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offallingsnow

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Feb 12, 2011 00:09

[tap tap tap. Tap tap tap. The pen is just making dots here.]

...Anise has...followed Natalia. She's gone home.

[now to start hoping no one goes for a voiced reply. You still can of course!

Later on, when she's composed herself enough to be able to face other people, she'll go check on her remaining housemates.]

anise

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[Action] soreplaceable February 12 2011, 05:40:05 UTC

[He hadn't cried yet.]

[Ion couldn't believe it. Her room was empty. Her things were gone. The bed was bare. And he'd been sitting there, numb, for a few hours now and yet still, he hadn't cried.]

[He knew it was better for her not to be here. He knew how horrible the experiments have been on her. He knew she wouldn't remember Luceti and would probably not even realize what she'd lost. He knew she'd be happier back home. He knew all these things and yet... he didn't care. He missed her. He wanted to see her. Talk to her, if only to say goodbye... that was something Luceti didn't really give people a chance to do, did it?]

[His chest hurt. He pulls his legs up onto the bare mattress and hugs them close, resting his chin on his knees. Anise wouldn't want him to be sad... and she would have wanted to go home, anyway... right? She had people she cared about here, but Auldrant was her home. There were people she cared about there, too. All of their friends were there, after all. It was for the best that she stay in Auldrant, where she'd ( ... )

[Action] offallingsnow February 12 2011, 05:48:55 UTC

[Nephry stays in the doorway for a moment, observing in silence. There's no good she can do with any words, and none with actions either, really.

Anise might not remember what she'd lost, but Ion is still here, left with the knowledge of her living on without him.

So she doesn't say anything when she sits beside him on the mattress. She only hesitates for a few seconds before gently placing one hand on his shoulder, knowing full well he might shrug her off and have every right to do so.]

[Action] soreplaceable February 12 2011, 06:28:26 UTC

[Ion doesn't seem to notice Nephry until she's sitting beside him, and even then, he doesn't react until she sets her hand on his shoulder.]

[He glances up at her for only a second, looking as though he were about to say something, but he bites it back and looks down. Although he doesn't trust himself enough to say so without choking up, he appreciates her being here right now.]

[Action] offallingsnow February 12 2011, 07:04:21 UTC

[And he will see a pair of still-reddened eyes looking back at him, just for a second. She doesn't want to interrupt his thoughts, so she stays quiet. As long as he wants here to sit here, she will.]

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[Voice] dawndigger February 12 2011, 08:33:04 UTC

A... Anise... she left...?

[Wh... but... but she...

....He'd been so close to-]

[Voice] offallingsnow February 12 2011, 16:11:54 UTC

[for him, she will answer out loud, even though her voice is unstable and shaky]

I'm so sorry, Simon.

[Voice] dawndigger February 13 2011, 08:22:09 UTC

N... no... no, it's okay! It's better for her, right? She's safer at home... I'm glad she went back.

[Glad... yeah. He should be happy for her...]

[Voice] offallingsnow February 14 2011, 01:29:33 UTC

She...is safer at home, yes. I don't know what point in time she returned to...but I do know she's just fine in my time.

[but don't lie Simon, you are so not glad.]

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[Written] fonon_professor February 12 2011, 14:46:57 UTC

[It takes a moment before Gelda finally writes down a response.]

I see. Thank you for informing everyone, Nephry. Will you be alright?

[Written] offallingsnow February 12 2011, 16:13:27 UTC

Of course, Professor.

[she always is, or at least will always say she is.]

Will you?

[Written] fonon_professor February 12 2011, 16:29:09 UTC

Yes, I will. Anise will be missed, but this is for the best.

[Written] offallingsnow February 12 2011, 16:32:29 UTC

[that's true. Nephry does wonder sometimes what Gelda's reaction would be if someone closer to her was sent home.]

And are you well?

[pleasantries will do for now]

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[Voice] cakeblocked February 12 2011, 23:15:35 UTC

Anise too?

[... Dammit. Right after Natalia...]

[written] offallingsnow February 12 2011, 23:17:39 UTC

Yes. ...I'm sorry.

[written] cakeblocked February 12 2011, 23:27:52 UTC

[Luke might not like writing, but... it feels like the best thing to do when someone else is doing so.]

I've never had anyone close to me go home before... I didn't think it'd feel this bad.

[written] offallingsnow February 13 2011, 01:03:15 UTC

It isn't much help to say so, but at least she is going home to something stable.

[Voice] count_gardios February 13 2011, 01:31:11 UTC

[Damn.]

...at least there's gald back home. [And Florian.

But no Ion.]

[Voice] offallingsnow February 13 2011, 02:04:40 UTC

[She almost - almost - writes a reply.

But Anise's friends deserve better, really.]

Yes. At least that.

[Written] count_gardios February 13 2011, 09:08:24 UTC

You don't have to strain yourself for me, Nephry.

Anise should be home. This is the sort of thing that should be celebrated. [Should be. Would be, if Luceti wasn't such a damn complicated situation for everyone involved.]

[Written] offallingsnow February 14 2011, 01:28:11 UTC

It almost never is, though.

[it feels a lot more like mourning, most of the time.]

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