7/16: Ion

[ Another week. A terrible, terrible awful week, but rather than being discouraged, there's a set expression on Natsuo's face as he mills around throughout the day, that same sense of Purpose that seems to rears its head every other week to varying degrees of success, but this time is with hope, a piece of paper clutched tight in his fist. ]

Ion.

[ non... roommate... Ion, he makes absolutely sure because he just left the dorm with the other and then ambushes this Ion in the kitchen ]

We're friends.

[ Gringrin, that sure is a declaration, no preamble, no context. ]

7/16: Steph

[ Super belatedly, but... Although the rain had stopped days ago, the investigation and the rest of the weekend had come crashing down like a train wreck, and it's only now that Natsuo goes to find Stephanie, with her abandoned crutch tucked under his arm. ]

You don't need this anymore, huh? I didn't want to just throw it away, so...

[ He holds it out to her, just in case she thinks she'll break her other leg in the near future. Considering she's apparently thinking about running marathons with that prosthetic, maybe that's not entirely unreasonable. ]

7/16: Shirasu

[ There has been an unfortunate number of dead people found in the music room, but Natsuo is there anyways, sitting on the bench of the corpse piano but backwards so that he's staring out at the rest of the room, not really focused on anything in particular. For him, this room is a place that gave him fond memories, not the nightmares others may have come to associate the place with, but... ]

Shirasu... Can I ask you a question that might maybe make you mad?

7/16: Kyouka

[ She'd been having a really tough time, and it's apparent to everybody in the castle since late last week. Natsuo had always been loud and expressive in his grief, but Kyouka... Even he worries a little.

Where is she this week... Natsuo goes around the castle holding something bundled up in plain paper napkins in his hands, hoping she doesn't just stay cooped up in her room all week and will ambush her when she leaves for meals if need be, and holds out the bundle when he spots her. ]

Kyouka! This is for you.

7/16: Souji

[ Did you know, miso comes in a package and doesn't have to be made from scratch? Although he would like to be able to do it, it's more important to him today that the soup tastes good, instant miso soup that's poured into two separate thermoses that Natsuo carries in either hand as he goes to find Souji. ]

Souji... Can you get to the tower okay? It's indoors, but there's windows there so it'll still be nice.

[ If the stairs won't kill him, maybe a room filled with feathers... Nah, he'll be fine, maybe. It's not raining this week, and Natsuo stands by fresh air and sunshine being a cure-all. ]