week 5, friday

[digestif]

[ not long after the bodies are announced, Mizuki goes to seek out Connor. They're working together now, after all - they owe it to him to share the information they have. And they feel badly for him. Foolish, perhaps, considering that he's an android, but they know that he and Zoe were friends, however that word might be defined for him. ]

Connor-kun. [ their attitude is more somber than usual when they approach. ] I'm sorry about Zoe.

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[Would it be insulting to Zoe if he tried to brush off her death, saying there's no need to apologize? Probably. It's that thought alone that keeps him from immediately dismissing Mizuki's apology, but it takes him a moment before he can think of another response. A second's delay, before he gently shakes his head.]

... Death is a natural part of this competition. [Voice even. Expression carefully blank. There's no polite thank you to be found here.] We both knew something like this was an eventuality, rather than a possibility.