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[hereoverthrown]

[he hadn't intended to record anything yet, but a fang hits a button by mistake as he takes the communicator in his teeth while his one hand twists the doorknob

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[dustedsunlight]

How... long? [waaait, she remembers you. sort of. But she does know Soubi!]

Soubi's been gone for a long time now.

[hereoverthrown]

I figured as much.

[wishsrequiem]

Hikaru and Kaoru?

[hereoverthrown]

Yes.

[wishsrequiem]

I haven't heard them yet.

[hereoverthrown]

[just the sound of their names had gotten his hopes for a second, but--]

...Of course not.

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[heinesangel]

[Soubi?

Nill shuffles around in her hospital bed, with the sound of sheets rustling and picked up on the audio recording. It was strange to hear that name after so long, but besides that--...

She gapes at the face that is looking back at her.]

...!

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[heinesangel]

[Is... she dreaming?

A few minutes pass, and a small notepad is swept into the view of the camera with her good arm.

She writes just one thing--as carefully as she can manage--on it with a pencil.]

'Charles?'

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[hereoverthrown]

[her name doesn't slip his mind for even a second -- it's hardly been any time at all for him, but even if it had...]

Nill...

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[hereoverthrown]

It's all the same, isn't it? They're all still gone, and--

[but then the door in front of him opens and he shuts off the feed with a start]

[action!]

[battledancing]

[And this is the current resident of Latimir 102, so she'll open the door with a curious look.]

Ah-- may I help you?

[action!]

[hereoverthrown]

[He hadn't expected anyone to be inside -- although rooms changed hands all the time, so if he'd only been gone a week, he should have expected it -- and he jumps back a step, clicking off the communicator.]

Ah-- My mistake, I wasn't aware that someone else was residing here now.

[He collects himself quickly, but he can't deny that it hurts somehow to know someone else has taken his place, even if it isn't the room he'd spent most of his time here in.]

[action!]

[battledancing]

[There's a pause for a moment as Cynthia tries to process what's going on there.]

Ah, did you use to live here? This room had been vacant for months when I moved in, so I didn't think there would be any problem.

[action!]

[hereoverthrown]

For months--?

[It had been clear that time had passed, but for that long--

His eyes widen at first, and he's tempted to ask how long she's been there, but then he bites his lip and shifts his gaze.]

...I did, but it's obviously been quite a while. There's no problem.

[rules_the_north]

Soub'?

[hereoverthrown]

Someone else who used to be here is all.

[rules_the_north]

't sounds s'd.

[hereoverthrown]

It doesn't make much difference. I doubt he would have remembered anyway.