[The communicator turns on, and for a minute there's quiet. But then Asuka takes a breath in to steady herself, and says quietly,]

All right, here goes...

( And she begins to sing. Her voice is professional, though slightly not as in practice as it had been the last time - after all, she hasn't sung since before the Keepers came. Her tone can be described as quiet, almost timid at first, though it gets stronger as it goes on. )

( Private )

I'm thankful that, given everything that's happened, given everything that's going on... that everyone I care about here are all still alive, and not to my knowledge anyway in any immediate danger.

Last year, I sang. This year... I can't bring myself to. Not right now.

((ooc: strikes = deleted - skilled hackers who feel the random urge to hack ( Read more... )

Soshite bouya wa nemuri nitsuite
Ikizuku haino naka no hono wo hitotsu futatsu to
Ukabu fukurami itoshii yokogao
Daichi ni taruru ikusen no yume yume
Gin no hitomi no yuragu yoru ni umareochita kagayaku omae
Ikuoku no toshitsuki ga ikutsu inori wo tsuchi e kaeshite mo
Watashi wa inori tsuzukeru
Douka kono ko ni ai wo
Tsunaida te ni kisu wo

( English translation (that was pieced together from two places and makes little sense, haha) )

...wow, it's been that long already...

( The voice singing is confident, happy. (And professional.) The final incarnation of the refrain, if one listens closely, is particularly emotional. )

[Private]

I can hardly believe it's been almost a year since I first found myself brought into this war.  I mean, a lot has happened, while I've been here.  And I'm kind of glad I came, in some ways - it's... I still can't describe the feeling, knowing that, in a parallel world, Brother lived...

But I only realized today... I haven't practiced with ( Read more... )

Take my hand,
and lead me to salvation.
Take my love,
for love is everlasting.

And remember
the truth that once was spoken:
To love another person
is to see the -

[It is approximately here that another voice can be heard in the recording.  It's Otogi's voice, declaring that it's a boy.]

...

[Asuka looks up for a minute before shrugging.]

I think it's a good ( Read more... )

[Private]

I do hope everything's all right with him...  It makes my blood run cold just knowing that he's in trouble.  I mean, he helped Brother that time, and yet now he's the one who's...

But what is there that I can do?  All I can do is hope for the best.

[Public :: Sung Voice Post]

Have no fear when darkness falls,
'cause there's a light that shines ( Read more... )

"Why do you want to forget?
Please try to remember."
This is my wish as warm tears
flow endlessly down my cheeks.

Why, while we tremble so,
do we now seek each other out?
Because I want to hold you
over and over in my embrace.

See the feather that drifts on the waves
of the ocean of this blue planet.
The sorrow of its fading
is a prayer for better days ( Read more... )

Haunted by the past:
A nightmare that seemed so unreal.
I wish that I could turn back time,
And spare the pain that we all feel.
And now we've changed...
Things will never be the same.
(Things will never be the same.)

We were foolish then,
But our trials served to make us strong.
The burdens are not yours alone;
We've sought the answers for so long,
But ( Read more... )