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[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.

Comments

[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?

[strawberrytart]

I'd like to trust everyone too, but if everyone were trustworthy then we wouldn't be here, right?

[honestmana]

…...maybeee, but Mana will continue believing in people!

[ Being beaten and used for years didn't stop her from believing in the kindness of humans, and being ripped to pieces obviously didn't, either. ]

[strawberrytart]

Well, I think we should trust everyone a little bit but it's a good idea to trust some people more than others right?

[honestmana]

Mana wants to trust evenyoooone, because not trusting iiiis sad.

[ She might have said that before. ]

[strawberrytart]

It is pretty sad, but you still have to be careful and trust the people closest to you more than strangers or you might get hurt.

[honestmana]

......Nue-san told Mana to not trust anyone, but Mana wants Nue-san to trust more.

[ Sorry, she won't be stopping her trusting too much problem. ]

[strawberrytart]

I don't know Nue-san but I hope he learns to trust more too.

[honestmana]

He doooes.