cranelike | ❀ nero turner

[... Slowly-]

We went to some other town. I don't know where it was, but it was called Hinamizawa.

(The name is clearly Japanese and Tsurumaru tilts his head to one side.)

It sounds like a name from back home... but I've never heard of it.

Right. It seemed like I knew the whole place, even though I'd never been there before. Assumin' it was the same for the other three.

It was more than just a town, though.

(Frowning at Nero to continue because.... ordinary towns don't return you with knife wounds in your stomach?)

Somethin' was wrong with it.

[Ugh.]

Every time we died we restarted back where we began.

You died.

(It's not a question. Nero, explain.)

Twice. Somethin' about that town... made us turn on each other.

...You killed each other. Were you aware of what was happening to you?

The second time... I felt an itch and I was sure they were gonna kill me.

The last time I didn't stay with the group.

(Raising a brow at the itch part but he can only assume it's something more metaphorical? Like an itch or a prickling feeling one gets in their mind when something is happening...)

Where did you go?

To the school. I just made curry.

Dunno what happened with the rest of the group.

And which one hurt you?

(Which one cut his stomach.)

[...

Silence.]

(...)

Alright.

(He'll let it go.)

All of these adventures have been related to our situation in one way or another. Did you find the connection? Do you think the town was related to anywhere we've been? Or did you find anything out of place there?

[A slight nod.]

I don't think it was related, but we did get a note.

Like the castle.

(Some place related to a person, then? He wonders who that could be...)

What did it say?

"This explosion would not only change the world we know, but the worlds we would never see."

(Squints,)

What did the writing look like...?

Yelena has the original.

I'll have to ask her later, then.

Is there anything else, Nero-kun?

(Last chance to continue or let the topic go.)

[Shakes his head.]

That's all.

(And he smiles lightly,)

Thank you. I know it was difficult to talk about.

[A slight sigh.

Talking about this sort of stuff... Terrible.]

(Sighs also. It's an empathic sigh. He feels for Nero.

So he reaches out to just

pat him on the cheeks with both hands. Holds his face.)

You did well, Nero-kun. I'm proud of you.

(Pat, pat.)

Are you tired? You're still hurt... and you've done something difficult. You should rest before the trial.

[...

This is so embarrassing.]

'm gonna rest up.

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