Tenth [Action]

[akapeanut]

[George hasn't woken up in her parents' house in two years. Even back home she never expected to again.

But here she is, waking up to her mom's nagging, her dad's apathy, and her sister's quiet devotion. She goes to work and Dolores hates her. After, she goes to the Wafflehaus and Rube doesn't know who she is.

It's not real. She knows it isn't. But there's no way she's getting killed by a toilet seat again. She's gonna stay here and have a family again. She's already died once, right? She has literally nothing to lose.]

Comments

I'm sure it was Linda's fault

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji shakes his head.]

It just looks like it.

yeah probably

[akapeanut]

I don't...I don't care...

[But her voice makes it clear that she does. She doesn't really want to stay. She's just afraid to leave, now.]

it usually is

[eatsyourscience]

Are you going to stay?

statistically

[akapeanut]

What'll happen if I do?

[eatsyourscience]

I don't know.

[Except...]

But I don't think it will make you happy.

[akapeanut]

This isn't fair.

[eatsyourscience]

I know.

[Souji sighs and steals whatever food is sitting in front of her.]

At least it was your choice, though.

[akapeanut]

It wasn't yours?

[eatsyourscience]

It wasn't Wonderland's.

[akapeanut]

Yeah...

[She bites her lip.]

I just. What if I don't get another chance to see this place?

[eatsyourscience]

[He leaves off with her food and reaches across the table toward her.] I don't think anyone stays here forever.

[akapeanut]

[She looks up. And sighs.]

Yeah. It just feels like this place is mocking us with this shit.

[eatsyourscience]

It might be.

[akapeanut]

Guess if I stay I'd be letting it win.

[She looks over at the reapers' table, wistful.]

[eatsyourscience]

Maybe. You have to do what's best for you in the end.

[akapeanut]

Like I've ever known what that was.

[She looks back at him.]

What do you think?

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji is quiet for a moment, choosing his words carefully.]

You don't have to know what's best or what's right. But if you let yourself be ignorant when the truth is right in front of you, you'll be the one who has to take responsibility for it.

[And there. Souji's word quota for the month has been met.]

[akapeanut]

[The rest of this convo is gonna be awkward, then.]

Yeah. Yeah...

I guess that's it, then.

[She scoots out of the booth and stands.]

Let's go.

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji gets up, too and stands next to George.]

...I wanted to stay, too.

[akapeanut]

[She leads the way out.]

What was different?

[eatsyourscience]

I didn't have to leave Inaba.

[akapeanut]

Right.

[As soon as they get outside, she just kind of...glances back at him.]

...I think I know how I'm getting back. You might not want to look.

[eatsyourscience]

[He tilts his head a little.]

How?

[akapeanut]

I have to die again. Or well. I think I need to be hit by the...thing.

[She blushes a little. Maybe she more doesn't want Souji to see a toilet seat come flying at her face.]

[eatsyourscience]

...Why?