Extermination 005 // Video

[coraltaijiya]

[Sango is in a location that won't be familiar to residents of Adstringendum: tucked in an alleyway nestled between two apartment buildings in District One--Veles. The shade makes it hard to see her face.]

I'm not sure how many of you even knew who he was, let alone met him, but...

Kohaku is gone.

[And believe her, friends, this admission does not

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[bloodseal_soul]

... I'm sorry, Miss Sango.

[Because even in the brink of disaster, some things just don't hurt less.]

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[coraltaijiya]

...Al. [Somehow at a time like this, honorifics seem superficial.]

Don't apologize, it's not your fault. I guess... I knew it was coming.

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[bloodseal_soul]

He'll be there when you go home -- or he'll come back again. Your feelings brought him once, after all.

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[coraltaijiya]

...yes, he'll be there. But not for long.

[Or so she thinks. It's easy to get caught up in pessimism at a time like this.]

...maybe he'll come back, you're right. [Privately, she both dreads and awaits such a thing.]

Thank you, Al.

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[bokuramezameru]

[He knew within the first day that Kohaku was gone. That didn't mean he'd be the one to break the news to his sister, though. Instead, he just... let her go about her search, maybe hoping that he might have missed it or been wrong himself. He may not have liked the kid, but he was still Sango's brother.

So instead he kept his eye on her, over to the city that smelled like death and- Yeah. He was keeping to the rooftops; this place made him feel like taking a nap.]

Don't let'em touch you. [The zombies he means. He'd heard what happened to those that did.]

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[coraltaijiya]

[Even if his words aren't comforting, his notice is.]

I won't. [She tries and fails to give a laugh. Her voice is low and raspy.] You know me, InuYasha. I'll be fine.

[And when she says that, she's not just talking about the zombies.]

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[bokuramezameru]

[Comforting words are for girls. He could try, but.. He was better at keeping an eye on her; his own way of making up for it.]

Good. Cause I don't wanna have to drag a zombie back to town just to get you healed. [He snorts.] They stink.

[Also hey, you might notice the echo of his voice and/or a flash of silver and red up on that building above you.]

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[coraltaijiya]

[She notices the echo and flash, and her head tilts upwards. She can't help but smile wryly through the tears hammering at her eyes up at him.]

InuYasha, you sneaky dog.

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[feel_nevermore]

Sango... [There's no right thing to say in this situation. Kohaku's her brother whether he remembers it or not. She had an opportunity to get to know him again. And now he's gone.]

[But sorrow makes people act stupidly sometimes. She's witnessed that kind of reactions before.] Are you in Veles?

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[coraltaijiya]

[Oh, Raven. Sango has done many stupid things pertaining to her brother. And she will continue to do them for just that reason.]

Yes, I am now. I figure I'll be returning soon, though. There's no point in staying now that I've ascertained he's not here.

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[feel_nevermore]

[She's seen a friend break down because his friend had been sent back home. She's not eager to see it happen again.]

...Of course.

Are you alone there?

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[coraltaijiya]

Apparently I've had a certain friend following me without my notice for a while, so no, InuYasha is here.

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[coraltaijiya]

[Her eyes flash aggressively, before she thinks better of it.]

It will, actually, probably sooner rather than later. [Her own words sting, so she adds quietly:] But I have more to live for than just that.

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[coraltaijiya]

[She wants to bristle, but he's right. The no-dying rule is so bizarre that she's temporarily forgotten it.]

I should hope so.

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[capuletnomore]

Gone? As in, no longer in the city, or....

[She doesn't want to finish that thought. There are too many people falling victim to this horrible illness.]

You have my sympathies regardless, Sango. Please, take care of yourself.

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[coraltaijiya]

Gone as in he's been taken home.

Thank you.

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[capuletnomore]

[She knows this should be a good thing, but Sango is so upset.]

My condolences. Perhaps his departure means we too shall follow soon and be gone from this madness.

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[coraltaijiya]

Perhaps. Though I'm not sure which is madder--here or home.