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*[[Shiina Mikado]] (Misha)

|next =[[Paint by Numbers/Transcript|Paint by Numbers]] or [[Things You Can Do/Transcript|Things You Can Do]] |name = Above and Beyond|prev = [[Cold War/Transcript|Cold War]]}}[[Hanako Ikezawa|Hanako]] doesn't come to the morning class at all, leaving her seat looking empty and lonely in the back of the classroom.

I have to tell her that [[Lilly Satou|Lilly]] was looking for her if I see her later.

After the events of this morning, class is pretty boring in comparison. I turn the pages of my textbook lazily.

I have a bit of catching up to do, despite trying to keep up with my studies at the hospital, but I'm not feeling that enthusiastic about it.

The clock at the front of the room sounds unbearably loud. The teacher hasn't said anything in over seven minutes, instead opting to cover the board in rows and rows of equations taken directly from the book.

The rhythmic clashing of chalk on blackboard seems to synchronize perfectly with the ticking of the clock.

I start to copy down the equations just to pass the time, even though they are right there in the text book.

When the bell rings, I'm not in a hurry because I have nothing to do, so I stay for a while, reviewing what we covered in class today. I prefer to leave last anyways, so I don't have to deal with crowding in the hallways.

I notice [[Shizune Hakamichi|Shizune]] and [[Shiina Mikado|Misha]] have also stayed behind, talking to someone from another class.

Shizune's signing so fast that her hands make noises like swords cutting through the air.

Maybe there is pent up anger in there.

Misha is trying desperately to keep up, but it's clear she can barely manage to even understand her.

I put my head down. Whatever they're discussing, it looks like serious business.

Shizune signs to the point where her wrists crackle, and Misha struggles to spit it out in word form.

Sometimes she trips over herself like she's dealing with tongue twisters. And then on top of that, she has to sign back anything the other girl says.

Seems like a rough job.

Misha looks tired, like she's about to faint.

Misha: "Uwaaah! i'm so tired!"

I'll use the opportunity to reconcile with Shizune a bit, without getting roped into the student council thing again, though I suspect that door is now closed for me.

Hisao: "Festival preparations must be tough for you."

Indeed, the people in this school seem to be taking the festival very seriously. Whenever I see people idling around before and after classes they're always talking about their plans for it.

It's kind of neat to see everyone being so enthusiastic about it.

I'm probably the only one who doesn't have something to do.

Shizune scoffs at me first, as if trying to decide whether to ignore or sneer at me, but in the end she starts signing without doing either.

Misha perks up, looking at her hands with slightly unfocused eyes.

Shizune: "..."

She signs back with harsh, heavy, dramatic strokes.

Misha translates her signing into speech for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hisao: "What is it, Hanako?"

 

Hanako: "H... has Lilly been here?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shizune: "..."

 

Misha: "If she has any sense in her head, she's in her classroom, working on their festival project. But who knows where that woman is loitering at."

 

'''[Next Scene: [[Paint by Numbers/Transcript|Paint by Numbers]] (Lilly/Hanako) or [[Things You Can Do/Transcript|Things You Can Do]] (Rin)]'''