[3RD LOOK UP] - the best laid plans

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[After the festival, Philip has been scarce. His phone has been on his bed for a few days, but he hasn't been there to answer it at all. He's pretty much been entirely outside of communication. The reason for this is that, during some wandering around, Philip discovered the light house and, more importantly, the library.

He's spent much of the past few days there, looking into how to restore books and trying to get started on that since nothing int he library is in very good condition. It's appalling to him, really. He's offended. But all the more reason for him to get to fixing it, since he doesn't see anyone else taking up the task.

Though after several days he found himself feeling very weak and realized he hadn't eaten anything since going out there. He's pretty sure Tendou is going to kill him...

So he's trying to subtly get back to the house and is trying to come up with a plan to get in, sneak food out of the kitchen, and then hide upstairs for a while until he can figure out how to lie his way out of getting lectured about his eating habits or lack there of. He's got a bag full of what few books weren't falling apart that he wants to look into, hoping for more answers about "witches".]

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It did. That's when I tried to sneak home.

I don't know how to stop myself, Tendou... Usually I have Shotaro to drag me out of researching. I have my partner to help me. I don't have that here.

I need him as much as he needs me.

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[Tendou groans.]

You're an adult and you need to act like one. You're not a child who needs to be told when to eat and when to take a bath.

... speaking of which...

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[Honestly, he could argue this with you, Tendou. In a lot of ways, he is a child. But that would involve a lot of explaining that he doesn't want to get into. So he'll just frown at the implication that he needs a bath because he already knows that.]

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We can argue more later.

You're burning what little energy you have left.

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[Again, he could blame that on you, Tendou, but he likes having a place to sleep. So he'll just quiet down for now and allow himself to be dragged along, holding onto the bag full of books he took.]

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[Tendou drags him back to the house.]

Get some rest or take a shower, I'll make something small.

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[Philip nods and goes upstairs to take a shower, figuring that should take priority since he was in a building full of mold for almost a week. He then changed into clean clothes, cleared some papers off of about half of his bed to lay down for a while until Tendo comes back to push food on him.

He's exhausted but he can't actually get any sleep. There's too much going on in his head.]

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[Tendou doesn't bother knocking and just walks in with food, setting it at his bedside.]

Eat slow.

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[It doesn't startle him, since he's used to Shotaro and Akiko just barging into the basement while he's doing things. He pushes himself up, which takes some effort. He was comfortable and only now that he has to get up again does he realize how tired he is.]

...Thank you.

[He takes the food and eats, trying to keep himself at an okay pace.]

I just want to get everyone home. So I'm trying to work really hard, for everyone. I don't want to let anyone down.

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You'll let them down more if you pass out in the woods from hunger.

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...There was a library.

I thought there would be more information there, but most of the books are in terrible condition.I was trying to figure out how to restore them when I realized how long I'd been gone.

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You'd have to spend years doing that to find anything worthwhile, Phillip.

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All information is worthwhile.

Even a small amount of information could point me toward an answer. Just the discovery of the word "witch" provided me with a whole new path to explore.

I need whatever leads I can get.

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[Tendou sighs]

I'll at least bring some rice out there for you.

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I'll try to keep better track of things, but... I've never had to work without a partner before. I get side-tracked and caught up and suddenly it's two days later and I haven't slept or eaten.

I'll try to remember to keep my phone with me.

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Good. Now eat.

I'll be back up with breakfast in the morning.

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Thank you.

...I'm sorry.

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I know.

Don't do it again.

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I'll try.

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If you're not here for dinner tomorrow, I'm not going to fetch you again.

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It will be a while before I go back out there. There's no point in the state those books are in. Until I have the means to start restoring them, there's no reason to go.

What was salvageable, I brought back here with me. So I'm not going anywhere.

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Good.

Keep your phone on you.

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I'm still surprised I forgot it.

But I'm not in quite as much of a rush now, so I doubt I'll forget it again.

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Good.

[Tendou isn't being tsun, it's not like he cares about you or anything.]

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[Of course not. He didn't go out into the dangerous woods to drag Philip home because he was worried or anything.]

I met her while I was out there.... The witch.