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andcountry September 7 2011, 03:42:18 UTC
Cephiro tried to feel something about all of this, but he couldn't. What Locke said should have been a revelation, but it wasn't - not to him. He had somewhat suspected, ever since Souji had called his meeting and Huo had said what he had said. Locke had put words to it - confirmed it, so now Cephiro could consciously acknowledge it. In a way, he had done them all a favor, but Cephiro felt especially grateful ( ... )

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temp_ered September 7 2011, 04:34:03 UTC
First the stranger had spoken, words that seemed completely absurd to Clow's ears. He was not fictional; he ate and breathed and lived like the rest of them. And then everyone else had stood up and made speeches, like this had been planned. They were taking sides. Finally there was an opportunity to do something, but Clow wasn't exactly sure how he felt about it. He would cling to life the best he could, and hope to go back home (and even if he couldn't remember it clearly, home existed, he was real and everyone was real, and he would see those bright green eyes again, he'd promised). If Locke was telling the truth, and Cephiro and Gai seemed to think he was, he would trust their opinions, unless other details were revealed.

He wasn't giving a speech though. He lifted his eyebrow in Cephiro's direction and took a small step towards him. That would have to do.

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andcountry September 7 2011, 04:43:17 UTC
That eyebrow. That critical eyebrow from his best friend. Cephiro furrowed his brow and felt his cheeks get hot with embarrassment. Perhaps what he had thought was confidence was actually being too foolish to know when to keep quiet.

"I don't see you saying anything," he muttered.

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temp_ered September 7 2011, 04:56:58 UTC
"I know better," Clow mumbled back. He hesitated, and then continued, "You remind me of someone, somehow." His tone was entirely truthful, although he couldn't quite put a finger on who it was that he was thinking of. Someone from his past (which definitely existed) who never gave up. He didn't quite know how to explain it and was going to leave it here, hoping no one was listening to their whispering for the encouragement everyone else was providing. He was the shortest in the crowd, in any case (at least, he thought so), so hopefully they weren't.

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andcountry September 7 2011, 05:14:14 UTC
Cephiro didn't ask, but he did smile a little. Inexplicably, he thought that what Clow had said must have been a good thing.

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temp_ered September 7 2011, 20:54:16 UTC
Clow was rare to smile, and this didn't seem like a good time and place, but he nodded back in acknowledgment, and began listening again to the people around them.

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