II.C.

[Kotori isn't the spider either (probably for the best, since she's definitely not the athletic kind), but she's at least coming along to make sure everyone gets up okay. And for lunch breaks, lunch breaks are important, especially on a long climb like this. It also doesn't hurt that the food her donabe pot makes also has some mild healing properties since the last story.

But then she sees one of the newer essences get shocked and fall onto the platform she's trying to hoist herself onto. The thud is more than enough to hurry, and she scrambles up onto the platform to run over to him.]

Oh my gosh! Are you okay?!