First Investigation; C-ta

[laytorest]

[Sometime in the midst of their investigation when neither Yor nor C-ta are occupied in particular, she'll go find the young man, looking around with a certain amount of urgency until she locates him.]

C-ta- are you okay?

Comments

[mearry]

That people wouldn’t kill each other…?

[ c-ta nods. ]

Yeah, me too. I didn’t even think anyone would take this seriously. Now…now I’m not sure what to think.

[laytorest]

...

If you want company, I don't mind walking with you. After all of this, it might be better if we really do try to move in groups after all.

[mearry]

[ c-ta looks a bit confused, but nods slowly. ]

If you don’t mind, Yor-san, I’d really like that. [ he smiles sheepishly ] I was with Suga earlier, trying to help him…but I guess I didn’t realize how affected I was by this until now.

[laytorest]

...Suga and I were in the bakery when we heard. It seemed to be hard for him, too.

[mearry]

Mm.

[ … ]

Can I ask you for a favor, Yor-san?

[laytorest]

[-?]

What is it?

[mearry]

I just… I want to try to keep Suga safe.

[ he smiles warmly. ]

He’s a shy guy… you never know if he might be seen as an easy target in the future. And there’s only so much that I can do as a normal teenager, you know?

So if you could help me keep him safe, Yor-san, I’d be glad.

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[laytorest]

[laytorest]

...Of course. I'm only one person, but... I'll try to protect him.

I'll try to protect the both of you, to the best of my ability.