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"Yo, it's Nakahara Chuuya. I'm way too busy to talk to you right now, so leave a message and I'll get back to you. Probably."

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[goatsongs]

Rika.

...Normally I'd say it's good to hear from you, but I'm going to guess things aren't going well.

[It's not a hard guess to make. Chuuya is the person Satoko goes to when she needs to run, after all.]

[recry]

How much did you know?

[ No pleasantries or preamble. Straight to business. ]

[goatsongs]

[Inhale. Exhale.]

That Satoko was responsible for the loops starting again, including your repeated deaths.

I'm sorry.

[He has no excuses.]

[recry]

Yet you didn't tell me.

You were content to let me believe that all was well.

[ Her voice is soft, though there's a touch of disdain mingled with hurt in her tone. ]

How cruel of you.

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Content is a strong word.

[He hated himself every second he spoke to Rika and didn't tell her what was going on.]

Satoko still listens to me, sometimes. I thought that I could somehow get through to her as long as she still felt like she could trust me with the truth. -That's not an excuse, I know.

[recry]

No. Gleeful would be a strong word.

[ Sharp. Eviscerating. ]

I was kind in my assessment. And it is not an excuse.

I trusted you, Nakahara.

[ The first time she has referred to him without that respectful honorific. ]

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You did. And I betrayed that trust.

I don't ask your forgiveness. But I'll keep trying to make her understand how cruel she's being.

[recry]

You must do as you think best, of course.

Good-bye, Nakahara.

[goatsongs]

Goodbye, Rika.

[Once again, there's a child he couldn't be good enough for.]