I can understand why Ryou seemed to hesitate telling me about it. I mean, is it possible to be detached one moment, and then completely in-tune in the next? I think our mother has that kind of effect on people. Heart failure isn't exactly what I had in mind; in fact, seeing her at the hospital altogether, practically lifeless, is certainly not what I had in mind. And if that isn't enough to worry about...
It just feels unreal. Everything does. Like when we return to Lioncrest, I half expect everything to be just as we left it. And it won't.
ooc: Atsushi (and Akazawa) left on the 20th to visit their mother in the hospital and will be returning with Ryou. I hope that's alright with you, Anna?