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【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#0C94CC ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #CC0C2E】
|| Azalea|| Nano.ripe ||
They were actually here. This was, for once, the first time Winter Matsuri actually reached out to them. She also reached out to her kidnappers, which really was an indicator of how much the leak from what 012 called "those who slither in the darkness" but really, that named sounded ridiculous. They had to simply be a part of the Chrysanthemum. Claude told Elise beforehand not to be mean to Winter, she was in a delicate state, you shouldn't be cruel to someone who is trying to reach out for help. Winter began to laugh as Elise brought out the comic books, and Elise made a wry grin and nodded. "Look how small this room is, it's not my fault! My room at home is twice this size!" A lie, her room was a tiny bit smaller, but Elise always was a good liar. Wasn't that what acting was?
"Geez, if anything you shouldn't shown her the letters our Trig class was sending her." Claude shook his head. They tried to send a whole lot of letters but they were each denied and sent back. Claude assumed that the Government was simply keeping Winter hidden away, not even allowing her to see how her former classmates cared for her. "Some of them have typos in them, I wouldn't force anyone to read them!" Elise laughed like the sound of a rainbow after the dark clouds cleared up. "It must be boring stuck inside all the time, Winnie!" How nice it would be to get to stay inside forever and never have to show her face to the world.
They were pulled then into Winter's room which was supposedly private and safe. Was it true? Elise could only hope so. Claude went to get glasses of water for the three of them from the minifridge, thanking her for inviting them in. "Why did you invite me? I thought you hated me for trying to help." He wasn't asking because he didn't want to be hated. It didn't matter to him if he was. He just genuinely wanted to understand why he of all people was reached for. "I'm glad you're reaching out though, Winter, you shouldn't have to face this alone." He made a persuasive sort of smile. "If you want, you could interview Gordon Grant and finally get to say your piece. You have supporters - people that care and will listen. All you have to do is accept the invitation, whenever you feel you're strong enough."
Undoubtedly, Winter wanted to talk about the big rain cloud in the room. "He doesn't." Elise said quickly, shaking her head. "But it doesn't matter. I probably should have filled him in." Claude looked over at her, raising an eyebrow so Elise gave him a quick summary - she has rain powers, she has a person in her head named Ame, and she found the sun and the wind too. "I wish you told me." Claude murmured. "But that's fine. Thank you for telling me now." She nodded, and locked eyes with Winter. "Just sit there and listen quietly. I'll answer your questions at home, okay?" He nodded, agreeing to sit silently and not interrupt.
"You should know, 012 has been stalking me. There's someone I need to find, but 012 following me and stalking me makes it very difficult." She narrowed her ruby eyes, it was clear despite her confident and calm mask she was agitated and upset. She didn't like being followed. She didn't like her business being intruded upon. "He's going to find me out, I don't know how to get him off." She really, really, didn't want to be made into Winter 2.
No doubt Winter wanted to know all about Ame. "She always bugs me at night, like, if she wanted a slave, why couldn't she attach herself to someone else?" The black eagle didn't want anything to do with these powers. "She comes out at night when I sleep, or when I shower she calls me out. It's really... not fun." It was usually more of the same. "Berating me for not saving you, for bringing you right back into enemy hands. Telling me I'll melt into rain if I can't save you, which-" She glanced down at Winter's legs pointedly and winced. "Probably isn't just a threat, now that I'm seeing you." Were the sun and wind heirs threatening their hosts as well?
"What about yours? The more information we share, the better chance we'll have."