kate

[preordain]

serial killer arc lets go

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[sootprints]

[ holds his hand.

his hand is now sooty. ]

[preordain]

[ it might as well happen. ]

Is this ash?

[sootprints]

[ looks up at him. ]

Soot.

[preordain]

I see...

[ that's fine. ]

Do your clothes not get dirty?

[sootprints]

They do. I change them often.

[preordain]

I see.

[ fascinating. he starts walking and also they're still holding hands. ]

[sootprints]

[ getting pulled along... ]

Er, come to think of it... who are you?

[preordain]

Ryo Asuka.

You are Kate, correct?

[sootprints]

Yes. It's nice to meet you.

[preordain]

Same to you.

What do you think of this place?

[sootprints]

I think it's hateful.

[preordain]

Anything in particular, or just the situation in general that we all find ourselves in?

[sootprints]

The situation is horrible, of course. Everything about this is unreasonable.

But there is also the lack of beds and baths. So, both.

Why? What do you think of it?

[preordain]

It is so far a lot more inconvenient than not.

I wonder if they won't give us a room until we are on a team? It would make sense if they want us to room together, even if it's inconvenient now.

[sootprints]

It sounds that way.

... I hope our teams won't all be in a room together. I don't do well with sharing rooms.

[preordain]

It sounds like the teams will be seven to eight people each, so I hope not. It's a lot to be crowding into one space.

[sootprints]

I would hate that...

The last place I was in was a bit haphazard with our living arrangements. I don't know what to expect.

[preordain]

Is that so?

We had bedrooms that we shared with another person, but I had a poor roommate situation.

[sootprints]

Poor in what way?

[preordain]

He was really hostile. It was a volatile environment with him.

[sootprints]

It was that bad?

[preordain]

I never want to share a room again...

[sootprints]

Maybe it won't be so bad this time...

Although, I really hope that I won't need to share a room, myself...

[preordain]

Well, you're young, you may be able to convince people to move out.

[sootprints]

I wonder...

People in these places do seem very willing to accommodate me, which is quite the opposite of what I'm used to...