Kimigami's expression twisted to one of pure shock as the argument was turned against her. She stuttered unintelligibly for a moment, "Er..." Then she shook her head, cleared her throat, and locked eyes with Suto. "You're not the only ones trying to get some alone time around here..." When a hand touched her shoulder, the small girl yanked away and looked at the boy behind her furiously, "Keep your hands off me." She met Alphard's gaze next with a scowl, "You all think you're the only ones having a tough time? Get over yourselves," She snapped, but began to walk away nonetheless, sneering. She paused and looked back as she walked down the hall, "Don't know what happened. But good luck dealing with it - I hope releasing a little frustration on a small girl helped," She stated passively before heading for her room again. She could feel her throat tightening as she went, though. [I]Could you be more tactless?[/I] She scolded herself, her fists squeezing at her sides as she stepped into her room and slammed the door behind her, falling into the bed once more and squeezing her eyes shut. Nobody could hear her from the outside unless they knocked or had a very rare high listening skill. She began to sob softly, sitting up and pulling her knees into her chest, burying her face against them. [I]Nobody wants you around... Why do you even keep trying in this horrible place..?[/I]

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Fitch stepped forward, bashing the skeletal monster before him with his shield and stunning it. It fell to the ground and he began to maniacally hack at it, crying out as he swore, cursed, and damned the data-based beast into nothingness. He was one of few people who was already out training on the new floor, rather than sleeping or celebrating. Tears streamed down his face; he wanted it back. What he had had only hours ago - the pain was so overwhelming and he refused to believe that he had lost her... No, he was going to get out of here and find her sitting over him, waiting for him to get out... Nobody would actually program the game to kill its players... They all just woke up and those still trapped thought they were dead. He refused to believe it because if it wasn't, he would never see her again... Never hear her beautiful, silky voice... Never kiss those lips... They'd already talked about children someday, as soon as she could convince her parents to give their relationship the blessing she wanted. She wanted to study in America and he would have followed her anywhere... She couldn't be gone.

Shards of the monsters he killed flashed around him as he killed one after another at an astonishing pace. He maintained a good safety margin from the beginning, but even so it was amazing how many he could kill before even pulling out a potion. He dug his heel into the ground and kicked off again after another... and another... until the spawns became faster than he could handle. He had known about packs and swarms of mobs, but they were never uncontrollable or inescapable, especially with his group. He thought he could handle it, but eventually he felt them beginning to overpower him and still he fought. As he sliced one down after another, he began to fall back, stumbling over his own foot and landing on his ass. As he stared up, there was no fear in his eyes... No regret nor hatred... He had finally found it. He sunk his blade into the ground; he could have a potion now if he wanted to... get back on his feet... kill a few, run away, but... He realized that he hadn't come out to train or blow off steam, he just wanted that feeling of nothing back... Peace, bliss, numbness; it could go by so many names, and yet he cared not which. He closed his eyes and he saw nothing but her... Yari in so many isolated memories. He could hear her laugh, see her smile, feel her arms around him... He didn't care if he died, because either he would be reunited with her, or there wouldn't be any more pain. He didn't want to watch his health bar drop, he just wanted to feel that release when it was emptied...