i don't know enough about p5 to make a confidants joke

[throwabookatit]

sensei's here, crime son

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[throwabookatit]

[ What greets him is a tired...almost-smile. So much weighs on her right now, but his words are appreciated. ]

I know. Really... Having to go through this alone, it probably would've... [ ... ] You're really one of the smartest boys I've ever met, you know. I wish you had been my student.

[covertizer]

I'm just stubborn. And... well. I told you a bit about stuff back home. Sometimes you just have to keep going, and appreciate the people around you who do want to help you.

[ ...

...

yeah. This feels important. ]

So, I'm sorry for being difficult early on. [ And his voice is a little firm, and a little cold. ] I would've been a lot happier having you as a teacher, rather than one of the ones I dealt with.

[throwabookatit]

[ She fixes him with a concerned look. ]

I thought...you were probably speaking from experience. But I didn't want to pry.

[covertizer]

If you wanted to know, I don't mind telling you.

[ He shrugs. ]

We made him face up to the things he did.

[throwabookatit]

[ She looks startled, but...he did say, didn't he? ]

What...sort of things...?

general kamoshida warning - physical/sexual assault discussion.

[covertizer]

... He was famous, or something? Won a medal at the Olympics, so the headteacher saw him as bringing prestige to the school. He got away with anything and everything.

[ He shrugs, but it's short, and angry. ]

He hated me, so he told me he was going to twist things to the council to get me expelled. He broke my best friend's leg in the past, and claimed it was self defence because my friend had a "reputation" for being rebellious. The volleyball team was always beat up, but it was explained away as "training". And he had his sights set on my friend Ann. [ It's not clearly stated, but it's probably clear what he means. ]

When she refused to cave to him pressuring her, he went after her best friend instead. But he was pissed because Ann kept turning him down, so...

[ Yeah. ]

No one could touch him, so we found a way to drag him off his pedestal and make him confess everything he'd done to the world, especially after he made it so personal. He deserves to live with that weight on his shoulders for the rest of life.

[throwabookatit]

[ The more Akira says, the more rage rises in her. Her jaw locks and by the time he's done, she- well.

The last time he would've seen her this mad probably would've been when 2-D confessed to murdering Maya. ]

That...

That bawheid, that absolutely disgusting man. No-- no wonder...you had such a bad impression of us.

[covertizer]

He was the worst. The other teachers just... didn't care? I don't know if they knew, and were "advised" not to do anything but they didn't seem to care much in general.

Problem students were just an annoyance, after all.

[ ... ]

One of them was alright though. She had her own problems, and her heart was in the right place once you got to it.

[throwabookatit]

I would've burned down the whole damn administration.

[ She shakes her head, more words clearly on her tongue but held back, just barely. ]

[covertizer]

That would've just got you into trouble, and set a bad example, sensei.

[throwabookatit]

N-not...literally...! I'm just- I'm just saying a group that'd let something like that just...just go on under their noses, it doesn't sound like there's anything worth salvaging.

[covertizer]

[ Rebecca, you're cute when you're flustered. Bless. ]

They had to face up to all the public scrutiny, don't worry. How he got away with it for so long, why did no one ask any questions about what was going on...

It was satisfying.

[throwabookatit]

[ No she's not?? Excuse?? ]

...I hope it ruins them. No one- not a single student should experience something like...like that.

[covertizer]

[ She is. Fight me!! ]

There are lots of people who experience things they shouldn't. Not all of them see justice, but... when it does happen it's worth it.

[ He'd like to see it happen here too. ]

[throwabookatit]

...Yes. Yes, I- I think we can agree there, too.

[covertizer]

[ ... ]

I think I did Hank a disservice when we first woke up here. Authority in general... hasn't really done much to prove themselves worth what they demand from you.

[ It's not something he'd been able to say outright to him, before everything happened. ]

You turned out to be not a lot like the sort of teacher I was expecting. And he wasn't what I expected from a police officer.

[throwabookatit]

[ Oh. Oh, that... ]

...If that's all you had to compare to before...then of course. I said it...to Mister Young, to Hale, to all of them. It's not the student's job, to give you respect. It's yours, as a teacher, to give them a reason to respect you.

[covertizer]

That's a good message in general. If you have to demand respect, you probably don't deserve it.

[throwabookatit]

It's what all people in a position of authority should acknowledge. ...It's what...Hank believed, I would gather.

[covertizer]

... Yeah.

He was a good guy. That was clear enough. [ He just... was too cautious. ]