First Investigation; Suga

[laytorest]

[Sometime in the midst of their investigation when neither Yor nor Suga are occupied in particular, she'll go find the young man.]

Are you okay...?

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[gemuinemanagement]

I'm OK

[Just ignore that he was crying earlier, it's fine.]

[laytorest]

...It's okay to be sad. She was a kind girl.

[gemuinemanagement]

I was just talking to her
I saw her at the party
And now she's gone

[Ah. Here come the tears again.]

[laytorest]

[There is a moment's pause, fretting a little - Suga is certainly young compared to her, but he's still grown up enough that considering him a child isn't quite right, either. But...

But...

Resolving herself a little, she steps up to the young man, reaching out for a (tentative, uncertain) hug.]

[gemuinemanagement]

[The hug is extremely welcome. He clings to her, burying his face in her shoulder as he silently sniffles.]

[laytorest]

[Oh, poor thing.

The hug remains soft, refusing to tighten, but rubbing his back as he clings, motions delicate and consistent. She will stand for the both of them if she must.]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Eventually, after her shoulder has been soaked with tears, he pulls back enough to reach for his paper and pen.]

Thank you
I needed that

[laytorest]

[...She smiles, but it's a wan one.]

It's okay. I'm glad you were able to let it out.

[gemuinemanagement]

What about you
How are you holding up

[He's not the only person here who needs support.]

[laytorest]

...I'm sad, too. She was- very bright. Last night during the party, she said some very kind words to me.

[It seems a little silly now, how much she'd fretted over it then.]

I hoped it wouldn't come to this.

[gemuinemanagement]

Me neither
She didn't deserve this
I won't forgive Hamelin for this

[laytorest]

It really is horrible. I don't understand how he could do such a thing.

[gemuinemanagement]

What kind of person could find this entertaining

[laytorest]

Someone truly evil.

[gemuinemanagement]

I won't forgive him
No matter who killed Samidare
He's the reason she's dead

[laytorest]

[She reads his message, but gives no answer, gaze dropping to the ground instead.]

[gemuinemanagement]

[After a second, he lightly squeezes her shoulder. There there.]

[laytorest]

[Once she's had a moment to compose herself again, she looks up once more.]

I still want to find the person who did this. I want to know... who decided to be so cruel as to--

[But she never quite finishes the sentence.]

[gemuinemanagement]

We will
We'll do our best for Samidare