twenty-five;

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[written:]

Jet's gone.

[shuts journal; she'll check back once she's at the treehouse. doesn't want to be around the stupid castle right now :(]

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smellerbee; Jun would have totally been the first one if I wasn't sleeping.

[iknowhowtogetit]

[it takes her a while, but she knows she has to say something. anything.]

...at least you got to see him again.

Jun; SHE'S FIRST IN BEE'S HEART

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Yeah. And then he died. Again.

[won't be cheered up easily]

smellerbee; I guess with the FFs leaving, Jun kind of has to be. >>

[iknowhowtogetit]

[well, for once, Jun isn't going to pick on her for being a little brat about things. she's kind of justified today.]

The point is, you got a second chance that no one else usually gets. And I know you made that time worthwhile.

jun; very...true. how does it feel, Jun?

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[long pause. she knows Jun is right, but it's hard to feel grateful right now]

..You don't know that.

smellerbee; ...tingly.

[iknowhowtogetit]

[she knows how you work, Bee. she isn't going to force you to be happy, but she certainly is going to tell you like it is.]

What, you making the time worthwhile? Anyone who's seen someone they never thought they'd see again... it's hard to think they wouldn't do something meaningful with that person.

jun; ohoho as you should

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[an even longer silence this time. she's trying to keep her voice steady]

We.. built a treehouse.

smellerbee; it's like I'm standing above an air conditioner

[iknowhowtogetit]

[she hears that. and well, good for her, Jun can't help but throw in a bit of her humor. maybe that'll help things regardless.]

And told ghost stories?

jun; aren't those usually by the cieling...

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[has some of the usual grumpiness back in her voice]

You don't tell ghost stories to a guy who's dead back home, Jun

smellerbee; you would be surprised!

[iknowhowtogetit]

[sdfghjkl] I figured he was the kind to laugh those things off.

jun; actually, I am!

[femininecharms]

Real friends don't joke about it anyway. [huffs, then some more silence] And.. he didn't always.

smellerbee; what matters is... it's a nice feeling.

[iknowhowtogetit]

Hmm.

[forgive her, she's a tiny degree of fail when it comes to comforting.]

Do you think... he enjoyed his time here?

jun; I'll take your word for it. and maybe find one for myself

[femininecharms]

[Jun is doing fine, really. :<]

[thinks about that for a while] I guess anything beats being dead, but. ...Yeah. We got to be together all three again. And he made a lot of friends, led the patrol.. He even got to see his parents those couple of times.

..Hey, Jun?

smellerbee; here's hoping *wiggles eyebrows*

[iknowhowtogetit]

[at least she's trying. for the friendship!]

If anything, as sucky as the castle tends to be... it gave him that extra time. It gave all of you that extra time, and new experiences to boot.

...yeah?

jun; I'll keep you updated

[femininecharms]

[sniffles, not bothering to hide it this time. Jun is so right, and her words are consoling]

I just. I wondered. ..Do you like it here?

smellerbee; x3

[iknowhowtogetit]

[it takes her another extra moment to mull it over, but really, the experiences she's had here haven't made her wholly upset, and she's actually... content? happy? for being stuck in one place.]

To be honest? Yeah. I kind of do.

Jun;

[femininecharms]

Huh. [is going to consider that answer for a little while]