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Hanako listened to his words, looking down as the ground as she began to take deep breaths to steady herself. This was complete insanity, but she couldn't deny what she had seen with her own eyes. Shin had made water move without touching it and this man had been ready to run her through with a katana. It didn't make sense, but those were the facts. She'd learned long ago how to cope with the illogical. It had followed her for her whole childhood. Not only the little things she noticed in her own life like the whispering and glimpses of things that could exist, but there had also been times when her father made her question a few things. The thought of him now brought the fear back, but she pushed it back again, taking another breath. She could still clearly recall an incident in grade school when her father had let her attend a regular school for a year; she'd gone with a few girls she'd met to a festival the town held annually near the town shrine. It had been fun, more fun than Hanako had remembered having before that time. It was also the night when she began to hear the whispers. Her father had been furious and began walking her to and from school after that. He made her promise never to go near a shrine again, offering no explanation why.
The more she thought about it, the more sense this situation was beginning to make. Ryou had always turned a blind eye to the odd things she'd noticed and yet seemed to be highly superstitious. Maybe he had known more than he'd been telling Hanako. She didn't like the idea of her father lying to her, but she couldn't ignore facts right now. Sitting her swinging wildly from one extreme to the next wasn't going to help her situation. She need to ground herself and move forward. It was what Ryou would have wanted her to do if he were there.
She shifted her legs from beneath her and stood, using the wall for support. Her head swam as she did, but she kept herself standing. She had recovered enough to get moving and that would have to be enough for the time being. Her legs weren't shaking at least and her vision cleared after a few moments. She could rest again when they were in a more secure location. Reality was now that, however insane it sounded, someone out there wanted to kill her. They were near enough to send to two men after her. Whatever she'd done to the other man, she was likely too weak now to repeat. Shin was her only hope for protection, even if she was uncertain if she could trust him completely.
After a moment, she looked at Shin again, her face as confident as she could make it despite the past few minutes of falling to pieces. "I'm fine," she replied to his question, moving away from the wall, "And I agree with you that we should go. Do you have a plan?"
The more she thought about it, the more sense this situation was beginning to make. Ryou had always turned a blind eye to the odd things she'd noticed and yet seemed to be highly superstitious. Maybe he had known more than he'd been telling Hanako. She didn't like the idea of her father lying to her, but she couldn't ignore facts right now. Sitting her swinging wildly from one extreme to the next wasn't going to help her situation. She need to ground herself and move forward. It was what Ryou would have wanted her to do if he were there.
She shifted her legs from beneath her and stood, using the wall for support. Her head swam as she did, but she kept herself standing. She had recovered enough to get moving and that would have to be enough for the time being. Her legs weren't shaking at least and her vision cleared after a few moments. She could rest again when they were in a more secure location. Reality was now that, however insane it sounded, someone out there wanted to kill her. They were near enough to send to two men after her. Whatever she'd done to the other man, she was likely too weak now to repeat. Shin was her only hope for protection, even if she was uncertain if she could trust him completely.
After a moment, she looked at Shin again, her face as confident as she could make it despite the past few minutes of falling to pieces. "I'm fine," she replied to his question, moving away from the wall, "And I agree with you that we should go. Do you have a plan?"