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[The post begins with a gasp as Med'an abruptly sits up, finding himself in his bed right after being hit by Sindragosa's tail swipe. At least, it should be right after. That's the last thing he remembers. And yet, that would make no sense. He should still be outside, fighting. Unless he was injured and brought inside; but he already knows that can

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[ Of course she knew he'd come back. Everyone always comes back here. Adachi didn't, but that was just a completely different case somehow, she had told herself. So Ange isn't particularly surprised to see a post from Med'an on the network again now.

Of course being with Souji had helped her a little, but he had his own concerns too - like Chie - she knew that much, so Ange had mostly spent time bottling up her own cropped up emotions and frustrations. The latter more at herself than anyone else. She had stood there and watched him die. And not just him, Chie too, and---

When she clicks her own feed on, there's dead air for a few moments before she actually speaks up. ]

... Yeah. [ She can't bring herself to say more for now, she feels like there's a lump in her throat. ]

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[Okay, now his face is there. He really wants to get some face-to-face communication. Something is wrong and he really doesn't like it.]

That's...good. What....

What happened?

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[ As if she could even bring herself to face him right now. Especially now she realises that he doesn't know he died. And.. she's not even sure if she can bring herself to telling him of all people that. ]

The Guardian changed her into a less dangerous form, and we captured her. [ She's trying so hard to keep her tone flat that it comes off almost exagerrated. ]

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[That's not normal. Not that she's totally into talking face-to-face or anything, but if he's got video then usually she's got video....not to mention that voice. Sure she's linefaced, but not that linefacesd.]

What happened to me?

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... Med'an.. What's the last thing you remember?

[ Yes, she's practically just stalling for time now - she really still doesn't want to tell him. But she knows she has to, that there's no way out of it and that it's the right thing to do. She just needs some more time. ]

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[Yeah, he's kind of onto this by now. It couldn't have happened, right? But what else could it be?]

I was hit by the dragon's tail. Everything was blurring past me - I was being pushed through the air by it.

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[ There's a very short pause, before she finally says it-- ] That blow.. killed you.

[ She swallows, but her throat still feels dry. Couldn't she have done something to prevent it, shouldn't she at the very least have--... ]

... It's been a few days since.

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[He was sort of thinking it, but it still seems to come as a shock. It just doesn't make any sense. He doesn't feel any pain, or anything. He doesn't remember dying.]

But I feel fine. I don't....

[Somehow, he thought this would be, like. A bigger deal to him. O_o ]

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I guess it was so quick you didn't notice.

[ okay, no, she tried to pull off her usual deadpan there but failed miserably. Her voice noticably shook a bit near the end. She didn't think of her own death as such a big deal either, perhaps because she had died before, but to see someone close to her die and being unable to do anything about it.. It's like her life all over again. ]

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[Oh no mistress Ange D: ]

Ange. Where are you? Can I come see you?

[He needs the contact, at least. And it sounds like she does too, even if she'd deny it.]

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[ There's a hesitant moment, as if she isn't sure what to say, but.. She should at least let him have as much as just seeing her after that, right? ]

I'm in my croft. [ She doesn't say whether he can go come see her or not, the answer to that is obvious just from her general answer. ]

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[He doesn't reply over the video; instead, he just drops everything and runs. Well, not runs, exactly, but he gets there pretty quickly. He needs to be comforted by her, and he needs to comfort her. When he arrives he calls out for her, and then enters without waiting.]

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[ Ange's sitting on the side edge of her bed - Leviathan is not in the croft, presumably out with one of her animal friends. The communicator is still idly resting in one of her hands, but it seems she at least put some effort into looking at least a bit presentable now he's here. In fact, she manages to almost look casual again as her enters.

... Almost. ]

Med'an. ... Hey.

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[Part of him wishes she wouldn't pretend. She can trust him enough to be able to show herself, can't she? Of course, he did just die on her, so...]

I'm sorry.

[He's moving forward for a hug. (Again.)]

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[ She almost says that it's too silly for him to apologize when it's her feeling bad and guilty for what happened to him, but the words don't quite come out as he hugs her again. This time it's a bit more passive though, her body still a bit sluggish from all the past days' worrying. ]

You're okay. [ And there's some relief in that statement. ]

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Yeah. I feel like I was sleeping.

[A little unsure in that statement. It just seems like it should've been different. Or like maybe everyone's wrong somehow and he was just asleep. He pulls away so she can see him.]

Do I...look funny? [O-o...]