Kuhaku Shiro - Infirmary
Shiro listened to Diamond with a sense of horror, frozen with fear as she spoke of Team CODE's mission. He half wanted to freak out and tear up the infirmary in his search for Cobalt and Emerald, misunderstanding and thinking she was saying that they were in pieces. But, after she left Oswald's words helped to clarify a few things and calm him down. If only a little. He took a little comfort in hearing Oswald saying he was okay, though he looked far from it. Though, what did he mean by 'rogue Huntresses'? Did such a thing exist? He cocked an eyebrow, not sure what his classmate meant by that. At least the terrifying Ms. Vanhomrigh was there to save them, thank the deities above for that. Things seemed to take a sudden and dark turn when Oswald mentioned the death of a few mercenaries. Shiro's expression growing somber as his ears slowly drooped, his tail lifeless in its lack of motion. He had no idea what to say to offer to the boy to console him, as he could see that he was dealing with pain that was more than just physical. Something set off an extra sense of his and Shiro jumped, startled by some unknown intense emotion. Looking around in confusion, the feeling vanished, Shiro unsure what it was that he had felt. Turning back to Oswald, he continued to listen to the boy. When Oswald looked away, Shiro knew what he was trying to do and looked off to the side himself. To save the boy some dignity. It had to be difficult for him to share what had happened. Shiro cursed himself for being so insensitive to not see that.
When the boy finished, Shiro could figure that Oswald wanted some privacy. To be left alone.
Inhaling, Shiro started to speak but his voice caught in his throat and he paused.
Summoning more of his strength to talk, he tried again.
"I...don't know what I can do or say to help you feel better, boss. But, if you need someone to talk to, I'm always around somewhere. Causing some kind of trouble." he laughed nervously.
Shiro reached and just gently patted a Oswald's hand with his own gloved one.
"I'm gonna go see how the rest of your team is doing. I'll uhh....see you around man."
Turning, Shiro left and made sure to close the privacy curtain for Oswald's sake.
Standing just in front of Oswald's bed but on the other side of the curtain, Shiro stared at the ground for a moment. Ears still low. If this mission had torn Oswald up that badly, then would it do any good for him to check on the others? Of course, he had to at least made it be known that someone was there for them. He almost felt bad for his mission going as 'well' as it did. Clenching his fist, he bucked himself up and went searching for Emerald's bed. Finding it, he made sure to let his presence be known before just barging into her private space. She may not have been decent and Shiro vaguely remember making that mistake once with another female student.
Was it Sapphire?
...Nah.
"E-...Emerald? Hey, it's me, Shiro. I got back from my mission a little while ago and wanted to see if you were okay..."
He waited for her response before stepping behind her privacy curtain.
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