@casusone : [ HELP ] , from here!
she hadn’t meant to leave him alone with the killer. honest! it’s simply an unfortunate coincidence that’s … exactly what ended up happening.
mi - kyung did not consider herself to be a particularly guiding presence. never sought after — at worst, actively avoided. and this was fine. she would take care of herself first and foremost, by herself. the others knew well enough how things operate here. would not flock to her with flighty demands she cannot and will not supply.
so when the responsibility of shepherding a new lost sheep back from hellish pasture befell upon her for the evening, it did not necessarily inspire confidence. she found him there, someone she had never seen before. confused. out - of - place. not unlike herself just ███ before. oh, great. she’s on the welcoming committee. but, god, she had tried! gentle in approach, clear in explanation. even when it felt silly to metaphorically hold a grown man’s hand when he easily could have found a better teacher. and the generator she showed him how to fix would have been completed if someone hadn’t intervened.
a command to run. she went left. he went right. and the killer made a decision.
did she feel a little bad she had basically let them harass the new guy instead of her when she could've prevented that? yes! it’s not like she was trying to get him murdered.
… would she do differently if given the opportunity? well, she had to protect herself, too.
chance was inside the chapel now — that’s where she spotted him after the fact. alone. perhaps not unscathed, but in one piece. ignoring the pang of guilt resonating within, she rushes over. ❝ hey! hey, you got away. that — that’s good. ❞ she presents the first - aid kit. offers a nervous smile. ❝ i - i’m sorry we got separated — are you hurt? ❞ do you totally hate me already? because you have to understand that wasn't entirely my fault.
