verminous | mizuki [spacecoast]

our zooky...

[ oh, hey. she stops for him when he speaks up. ]

Yeah, don't worry. He's doing better now.

Good. Looked a little rough at the end... but nine hours of being in an emotional pressure cooker with a bunch of other people will do that, yeah?

I'm surprised more of the others didn't snap, too. He's definitely not used to that kind of stuff.

...he's pretty young. I'd be surprised if he was used to it.

[ A beat follows, before she shrugs lazily. ]

It's not just him. I mean... what're the odds most of us here are?

I would've figured most of us were, by now.

[like... everyone over 15 or 16.]

[ a little, tiny grimace ]

I'm going to get proven wrong, aren't I.