the night before that, and... none of that was supposed to happen.
she'll lean into the hug, though, and gently return the gesture. ]
I just wish there was more we could have done. A hero's supposed to be able to help people, but I couldn't do anything for Viridian-san today. None of us could.
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she hugs ochako a little tighter, wrapping her arms around her back.]
I think... in a way, we did do something. We witnessed what took place.
Now, it's our job to find a way for that not to happen again, and get out of here with everyone else.
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[ ...oh, she's spiraling, isn't she. ochako gives herself a good mental shake, but it doesn't make those thoughts go away as easily as she hoped. ]
...But I'm hoping that, no matter who wins, someone will be able to use their wish to bring those three back, safe and sound. This place works different than our worlds, right? So maybe that's possible here.
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I wonder, then. If that means something different to... [she hesitates] ...truly passing on.
[hmm.
she tousels Ochako's hair a little, giving her a squeeze.]
We can only do what we can. The next right thing. One step at a time, okay?
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[ those words taste bitter in her mouth. it's not something that ochako can afford to shy away from, though, in her line of work. ]
The next right thing... [ a slow nod. ] Yeah. I guess, for now, that's to keep trying to gather the nova, right?
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[she pulls ochako back just a little, and boops her on the nose affectionately.]
...You can take as much time as you need, you know. Nobody is going to tell you when you are or aren't supposed to be okay. So... make sure you let me know if I can help be there when you need it.
Okay?
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I know. It’s just… hard to take in. [ for all of them, ochako knows. she’s not the only one having trouble, but she nods. ] Okay. Thanks, Elsa-san.
...But you have to tell me if you need help, too, okay? I’m still training to be a hero, so if there’s something I can do, I want to try.
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[hee hee]
Have you saved a lot of people? Being a hero in training?
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[ that's... so sad? elsa's such a nice person, she deserves to be surrounded by friends.
at that question, though, her eyes turn away. ]
Not a lot, really. I can't go on a lot of missions yet, with only my provisional license. I've only been on one big mission so far, and maybe we did save some people but finishing it, and we definitely completed our goal, but... one of our team died, a few days later.
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I'm sorry for your loss, Ochako. I'm sure that if you completed your goal, though, you did save many people.
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[ she give a slow nod. ]
I know we did. But it still feels like a failure, that we didn’t get there in time to save him. I didn’t even know him that well, but if it weren’t for Sir Nighteye, we wouldn’t have been able to finish it at all.
[ it was a noble sacrifice. it’s just hard for her to say that it was worth it, even when it meant so much good came out of their success. ]
Heroes are supposed to save lives. So I don’t ever want to be too late to do that again.
[ except… she’d been too late for two others, just this weekend. ]