#1: oh my QUACK. [voice/text]
[voice post.]
[The recording begins with a fuzzy static-like sound, followed by several beeps. Some ruffling - feathers, maybe? - can also be heard.]
QUAAAACK!
Quack qua-qua QUAA QUAAACK! Qua quack, quack quaaa qua qua quaaack! Quack quack quaaaack qua qua quaaackkkk!
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[The recording begins with a fuzzy static-like sound, followed by several beeps. Some ruffling - feathers, maybe? - can also be heard.]
QUAAAACK!
Quack qua-qua QUAA QUAAACK! Qua quack, quack quaaa qua qua quaaack! Quack quack quaaaack qua qua quaaackkkk!
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No... It can't be.
[ Rue gasps when she hears the quacking. It's another foul City trick, she's starting to hear things now.
That is the grief to be separated from her Prince again.
She hesitates for a few minutes and begins to read the post. Beak. Kinkan?]
A...Ahiru?
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[Hearing her voice caused a fire to light in her system, to which she scrambles in Fakir's pocket for her device he snatched. Pulling it out with her teeth, the weight caused Ahiru to hit the ground, tumbling on top of the small computer as she frantically began to type a reply. She paused for a moment only to fiercely flap her wings at Fakir.]
QUAAACK!
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RWEUE! RUwe wherweir are youu@!!?
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In the Opera-[She stops her automatic answer. She doesn't remember, does she?] I'm in my room. Where are you?
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It was... kind of odd to see her poking at the communicator like that. But she'd caught onto the use of those faster than he thought she would. Maybe she hadn't forgotten everything, after all?
Bending down beside her, he clicked on the voice option to have his say. ]
Rue? Come down to the entrance hall. It's---it's her. Bring the pendant with you if you still have it.
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Quaaaaaaack! Qua quack quaaack!
[Ruuuue! Rue, Rue, Rueee!]
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He felt a small wave of relief at the sight of the familiar object. Perhaps this wouldn't come to his shoddy attempts at writing a story, after all.
And he could tell at a glance that Rue was just as glad to see the duck as he had been - though she did less to restrain her emotion outwardly than he had.
For the moment, he simply watched them - a touch of warmness in his gaze that was very rare to see from the ex-knight. ]
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[She clasped her mouth with one of her hands and ran to meet the duck with short strides. She couldn't accidentally step on her friend.
She wrapped the jewel chain around her right arm and knelt to reach out for Ahiru, unable to contain her held her in a warm embrace... She didn't care if the duck's yellow feathers tickled her nose. She was so happy. ]
...I have missed you so much!
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...If only Mytho...
She pushed the thoughts away, relaxing in the grasp of her best friend with ease and comfort. Cooing in a soft quack, Ahiru looked up at Rue, tears in her eyes.]
Quaaa quack quack!
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They were both safe and quite obviously pleased, if not happy. He couldn't ask for more than that. Especially knowing how much Rue had suffered with both Mytho and Ahiru missing. She needed this kind of uplifting - and he knew Ahiru would bring it with her presence. Just as she had for him.
And whether this was temporary or not - he could once again continue to fulfill his promise to her. ]
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Oh, the pendant! How could I forget about it?
[ She lowered Ahiru to the ground and turned to Fakir. ]
Instead of standing there gawking, why don't you bring her a change of clothing?
[ She made sure to add extra bossiness in her haughty request. A devious grin curved immediately. ]
Oh oh of course you would rather not and have her parade naked until she does.
[ It had been so long since the last time she had meant her taunting. ]
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It was actually fortunate that the princess kept that in mind, not that he would tell her that. It hadn't even crossed his mind since he found Ahiru, as he had been too preoccupied with bringing her back and getting everything explained and straightened out.
Just as he started up the stairway, the ex-knight cast a quick glance back at the raven-haired young woman. ]
Hmph. Find her somewhere more appropriate to change instead of the middle of the entrance hall.
[ And with that, he disappeared up the flight of stairs, intending to head to Ahiru's old room and find something for her to wear. ]
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At least Rue's was mostly fueled by the Raven's Blood. What was his excuse? She frowned and looked up, meeting his gaze with her glare]
Don't dare to boss me around. Hmpf. I was going to take her to the ballet studio. [ She remarked back, arms folding. Her attention shifted to the small yellow back on the ground.]
Come along, Ahiru. Follow me.
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Qua!
[Obediently, she followed after the raven princess, making sure to stay close to her ankles.
So she was really going to be human after all! The thought alone, the very prospect filled her with warming joy. To be able to speak! To be able to dance!
And to be loved and love others as she had in years past?
It had been far too long since she walked the earth as a girl. Following Kinkan's destruction, she had remained a duck, swimming in her previous home by the lake with Fakir's writing and company to keep her previous memories alive. It hurt her to remember and miss Rue and Mytho... but they were happy, and in her own world, she was happy, too. As happy as she was going to be, of course.
...Then, Fakir left. Unexpectedly, without any goodbye. And for weeks and weeks... she had never felt so alone. She had lost everyone, and slowly began to lose her mind if it weren't for a few times she managed to wander into ( ... )
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