[this is a DROOPPPP POOOOSSSTTT]

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*Ari + 1 dog + 1 kitten + 1 Oddish are going towards the barrier. Ari is dragging a trunk*

Stealth, stealth... There's no crying in. Leaving camp.

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[canned_al]

[. . . what. What is this odd procession.]

Um . . . Ari?

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*PERSON I WANTED TO AVOID MOST*

Ah...

[canned_al]

[looks from Ari to the trunk to the animals with him]

. . . Ah. You're- Where are you going?

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...

Home. I have some stuff I still need to do. And it's my time now, Fuura told me so.

[canned_al]

[looks at the trunk again]

O-Oh. I guess it's been long enough . . .

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I thought if I saw you I'd...

It'd be harder.

And i was right.

[canned_al]

. . . I think I might've tried to sneak out too.

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I left a letter. It's full of. ...stuff.

[canned_al]

Stuff?

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You can have the store, I left everything you need to run it. If you don't want it, you can give it away. Or even burn it, if you want.

Uhm.

*I skipped the love confession didn't I...? Yes. :|a I threw away that page*

And just. I dunno I wrote down stuff. About how much...

[canned_al]

You're really-

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[shakes his head, setting a hand on Ari's head lightly]

I'll . . . I'll take good care of it, okay? And . . . I'll really miss you too.

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...

*BAAAWWWWL WHY ARENT YOU SQUISHY but hugging Alphone anyway, awkward as that may be and crying*

M'sorry. M'sorry. I know you'll be so lonely and m'so sorry.

[canned_al]

[DDD|]

[o screw it. VERY CAREFULLY hugging Ari back, hunching down a little for it]

It's okay! I'll still have Master and the Colonel and-and the Lieutenants. So . . . so it's okay.

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I know I'll be lonely, so I know you will be too.

[canned_al]

. . .