week 6 | Friday, Post-Investigation

[concasse]

[For once, Sanji doesn't stay in the kitchen to see if Veronica will appear. A couple of bottles of alcohol in hand, he'll instead track the woman down to her dorm room, knocking on the door with the toe of his foot (and hoping her roommate isn't around)]

Neh, Veronica-chan? It's Sanji...

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[asswipe]

[Oh.

Well.

That's one way to get Veronica to put down her bottle, placing it on the floor before she... hesitantly places a hand on Sanji's shoulder, trying to be comforting.]

... I'm sorry, Sanji. [She is. She really is.] We'll get through this and Ion will be back with us in no time at all. I promise. I... I don't know what he got in exchange for offering the Crafters his life like that, but we're going to bring him back. So... Please don't beat up yourself over this.

[concasse]

[Veronica tries, and honestly, that's the most important part. Sanji stills his breath, grits his teeth, and finally pulls his head out of his lap.

His face is dry, even if his eyes are wet with moisture]

Y-yeah.

[Pull it together, chef]

Tch, damn it. You'd think I'd know better by this point. They need us to keep going, for their sakes. [Wiping his face some]

Thank you, Veronica-chan. I'll keep it together.