To plan to gnaw at the tree of truth..

[Nodoka Hanamura]

Honya proceeds to join Mark, moving in Unison as the door starts to collapse from their joint barrages upon it. "San! Ni! Ichi!" Honya shouts as she counts down their strikes, repeating it thrice, only for the door to break open. Bride's head rests in a overflooded toilet, as it seems she's drowned herself. Honya notices this and Drags her out, spilling water about as it is displaced. "Bride, No!" she shouts, disregarding the honorific. She proceeds to check Bride's pulse, placing her hand on her body's vein..

A beat. Her heart still beats, but barely. Alexei rushes to the doorway. Honya, noticing this, turns to him whilst she prepares to start CPR. "Alexei-san! Alert medical, get them in here! Please!" He simply nods and rushes to the Lobby to use the phone. Honya, after opening Bride's airway, starts listening for breathing - Nothing. She moves her hands together above her friend's lungs, and begins to push hard, downwards. "Yon, San, Ni, Ichi, Rei.. Yon, San, Ni, Ichi, Rei.. Yon, San, Ni, Ichi, Rei.." she says under her breath, beginning compressions. She turns to mark While doing so. "Get me the Defibrillator, it's just down the hall!"

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Nodoka turns to Seline. "Yes, I was there when you defected from the Core to form the Harpies. But still.." Nodoka looks to the Hologram, still showing the camera footage. She realizes, by looking closely at the mirror, that she can see Bride collapsed on the floor. A shocked expression immediately placates her face. "****, Bride!" She then rushes out the door to follow them.

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