[it takes a few hours, but eventually Akira drags himself back inside after a lengthy walk around the ski slopes to clear his head. he parks himself in the kitchen, makes himself some coffee, and takes a seat near the window to just. . . think some more]
[Kathrine can find him seated at the counters, coffee in hand, gaze affixed on the window that looks out on the snowy banks outside. he isn't wearing his glasses anymore-- they've been plucked from his features and placed aside, so]
[he looks pretty distracted, but he's probably good for conversation]
[the trial itself had been a lot between the number of things that happened and katherine eventually made her way to the kitchen not long after it was over when she spots akira sitting off on his own drinking coffee looking a bit lost in thought] Hey.
Yeah— especially with how the votes ended up. [ not to mention the fact her secret was out now too and probably a big part of the reason some people suspected her since she was included in that tie] It's something to learn from though so we can do better next time.
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[Kathrine can find him seated at the counters, coffee in hand, gaze affixed on the window that looks out on the snowy banks outside. he isn't wearing his glasses anymore-- they've been plucked from his features and placed aside, so]
[he looks pretty distracted, but he's probably good for conversation]
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Are you doing okay?
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Ah-- [a pause, and then somewhat sheepishly, he responds]
I'm okay. What about you?
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I'm glad that trial is over.
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Yeah. . . me too.
Wish it would've ended on a better note, though.
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[even if they were more unanimous, it wasn't as though they had any further leads]
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