Kobayashi? (Melody and Hana)

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[attr="class","grBody"]Hanako was the first one to spot Melody and she tried to just keep things casual. It must be strange for the girl to be called out like that by her bosses and she hoped it was going okay with Kai on her arm and just distract her with that. Kai waved at her but then hid his face because oh boy that's a scary thing to do and Hana couldn't help but let out a snort because of her baby boy. She would make them all go to the little staff area on the third floor where they would have easy sit at the sort of big kitchen table with the easy chairs and she would be able to hold Kai in her arms just as easily. This conversation wouldn't be difficult because of that.... how was that even possible was the question. This wasn't going to be easy in the slightest and she felt like it was above her... above her whole being. She wasn't good at it, she was not even a real vigilante. She just wanted to be there to be his healer, to help in case she could but that was about it. "I spooked you? Oh. I thought you knew where I was?" She looked at G a little when they arrived first, "I think he can fall asleep at any moment, he played a bit and he had his food so he shouldn't be too difficult." But why carry him around if he was going to sleep? Maybe she was a little spooked by the list as well, it was honestly difficult to say.[break][break]

She looked at the girl and nodded when she saw the look on her face. Couldn't be easy indeed and she seemed to get the big gist of that herself. Poor thing. "It is. We don't blame you darling. The world is a very fast and sometimes scary place, we aren't here to judge you or harm you or point fingers at you. We are here because we are worried. You work here and we care about you my dear." Hanako thought it was important to point out that this wasn't to make Melody look bad or feel bad, it was to help her. She did not know how to break the information of the underground chat to her but she just wanted to make sure the girl did not have to fear from them. "And if you feel unsafe, you know you can talk to us, alright?" More to G then to her but if she felt more comfortable with Hanako, Hana wouldn't go and push her away. Was this good to say? Did it make this clear? She took Kai a little closer to herself on her lap and looked back at G. He should maybe break the information or something, ugh it was so hard and she felt so worried. Funny how before she never got these motherly feelings and now she wanted to take Melody in and protect her as best as she could.

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Melody pulled the hoodie over her head and pulled the string clothes as she suck further into her chair. Her recent conversation with jaz still lingering in her mind. Melody wanted to believe Hanako and G's words but at the moment she had no idea who to trust. They had emphasized to her that she was safe here, she wanted to believe it, she honestly did. But right now if U.A knew that she was at work she'd be in for the yelling and having the consequence of a lifetime. However Melody was surprise by G's supportive talk, they both had made it clear to her that she was not in trouble. It eased some of her anxiety but that also lead into something that held a clue for her as to who exactly was the one who forced Ishtar's hand. Speaking of hands, G got close to melody and put a hand in hers. She knew he meant well but the touch starved girl reeled back suddenly and shot a nasty glance. One that Immediately softened as she realized that he was just trying to help. "Im sorry...im..im not good with physical contact.." she apologized as she stood up and walked around the room. She knew he just wanted to help but Melody always got a strange sensation when someone would touch her. It was strange really, a longing to be held and comforted but an adverse reaction to it. [break][break]


Melody pulled off the hoodie, her eyes showing great concern. "Really?" she said in disbelief. Somehow these answers found her instead of her and Jaz going and looking for it. "Let me see, please." she said as G showed her the phone, he continued to speak and use the dad voice on her...but that did nothing really to her. She went numb. She read several messages, random names she never knew saying they were gonna come for her. At first she didn't mind really some of the names, but one leaped out at her...Crimson Reaper. "He's...he's back.." she said as her eyes narrowed at his name. "It's him...it has to be him.." she said as her body began to shake. Melody's face turned pale, she was sure it of, the Crimson in his name, reaper in his name also as a clue to someone who used a scythe as a weapon.. Koabayashi property? Thunder? She finally had a lead but in it's place were a million other questions.  "I..I." melody said as she began to choke up a bit, despair and rage fighting for control in her until...her face went blank. Melody didn't know what to do next, her mind was running faster than she could keep up with. She began to suspect everything she ever knew even more than before. Why was G in the same chat with him? Why was he after her? was it cause she knew what he did? Was that her father? The memories were blurry now, why could she not recall as many details as before? Melody used to remember that night so clearly but now it was like a foggy memory to her.[break][break]

She looked over to Kai.. she was putting them in danger by knowing them. "This place is unsafe...I shouldn't be here.. you guys aren't safe.." she said as images flashed through her mind, how much of these attacks were random? How many were because of reaper trying to hurt people around her? Melody was not taking this at all as her spiral began to become apparent. As she spoke the pipes in the walls began to creak a bit. She was losing control, tears strolled down her face. She didnt want what happen to her mother to happen to G and Hanako, they were the closest thing to a parent figure she had. If she stayed around them too long, who's to say the same fate that befell her actual mother wouldn't happen to Hanako and G? "What would happen if he came for you.. hanako and...your baby..? What if thunder came too.. you already had a cage match once... I-" as she continued. She stayed quiet and the pipes stopped their creaking, she knew if she continued to speak she'd run the risk of losing control and bringing even more danger to the gym. [break][break]

She looked at her hands as flashes of blood from that night of her holding her mother played in her mind. Melody looked over to the door as fire began to cloud her vision. Melody held onto her head and fell to the floor, her headaches were back. Melody cried out in pain " It hurts...make it stop...it hurts...mother.." she said to herself in a hushed whisper. The culmination of three years of silence finally took full effect on Melody, the flood gates were open and there was no going back now. The memories were being unvaulted once more as things began to clear up.

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Hanako her eyes only looked helplessly at G, she did not know what to do. The static? What static and how could she make the pain or whatever it was, to go away? All Hanako could do was hold on to Melody, rock her back and forth and brush through her hair and make hushing noises, she did not want to say it would be alright, it should become alright but she could not just say that, how would you say that when you did not even know what was going on? She had to do something but everything was out of her hands and she just looked at Melody and when she looked up, Hana only could show the worry on her face and brush Melody's silver hair out of her face. "You said you were in pain." The woman said softly as Melody did not seem to understand what was going on and well neither did the adults in this room, that was for sure. She just wanted to do something and beckoned G to get Melody a glass of water. Apparently, the pain was not gone, that being said, Melody did not say she was in pain but that was what it looked like as she held her so closely and screamed and asked for it to stop. Should she call a doctor, should they inform Nimue? Hanako knew quite something about medical maladies but this was definitely above her knowledge and game.

Hanako easily let Melody go, after all, she had seen how the girl reacted on the touch of G before she grabbed a hold of her. She looked at G, wondering if they should tell her, but what if it would happen again and she would get that freak out again, which wasn't even the worst, but it was the pain that Hanako wanted to avoid. "You said you had a splitting headache, we carried you up here." She decided to make of it and held her own hands, she did not like it and she would look to make sure Kai was okay from the screaming, but he just stared. "I couldn't get you a pain killer yet, not sure if you would want one. You remember nothing?" They had invited her, the gym was closed for this moment as no one should interrupt her, they should not tell her again about the Crimson Reaper, should they? But maybe they should keep an eye on him nonetheless? She was a little bit lost with what to do, and if she should do anything at all.