[ listening to jed talk about how he finds out about everyone's stories — about yui's — and how there are those "worth digging" into only strengthens her resolve on keeping her newfound relationship a secret to the world, but most especially a secret from the ghost face. he's someone who takes secrets and uses it for his own pleasures.

jed olsen is a terrible, terrible man, she thinks to herself. how she can only imagine the usual cool and tough yui being stalked and toyed by him, her trauma activating. this would explain those few trials they were in together against the masked murderer. ]

You're such an asshole. [ a fact. here comes another: ] And a creep. Good luck on finding more material on me when I don't have much.

[ despite the offer of her answers to his questions, zarina knows how much to give and how much to keep from his ears at the very least. or so she hopes. ]

At one point in your life, have you ever thought of putting the knife down? Just be a decent person?