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[There's a moment of silence as Atsuro stares almost blankly at the screen, until he blinks and a look of "what was I going to say" passes across his face - and then it seems he remembers as he straightens a little where he's sitting.]

Ha ha... You'd think that this would get easier, huh?

[It's... not.]

Looks like [A pause.

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[unfearful]

I know, but thank you for telling me anyway.

[He... doesn't know what to feel about this. On one hand, it's not like he's upset that Vincent's gone. On the other hand...

This just isn't satisfying at all.]

... I'm sorry. It does get easier, after a while.

[Sympathy's never been his strong suit, but... he's trying, for Atsuro.]

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Hopefully, it'll be for good, huh.

[He can tell, and he appreciates it.]

I'll be fine. To be honest, Yuuto going home again... isn't so bad. I'm a little worried about Yuzu, but he'll still be there whenever I leave too, I guess.

[unfearful]

[...]

I guess, yeah. Now there's just Road to worry about.

[Why couldn't the one he doesn't know how to deal with disappear?]

... I'm sure she'll get over it, eventually.

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She hasn't done anything lately, has she?

[Because this world is never fair, Dom-chan]

...Yeah. She's a lot stronger than she seems.

[A long pause.]

On the other hand, it's stranger when you might never see that person again. Haha... It's the same as if they died, huh?

[unfearful]

Not that I know of, though Anemone doesn't make it a habit to tell me what she's up to.

[Yeaaaah, he's geting that feeling.]

It would possibly be, except for that 'might' in there. Ignoring how things work here... death is typically final.

[-And perhaps some emphasis on that 'possibly' as well.]

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It'll be good if she stays quiet.

Heh, that's true. Sorry, I guess I'm not really thinking straight right now. [He drags a hand tiredly across his face, rubbing his eye with the heel of his palm.] It was a little unexpected.

[unfearful]

They usually are.

[Hence why he's learned to never expect Anemone to stay long-]

At least you still have Yuzu, though...?

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[A conflicted look passes across Atsuro's face - ] Yeah, I do. [ - as if he's agreeing and disagreeing all at once.

He falls silent for a moment, pensive. And then he stirs himself out of it with a faint smile.]

And everyone else too.

[unfearful]

[Well, he can understand being conflicted about someone being here, so he doesn't question further.]

Of course. And while I know I don't hold any control over it, I've no intention of disappearing anytime soon.

[... On second thought, that might've not been the best thing to say. Hoping Atsuro doesn't read too far into that-]

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[And there's a genuine smile.] That's good to know. I don't think it's something any of us have control over, though.

[unfearful]

[Phew.]

I know. Still, I've been here for a while [and outlasted more people than he cares to count], so I can hope.

[... Good thing Atsuro isn't Break.]

[47_l0w]

Yeah... you've probably been through this a lot, huh.

[unfearful]

It... does tend to happen more often than I'd like, yes.