sorry hank doesn't believe in ghosts

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WEEK 2

[donotlick]

[itwasfeyt]

[Well that. Was a motive.

Time to go try and flag down Hank! Because that's a thing she can do.]

Detective? Hello? Detective Hank?

[donotlick]

[ Yep, Hank sure is here. I mean, in his room. He's not hard to find.

And he's not hurt or anything, either. ]

Yeah, what is it?

[itwasfeyt]

[thank goodness, because Maya's flippin]

Do you know what was happening out there? What Todd was saying when he spoke about you? Because that was nuts!

[donotlick]

I got in trouble for punching Han.

[ He rolls his shoulders, gripping his head like he feels a headache coming on. ]

Lucky I'm not dead.

[itwasfeyt]

....Oh!

[Fist falls into open hand gesture]

That's what Han couldn't tell me about! Now it all makes sense.

[Case closed. It instantly puts her at ease.]

[donotlick]

Yeah, he was trying not to get me in trouble. Didn't work out so well.

[ Wow, now why would he do that?? Hank actually doesn't know either. ]

[itwasfeyt]

So he was trying to protect you... so you punched him?

[Makes sense(?)]

[donotlick]

Seems kinda backwards, right?

[ Hank laughs. ]

I was drunk. Really fucking drunk. Han didn't want me to get in trouble for something I did when I wasn't in the right mind. Or y'know, whatever.

[itwasfeyt]

A little.

[Shrugs her shoulders, all nonchalant. Of course, her lax mood is ended as Hank continues to speak.]

Oh. It sounds like he really cares about us, you know? Or, he's trying to show it.

[donotlick]

Maybe yeah.

[ Hank shrugs his shoulders. ]

He's not awful or anything. But he's... I dunno. Hard to tell, with him.

[itwasfeyt]

It's hard to tell with all of them, besides Todd, that is.

[....]

And the girl that was in charge for the entrance exam. She was really nice.

[donotlick]

I mean, I trust Megumi. And Han... There's a lot about him that doesn't make a ton of sense, but I think that's more because he's not from here. That's my theory, anyway. He sure thinks otherwise.

[ My, someone is chatty today. ]

Vivienne, right? What was she like?

WEEK 3

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[itwasfeyt]

[Alright, now there's in Maya's room. She ushers Hank in with no fuss, and closes the door behind her. Hopefully he isn't expecting anything too outrageous, her room looks mostly like everyone else. Her little pile of stuff set up in an unused corner.]

...Um, [Does he still look like he's having a breakdown?] Do you want a seat, or something?

[donotlick]

[ It's cool, Hank isn't really thinking too much about Maya's room to be honest. He mostly follows her in, his head still... well, still a mess.

He sits down, puts his head in his hands. ]

I'm sorry. This is... I'm such a goddamn mess.

[itwasfeyt]

You shouldn't worry about it. [There are lots of much BIGGER things to worry about, like their own oncoming demise.]

I mean, you're not the only mess around here, that's for sure. But, if you want to tell me about anything... I'm a great listener, especially to testimonies.

[donotlick]

[ Hank almost chuckles. ]

Not much of a testimony, it's just...

[ He should get it out, right? Hadn't his therapist told him that? ]

It's just... that picture. I mean, shit, no point in lying, right? It's a picture of my son.

[itwasfeyt]

..Oh.

[It's all too obvious, of course. And at the same time, Maya almost hoped that he wouldn't say something like that. But she knew when Hank looked at that picture that something was terribly wrong.

It's always family, isn't it?]

I guess I sort of figured, but I didn't want to say anything, you know?

[donotlick]

Yeah. Thanks, I guess.

[ He would be a lot more thankful if he wasn't so sad, to be honest. But now that he's started and his hands are shaking, he can't seem to stop. ]

He's about... five in this one. He died right around when he turned six. We were in a car accident and this truck skidded on some ice. Cole didn't make it.

[itwasfeyt]

[In this moment, a rather unfortunate thought passed through Maya's mind, which forced her to hold back a shudder.

Pearl was barely older than that. And she was traveling around solving crimes with Nick.]

O-oh? Oh no...! I'm... I'm so sorry.

[donotlick]

[ yeeeeah that's sure a thing. Hank shakes his head, holding back the tears. How has it been three years and he's still not over this? ]

Yeah, it was... He needed surgery. The only doctor who could operate was fucking high. And the androids... they couldn't do it. They couldn't save him.

[itwasfeyt]

[It's only been a couple years for Maya to mourn a death. Or, has it been longer?]

...I'm sorry. I lost someone really important to me not too long ago, too. It was... worse than anything I went through, at the time.

[And she dislikes that fact.]

[donotlick]

[ Hank nods, numbly. ]

There's nothing worse. Not a day goes by that I don't miss him.

[itwasfeyt]

I know there's not a day that wouldn't have been better if my sister was still around.

[Or her mother, for that matter. But that's a whole other can of worms.]

At least I got to speak to her, later.