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[When Fuuko wakes up today, it's hard for her to ignore just how quiet the house is. Normally she would see Kotomi around when she got up so the two of them could eat breakfast together. When the minutes continue to pass and her housemate had still yet to make an appearance, Fuuko knocks on Kotomi's door and peers inside. She calls out Kotomi's name into the room, only to soon realise what was going on.

Fuuko spends the morning just walking around her large and now empty house. She has her journal in her arms and held close to her chest, with the intention of using it to tell everyone about Kotomi at some point. But for now Fuuko wants a little time to herself, so she can think about what to do next and what to do about the house.]

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[Around midday, Fuuko settles down in the living room on one of the couches and opens her journal.]

Kotomi Ichinose, Kotomi-chan, has gone home. Fuuko is sure she had plenty of friends who weren't bullies or weird guys, so Fuuko thought it would be better if everyone found out now rather than finding out at some other awful time.

[Though she starts her message looking at the journal, Fuuko soon starts looking away as though she's concentrating on something else.]

Fuuko thinks she didn't leave anything behind, in fact, Fuuko is positive of this.

[She was expecting to be more upset than this. For a moment she wonders if she's just getting used to making these sorts of messages, after having announced Nagisa, Tomoya and a few of her other friends and family went home in the past. With a sigh to herself, Fuuko turns her attention back to the journal .]

Kotomi-chan is a really kind, really intelligent person. She taught Fuuko a lot about the starfish you know. Fuuko is sure that Kotomi-chan will be very happy back home with Nagisa-san and Okazaki-san.

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[After making her message over the journals, Fuuko heads out to the tea shop to get some work done. As tempting as it was for her to just stay home and keep inside for the rest of the day, the tea shop seemed like a good way to get her mind off of things for a little while. Though she's work as well as she normally does it's easy to notice how distracted Fuuko seems. Whenever she's not carrying out cups or cleaning up she can be seen staring off into space and otherwise keeping to herself unless someone needs her.]

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[When she notices who she has to serve next, Fuuko does her best to put on a smile. Though she looks a little happier it's clear by the tone of her voice that she's not feeling all that great.]

Good afternoon Beast-san, what can Fuuko get for you?

[She has a feeling that he might not be hear just to get something to drink.]

[He pauses for a moment. He hadn't thought of what tea he would actually have once he came.] B... b-black, please. Any.

[That answer alone probably already confirms Fuuko's suspicions.]

[And it does. As he asked for any black tea, Fuuko disappears and soon returns with tray. On the tray is a teapot filled with earl grey, a teacup, and some containers for milk and sugar so Beast can adjust his drink to his liking. Not that it particularly matters what she brings out, she knows he won't be drinking so much as he will, or they will, be talking.]

Here you are. Fuuko hopes this is enough, but if there's anything else you want then Fuuko will go and find it for you as quickly as possible so the tea doesn't cool off too much.

I-it... it's alright. This is fine. [He carefully, as he always does with his big paws, lifts the teapot to fill the cup, the brew's scent filling his nostrils as he does so. He recognises this kind - he's had it before, but not often. Not that it matters right now.

He adds some sugar before he stops and looks up at her, maybe searching for some hint of how she is feeling.] Thank you, Foo-ko.

That's okay, Fuuko is glad that it's fine. It would be very horrible if it wasn't, that would mean Fuuko would not be doing Fuuko's job properly.

[With that seen to, Fuuko turns in a full circle as she checks to see if anyone else would like to order anything. At this time of day it seems the shop is in a lull with only a few other customers around.]

[He notices that lull, observing the area around them. He glances at the seat in front of him and then up at her. When he speaks, it's several seconds later, after opening and closing his mouth a few times as he tries to collect his words.]

F-F... Foo-ko... h-how... are you... feeling?

[At BEast's question, Fuuko takes a seat in the chair across from him, the same small smile on her face as before.]

Fuuko is fine. [Which of course isn't true, she's feeling down. But she does feel a great deal better than she normally does when someone goes home.] If you're asking because of what Fuuko said over the journals earlier then please don't worry. Lots of people go home, Fuuko is more than used to it by now.

★12th Star☆ [Video|Action]

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[Action] I'm sorry Henry for the extremely slow pace here. I'm trying to improve

[Action] No worries, I don't mind at all. I'm pretty slow myself right now.

[Action] Aww, thankyou <3 In that case I don't mind either

[Action] Excellent! Then we can be slow together. <3

[Action] Preferably not as slow as this last tag XD

[Action] Ahaha. Then we can just be sort-of-slow!