reidentify | week 1 ( saturday );

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week 1 ( saturday );

[... Lief doesn't know what to say, or to think, or to feel—nothing but cold fury now, and a drive to see the Chiefs pay for this. (They should have done better.) Other than that, emptiness. Still, he knows whatever he's feeling right now must pale into comparison to others; to one person, in particular.

Wherever Akira is, Lief will be seeking him out, not long after the end of the trial.]

... Akira...?

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... Would you like another hug?

[Because that's definitely on the table if Akira needs another one.]

I wish I had been able to speak with her more. She seemed like a very caring person.

I think I'm okay for now.

[he laughs, a bit weak and awkward as he holds up a hand. he probably needs a hundred hugs, but he's not going to seek them out.]

But you're right. About Haru... she was warm and very caring.

[a short pause:]

Very gentle and considerate of other people's feelings. But not docile; she didn't want to be someone who had no agency at all. She had a fire and a rebellious streak because she wanted to carve her own path and help others while doing it.

... She sounds a bit like someone I know. [Marilen, namely.] People tend to underestimate gentleness and mistake it for weakness. From how you speak of her, I imagine Haru had proven that false on at least one occasion.