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[purrtagonist]

STUFF WILL GO HERE ONE DAY

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Week 5, Saturday, Evening

[resortghosts]

[ A pad of sticky notes slides under the door. After that, they lift themselves into the air and stick themselves to the wall.

"I tried to stop her but I couldn't do anything again"

And, on several other sticky notes stuck around that first one:

"I'm sorry" ]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . oh]

[. . .]

It's okay.

It's my fault she volunteered.

cw: suicidal ideation

[resortghosts]

[ ...The door opens and is left that way for a bit so a pen can come through, too.

Scribbling away, and:

"She didn't think she deserved to live"

"Someone like me who thinks that way too... can't really convince others to live, you know?"

"The tablet chat doesn't work anymore. I don't see any staff. Not even the chef."

"This is probably goodbye."

"Sorry..." ]

[purrtagonist]

[firmly]

This isn't goodbye. It isn't.

[resortghosts]

[ The pad of sticky notes just droops, like they're barely being held in a limp hand. ]

[purrtagonist]

We won't leave you behind.

[standing up straighter, chin tilted up]

There is a way to save you. To save everyone who has died. To get you new bodies and everything.

We won't leave you behind.

[resortghosts]

[ "Then don't die."

The pad of paper and pen disappear into what may just be invisible pockets, and there's a soft thud of something hitting the ground in that corner. ]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . . . . . . .]

[kind of moves towards where he heard the thudding noise, trying to crouch down next to it]

Hey. . .

. . . I need to tell you something.

[resortghosts]

[ A hand reaches out to touch the back of his, lightly. He's here. ]

[purrtagonist]

I spoke to Ichigo right after the trial.

He said he's going to buy us some time. I offered to help him, but he didn't answer me.

He might try to do something stupid. I need the people on that side to look out for him.

[resortghosts]

[ There's a significant pause before the pad of stickies come out again. His writing is small this time, to conserve them.

"I'll tell the others." ]

[purrtagonist]

Thanks.

If he does anything, it'll be on Sunday evening. I don't know what he's planning, but. . .

If he's trying to buy us time, he might be trying to make it to the brain.

[resortghosts]

[ "Okay. I'm sure there's a lot of people who will help watch." ]

[purrtagonist]

I don't think. . . you should necessarily stop him.

But try to go with him, if you can.

[resortghosts]

[ "Yeah. A lot of them are fighters, too, so they might be able to keep up better. Our group wasn't really good for that until now." ]

[purrtagonist]

. . . whatever you do, be careful. Okay?

[resortghosts]

[ "I can't fight, so if it's anything like that, I'll stay out of it. I'd just be in the way. I'll tell everyone else to be careful, too." ]

[purrtagonist]

Thanks, Yoshi.

For everything.

[resortghosts]

[ The paper droops in the air a bit before he moves it to write on it again.

"I wanted to help so much more, but in the end, this is as much as I can do." ]

[purrtagonist]

Stop underestimating how important the help you've given to us has been.

This isn't nothing. You aren't nothing.

[resortghosts]

[ "Even when I try to help, I keep messing up. I wanted to be more useful." ]

[purrtagonist]

Why do you keep saying that you're messing up? I haven't seen any of that yet.

[resortghosts]

[ "I was the one holding Makoto back. But I let her go when Ellie volunteered and I couldn't get back up again." ]

[purrtagonist]

. . . don't.

Makoto's volunteering was my fault. Not yours.

[resortghosts]

[ "I tried talking to her about it, too! But... She was really determined. I couldn't talk her out of it..." ]