oo1 - daytime

[honestmana]

She has no idea where she is —or a little of what— for a short moment. She’s outside but she was supposed to be in the castle————

Then she knows that she made a bad thing —— “Nue-san Mana is sorryyyy!” —— she trips and rolls right into a lamp post. She sniffs but she’s felt worse pain even if she didn’t like it. “Mana should have listened to Nue-saaan!”

She clutches to the lamp post and sniffs. She needs to find Nue-san and apologize—! She wasn’t supposed to leave the castle. . .

She doesn’t notice that she was clinging desperately to something she doesn’t have a clue about what it is, nor that she doesn’t recognize how different it is from the Japan that she is familiar with.

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[honestmana]

[ Mana loves talking about Nue-san! You just asked her to talk a lot! ]

He's the only person who was nice to Mana! Mana loves him! He saved Mana! He's really nice! Everyone are scared of him becasue he looks like a ghost but he's not a bad person! He just wants to help! He's really nice!

[ Then she turns gloomy again ]

And Mana didn't do as she was tooold, Nue-san will be saaad!

[strawberrytart]

He sounds like a nice person!

[ Ichigo smiles cheerfully. She doesn't know everyone here, so she's not sure if this person is new or just someone she hasn't met yet. She's really hoping she doesn't have to be the one to explain the situation, so she's going to steer away from it. ]

What were you told? I'm sure he'll forgive you for whatever it was.

[honestmana]

He is! He's the only one who was nice to Manaaaa, so he's really nice and Mana loves Nue-saaan!

[ Repeating herself is something that Mana is good at. ]

He told Mana not to leave the castleeee!

[ Mana doesn't know that yes, he will forgive Mana. On the other hand, he won't forgive himself. ]

[strawberrytart]

Did you leave the castle recently?

[ Ichigo's got that impending sense of doom that she's going to have to tell her where she is.. ]

[honestmana]

Mana went out because the people from the willage said that they wanted to be Mana's friends.

[ But that had been a lie, even if she hadn't understood that it was.

[strawberrytart]

Then you ended up here?

[honestmana]

[ She nods. ]

Yeeees.

[strawberrytart]

I'm sorry... I really am.

[honestmana]

....what fooor?

[strawberrytart]

This place is um... It's the afterlife!

[ Ichigo is ready to provide hugs if necessary, she really is. ]

[honestmana]

[ …..? ]

Afterliiiife?

[strawberrytart]

Yeah, we're um... we're dead. I'm so sorry!

[honestmana]

[ blink. blink. blink. ]

But if Mana is dead, Nue-san is all alone!

[strawberrytart]

I'm really sorry!

[ And she does look sorry. ]

[honestmana]

It's all Mana's fault.

[ She's not blaming this nice lady, even if it had been her fault, she wouldn't. ]

[strawberrytart]

It's not your fault, I'm sure.. I mean no one wants to end up here!

[honestmana]

No, it's all Mana's fault. Mana didn't listen.

[strawberrytart]

W-Well not listening once doesn't mean that everything's your fault..

[honestmana]

Yes it does. Mana left the castle even though Nue-san said to stay inside…

[strawberrytart]

Oh.. I guess it was dangerous then, that might be why he told you to stay in..

[ Ichigo doesn't mean to sound like she's saying it was her fault, even if that seems like it. ]

S-Still! It's not like you can be held responsible for whatever made you end up like this!

[honestmana]

He said it’s because Mana trusts people too much, but Mana doesn’t like not trusting people.

[ sniff. ]

Mana still wants to apologize to Nue-san…

[strawberrytart]

Trusting people is good! It'd be a sad thing not to be able to trust anyone.

[ Ichigo nods. ]

I wish I could say that's possible, but I think the only way would be if he were to die too and I don't think anyone wants that. [ She's trying to smile sympathetically. ]

[honestmana]

Mana thinks so tooooo. Mana hopes that Nue-san would be able to trust people like he trusts Manaaaa...

Mana don't want that! Mana doesn't want him to be alone either, ah, can Mana do anythiiiing?

[strawberrytart]

Well, I don't think you can trust everyone but you should probably until you're given a reason not to.

[ Ichigo looks down sadly. ] Um.. unfortunately, this is the afterlife, so I think the best thing is to hope that you don't see him here.

[honestmana]

Mana wants to trust everyone…

Is that soooo?