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Yaaaay! Splinters!!!

...what do splinters have to do with broken bones?

[momming]

Splints. You use them to help set broken bones so they can start to heal.

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And...splinters help with that?

[momming]

Splints. Think of them as long, straight pieces of-- well, metal usually, but wood here.

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Ooooh, where you tie someone's arm or whatever to it, right? I've seen that on TV!

[momming]

Yes, exactly like that! You'll be able to do that, too.

w3, sunday

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[ Mabel is just. sitting on the summer dorm roof, on the back side of it facing towards the forest. she's sitting here silently with her pig, making just a small amount of sound only when she sniffles. ]

[momming]

[ Otome really is getting used to rooftops these days. Slowly.

But here she is with a blanket! ]

Do you mind if I cut in?

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[ she looks up for a second and then just. scoots over a little to make room for her. ]

[momming]

... How are you doing? Honestly.

[ This poor child has cried so much?? ]

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[ she is SO dehydrated rn

she looks up at Otome and thinks...she's nice. she helps heal everyone, and is even teaching Mabel to do the same. and she can't recall her amongst the voices at the trial...so if there's anyone she thinks might understand, it'd be Otome.

she sniffles and looks down at her feet. ]

...I-I thought people here were nice! And friendly! And I could trust them! But--but the second we knew Caiman did it, it's like everyone turned on him, even though we knew he didn't want to, and he needed help too!

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Yesss! I'm gonna do so much helping!

[ and then, at long last: a memshare! (7:01-7:58, 8:25 to 9:52) ]

[momming]

[ Otome reaches out to rest a hand on her hair, quiet for a minute. ]

Your initial impressions aren't wrong. And I'm not pleased that people lashed out at him, or at you. I just know that grief and rage can make us say or do things that we can't entirely control. And Mollymauk's death was... brutal. So many people were already on edge.

This place... doesn't allow for kindness, I've noticed.

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But... [ sniffles ] ...doesn't that just mean we should make up for it?

[momming]

Yes. I think now more than ever is when we need to come together.

I just also think it's going to take some time... and I know the closer we grow, the more it will hurt if we lose someone.

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[ well. just throws herself at Otome for a hug. ]

...it's not going to be "if", is it.

[momming]

[ That's fine, Otome will fold her into her arms and hold her tightly. ]

... I'm afraid not.

w4, saturday

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[ in the distance: ]

Otome! Otome...? Where are you?

[ then the voice gets closer until eventually, Mabel opens the door to the abandoned classroom to find Otome there. ]

There you are! ...here.

[ she offers Otome a mug of hot chocolate. Waddles trails in behind her too. ]

[momming]

... Thank you.

[ Her voice is hoarse, her feelings entirely a mess, but she'll take the mug. ]

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[ she watches Otome take the mug, feeling nothing but overwhelming concern for her. she almost asks if she's okay but like. that's a dumb question, huh. ]

...can Waddles and I hug you?

[momming]

... I'm not sure I deserve that.

w5, wednesday

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[ after all the festivities: ]

is it true otome???
is summer dorm all getting along better now?

[momming]

[ ... Are they???? ]

Well, Mandricardo and I aren't really talking so I can't quite say that's accurate...

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...oh

[ she'd follow with "really" but like. she can guess why. ]

then
why'd claude say you're all so tight-knit?

[momming]

I'm not entirely sure. Maybe because we were talking about the tasks and which one might help Sally the most?