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[ unsurprisingly, Hikage is not doing incredibly well after the events of today's trial - partly because of their magnificent failure, but mostly because of what he had to remember. Is it selfish, to be so self-oriented when an innocent man is about to be put to death tomorrow? Most certainly. But Hikage has always been selfish. It's one of the many things about himself that he hates.

He leaves after the trial to be by himself for some time, but eventually, he returns to their room. Just like last time, his partner will find him standing in the room, facing away from her. Unlike last time, he's turning his gun over in his hands in complete silence, staring down at it vaguely. ]

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[ After that trainwreck of a trial - both for him personally and in general - Hikage is not particularly in the mood to talk to anyone. He doesn't go back to his room right away, not even to help Steph hobble over or yell at her for getting herself in trouble yet again; he doesn't go to the kitchen to brew himself a pot of tea. Instead, he strays when they start to file back out of the garden, and he remains outside, seating himself along the castle walls and looking up at the nighttime skies.

Under normal circumstances, it might look like he was admiring the stars. In this case, however, it looks more like he's resenting them. His eyes are hollow and tired, his lips curled into a frown, and something about him seems more ethereal and distant than ever. ]