[center][h1][color=92278f]Aurel[/color] [b]//[/b] [color=00a99d]Hiroki[/color] [b]//[/b] [color=0072bc]Hibiki[/color][/h1][/center][hr][color=gray][b]Location::[/b] Courtroom (All)
[b]Aurels Interactions::[/b] Snow, Ryuma, Flare ([@addamas])
[b]Hisakawas Interactions::[/b] Ayu ([@Ammokkx]), Shirou ([@Vocab])
[b]Matsuos Interactions::[/b] Lilly, Flare[/color][hr][right][i]Aurel's Perspective[/i][/right]
Aurel gulped and opened his mouth to try and say something, [i]anything.[/i] Yet, he remained visibly silent. His throat was dry, his breathing, while normal, was a little hoarse as he reclined back, ruminating on what he could say to quell Snow right now. In truth, there was nothing he could say, nothing that could come to mind amidst the verbal clashing.

He bit his lip and gnawed on it; he felt so god damn useless right now.

It didn't help that Ryuma was still reeling from the events he had witnessed, appearing just as lost as Aurel. The thief visibly deflated upon witnessing this and Ryuma seemingly just giving up, his arms sinking as he murmured a raspy [color=92278f]"Ryuma, that isn't... we won't..."[/color]

We won't what, disappear? Die? As much as he tried to hold on to his optimism, the reality was right in front of their eyes; Snow's accusations against him only made that reality more readily apparent, [color=92278f]"H-huh? What are y-"[/color]

Aurel didn't even get in a word, edge-wise as she began laying into him. His visage darkened as he stared at the ground, not even trying to maintain eye contact with the girl as he felt his heart sink even further, his own breathing slowly abating as the words penetrated his mind.

His mind could only wander about and ponder on what he was doing wrong as he moved a hand up and began chewing at his fingers again, his hand trembling before stopping the moment Flare interjected. Aurel merely stopped an listened to her, being broken out of that downtrodden trance as he slightly lifted his head up.

Flare had managed to successfully pacify Snow, at least for the time being as the Hair-dresser gave up her relentless assault on him before staggering a bit as she made her way towards the elevator with the others. Aurel weakly glanced at Flare before letting out a relieved yet dejected sigh.

[color=92278f]"I just wanted to... what am I supposed to do,"[/color] he murmured the last line under his breath, too low for Flare to pick up on before nodding and pivoting around, left to ruminate on his thoughts. What [i]was[/i] he supposed to do? What could he do?
[hr][right][i]Hiroki's Perspective[/i][/right]
Hiroki wanted to continue letting into these two as he stood there, red-faced and fuming. What did they know anyways? Before he could continue his relentless assault against the duo, Ayu interjected in some attempt to reel him in. Jutting his head over to look at her, he opened his mouth slightly trying to think of something to stay, but instead they lay motionless as he chose to listen instead.

It wasn't okay to him, none of this was, but those few short words, just pacified him a little. Sure, Hiroki still had his grievances [i]and[/i] he still looked like a snarling dog, but his fangs were no longer barred and the barking had stopped.

All that energy and fury was sapped out of him as a couple of tears welled up in his eyes, but before he could cry a bit, he snuffed the it out, wiping them away before they could even stream. [color=00a99d]"Yeah, lets go,"[/color] he uttered to Ayu, ushering along as he noticed Hibiki giving her a sincere smile, wordlessly thanking her before he began trotting on over to Flare.

He wouldn't look back. He didn't have a reason to as he headed towards the elevator. There was a small stutter in his step at on point, but it didn't linger long as he continued to make his way towards the elevator with Ayu, [color=00a99d]"Thanks for that, by the way... and sorry I acted out like that, I just... need some time to just really process this all."[/color]
[hr][right][i]Hibiki's Perspective[/i][/right]
They had managed to weather a part of the storm, but the worst was yet to come as Hibiki began to focus, grimacing a little before catching himself and pushing forth a smile as he approached Flare. Still, he would always glance back at times, seeing how Shirou and the others were doing. However, whenever he found himself eyeing the back of Hiroki's head, he was always drawn to Ayu next.

[color=0072bc][i]"How curious, so she's the anchor then,"[/i][/color] he mused to himself before looking down and addressing Lilly with a minute smile.

[color=0072bc]"We should get going then. If there's anything you would like to say, feel free to tell me,"[/color] he spoke gently to the girl as he tilted his head to the side before gesturing to follow him. Whenever Lilly began to walk towards the elevator, Hibiki would remain behind for a few seconds as he went to place an arm on Flare's shoulder and whispered into her ear.

[color=0072bc]"I would recommend discussing things later due to how draining this day has been for all of us, as well as a couple of other things,"[/color] the Tutor would murmur before lightly jerking the girl and pointing in the direction of Momoe. [color=0072bc]"She hasn't gotten any sleep and probably wants to rest... and Shirou..."[/color]

The bespectacled young man rotated the woman to point directly at Shirou next, [color=0072bc]"Shirou probably needs to collect his thoughts, especially after the harsh pushback from Hiroki, so maybe you should talk with them later."[/color] And with that said, he lifted his grip from the blonde woman before nodding his head, [color=0072bc]"I'll be going now as well, best you get some rest as well, Flare."[/color]

And with that said, he picked up the pace to catch up with Lilly (who I'm assuming just decided to move on), walking at her side and glancing down at the girl before continuing to offer her a warm smile.
[hr][right][i]Aurel's Perspective[/i][/right]
Despite the distance everyone kept from one another, the elevator felt more suffocating than usual as Aurel stood on the wayside near one of the corners of the room. The group was outright debilitate from these chain of events from the looks of it as the horrific scene began to play again in the thief's mind.

He couldn't help but grit his teeth before looking up to see a dejected Snow standing amidst the crowd to herself. Aurel gulped. He shuffled over a little bit, reaching out a hand to her shoulder before stopping.

Slowly backing off, Aurel formed a gentle fist as he lightly rubbed his index finger and thumb together, grimacing as he glared at the ground. What should I do, what can I do were all questions running through his mind as he listlessly eyed the other inhabitants of the elevator. He blinked.

But how? The thief looked up again, yawning and not bothering to cover his mouth. He might not of had the answers, but one thing was for certain.

[color=92278f][i]"I should still try."[/i][/color]