93rd Devotion: Answering the Call

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[The video abruptly switches on as a dropped wine glass falls from Solomon's slackened grasp to shatter on the balcony floor. But the doctor hardly seems to notice; his attention completely enraptured by something off into the night.]

… Diva?

[Hesitantly, his eyes peer down over the banister at the city below, and with a sudden

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[Cakes are gone, life is good, Saya's meandering into the living room with a drink when she spots Solomon.
She isn't wholly worried at first, since she didn't hear his exact words. And he has done the whole standing-on-things thing before.]

Solomon?

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[At the sound of her voice, he turns to glance back at her, the siren call of his previous Queen muted slightly by her presence.]

Yes, Saya?

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Why are you up on the balcony?

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Don't you hear it?

[He turns back to stare out at the City skyline, drawn to the melodic summons that demanded his attention.]

Diva... she's singing for me. I have to go...

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... Diva?

[She nears the balcony now, listening carefully. If Diva was really singing, Saya would have know it long before now. Still, she does try to pick up on those familiar notes, then a frown settles on her lips as she turns her glance up to Solomon.]

I don't... Solomon. This is probably a curse, you know. Diva left months ago, remember?

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... you don't hear her?

[His shoulders slump a bit and he moves to sit on the ledge.]

A curse... it would make sense I suppose. After all, why would Diva deign to call me after I made my decision... But even knowing this, I still feel compelled to go to her.

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[She stands still as he sits, watching his movements with a curious eye. Then her expression falls a bit, her glance moving out over the city.

She doesn't speak for a bit. Then she moves, slipping her arms around Solomon's waist as she leans her cheek against his back.]

I know.

[There's a pause where she simply leans into his back, fingers lacing together in front, then she adds.]

I would let you go if I thought it really was her.

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[Feeling her arms moving around him, the tension begins to slip from his body.]

... I haven't changed my mind about being with you, Saya. Please don't think that.

[Solomon's smile is laced with a mixture of emotions, Diva's plaintive song just eliciting too many memories of the past.]

I just wanted to make certain she was alright.