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[deathly_origami]

...The library is gone...

[Well, that was the straw that broke the papermaster's back. Jr.'s gone, Gaignun's gone, Terra's gone and now the library has disappeared with the rest of the buildings on the island. That was Yomiko's limit. You'll find her sitting outside next to her suitcase, head bent to her knees, sobbing her eyes out.]

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[letunityblossom]

[Have a Liet!] Miss? Miss, are you alright?

[deathly_origami]

[Yomiko doesn't lift her head, just shakes it vaguely side-to-side and continues sobbing.]

[letunityblossom]

[Liet crouches down next to her.] What happened?

[deathly_origami]

[After a long moment of sniffling...]

Th-they're all gone... and now the library too...

I... I don't know what I'm going to do...

[notaluchador]

[Don't mind Jaime coming down and sitting next to her, then!] Yomiko? You gonna be okay?

[deathly_origami]

[Stops sobbing long enough to look over at him, lips trembling.]

J-Jaime... I-I'm sorry...

[notaluchador]

[Offers some tissues] What're you apologizing for?

[deathly_origami]

[Accepts tissues, dabs her eyes.] I, I didn't want anyone to see me like this, I just... couldn't help it. A-and now I'm having problems stopping!

[eccentricsniper]

Milady...

[deathly_origami]

[Sniffle, sob.] M-miss Louise...

[eccentricsniper]

[Louise kneels beside Yomiko and pulls her into a gentle hug.]

Here, now. Everything will be alright, dear.

[deathly_origami]

M-miss Louise...

[Yomiko tucks her head into Louise's shoulder and begins sobbing again in earnest, unable to help herself.]

[trouser_chimp]

[... well now. the positions are reversed.

... Ritsu has no idea what the hell to do.]

Ah... um.. oh no... er... eh... Yomikooooo....

[deathly_origami]

R-Ritsu... [sniffle] Ritsu... [EPIC WIBBLE]

[trouser_chimp]

Y-Y-Yomikooooooooooooo!

[... have head-pettings. Lots of them. Since, well, hugging...]

[deathly_origami]

[Sniffles.]

He's... he's gone, Ritsu... he just vanished along with Mr. Gaignun and Miss Terra...

[shieldofjustice]

[Athrun sees Yomiko and runs over. Feel free to notice that his hands are bandaged up.]

Hey, what's wrong?

[deathly_origami]

[Oh, she'll take note... as soon as she musters the energy to lift her head...]

Th-they all went away... Jr. and Mr. Gaignun and Miss Terra... and now the library...

I, I don't know if I can handle this...

[shieldofjustice]

[Athrun gets down to one knee so he's at eye level.]

You can. You can and you will. I know you can keep going.

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[deathly_origami]

[Yomiko peeks her head up from her lap.]

I-I'm not so sure...