[Richie's just ... sobbing, at this point. at Gonta's apology, he blurts, helplessly:]
It's not your fault, it's not, it'snotohGod -- no, no, NO -!
[and then Gonta leans on him, silent. for half a second, Richie has hope. for half a second, he almost looks up at Mitsuru and says, blankly, "I think it's stopped. Try again."
but it's only half a second, before he realizes they're both covered in blood for a reason. before reality sets in.
[being so close to being in Boa's shoes, so soon after he's died, is just... unfathomable. being legit in Chuuta's shoes at the same time is even worse. Richie can't wrap his mind around it.]
But we didn't kill him... what do we do? I ... Red will just assume we need her help because we did it!
[Crying children are her weakness, and she is quick to go to Richie to try and comfort him.]
Shhh, it's alright. Just breathe and focus on me, alright?
[She's trying to get him to look at her and not at the dead body. Calm him down first, then figure out what happened.
She casts Mitsuru a glance to see how he's doing, but if he doesn't look close to a breakdown then she'll keep her focus on Richie for the time being.]
[He's just irate that he couldn't do anything to stop it, again.
But hey, maybe it's a good thing Richie's distracting her, because he's going to turn and march off himself unless he's stopped. Time to catch us a killer...]
[the advice is so familiar. it's what he told Stan, and Eddie, and Mitsuru, and Chuuta ... and now he's hearing it, too. the only thing allowing him to listen is the part of his brain that knows it works, because he's seen it in action. he does breathe, looking into her eyes.
they're pretty. he hadn't really taken a good look at them before. he wonders if she really is a robot. if they can make robot eyes look that nice. he almost forgets how mad he is at her, how little he trusts her. because she's making the pain go away. but the second she has to deal with Mitsuru, the spell will be broken, and he'll remember]
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It's not your fault, it's not, it'snotohGod -- no, no, NO -!
[and then Gonta leans on him, silent. for half a second, Richie has hope. for half a second, he almost looks up at Mitsuru and says, blankly, "I think it's stopped. Try again."
but it's only half a second, before he realizes they're both covered in blood for a reason. before reality sets in.
there's a dead body leaning on him.]
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Richie... we need to go.
[There's a strain to his words until he's finally let go of the corpse.]
The killer's still out there. We need someone to back us up.
[Because now is arguably the best chance they've got at finding the culprit.]
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But we didn't kill him... what do we do? I ... Red will just assume we need her help because we did it!
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[...No such luck for himself, unfortunately, but.]
Lenka, Ichigo, and Kirijo - they're our safest bets for help, not Red.
[Good morals, relatively calm, and likely strong enough to handle whoever the killer is.]
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[he really doesn't want Eddie to see this]
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Boys? Why are you out here like-
[And then there's Gonta, dead right there. Welp.]
...
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And yet he remains (unwisely) unintimidated.]
Richie, did they tell you where they were going to stay? You can stay with Eddie, but send Nine to help.
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We - he just ... they were walking me back to the cabin and it just ha-a-appened....
[sorry, but he's dissolving into sobs again. he's not TRULY a shitchild, he just plays one on TV]
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Shhh, it's alright. Just breathe and focus on me, alright?
[She's trying to get him to look at her and not at the dead body. Calm him down first, then figure out what happened.
She casts Mitsuru a glance to see how he's doing, but if he doesn't look close to a breakdown then she'll keep her focus on Richie for the time being.]
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But hey, maybe it's a good thing Richie's distracting her, because he's going to turn and march off himself unless he's stopped. Time to catch us a killer...]
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they're pretty. he hadn't really taken a good look at them before. he wonders if she really is a robot. if they can make robot eyes look that nice. he almost forgets how mad he is at her, how little he trusts her. because she's making the pain go away. but the second she has to deal with Mitsuru, the spell will be broken, and he'll remember]