0 0 0 2 0 -1 0 0 0 1 BRRRRRRRRT! 0 0 0 2 0 -1 6 0 0 1 An airhorn woke Kanoko in a strange, dark room.#She was tied sitting in a steel chair,#her hands bound behind her. 0 0 0 1 0 -1 6 0 0 1 Kanoko Yasaka "What is the meaning of this? Where the hell am I?" 3 0 0 2 6 -0.5 0 0 7 0.5 She looked around. It appeared to be an office,#with furniture hastily gathered.#Beside her, Suwako was in a similar bind,#seemingly frozen in place. 3 0 0 2 6 -0.5 0 0 7 0.5 She looked around. It appeared to be an office,#with furniture hastily gathered.#Beside her, Suwako was in a similar bind,#seemingly frozen in place. 3 0 0 2 3 -1 0 0 1 -0.5 Koishi and Sanae stepped out from behind a curtain. 3 0 0 1 3 -1 1 -0.5 6 1 Koishi Komeiji "Surprise! Welcome to therapy!" 3 0 0 1 3 -1 1 -0.5 6 1 Kanoko Yasaka "Therapy? Why do we need therapy?" 3 0 0 2 0 -1 3 0 0 1 Sanae's gut felt the pain of a sturdy punch#before she had time to register what had happened. 3 0 0 2 1 -0.5 3 0 0 1 Koishi grabbed another chair and tied Sanae up,#placing her next to the gods.#Sanae struggled against the rope binds. 3 0 0 1 1 -0.5 3 0 0 1 Sanae Kochiya "What are you doing? This wasn't part of the plan!" 3 0 0 1 1 -0.5 3 0 0 1 Koishi Komeiji "You're part of this family too, you know.#As long as one of you is suffering, you all are" 3 0 0 2 0 -1 3 0 0 1 Sanae's emotions, hot with betrayal,#cooled to a warm understanding,#kept simmering from the pain. 3 0 0 2 0 -1 6 0 0 1 Kanoko's emotions, spiked red with righteous anger,#drove her to a spiral of confusion. 3 0 0 2 0 -1 7 0 0 1 Suwako saw the signs of panic in her mind,#and before she acted as unnerved as she was,#she made her emotions settle on a path#of logical, feigned calm.#She knew better than to fall to shock tactics. 3 0 0 1 1 -1 0 0 6 1 Kanoko Yasaka "Okay, seriously though, where the hell are we?" 3 0 0 1 1 -1 0 0 6 1 Koishi Komeiji "In the Human Village's medical district.#Yuuka's letting us use her office." 3 0 0 2 0 -1 0 0 0 1 The denizens of Moriya looked around.#On the shelves, they noticed a collection of#human psychology textbooks, next to#various degrees from the outside world#that all bore Yuuka's name. 3 0 0 2 0 -1 7 0 0 1 Suwako smiled. Her plan crystallized in her mind.#it was time to execute her escape. 3 0 0 1 0 -1 7 0 0 1 Suwako Moriya "I suppose the real question is, whose fault was this?#Do we have the unthinking satori to blame?" 3 0 0 1 0 -1 7 0 0 1 Suwako Moriya "Or was it the tired girl attending to our every whim,#no matter how much it took or how late it got?" 3 0 0 1 0 -1 7 0 0 1 Suwako Moriya "My guess is more on us.#We've gone bad, I'm afraid" 3 0 0 1 7 -0.5 0 0 6 0.5 Kanoko Yasaka "Right! And we're really *really* sorry about this,#so can we go? I'm sure little Sanae's getting tired" 3 0 0 1 7 -1 3 0 6 1 Sanae Kochiya "Who are you calling 'little'? I'm an adult by#human standards. Besides, Suwako's smaller." 3 0 0 1 7 -1 3 0 6 1 Suwako Moriya "You say that with a brave face, but you just got#sucker-punched by your accomplice" 3 0 0 1 3 -1 7 -0.5 1 1 Koishi Komeiji "L-let's move past that for now. Please remain calm.#This is something that we think you might need." 3 0 0 1 3 -1 7 -0.5 1 1 Suwako Moriya "What exactly do we need, anyway?" 3 0 0 1 3 -1 7 -0.5 1 1 Koishi Komeiji "Therapy! That's why we're here!" 3 0 0 1 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 Kanoko Yasaka "Do you even know how to do talk therapy?" 3 0 0 1 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 Koishi Komeiji "L-let's also move past that for now." 3 0 0 2 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 She'd lost. 3 0 0 2 0 -1 7 -0 0 1 Suwako's chair transformed into ball bearings,#the ropes falling off around her. 3 0 0 2 0 -1 6 -0 0 1 Kanoko flexed her muscles, ropes bursting off. 3 0 0 2 6 -0.5 7 0.5 3 0 The Moriya gods picked up the chair Sanae was#tied to and walked towards the office door.#Koishi rushed to catch them at the door. 3 0 0 1 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 Suwako Moriya "I understand your intentions are in good faith.#But we don't need group therapy from you." 3 0 0 1 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 Koishi Komeiji "Please. Just give me a chance. #I don't exactly know what's going on, but I can tell." 3 0 0 1 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 Koishi Komeiji "You all feel strongly towards each other as found family.#You feel love, familiarity, loyalty, and even contempt." 3 0 0 1 7 -1 6 -0.5 1 1 Koishi Komeiji "If you all look at each other --" 3 0 0 2 7 -1 3 0 6 1 Sanae looked at Suwako and Kanoko, then at Koishi.#Koishi sounded earnest, but Sanae could tell#something else was eating at the girl,#and that it would get in the way of#whatever she could offer. 3 0 0 2 7 -1 3 0 6 1 She yawned. 3 0 0 1 7 -1 3 0 6 1 Sanae Kochiya "Let's go. I can't do this anymore." 3 0 0 2 1 -1 0 0 0 1 Moriya's gods left the office, leaving Koishi#and her plans behind for the trip back home. 0 0 0 2 0 -1 0 0 0 1 (to be continued...)