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Izumi sat in the poorly lit room, hands together in his lap as if he were a prisoner awaiting a sentence. He looked up at the man sentencing him, and sighed. June. Allwaaaaaayys June. It gets annoying after a while, you know..? ..He always tried to be nice to him, seriously.. at least when they worked together.
Izumi had been taken from the participants a few hours ago, along with Ame. Ame was shut off by now, though. He sat limp in the couch beside him. June stared down at the both of them, feeling deep down in his heart that this was the most correct and righteous thing to be done. He glared, holding a consent forum in one hand and papers in the other.
"So," His voice rang through the room, and Izumi felt mere annoyance at this. ..Fear, too, obviously, but... ..he didn't want to think about it. June continued, "You signed this. The consent forum." Izumi looked up, face blank. He nodded. "..Yes? I did..." He looked to the side, shifting in his seat.
"Welcome to ASU-NARO, Izumi Akagi. Or should I say.. welcome home?? Maybe?" June snickered.
This was no home.. but I suppose where he belonged. ..That thought made his heart ache, of course. He had grown to truly love the home Concordia had given him out of her own care. The life he had with all of the people he loved. ..He missed them.
His impulsive sadness brought him here. The impulsive guilt. But guilt will always be heavier than happiness, and Izumi had lived with that for a very long time. He knew this only made him worse, accepting this job. But it felt like the last thing he could do. He can no longer force others to help him, to care for him. To feel sympathy for a killer. The pain he has endured is nothing short of his own fault, and he knows this. In fact, he shouldn't even feel sad.. this isn't his pain to feel. It only makes him feel more guilty thinking about it, so he'll stop.
"..Thanks." Izumi finally said, after a few seconds of silence.
June held the papers up to read. "Orders have been made.. surrounding your situation. Don't worry, no harm will come to you. We figured the whole drugging plan was quite inhumane," ...No kidding? Is what Izumi would've said if he felt like getting slapped in the face. "You'll be practically handcuffed to me for the next few weeks. You'll receive food and water..." What June didn't mention was that this was barely enough to survive, but he didn't need to read the fine print for Izumi. "And You'll receive your own clean uniform.. and, well.. your specific job is to be decided. Do you understand? You are under ASU-NARO's name now."
Izumi nodded, staring at his feet. Then, again, June spoke up again, "And about that.. doll..." June's tone was full of disgust.
"Orders were given to destroy it."