the donner party went to a dinner party once

[leaflets]

WHO: Hinami (leaflets ) and Sasaki (dualismum)
WHERE: Heropa #004
WHEN: Like 7 p.m. on 10/14 IDK
WHAT: Hinami's been feeling hungry far, far more than is normal. It's...probably time she actually mentioned that to someone.
WARNINGS: mentions of cannibalism.
dualismums

There's a lot of stuff that Hinami comes to Sasaneki about. Homework, friends, decisions...but things related to being a Ghoul definitely hasn't been one of them very frequently. Not because she doesn't trust him ont he subject but because...well, she's been a Ghoul far longer than he is. For the most part, she knows what to expect about herself and her body.

But lately things have been...weird. 

It had started after she initially returned, but then it had been mild enough to brush off. Now...even when she'd already had a 'feeding day', strangely, Hinami had still been feeling hungry just days after. And that made no sense. At absolute worst, she had to eat every two months. But even with her eating more frequently after starving in January she hadn't been feeling hungry so much. And it's a weird sort of hunger too. Not like she really needs to eat, but like she didn't really eat as much as she should have.

It's finally become persistent enough to be a worry. So as soon as she's home from school, Hinami's removing her shoes and heading for Sasaki's door, backpack still on. She knocks and then after a few seconds, cracks the door open just a little.

"Onii-chan? I need to talk to you. Something is really weird..."

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[dualismum]

Good kind of strange?

Sasaki isn't sure what that means. he looks at the girl for a bit while longer, until he remembers "When you arrived this last time, they gave you the usual file they give everyone. Did you read it?" maybe there is a difference there. A new power?

[leaflets]

"Not this time. When I was brought back for the second time it didn't change, so I didn't think it mattered this time."

She'd just stuck it in a desk drawer and forgotten about it.

[dualismum]

"We should probably give it a look." Sasaki smiles a little. "I mean, powers change and maybe something is up?" maybe Hinami can smell human food now?

[leaflets]

She'd assumed nothing had changed, but... maybe Sasaki is right. Really, she should have thought of it sooner.

"I'll go get it."

She slides off the bed, trotting to her room down the hall. It takes a few minutes of digging through various shelves and her desk before she finds it. There's no attempt o read it herself-- Sasaki will be able to explain it to her easily enough, given how likely it is there's words she won't understand anyway.

She's holding it out to him as she comes back in, dropping back onto the bed with a bounce.

[dualismum]

Sasaki waits for the girl, and once Hinami is back, he takes the file to patiently read what the powers section says.As he does, realization sinks in, but he re-reads it again if only to make sure he got it right.

And after he smiles, looking back at Hinami.

"Hinami-chan, you can eat normal food."

[leaflets]

Aaaand she's staring at him blankly.

"What?"

Yep, that's all he's getting from her because-- what?

[dualismum]

Sasaki hums, actually really pleased to all of this turned out. He closes the file and offers Hinami his hand. "Come on, let's go."

He has plenty of food downstairs that he made for Josuke; and now Hinami can try it all, too.

[leaflets]

Hinami can't hide that she's skeptical, but she takes Sasaki's hand anyway. The disbelief isn't letting any nervousness in for now, because all she can think about is she's probably going to try something and end up getting sick and it's gonna suck.

Nonetheless, she follows him obediently down the stairs.

"Can the porter change something like that, though?"