[Forget the journal. Okay, more like Ceodore forgot his at the house. The moment the ground stops shaking, he's out the door to find Selphie, and then Frey. Don't mind the freaked out princeling running best as he can towards Community Building #3, calling out to her. Especially when he sees the building is flattened.]
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[Selphie had returned to the location of CH3 after several hours of hunting down her friends. Now, she's aiding in the clean-up efforts as she's marching away from the wreckage with purpose. She's been hauling debris in case the dirt smudges on her face and clothes weren't enough indication of that. She's got some small cuts and the remnants of a nasty gash on her left arm when she hears her name called.]
[Way to scare the guy, pookums. Her showing up hours later has him frantic, even if he's spent most of his day fishing children out of a building and helping evacuate the clinic. He's nearly hysterical that he hasn't heard from her all day because he left the journal at the house. When he finally does spot her, she gets a tight hug straight off.]
Selphie!! I've been worried! [Looking her up and down now.] You're hurt.
[No questions asked, he's doling out a Cure since he's at full strength.]
[She buries her face in his chest and her shoulders might be shaking a bit. Some of the emotions that she's been burying all day might be coming up a bit. She doesn't have the willpower to say anything right. She just wants the quiet and the comfort. Don't ask right now just... leave her be.]
[He won't ask, just assume she's still shaken by the upset of the morning. Instead, he simply strokes her hair and kisses the top of her head, happy to just hold her as long as she wants or needs.]
[Oh there's that too but there's also the fact that she's once again powerless to help the people around her when they need it. Last thing that the littlest SeeD happens to need in her young life is more trauma.]
[Keeping a firm hold on Selphie, Ceodore Teleports them into his room at the house. It's safe and private. He intends to keep her here at the very least until she's calm again, but he'd quite prefer if she stayed for good.
Once that's settled, he's back to holding and petting her. Oddly enough, it doesn't escape him that for all her vivaciousness, she seems so tiny and fragile right now.]
[A quiet place is what the poor girl needs at the moment as she can finally have a good cry about today's events. It's a sign that she trusts Ceodore as she lets the scared young woman come out for a bit. It won't happen too often but for now, she thinks it's fine to just cling to the Prince and sob for a little while. Anyone else who asks if she's okay will be getting a hefty dose of cheerful lying.]
[He's not going to pry, so he'll go without knowing what's truly bothering her. However, Ceodore's quite at a loss to know what else he could do for her, other than let her cry herself out. All he's got is that she's hurting and he needs to be strong and supportive like she was a few days ago. More kisses on the top of her head and stroking her back has to help too, right?]
[It's definitely helping as her sobbing starts to reside little by little. She'll sniffle a few times before looking up at him with tear stained cheeks. Her eyes are wide with a glint of fear in them.]
Selphie?! SELPHIE!!
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Ceodore?!
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Selphie!! I've been worried! [Looking her up and down now.] You're hurt.
[No questions asked, he's doling out a Cure since he's at full strength.]
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I'm fine; they're just scratches.
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I looked all day. [Because losing her less than a week after his father would have completely broken him.] Thank the Crystals you're safe.
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I'm here.
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Thank you.
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[Keeping a firm hold on Selphie, Ceodore Teleports them into his room at the house. It's safe and private. He intends to keep her here at the very least until she's calm again, but he'd quite prefer if she stayed for good.
Once that's settled, he's back to holding and petting her. Oddly enough, it doesn't escape him that for all her vivaciousness, she seems so tiny and fragile right now.]
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Does anybody know what's happened?
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Earthquake. That's all I know.
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That's about as much as I know...
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...and I'm back at full strength. No idea what that means.
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Full strength? I wonder what that means?
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