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[asano_san]

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I just hung upside down for hours and hours! I think it was all day!

[It was a few hours. In a trap, though, so there is some real reason to cry.]

Am I going to die now?

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[asano_san]

[Not moving is easy to do because while he waits for her to arrive, Keigo remains glued to his computer in the classic sedentary activity of complaining to the internet.]

I'm in my room!

[After only a second to think about it, he flops back on his bed to present the better "just cheated death" look.]

[thriftea]

[Back to his room she goes, feeling way more nervous than she probably should. It's just Keigo? He's a nice, understanding person, and the chances of him dying are, like, slim to none. Everything will be totally... fine...]

Hey! [She loiters in the doorway, offering him a slightly awkward smile.] So, um... h-how are you feeling? Better than you were?

[asano_san]

[Does she mean better than when she last saw him or in the time between yelling at the town electronically and now?]

It's not hard to feel better than I felt when I was hanging upside down!

And nobody thinks I'm going to die from it.

[He'll just answer both.]

[thriftea]

[OUCH! Her smile falters the tiniest bit, but she makes sure to keep it in place as she finally walks over to him.]

That's good! I-I mean, I know you feel bad now, but it's nice to know that you're going to be totally okay, right?

[Right? Right??? But before he even has a chance to answer, she holds up her basket and removes the cloth covering everything within. A few glass containers full of freshly cooked food, a good number of nice, shiny apples—there's even a cute card tucked in there, upon which she's drawn a cute little bunny that's telling him to feel better soon. She went... all out...]

And I brought you plenty of food! I don't like to cook when I feel bad, so I made sure there's enough vegetables for two whole days. Oh, and I picked a few apples for you, too? Those should last you all week! It's nice to snack on something when you're stuck in bed, so...

[She feels so bad about this whole thing that she's rambling! Forgive her!]

[asano_san]

[Ochako is really making it hard to stay mad at her. It's not just the food - that was the first thing that started to weaken his resolve and it helps! - but the way she seems nervous around him and is trying so hard to make it up to him. Then there's Okuni laughing at him for the comparison of what someone who doesn't care they caused him pain looks like. He hasn't even read the note yet. Keigo just lets his natural reaction come through. (Not that he's known for being able to restrain that, anyway.]

This all looks so good!

[But he hadn't been thinking of staying in bed all week...]

Do you think I should stay in bed? Will something happen to me if I don't?

[thriftea]

N-No? That's not—

[She takes a deep breath, trying to look as calm as she possibly can. With someone as... easily excitable as Keigo, it's probably best to, you know, be maximum chill. It's time to use that tone reserved for panicking civilians and small children.]

I didn't know how long you'd want to stay in bed. Everyone recuperates at their own pace, you know? But I really do think you'll wake up tomorrow feeling totally fine!

[asano_san]

I probably won't die or have my feet fall off from the rope cutting off my circulation.

[Probably is the best he's willing to do. It's not like chances are good anyone he's talked to has experience with people hanging upside down for hours.

If they do, he's pretty sure he's better off not knowing about it.]

But what about the mental trauma! When will I get over that?

[One step towards forgiveness. Two steps back into freaking out.]

[thriftea]

[Training to become a hero means taking lessons in how to calm down even the most panicked people, but Keigo is, like, the subject of an extremely advanced lesson. Is he being overly dramatic? Probably so! But... then again, he did hang upside-down from a tree for hours, and she's not sure how she'd feel if that happened to her...]

Will it help if I promise that I'll never, ever leave a trap out again? [A beat as she thinks, and then:] And I'll even ask Okuni to be more careful with her own.

[asano_san]

That does help. Some. Okuni's probably a lost cause.

[But knowing that it was a one-time thing for Ochako, led astray by the forces of evil, makes him feel better.]

Thanks for coming over and for the food, but I think I want to be alone right now.

[If he can't stay mad, at least he can wallow a bit.]

[thriftea]

[Ochako opens her mouth to respond, but quickly closes it with a snap. That... definitely stings a bit, it's true, yet it's not like she came here expecting that everything to immediately go back to normal. This is what she gets for making that stupid trap in the first place!!

So she'll just, you know, carefully place her basket on the surface nearest to him before she heads over to the door.]

Feel better soon, Keigo, and— [Grabbing the doorknob, she turns to look back at him.] I know it's selfish, but... I hope we can still be friends! I-I really am sorry.

[Definitely cheesy things to say, but it's obvious she meant every word. And with that, she'll take her leave!]