EARLY EVENING OF DAY 2

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[Koizumi's walking into the barracks, coming back from the lake, and her lack of camera is super obvious immediately to anyone remotely observant. More than that, it's like there's a weight on her shoulders; though she can't be completely energetic with Kuzuryu, Sasaki, Levi, and even Ishtar dead... she's very happy after this particular thing happened. She's not even worried about getting--

Wait, crap, who the hell is that.]

Otori! Uh... [Act casual. Act casual, Koizumi. She puts both hands on the back of her neck.] Evening!

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[glasshole]

Hmm?

[Unsure how to take her meaning.]

In what way do you mean? You don't suspect them?

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[Glancing back to make sure nobody is right next to them or anything, and continuing in a slightly lower voice]

Yeah... I don't. First off, I've always really thought they would have converted him if they were on the team. Since he was so reclusive, Ibuki-chan only had this little bit of time with him in the park. Tanaka and Peko-chan are aloof all the time and wouldn't necessarily need to put on the big displays that they have been. And besides when things got out of hand with Levi, all of us really wanted to use evidence and punish his killers and get out of here alive together.

I know I have no huge effect on what the VIPs do, so I don't want to beat myself up or anything like if I'd done something different Kuzuryuu wouldn't have died, but I guess I regret thinking the worst of him, you know? Just leaves this awful taste in my mouth.

[Looking up at him; steely.] I wanna trust people whenever I can, and see the best in them from now on, and work hard for everyone... even if I have to take risks, I won't lie or run away anymore.