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[nolessthanseven]

Hey guys. [her tone is surprisingly cheerful, even if her smile doesn't reach her eyes.]

Anyone who knew my little brother, Max? Yeah, he ended up leaving. He'll probably miss all of you. And the fact that he could just run down to Somni and get a new book whenever he wanted.

[she pauses, smiling fondly for a moment before shrugging.] Public

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[unindicative]

[...]

I'm sorry, Isabelle-san...

[nolessthanseven]

Hey, it's not your fault. [she smiles, teasing.] Unless it is, of course.

[unindicative]

I don't think it is...

[... Given his typical monotone expression and tone, it's hard to tell whether he's teasing back or not.]

Did he disappear when we were living those lives?

[nolessthanseven]

[she laughs anyway. Better to assume that he is.]

No. I think he left just now, actually. I still remembered him all throughout, so that must have meant that he was still here, right?

Anyway, his bed was empty when I woke up this morning.

[unindicative]

I see. Someone I knew disappeared then, so I thought that maybe the same had happened to you...

[nolessthanseven]

Is it worse than having them disappear after?

[unindicative]

I'm not sure... However, my brother and I were worried for her, because we believed that she had gone missing.

[nolessthanseven]

Yeah, that can't be fun. At least Jace and I knew Max was at home the entire time.

[unindicative]

[He nods.]

It was frightening. I'm surprised Brother didn't tear up the city looking for her...

[... Though you wouldn't be able to tell by, again, how passively he talks about all of this.]

[nolessthanseven]

I can believe it. It's not like random disappearances are expected when you're convinced you've lived there your whole life.

[...that's okay. She's starting to figure him out. Goal is still to get emotion out of him.]

[unindicative]

[Nod]

Though if I recall correctly, we were involved with the mafia... so I think I suspected foul play was involved.

[... Good luck with that.]

[nolessthanseven]

Probably. Foul play's usually involved anyway - good guess.

[yeah, man. She'll...do her best.]

[unindicative]

[Nod]

It's strange to think about.

[nolessthanseven]

Probably. Everything's okay now? Besides...missing people, I guess.

[unindicative]

Yes. The apartment feels a bit emptier now, but...

[A pause]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to turn into a conversation about myself.

[nolessthanseven]

Hey, I don't mind. I mean, we could always talk about my fake life, but that was basically just insanity.