[This time, he leans against a tree with his eyes closed and his arms folded in front of his chest. He's hard of hearing, so not even a song—if she were to still remember it—would grab his attention. The forest is ideal, because it's harder to run into people here when he can barely comprehend their words.
[ It sure is not. Although Dorothy most certainly isn't humming-- mostly because the melody itself is lost to her.
But so far she's already encountered two people who have had difficulties hearing her, and her own problem is... mildly annoying.
So instead, she stops in front of him, waiting to see if he'll register another presence and open his eyes before she has to try and tap his shoulder or something. ]
[His hearing may have largely gone, but his other senses are still intact. He feels the faint vibration of footsteps on the forest floor, and it's hard to miss an entire presence with eyes on him. His eyes slide open.]
I don't remember seeing anything like that, even though I slept there, spoopy.
And I don't think it would have been my handprint, either-- not like what happened at the pub, spoopy.
[ Though she does raise one hand to look at it dubiously. She doesn't know what size this handprint was, but she thinks she'd probably know if she'd placed her hand in something like that. ]
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Week 4: Friday
Of course, that solitude isn't bound to last.]
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But so far she's already encountered two people who have had difficulties hearing her, and her own problem is... mildly annoying.
So instead, she stops in front of him, waiting to see if he'll register another presence and open his eyes before she has to try and tap his shoulder or something. ]
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What is it?
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How goes the hearing, Rufus? ]
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We found a note in the inn, spoopy. It shared the same handwriting as that memory book in the lobby, spoopy.
Also I'm talking like this because I spent the night in the graveyard, spoopy.
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I was at the gun range.
What did the note say?
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Which is fine because Dorothy hates it. ]
"Forgive them", spoopy. Though I would have to say that at this juncture, this isn't about forgiveness, spoopy. Nor do I think it ought to be, spoopy.
[ She was the one who'd written that she didn't need to be forgiven, anyway. What does anyone's forgiveness matter, in the scheme of... so much? ]
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Yes. This is about the stabilization of nova.
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And I don't think it would have been my handprint, either-- not like what happened at the pub, spoopy.
[ Though she does raise one hand to look at it dubiously. She doesn't know what size this handprint was, but she thinks she'd probably know if she'd placed her hand in something like that. ]
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It was a similar match to the size of Homura's hand.
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So someone smaller, spoopy. I believe people were looking for Hikaru as well, spoopy.
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That's going to be quite a task uncovering her if so, spoopy. Though I imagine they'll be able to dedicate some time to that tomorrow, spoopy.
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[ Which. Tends to happen more often than not. ]
This isn't ideal, but I suppose I ought to be glad they're not targeting Leaders yet.
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I haven't had the opportunity to talk to them about it, spoopy. But from the way they were talking earlier this week, it's entirely possible, spoopy.
I can't say I don't understand why they were concerned, spoopy.
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You think it might impact stabilization as a whole, and not just for that team, spoopy.
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Well, it's a valid concern. She can't fault him. ]