I did think I could bargain with her or appeal to her better nature. I would have gladly just taken whatever from her if she'd kept poor Ritsu uninvolved. I don't even have the courage to try and talk to him right now because I know he's going to be a huge giant mess and I'm not exactly feeling up to doing a lot of talking myself.

Hanako suggested I just bring someone with me when I meet you. I actually argued the point with her. Our first real fight, if you can call it that. I guess I owe her an apology too in a way, though I don't have the courage to deliver that either, right now.

One thing we have on our side is that you also know what she knows. She has your knowledge, you have hers - if I'm assuming correctly. I'll be happy to help out however you need me to. If you need someone to lock you in, I can do that. And I can let you go in the morning too. Knowing that it might be a lunar cycle thing is useful too - allow for us to predict, if not behavior, a timeframe for things to happen.