Melody No. 13 ~ An anticlimactic return.

[thelittlecanary]

I-it's snowing outside!! [ A small pause as she returns to her bedside to snatch up a blanket and wrap it around herself. ] Last I remember, it wasn't this cold...

[ She's back at the window now, marveling at the deceptively cheery sight that greets her eyes. ] ...How long was I gone for? Zidane, Jecht, Dias, Hachibe... [ And she's about to go check

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[pygmalion_perv]

Garnet! You're back!

[thelittlecanary]

Hachibe!! [ She nearly drops the phone in excitement. ] Yes, I'm back...though I don't think I left here to begin with. I don't remember going home.

[pygmalion_perv]

You were droned for a while. I thought I'd lost you for good.

[thelittlecanary]

Don't worry, you didn't...How long was I droned for? [ She'd check herself if there were any calendars in the room, but she doesn't want to put down the phone to go search the rest of the house for one. ]

[motheringnation]

[Yes, and mother hug!]

Garnet!

[thelittlecanary]

[ Mother hugs: the best hugs. Though she's usually reserved about expressing physical affection, Garnet returns the embrace just as strongly. ] I'm back...sorry if I worried you. Is Pamela still here too?

[motheringnation]

I'm so glad you're back! [So, so glad. Sniff]

Yes, Pamela is still here.

Are you alright?

[thelittlecanary]

[ There's that feeling again, bittersweet at the knowledge that Pamela is also here. But one day they'll make it out, even if it means going separate ways. ] Yes, I feel fine. Did anything happen while I was droned?

[thelittlecanary]

Zidane!! [ Endless relief, and then a sheepish laugh. ] I-I'm back.

[thelittlecanary]

Through the snow?? [ She's not gonna stop him, but concerned Dagger is concerned. ] Dress warmly, alright?

[k1_sauce]

Did you get...uh, droned? That's been happening a lot lately.

[thelittlecanary]

I must have been...it's strange, I feel as though I slept for three weeks straight!

[ There's a pause in which Garnet racks her brain to see if she recognizes this voice or not. ] Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe we've met.

[k1_sauce]

(I definitely wouldn't forget talking to a pretty-sounding girl!)

I'm Keiichi. Maebara Keiichi!

[thelittlecanary]

It's very nice to meet you, Keiichi. My name is Garnet til Alexandros. Have you been here very long?

[russefeiring]

Jecht has been gone for awhile.

[thelittlecanary]

... [ She doesn't even notice that she sat back on the bed. ] ...Gone? [ She can't help the knot burning in her throat. All she can think is that she didn't get to say goodbye. ]

...So his droning wasn't temporary.

[russefeiring]

...I'm sorry.

[thelittlecanary]

[ Though it's almost impossible to resist crying on the spot, Garnet manages. If she does any grieving for her Guardian, it'll be in private. ] ...So am I...but he had important things to do back in his world. It's good that he finally returned...Thank you for telling me.

[ She'll probably check in on his drone later though, if only to confirm what she's been told. ]