ashley kyle and nic

Who: Kyle, Ashley and Nic
Where: the living room
When: evening

Kyle had wandered into the living room to sit by the fire for a while, but he'd been halted by the posters and flyers that seemed to be all around. His first thought was, so that's where Kaori ran off to this morning. They'd stayed in her room the night before, with her dutifully waking him up every three hours or so, since Dave had determined that he had a concussion. He knew something had to be wrong with him, since it wasn't usual for him to sleep that soundly. Once she'd gotten up for the day and checked her messages on the computer, she'd kissed him and hurried off without telling him what was going on. It made sense now.

His second thought was, what if whoever put these up is lying to stir up trouble? He wouldn't put anything past the scientists, cold bastards that they were. And his third thought was, what if it's true?

He must have been scowling without realizing it, because when Ashley walked in, still dressed in the rainbow-striped leotard and jeans she'd been wearing earlier in the day, she stopped, as if uncertain if she should approach. Finally she said, "Hi, Kyle," sounding a little unsure about it.

Kyle turned his head. "Hey." He couldn't remember her name for a few seconds, but finally he placed her. "Ashley." The girl who'd freaked out all over him in the hall the day Eris had hung herself. He pulled in a breath and exhaled heavily, adding, "More bullshit."

Ashley moved closer and read the poster, looking bewildered. "That's... horrible." She knew who Janie was, though she'd never met her when the girl had been conscious, and she had read the article that had been put under her door this morning. Her gaze turned to Kyle, and she said, "They caused this. What gives them the right to... to break people like that?" She was getting upset, and she turned her eyes away, not wanting to seem like an emotional basket case since she'd already shown this guy her worst side once before.