[ It's been years since that incident, years that she had simply deemed Seiko as the culprit and broke off their friendship, years that she had been certain she was right, years that the possibility of someone else being the cause of their rift had never come to mind, and now...the introduction of the idea that she had possibly been wrong this entire time, that it truly had been someone else and not her former friend, comes to her as a shock. She can't help but feel sick to her stomach, because...if Seiko truly was right, then that meant her treatment towards her had been entirely misplaced. It's selfish of her, she knows, but she can only hope that what Seiko's saying isn't true; if not, then she would feel even worse about the way things ended between them than she already does.
But she remembers. Vaguely, but she does remember that day before the exam when she had went to the lab to ask for Seiko's reanimator, right when she was about to enter the room to retrieve the drug in particular. She had been surprised, briefly, not at all expecting anyone else to have been in there since it had only been the three of them. Then, Izayoi had pulled his kunai on him, threatening him like he always did with anyone he didn't recognize within her proximity, and she had merrily skipped inside to get the drug - back shelf, on the left-hand side of the top row, just like Seiko told her.
If he had been in there to get a laxative, then...was it possible that he had gotten the one that was meant for her? To know that, she would have to ask precisely where the laxative was located...but she doesn't ask, out of fear that everything she's believed would come crashing down around her. That, for the first time in her life, she had been wrong. No...no, she was never wrong. At least, that's what she believed - Izayoi always agreed with everything she said, so it was easy to believe she was right when she always had someone backing her up. ]
Ngh...of course it was a Remnant of Despair who brought those bombs. [ It's both a realization for herself as well as a reluctant admission; she'll at least concede about the bombs, because it wasn't as if the bombs were a direct threat towards her. She doesn't acknowledge the part about the chemistry lab just yet. ] Hmph, all the more reason why Naegi Makoto should have been executed for his treason against the Future Foundation by aiding and abetting those murderers.
[ Even now, she was shifting the blame to someone else instead of acknowledging her wrongdoings. ]
Then, fine...I'll admit the bombs weren't yours. I should've known that from the beginning - something like that is beyond even your ability.
[ ...It's the closest to "I'm sorry" that she'll ever say, and even if she is masking it behind an insult, it's still embarrassing. ]
Still, that should have been enough. You had the vice-chairman, of all people, backing you, and he doesn't care about anyone but himself.
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[ It's been years since that incident, years that she had simply deemed Seiko as the culprit and broke off their friendship, years that she had been certain she was right, years that the possibility of someone else being the cause of their rift had never come to mind, and now...the introduction of the idea that she had possibly been wrong this entire time, that it truly had been someone else and not her former friend, comes to her as a shock. She can't help but feel sick to her stomach, because...if Seiko truly was right, then that meant her treatment towards her had been entirely misplaced. It's selfish of her, she knows, but she can only hope that what Seiko's saying isn't true; if not, then she would feel even worse about the way things ended between them than she already does.
But she remembers. Vaguely, but she does remember that day before the exam when she had went to the lab to ask for Seiko's reanimator, right when she was about to enter the room to retrieve the drug in particular. She had been surprised, briefly, not at all expecting anyone else to have been in there since it had only been the three of them. Then, Izayoi had pulled his kunai on him, threatening him like he always did with anyone he didn't recognize within her proximity, and she had merrily skipped inside to get the drug - back shelf, on the left-hand side of the top row, just like Seiko told her.
If he had been in there to get a laxative, then...was it possible that he had gotten the one that was meant for her? To know that, she would have to ask precisely where the laxative was located...but she doesn't ask, out of fear that everything she's believed would come crashing down around her. That, for the first time in her life, she had been wrong. No...no, she was never wrong. At least, that's what she believed - Izayoi always agreed with everything she said, so it was easy to believe she was right when she always had someone backing her up. ]
Ngh...of course it was a Remnant of Despair who brought those bombs. [ It's both a realization for herself as well as a reluctant admission; she'll at least concede about the bombs, because it wasn't as if the bombs were a direct threat towards her. She doesn't acknowledge the part about the chemistry lab just yet. ] Hmph, all the more reason why Naegi Makoto should have been executed for his treason against the Future Foundation by aiding and abetting those murderers.
[ Even now, she was shifting the blame to someone else instead of acknowledging her wrongdoings. ]
Then, fine...I'll admit the bombs weren't yours. I should've known that from the beginning - something like that is beyond even your ability.
[ ...It's the closest to "I'm sorry" that she'll ever say, and even if she is masking it behind an insult, it's still embarrassing. ]
Still, that should have been enough. You had the vice-chairman, of all people, backing you, and he doesn't care about anyone but himself.