[locked to Iris's friends] [locked against the CLF]

[doyoulikecake]

[Kaden's handwriting is unexpectedly neat -- as in, actually legible. It's still clearly his, but he's made an effort to make it readable. This also occurs after his tag-in to the deathpost, which will be forthcoming.]I don't know if everyone knows yet, and I regret that, if you didn't, that you had to find out this way

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[locked to Kaden Fuchizaki]

[trappedbyhate]

[Several hours later, probably late at night the day after Iris's death]

I'm...holding. I've been stretched very thin lately.

Thank you for offering to organize an memorial service. She deserves something but...I'm not sure I would have been up to organizing a public event right now. Besides, Western funeral customs are not something I am particularly familiar with. I think Iris could have appreciated the Japanese customs, but I also think the rituals would be lost on most of the rest of the people here--they don't have the right cultural framework.

[locked to Mio]

[doyoulikecake]

Good to hear.

I wouldn't say I necessarily offered, but someone had to step up to the plate. Apparently we're aiming for a traditional alchemist one, which means Roxis is the expert here.

[locked]

[trappedbyhate]

Well, I rather wish the decrease in my workload had come about in another way, but....
I suppose I really can't say that I'm surprised at how this all turned out. People like her just weren't made for worlds like this one, and especially not for Chicago.

Roxis? I don't think I've met him. Someone from Iris's world?

[locked]

[doyoulikecake]

I doubt there's anyone who would wish that, having met her.

Sometimes I forget what people can and can't see in these journals--goes to show how much I use them. Roxis is, from what I understand, someone from much further down her world's timeline. I'll admit that I tuned out a lot of what they talked about in my presence.

[locked]

[trappedbyhate]

Still, it doesn't stop me from feeling vaguely bad that right now the thing I feel most is relief that the struggle is over. She was touch-and-go for such a long time, so I suppose compassion fatigue is only to be expected.

Even as someone who uses the journal network on a regular basis it can be difficult to keep track of who can see what. I saw his comments upthread, but I don't think I've ever had direct contact with him. At least, I think it's a him, based on the name at least. I suppose I shouldn't assume.