pc catchall for lili.

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[She leans into her just enough that she's supported as she gets up off the bed, nodding.]

Yeah. [...] Hot chocolate sounds pretty good.

[coastal]

[she nods]

Stabbing things and hot chocolate.

[that's the least that natalie's owed.

but she'll help bring her outside then, even against the snow, and guide her to a patch of trees by the mess hall.]

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[Once they arrive, she pulls out her dagger, driving it into the bark. After a second:]

...Surprisingly satisfying.

[coastal]

[she snorts a sound that could almost be a laugh]

Try it about twenty more times.

I don't know if it'll make you less angry - but it'll at least tire you out.

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[She pulls the blade out and stabs it into the tree again, taking a breath.]

...I thought it would help, when we found out who did it.

[coastal]

[she helps keep natalie steady, letting her work through her emotions]

...

I wanted it to help, too.

[she wanted it to be enough for natalie]

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[After a second, and another stab:]

...It would have been worse if we didn't find him. So - there's that. [It feels like a poor consolation prize, but.] Jason had a good idea.

[coastal]

[ . . . she nods.]

He did.

... are you going to ask that person why he did it?

[is she going to talk to nhs....]

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...He wouldn't say anything about it. I don't think there's a point.

[coastal]

[ . . . ]

If I hear anything - I'll let you know.

I don't think he'd talk to me either but... maybe Beau or Akira.

[and then she can only hope that if it's important, it'll work its way to the rest of the camp]

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[...]

He might tell them why he killed someone, but I don't think he's going to tell anyone why it was them.

[And that's really what digs at her.]

[coastal]

[ . . . ]

... he really has no concern for what he owes people.

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He could have picked anyone and he picked two kids, so I don't get the feeling he's the most upstanding guy.

[She takes a breath, stabbing in again and watching her breath fog into the air in front of her.]

[coastal]

[ . . . . she just continues to hold onto her, nodding.]

He certainly made things difficult on us throughout.

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I hope he gets paid back for every one of those tears.

[She stabs into the tree again.]

[coastal]

[ . . . . she nods.]

Where he's going, I think he will.

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...That's going to have to do, then.

[She looks like she's about to stab in again, but she stops herself.]

I - think I'm good now.

[coastal]

[ . . . . lili is just going to hold onto her for a moment longer, before adjusting her hold back to her waist for support]

... okay.

Hot chocolate?

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[She nods, and then—]

...Sorry. I haven't asked how you're feeling.

[coastal]

[there's just a soft huff at that]

... tired, mostly. Irritated, that my emotions were trifled with. Angry, that I was used to take so many of us off-course despite stating early on that I wanted to make sure we focused.

[ . . . ]

Guilty for that too. Everyone's right. I should've been better.

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...You don't need to be guilty. It was whoever did this to you.

[But she knows that emotions can be tricky, too.]

[coastal]

I know that.

[ . . . . ]

I know I was played, like a puppet, and my dignity didn't matter.

But I... still wish I could've been stronger than the curse. Everyone told me to focus, but I kept fighting...

[her self-control wasn't enough.]

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[After a second, she nods.]

...Once he's gone, we'll see if his power could have caused this, or if we need to keep looking for who it was.

[coastal]

[once they're actually in the mess hall, lili will help natalie to a seat, and then go to make some hot chocolate]

... Mm.

Come Monday, hopefully we'll be able to get more answers on other matters.

[successives]

Anything in particular you're thinking of?

[She takes a seat carefully, glancing Lili's way as she goes.]