Sixth Sketch: Return

[colorme_in]

[If you are in the plaza today, Vatheonites, you might catch a glimpse of a blonde girl in a white dress, soaked to the bone. The look on her face is unreadable- it's happy, but at the same time it's full of thoughtfulness and just the slightest bit of sadness.]

[She's back. She was supposed to bond with Kairi, making her Other whole, but then she

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[Video]

[beforemoonfall]

[Isa's responding with video in minutes. He's really missed Namine. But there's something... different about him. Such as certain bandages across his face.]

Namine! Welcome back!

[Video] 1/?

[colorme_in]

Oh, hey Isa!

[Wait.]

[Video]

[colorme_in]

[There are bandages across his face in exactly the same positions as...as that scar. Namine's eyes widen in shock.]

...!

[Video] 3/3

[colorme_in]

I-Isa?! Your face! W-what happened?!

[voice]

[prominence_glow]

Hey, look who's back. Thought you got whisked away back home or something.

[Lea is trying his best to sound cheerful, but he knows that it'll, at least a little bit, sound forced. He's not using video for this exact reason- he'd look either miserable, exhausted, or just plain empty after everything that's happened.]

[video]

[colorme_in]

[At his voice, she looks a bit downcast. Axel sacrificed himself when she was there...but his Other was still here, alive as if nothing was wrong.]

Hey, Lea! Actually, I did go back for a little while. I'm here again, though.

[video]

[prominence_glow]

At least you remember us. S'better than the alternative, right?

[video]

[colorme_in]

Yeah...I would've been really upset if I forgot about all of you.

Is everything okay, Lea?

[lunateclock]

Welcome back, Namine-chan. You went home for a time?

[colorme_in]

Ah, Minato! Yes, I did. I'm back, though! How are things?

[lunateclock]

Everything has been mostly peaceful here since you left. Hopefully it will continue to be so.

[...!]

Ah, though I would like to pass on a warning.

[colorme_in]

Hmmm? What warning?

[action]

[patchworkdoctor]

[He's nearby, sitting on an oddly modified computer chair.]

...Hello.

[action]

[colorme_in]

[Hmmm? Somebody she doesn't recognize is sitting over there.]

Oh, hello.

[action]

[patchworkdoctor]

You're not new, are you?

[action]

[colorme_in]

[She shakes her head and smiles.] No, I'm not. I've been here before, actually. Are you new?

[reveringly]

[A giggle]

Welcome back, Namine!

[colorme_in]

[A kind laugh in return.]

Hey Sakuya! Nice to see you again!

[reveringly]

It's so good to see you too! So you went back home and everything?