GAME OVER (S██'s Palace)

[pointzeropercent]

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[pointzeropercent]

[ask about kanna's favorite animal]

Hey, Kanna, what's your favorite animal?

[It's a good distraction because it keeps Kanna from thinking about her dead sister, who died in their shared first trial.]

Um...cats, I think. Cats are nice. They're very soft.

Yeah, they are. I like cats too.

[Because they're good at hiding and only show affection to people they trust. Just like Sou.]

[beathollow]

( ...

good. ...

mafuyu doesn't feel like trying to talk right now. )

[beathollow]

( ... okay, she can- try again, maybe.

what comes next? )

[pointzeropercent]

[what comes next?]

We'll have to work hard tomorrow too.

Right! We only have two more days before the 'carnival game' ends, and Kanna still has five booths to finish.

I'll help you with one tomorrow, alright?

Thank you Sou.

[beathollow]

( ... that sounds... bad.

...

does she like real carnivals? )

[pointzeropercent]

Do you like real carnivals?

They're okay. Kanna likes it more when friends and family come.

[beathollow]

( that's fair. ...

does shin like them at all...? )

[pointzeropercent]

[Sou is ambivalent on having real friends. Getting close just means you're leaving yourself open to be betrayed later.]

[beathollow]

( ... is that really what's happened? or is it sou's doing? )

[pointzeropercent]

[Well, his first friend turned out to be a manipulative shithead, so.]

[beathollow]

( so it was sou's doing.

not this one. she's not following his logic, even if she pieced it together.

...

what does kanna want to do when she grows up? )

[pointzeropercent]

Hey Kanna, what do you want to do when you grow up?

Kanna isn't sure...

[The future does seem far away for a middle schooler. She'll think of something someday. Maybe closer to graduation.]

[beathollow]

( baby is valid. hopefully her family is supportive. ... but it looks like aubrey's found a more important route. so she'll listen, now. )