serialsfan | Holly Heights Mailbox + Phone + Inventory

[Inside Sonia's mailbox is a tiny gift box with a note attached to it that reads the following:]

Sonia,

I'm not even sure if you like macarons or not, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

- Hinata

[And she gets this very special macaron!!

]

[Sitting on Sonia's desk, or somewhere she visits in the house regularly, is a macaron. This isn't actually wrapped up, since he's sure he doesn't have to worry about contamination here. There is a letter with it, but the letter doesn't come with a name. But the demanding tone and the fact that it's inside the house really doesn't leave much debate as to the sender's identity.]

Eat this so I can see what happens.

[ wrapped in brown paper with a note attached: ]

Sonia-san,

I'm glad to be able to spend more time with you here. You're a truly inspiring person.

Please enjoy this.

PS: I included one for Togami-kun too. If you'd really rather have the blue one, you can feel free to switch them, though I think it would look a little weird for me to be offering the pink one to Togami-kun.

[Chiaki had gone to the party at Sonia's house with just about everyone else, but it is a school night, and she can't stay out too late. Besides, things were starting to get crazy and Alice may have decided it was time for a heroic kidnapping. But Sonia needed a place to sleep too, so Chiaki was quick to offer her room for the night.

This may have something to do with being a little lonely ever since her assigned sister left, but Sonia has no way of knowing that.]

......

Oh... it's over here.

[Leading Sonia through the currently-empty house to the kids' bedroom. It's probably pretty much the same layout as Sonia's house, just with different details.]

... Sorry you didn't get to meet Mama and Papa... they're really nice. Maybe they'll be home in the morning...?

[With that, the girls step inside the room! There's, naturally, a lot of video games and video game character plush dolls, a small entertainment center in the corner, and two beds. Only one of them seems to have ever been used - and has a familiar plush doll next to the pillow.

The other bed is all made up and picture perfect, but with absolutely no personal touches whatsoever. Chiaki seems a little sad as she glances that way.]

Ah, that's Mary-neechan's bed... if you want to use it...

[She sure seems settled into this family, doesn't she? But why so sad at the mention of her 'sister'?]

[She could not say how thankful she was to be out of that party- Novoselician celebrations were one thing, that was another. It pained her to think that the party was uncontrollable, especially since she had been trained from birth to expect people to listen to her, and she couldn't do a thing about the damage the partigoers had done to her property.

In the end, the only thing she could do was remove herself from the situation and wait until morning came. She was eternally thankful that Nanami had made an offer.]

I do not doubt they are good people.

[She means it, even if the purpose is just to make small talk. However, the plushy of Monomi does inspire a bit of a smile, even if just for a moment.]

Thank you very much for your hospitality, Ms. Nanami. I... I am ashamed that I could not contain the activity in my own house.

It's alright... we have the extra bed. You can come over anytime you want, Sonia-san...

[Hopefully her smile is reassuring. She knows what the party turned into wasn't Sonia's fault, nor could she really be expected to get it completely under control. Some things are just too big for even a princess to handle on her own.]

... Are you tired? We could hang out a little before going to bed... if you want.

[The door's already closed and locked, so she casually starts to unfasten her dress, getting ready to change into pajamas for the night. But she'd caught a small nap at the party, so she could easily stay up a little longer.]

You are very kind to offer that, Ms. Nanami.

[She's not sure if she'll take up the offer in this context- that is, needing a place to stay- again, but more visits are definitely in order.]

I am alright. If you are not tired yourself, I am willing and able to stay awake as needed.

...Do you need help with that? [The zipper, that is. Sonia's experience with dresses was that they were usually a two person job.]

Oh... yes, please. If you don't mind...

[She probably could have managed it by herself, with some measure of difficulty, but Mama usually helped her with these things to make it easier. Without her around, Sonia's offer is very much appreciated.]

I think... I'd like to stay awake a little longer.

[She pauses, until Sonia's in the middle of helping with the zipper, and then asks the first question that comes to mind. Since they haven't really gotten a chance to talk much yet, she's curious about things.]

... Do you like your new family, Sonia-san?

...

[She's unable to answer that question with the politeness that it requires from someone such as her. She could not complain about her living situation, when so many women in her family had it much worse than she did, even with Togami's casual callousness.]

Mr. Tsunayoshi is a kind person, but Mr. Togami...

[She pauses, hesitating, as she always did when something she said may inspire conflict between two parties.]

Ms. Nanami, there is something I must ask you that I have not before.

[... Oh. That's right. She hadn't thought about Togami in so long, it must have somehow slipped her mind. She never used to forget things like that... but she's been in this place for a long time now.

Because of how unprepared she was for this, she might pause just a little too long. Almost uncomfortably so.]

......

Is there something wrong...?

[She sounds more genuinely concerned than anything, but there's a little worry in there, too. She doesn't want to hide anything from Sonia if she can help it. Togami, though... if she told Sonia everything she knew about him, it might not end well.

She's doing her best not to let it show, and she's pretty good at that. If unintentionally. But she looks almost sad as she starts to slip out of that dress and gets out a set of cute pink bunny-print pajamas. That could just be her concern for Sonia showing, though...?]

Ms. Nanami... Mr. Togami is not the person who we were lead to believe is the true Mr. Togami. The Mr. Togami that we became acquainted with was an imposter.

[And she looks genuinely sad about this, without a trace of malice for her friend. Even if Nanami was hiding something from her, Sonia trusted that there must have been reasons behind it, and that she would never do so out of anything but goodness in her heart.]

When I asked him about this, he told me that you would provide clarifications. [ A pause, as she notices that slight show of sadness across Nanami's face. ] What does he mean, Ms. Nanami?

[Chiaki always thinks carefully about what to say, before she says it. She's getting better about coming up with things more quickly since coming to Holly Heights, but this question calls for some very careful consideration.

She's almost completely dressed by the time she starts to speak.]

......

When I first arrived... there were a lot of members of another Hope's Peak class here. The Togami-kun that's here is their classmate... and the real Togami-kun.

[How can she clarify the impostor's identity without bringing up something that might be harmful to Sonia, though? She doesn't want to lie, but covering up the whole truth might be better than the damage that could be caused otherwise...]

... The Togami-kun we knew... is obviously an impostor. Maybe even a Super High School Level Impostor... pretending to be the real Togami-kun...

[Sonia's invitation comes promptly and prettily on simple, but elegant purple and blue paper with an envelope to match. It reads:
Sonia Nevermind-san,
You are cordially invited to the combined and totally popping birthday celebration of miss Chiaki Nanami and miss Rahzel Anadis on Sunday, June 1st. The party will take place at the Zoological Gardens where guests are encouraged to partake in the delicious snacks provided at the cafe and mingle through the animal exhibits. We hope to see you there!]

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