[Sometime in the midst of their investigation when neither Yor nor Tenn are occupied in particular, she'll go find the young man, looking around with a certain amount of urgency until she locates him.]
[ He's in his room, currently lying down on his bed and trying to block out the pain he's feeling; but when he hears her voice, he sighs and gets up. He makes his way to the door and opens it.
[ He'll leave the door slightly ajar, especially since Riku isn't present right now and may potentially need his help with something; but he goes to sit back on the bed. ]
...Sorry for troubling you. I just...don't think I can be alone right now.
[...Well, it's wan, but she does manage a soft smile.]
It's okay. I'd rather be with others right now, too.
[She falls silent for a moment before finally continuing.]
I thought that... if I walked with others, at least I could be sure to protect them. But it doesn't really help if I'm not with the right person at the right time, does it?
[ He understands her sentiment, though. He probably had a more realistic view of the situation, but even so, a part of him wanted to believe that nobody would suffer like this. Especially not Sami. ]
I knew things would come to this...but I wanted to believe that they wouldn't. That was foolish of me.
[ He nods, at that. Sad solidarity, he supposes... ]
...I don't know who to trust here...but I'd like to believe that people like you don't mean any harm. I know you couldn't have done something like this to her.
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He looks drained. ]
Yor-san. Did you need something?
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No, not really. I just wanted to check on you.
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[ Is he, though. He really doesn't seem like he is. ]
You should focus on taking care of yourself.
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If I only took care of myself, that would mean doing nothing while the people around me were hurt.
[Or, well. Worse.]
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[ He considers this for a moment before he steps off to the side of the door. A quiet invitation for her to come in, if she'd like to. ]
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She'll step inside, then.]
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...Sorry for troubling you. I just...don't think I can be alone right now.
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It's okay. I'd rather be with others right now, too.
[She falls silent for a moment before finally continuing.]
I thought that... if I walked with others, at least I could be sure to protect them. But it doesn't really help if I'm not with the right person at the right time, does it?
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[ He understands her sentiment, though. He probably had a more realistic view of the situation, but even so, a part of him wanted to believe that nobody would suffer like this. Especially not Sami. ]
I knew things would come to this...but I wanted to believe that they wouldn't. That was foolish of me.
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That may be so. But I think there are still good people here.
We just need to figure out how to protect them.
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[ He glances up at Yor. ]
I think you're one of those people, you know.
1/2
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I don't know how much I can do, but- whatever I can, I'll try to protect you.
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I don't want to let anyone else face the same fate as Samidare. It feels like...I failed her.
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...I don't know who to trust here...but I'd like to believe that people like you don't mean any harm. I know you couldn't have done something like this to her.
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...There are people I was worried about doing something like this, but... I hoped that if we threw a party, it would be harder for anyone to act.
[But it wasn't enough.]
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[ It seems like a naive thought, now, to think that anything could've stopped this from happening. ]
The only thing we can do now is avenge her. We have to find out who did this.
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Yes.
We have to.