R4 Viewing Party - no crying til the end (if you can help it)

[serrata]

I'm sure this is fine.

WELCOME TO THE R4 LIVEWATCH: AIRLOCKED REACH EDITION

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[serrata]

... I'm... it's fine.

[ But when she sounds so distant and she's staring at Kurumi so hard, it's a little hard to fully believe her. ]

I just... I haven't seen her since... that episode. And even then...

[daughterofthemark]

[Rii-san, you seem like you're having an "episode" now.

Arianna thinks.]

...would you like to see more of her?

[serrata]

...I don't...

[ I don't know if that's a good idea, she almost says because she doesn't trust herself to be able to do it in moderation. She could've seen Kurumi at any time before now but she doesn't think she'd be able to just watch. She'd have to devour every scrap of this bonus content, every single bit of proof that Kurumi Ebisuzawa was still alive in some way shape or form.

But even as she thinks that, she knows she couldn't possibly say no. Not when just the sound of Kurumi's voice on the tablet is enough to make her heart lurch in her chest. She needs to see this.

She gives Arianna a wobbly, barely-there smile. ]

I don't really think I have much of a choice.

[daughterofthemark]

[Arianna has doubts about what she's thinking. Taking care of Rii-san, above all, is an area where she can't afford to make mistakes, but there's no path that doesn't seem like it could be one. All she can do is be careful, and make suggestions.]

Aside from this... I could go back through the second season, and select some episodes.

[serrata]

... I wouldn't want to make you do something like that. Watching along like this... it's rough for all of us. And... it's not like you'd be watching strangers.

[ But as much as she knows that she should, Yuuri can't bring herself to say no to this. It'd be an opportunity to see more of Kurumi. Nothing from a trial, or a day they found a body, but... ]

I'm not sure about full episodes, but... if you ever find her laughing or smiling or... just happy. Would you show me?

[daughterofthemark]

[She shakes her head.]

I will know what to expect, and I can skip investigation and trial episodes entirely. Under such conditions, I am certain I can endure this. There were times when she was happy, and I will find them.

[serrata]

[ Yuuri smiles at her. It's worn so thin it's barely there but then without another word she nods and just -- holds out her arms, so Arianna can step forward into a hug.

She loves this princess so, so much. ]

[daughterofthemark]

[And Arianna loves her sister. Enough that she'd go to the ends of the earth (er, the galaxy?) for her, if that was what it took to make sure she was all right. So of course she'll accept the offered hug, as always.]