[ linking arms is good - he allows this no problem and lets her lead him off.
what beau says is like - it's a combination of relaxing him and making him more tense, all at once. on the one hand, it's common. on the other hand, it's common. ]
Yeah. [ ... ] I think Hope had one, earlier this week. [ she can probably see the concern on his face now, just as clear as day, brows furrowing hard. ] It scared the hell out of me.
[ this week has been so shitty. also yea cant die till week 4 ]
He did do it. That's why he's so fucked up right now. [ he makes a gesture to his own arm and leg - trying really, really hard to keep his voice steady as he talks. ] I got there fast enough so he didn't drown in the moat.
... He didn't - we were just talking about regular stuff. Shooting the shit. He just asked me if I could do him a favor, and then when I went out there, I saw him lose his grip on the ledge.
[ hope is so much like saburo that it makes ichiro ache - there are no words to describe how terrified he was the minute he saw him starting to fall. how afraid he was he wasn't going to be conscious when ichiro found him, how when someone mentioned a splint being found today it sent him into an inward tailspin. ] I can't - I don't know why. I asked him, and he said he couldn't tell me, but he promised he'd tell me later. It scared the shit out of me, Beau.
He said... "I didn't want to, but I had to." And when I pressed him about it, cause that was the first thing I thought too, that he was compelled or cursed or whatever, he said he chose to do it for a specific reason, that he wasn't compelled to. [ a little frustrated. ] No one who's been compelled - like, Catra couldn't explain to us why she was barking like a dog yesterday. But he was lucid enough, you know?
[ it just wasn't right. it set off his big brother alarms.
...kind of like that last part does! ichiro turns his head a little to look at beau. ] What?
Wait, wait. Wait, hold on. So - Catra was barking like a dog? And Hope jumped out a third floor window. There was a dog they found out today. Three headed, it vanished. And when I was looking through the SUB I found a window open with no evidence around it. On the third floor.
Is that - a stretch? To think this shit is connected? It's gotta just be a coincidence, right? But. [hold on.] Last week, Catra was really studious. Lan Wangji was all about going to class.
[ holy shit flurry. ichiro blinks at her a couple times, sort of stunned. ]
Hope's thing was on Wednesday - right before the formal. [ putting his hand on his chin??? ] Who else's been acting weird this week. Kainé - Kainé's been complimenting everybody every time we talk to her. And Rita-chan lost her voice on Tuesday. Mabel-chan was really - kinda the opposite of herself that one day this week, too.
[STOP I'M GONNA LOOK SO STUPID IF THIS IS WRONG but god]
We gotta sort out what's related and what isn't. That's the thing. And why has it been Catra both weeks, like... is she related to any of this? [...] Seems weird that she keeps getting picked on with this.
And then there's the whole Dean's List shit. Still don't know what's up with that.
Mnm. I asked Vi about that, since I'm on it this week. She just said I'm doing well - that the principal picks it. Whatever that means.
[ a pause. ]
I have been keeping up with my extra credit. Mine haven't been that bad until this one. I, uh, did one on you the other day. -- And [ wait, what the fuck, looping back around to this - ] hold on, wait, who got asked to frame someone for murder?
Yeah, well, the fucking bear picks the extra credit too, so I wouldn't trust that.
[a beat.] If I tell you who it is you can't tell anybody, because it's like, I heard it from another person and I don't want it to be a whole fucking issue. Okay?
I'm not the kind of person to tell secrets. [ he nods to that, though! please! the tea!!
and then for the first time, ducks his head and laughs a little, reaching up to rub the back of his neck. ]
...Well, I was gonna hug you anyway, cause you really seemed like you needed it, the other day. But I held on too long because that was mine. "Hug somebody for a little bit too long."
That was the easiest one of those I've had yet. [ with a little huff of a laugh. ] I like giving hugs, so. Piece of cake.
[ big touchy feely hours!
ichiro's brow furrows at the idea. caiman seems like a doofus, but not a bad guy - that sucks ass and he clearly hates it, but you know. the second part has him tilt his head. ] Sure. Shoot.
You're not the only one. [she says wryly.] Maybe it was your memories, but you're not the one who tried to beat your best friend into a pulp with shitty words and a magical microphone.
[in... in this particular instance, ichiro's canon is fucking wild]
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what beau says is like - it's a combination of relaxing him and making him more tense, all at once. on the one hand, it's common. on the other hand, it's common. ]
Yeah. [ ... ] I think Hope had one, earlier this week. [ she can probably see the concern on his face now, just as clear as day, brows furrowing hard. ] It scared the hell out of me.
[ this week has been so shitty. also yea cant die till week 4 ]
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Was it like - framing people for murder? Like that?
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It was throwing himself out of the third floor window of his dorm. [ ichiro's other hand curls into a fist, at his side. ] I barely got there in time.
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HELLO?]
-- What? He was just going to do it?
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He did do it. That's why he's so fucked up right now. [ he makes a gesture to his own arm and leg - trying really, really hard to keep his voice steady as he talks. ] I got there fast enough so he didn't drown in the moat.
... He didn't - we were just talking about regular stuff. Shooting the shit. He just asked me if I could do him a favor, and then when I went out there, I saw him lose his grip on the ledge.
[ hope is so much like saburo that it makes ichiro ache - there are no words to describe how terrified he was the minute he saw him starting to fall. how afraid he was he wasn't going to be conscious when ichiro found him, how when someone mentioned a splint being found today it sent him into an inward tailspin. ] I can't - I don't know why. I asked him, and he said he couldn't tell me, but he promised he'd tell me later. It scared the shit out of me, Beau.
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What the fuck. Are you sure he wasn't compelled to do it? It's - the fucking vouchers aren't worth jumping out a fucking window.
[a beat.] You said third floor? [...] What a weird coincidence.
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He said... "I didn't want to, but I had to." And when I pressed him about it, cause that was the first thing I thought too, that he was compelled or cursed or whatever, he said he chose to do it for a specific reason, that he wasn't compelled to. [ a little frustrated. ] No one who's been compelled - like, Catra couldn't explain to us why she was barking like a dog yesterday. But he was lucid enough, you know?
[ it just wasn't right. it set off his big brother alarms.
...kind of like that last part does! ichiro turns his head a little to look at beau. ] What?
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[...]
Wait, wait. Wait, hold on. So - Catra was barking like a dog? And Hope jumped out a third floor window. There was a dog they found out today. Three headed, it vanished. And when I was looking through the SUB I found a window open with no evidence around it. On the third floor.
Is that - a stretch? To think this shit is connected? It's gotta just be a coincidence, right? But. [hold on.] Last week, Catra was really studious. Lan Wangji was all about going to class.
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Hope's thing was on Wednesday - right before the formal. [ putting his hand on his chin??? ] Who else's been acting weird this week. Kainé - Kainé's been complimenting everybody every time we talk to her. And Rita-chan lost her voice on Tuesday. Mabel-chan was really - kinda the opposite of herself that one day this week, too.
[ what hte fuck ]
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We gotta sort out what's related and what isn't. That's the thing. And why has it been Catra both weeks, like... is she related to any of this? [...] Seems weird that she keeps getting picked on with this.
And then there's the whole Dean's List shit. Still don't know what's up with that.
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[ a pause. ]
I have been keeping up with my extra credit. Mine haven't been that bad until this one. I, uh, did one on you the other day. -- And [ wait, what the fuck, looping back around to this - ] hold on, wait, who got asked to frame someone for murder?
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[a beat.] If I tell you who it is you can't tell anybody, because it's like, I heard it from another person and I don't want it to be a whole fucking issue. Okay?
[...] Which one did you do to me, what.
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and then for the first time, ducks his head and laughs a little, reaching up to rub the back of his neck. ]
...Well, I was gonna hug you anyway, cause you really seemed like you needed it, the other day. But I held on too long because that was mine. "Hug somebody for a little bit too long."
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[a beat.] Uh - it was Caiman. He told Caleb he didn't want to do it. Guess he was real distressed. [...] Hey - actually, let me ask you another thing.
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[ big touchy feely hours!
ichiro's brow furrows at the idea. caiman seems like a doofus, but not a bad guy - that sucks ass and he clearly hates it, but you know. the second part has him tilt his head. ] Sure. Shoot.
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Dooo you know why Lucretia attacked and knocked Molly out?
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What?
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[ lucretia you're a wizard what are you punching
also why is my mom suddenly on world star ]
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...yeah. [ ... ] He... looked like he was doing a lot better this morning. I'm glad he's okay.
[ the guilt from that is probably going to weigh on ichiro forever? it's fine, ] I can try and talk to Lucretia-san about it, too.
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[a beat.]
Quit beating yourself up over that. None of us blame you for it.
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... [ he. sighs, eventually, caught, and rubs the back of his neck. ] ... I know. It's just -
[ ... ] ...I hate the idea of people getting hurt cause of me. 's all. Even if it's not my fault, it still feels like it.
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You're not the only one. [she says wryly.] Maybe it was your memories, but you're not the one who tried to beat your best friend into a pulp with shitty words and a magical microphone.
[in... in this particular instance, ichiro's canon is fucking wild]
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winces and makes such a face that's the only response he can possibly make to that ]