Sounds and Sadness [Voice: Japanese]
[There's a long stretch of silence; only background noise can be heard. Alpha has turned on the communicator, filled with a sudden urge to talk to someone, but now she can't think of what to say. The person she really wants to talk to isn't in this world.]
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[There's a soft thump as she sets the communicator down. Her voice is soft and distant, speaking to herself rather than to the device.] Maruko...I really have lived...a carefree life, haven't I? I thought it was okay to be that way, but...somehow, my existence...I feel like I've taken it for granted.
[She hums a few short notes wistfully; then sighs.] Isn't life hard enough without fighting? I wish...
Owner...
...I...want to go home.
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[There's a soft thump as she sets the communicator down. Her voice is soft and distant, speaking to herself rather than to the device.] Maruko...I really have lived...a carefree life, haven't I? I thought it was okay to be that way, but...somehow, my existence...I feel like I've taken it for granted.
[She hums a few short notes wistfully; then sighs.] Isn't life hard enough without fighting? I wish...
Owner...
...I...want to go home.