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[loadme]

[She pulls away, trying to not only reign in her hugs, but her tears and sobbing as she wipes her face clean.]

S-Sorry, I just...

[Monika looks into Chariot's eyes.]

I didn't know if you were making it back alive and...

I'm just so happy.

[She can't help but hug her again, though it's a more gentle and tender one this time around.]

I thought about you every day.

[beariot]

You, Kaede, Ozymandius... Fang's... All of your thoughts are what got me through that, Monika.

[ It felt like poetic platitudes when she thought about the wording, but her sincerity couldn't be more pronounced. ]

Thank you so much... I don't think I would have survived if I didn't have you all to return to.

[loadme]

[Satisfied and feeling more relaxed, Monika finally lets go.]

Is there anything I can do to help you get better?

I've felt so useless since this all began...

So I want to at least do something for my mom!

[beariot]

Well... I'm going to still be under hospice care while they figure out the antidote to this poison... Which means I can't get back to the school just yet. I'm sure all the kids are worried.

I guess this promotes you to Head Mistress all of the sudden, at least in the meantime.

[loadme]

H-Head Mistress? Me?! Oh gosh...

[She hadn't even thought about that until now.]

Have you, um, been told about the school? It was damaged during the kidnappings and-

Oh, nothing serious or terrible! We'll just... need to make a few repairs, is all.

[beariot]

So it managed to survive... [ Chariot let out a visible sigh of relief. ]

Good. I fought hard to assure it'd make it, before... [ Before she was taken. ]

A-anyways, it should be fine if I just give you the lesson plans, right? The kids love you, and... they could use a friendly face right about now...

[loadme]

[With how involved and familiar she was with the day-to-day activities of the school, Monika really was the best choice. Honestly? She was a little nervous, but at the same time, she wanted to do this.

She wanted to make her mom proud.]

I'll do my best!

[beariot]

I know you will... [ The pride was abundant in her tone, but also her affection for Monika, so happy to see her pursuing something like that, even if it was only for Chariot's sake at the moment. Who knew, maybe Monika would take up teaching as a career? Either way it felt... blessedly normal. A moment to have with her family, her new family, to feel like all the darkness she'd been through was behind her... ]