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Haha...oh Susugihara, you're acting so naive.
Sachiko maintained a faded smile, staring at Hideyoshi as he left through the gate. There was a silence left in his absence--glancing down at her reflection again, Sachiko surprised even herself as she was the first to break it. Even if I have no hope left, at least I can try and convince them they do. "It...it'll all be okay! We can get out of here, guys, I know we can! We just...just have to go really really fast with this plane, and keep an eye on each other, and keep our spirits high. We don't have to let that bear beat us."
"H...H-Hayashi's right," Yua said after a moment, smiling warily. "In order to get out of here, we just have to outsmart the bear, right? So long as we don't let it box us in, we'll be okay. If anything, it's almost like a mind game..."
"Oh!" Nakano perked up, grinning. "Did you say 'mind game'? I love mind games! In fact, I'm great at them! You know, if we look at it that way, then this murder game has the potential to be pretty fun. ...Without the murder, I mean. It sounds like you guys aren't that keen on the murder part."
"Yeah," Yamada muttered. "In fact, it'd probably benefit conversations more if you didn't bring it up so casually."
Nakano nodded, writing this down.
"I'm going to go check on Nagisa's nose," Yua declared, rising from her seat. She crossed over to where he was, pausing before him and flashing a warm smile. "I hope you don't mind, but it'll probably hurt when I touch it...but maybe we can get the others to get you some deserts from the cafeteria to make up for it."
"Then I guess we should go and get the food, then?" Sachiko said, pulling her legs out of the pool and coming to a slow stand. "I'll make sure to get you the yummiest food I can find, Nagisa! And for you too, Yua! I'll just get really great food for everyone, because that's what everyone deserves!"
Yamada chuckled, standing as well. "That's a good attitude to have. Say, can a few people check on Mizushima and Saito as well? It'd be nice to have everyone accounted for so we can start the day as efficiently as possible."
"Not it," Nakano immediately called.
Shimizu frowned slightly. "...I'll go. Would anyone like to join me?"