The crowded doorway fills again, this time with flowers. Kalista Mercer leads the visitors, a petite young woman with bright green eyes and a careful smile; Cass follows beside Stella and Jesse Taylor, balancing several bouquets.
Cass
We brought flowers, emotional support, and an irresponsible number of people for one hospital room. The doorway was the only place left to stand.
Kalista offers Yuki a yellow bouquet while Stella holds a smaller arrangement of white flowers. Jesse keeps her lavender hair and crimson bow clear of the stems, eyeing the medical equipment cautiously.
Kalista Mercer
Hi, Yuki. We heard you woke up, so we came to check on you. We can leave the flowers and give you space if this is too much.
Yuki still holds her father’s opened envelope across her lap. Gideon remains near the bedside table, while Keiji, Eric, Mu-shi, Brent, and Santana stay as witnesses around the room.
Yuki Takamora
I am glad you came. Gideon was about to read my father’s note aloud, but the documents and recording stay under my control.
Gideon Vale
That remains the agreement. The question is practical now: who may stay, and how many witnesses can this room accommodate without taking the choice away from Yuki?
“Ask Gideon to leave the notes with Yuki.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Persuasion, rolled +2)
Sazabi's Santana
Leave the notes with Yuki. She should control her father’s words and decide what happens to them, with everyone here as witnesses.
The room quiets around the request. Yuki keeps the opened envelope steady across her lap while Gideon studies Santana, then the gathered visitors and band members.
Gideon Vale
You are right. Yuki is the person my instructions concern, and keeping the notes with her respects that better than carrying them away.
Gideon gathers the handwritten note, service log, and typed pages into a neat stack, then places them fully into Yuki’s hands beside the opened envelope.
Yuki Takamora
Thank you. I will keep them here, and I will decide with the band what happens to the recording and my father’s research.
Gideon Vale
Agreed. The notes stay with Yuki. I will explain what remains, then leave the decision and the documents in her care.
Learn Gideon’s remaining conditions
Quest Complete
Protect Yuki’s control over her father’s materials