Observation XX [accidental voice]

[apathetickthx]

[The Guide clicks on and- what? No video this time? Well that's too bad. Right towards the end of the session too.]

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[feistyflowright]

[Much like Ran, Fai remains silent as well... He will not speak for now. This is something that he should not have heard. Until he knows she is alone, he will not speak. When she is, he will tell her to turn her guide off. Unless...he runs into her first...]

[apathetickthx]

[Well Fai, you get the latter.]

[Echo's gaze was directed towards the ground in front of her, the most contemplative they have looked for a long time. She may have just missed Fai in her sight.]

[feistyflowright]

[He sees her walks by and contemplates reaching out to her...but stops himself. What should he say...what should he do...]

...E...Echo?

[apathetickthx]

[At the sound of that voice, Echo stopped dead in her tracks. After some breaths, Echo turned to face Fai. Being alone with him...it still wasn't the most comfortable of situations for the girl.]

Mister Fai.

[feistyflowright]

[He stepped forward. Not too close, but close enough.]

Echo... Your guide...

[apathetickthx]

[At the mention of the guide, Echo basically understood what had just happened. And for that, Echo lowered her gaze.]

How much did Mister Fai hear?

[feistyflowright]

[At the lowering of her head...he realizes. This is not the time to be so reserved. He steps forward, places a hand upon the back of her head. As he steps closer, he wraps his other around her body, pulling her into his embrace.]

Enough... I heard enough, Echo...

[apathetickthx]

[As per usual now, Echo didn't make any move to try to fight Fai's embrace. It always proved useless anyway.]

My apologies. It was not something that Fai was meant to discover. [This was about her required to see a therapist, right? And if Fai heard it, then Vincent must have too.]

[feistyflowright]

I apologize for finding out...

[apathetickthx]

[Oh shame. Such a familiar emotion for Echo these days.] The sessions are required of Echo to attend. They want to be sure the incident does not happen again if Echo is to freely move about the ship.

[feistyflowright]

[And Fai kneels. So that their eyes are relatively level. He smiles his gentle smile and rests his forehead upon hers.]

Echo...

[apathetickthx]

[Echo had a hard time bringing her gaze up to meet Fai's. Sorry, it's not very easy to look the person who died by your hands in the eyes.]

Perhaps it would would have been for the best if Echo were to remain confined.

[feistyflowright]

[And he knows this may be forward, but he does so anyway. He hugs her a little closer and places a soft kiss on her cheek.]

Echo... I want you to be happy... I don't care what it costs, what it requires, what it takes... just...be happy.

[apathetickthx]

[Yes the kiss was forward, and yes, Echo's cheeks did tint red as a result.]

Mister Fai wants Echo...to be happy? [Why does that sound so foreign?]

[feistyflowright]

[Fai tilts his head and places a kiss on the other cheek, the exact same way.]

Yes. I want Echo to be happy... Be it with me, or with Cruz, or with Oz, or with anyone else... I want Echo to be happy with everyone she's has met here...

[apathetickthx]

Mister Fai... [Wait...did he just mention Cruz in there?]

Happiness...is not something Echo is accustomed to.