[He coughs as his voice cracks on the last word he says. It's hard enough to say anything, but how on earth is he supposed to just casually make conversation with her??]
[Oh, she's sure it would be difficult speaking to a deceased classmate. It's even twice as awkward for her, given her actions and that she should be, well... dead. She nods slowly, lips pursed in a tight line as she ponders how to respond.]
She... she did, yes. I'm just as surprised as you are, Naegi-kun.
[Ah great. Naegi really doesn't know what to say next as he just sortof stands there, awkwardly shifting his weight from one foot to the other. He never takes his eyes off Sayaka, however, his gaze practically piercing her with it's intensity.
He can't seem to articulate what he wants to say, but what he's thinking should be pretty obvious.]
[...Don't look at her like that, Naegi. No doubt she feels guilty for her actions now, especially with how it cost her her life, and she truly does feel horrible for duping you like that. After all, if she hadn't felt remorse for it, she wouldn't have pinpointed the true culprit. That has to account for something, right?
The uneasy atmosphere between them is enough to make Sayaka uncomfortable, and she's sure that if it isn't relieved any time soon that she'd break. So, she gives a soft sigh, thinking of some way to ease the tension.]
[Oh. He wasn't expecting her to ask that, but the break in the tension is silently welcomed. For now, he gives his own sigh before answering, shaking his head slowly.]
No. I've...only recently found myself here, actually.
[She sighs again. This is certainly not what she wanted to experience. Not that she had expected to come alive again, but hey, she would have appreciated a different scenario.]
Well, I'm sure whatever your mun decides to do with you can't be as worse as what happened at Hope's Peak.
[That's debatable, but things haven't even compared to that place yet. That's something he can be thankful for. He's seen a few faces he wished he hadn't, but still things weren't as bad as they could be.]
What about you, huh? Ya regret almost screwing Naegi over? He TRUSTED you, and you were gonna frame his ass! How fucked up are you?!
And oh, that's right, if you'd gotten away with it we ALL WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD! But it would've WORTH IT TO YA, WOULDN'T IT?! YA FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT?! DO YA?!
[...Of course. She should have expected that would come up in conversation sooner or later. By this point, Sayaka's quivering with a mixture of anger, frustration, and distress. Her fists tremble at her sides as she yells back at Leon with a shaky voice. She knows that her actions aren't justified by no means, but that doesn't give him the right to attack her with her own faults when he was to blame as well!]
Yes, I DO feel bad for almost framing him, actually! Naegi-kun was my FRIEND! But you can't say you wouldn't have done the same! You can't say that ANYONE wouldn't have done the same! That was our only way of ESCAPE! Did you... Do you really think that SOMEONE would've RESCUED us!? We were TRAPPED.
[Though, wait... Something about his words doesn't make sense.]
...Did you just say that you all would've been dead?
[The rules never mentioned anything about the others being affected by a murder. She clearly recalls it stating that you had to kill another and not let anyone else know you were the culprit in order to graduate. Sayaka purses her lips together tightly, an expression of partial bewilderment coming upon her features. She has no idea about the class trials, having died before Monobear decided to disclose that bit of information, so she simply regards Leon as if he lost his mind altogether.]
Didn't you graduate, Kuwata-kun...?
[Of course, there was her dying message, but still. He had successfully gotten away with killing her; he should have been able to leave the academy before anyone had noticed.]
[He also wasn't exactly expecting that sort of response. Her outburst leaves Leon paralyzed and speechless for several moments, not knowing what to do, say, or feel... Until she asks that question. Oh, you really have no idea, Sayaka. Looks like he better fill you in.]
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