Video 006 // Loss

[redcloakedthief]

[There is an unhappy thief on your SFC today, Vatheon. A very unhappy thief. He's not even bothering to mask it with a smile, which is...really quite impressive, considering it's him.

He blinks at the SFC as if forgetting that it was on, and then, toying with a book, he speaks.]I'd almost forgotten all of the reasons to hate this world. Foolish of

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[aimforthesun]

... What happened now?

[redcloakedthief]

[And for once, he doesn't even bother with a grin--he just sighs tiredly.]

Naoya is gone. He must have disappeared early this morning or late last night.

[aimforthesun]

[... Even if he never thought much of Naoya, he realizes that Matthew must have been close with him.

And even if he hadn't, the news is somehow tiring, even to Billy.]

... Even him, huh? Wonder who's next.

[He's not sure if he can even respond to Matthew's original question-as he's still struggling to decide his answer.]

[redcloakedthief]

[.......ah, well. He shrugs quietly.]

It's a good question. It's just you and me now, isn't it?

[From the very first people here--]

[aimforthesun]

Looks like it. How long has it been? Over a year and a half?

[redcloakedthief]

...Yeah. That's right. One year, seven months and fourteen days.

[aimforthesun]

February 12th, then?

[A wry smile]

Funny... I don't know whether to say that it feels like a long time ago or the opposite.

[redcloakedthief]

Yes. That's right.

And...it's hard to say, isn't it? It's a long time to be trapped anywhere, but...It certainly doesn't feel like it sometimes.

[aimforthesun]

Ha... well, I don't exactly have much experience with being trapped in places, though I don't know if it's the same for you.

[... He's silent for a moment, and when he continues, he's not quite looking at the screen.]

Though... it hasn't been all bad, I guess.

[redcloakedthief]

[..heh.]

You know...I think so too.

[A slow shake of his head.]

It makes it feel less like a prison and more like...heh. I'm not sure.

[aimforthesun]

Well, you generally don't walk around and socialize with people much in prison, I guess.

[...]

-Of course, that's not to say that it's been all good either.

[redcloakedthief]

[...mmm.]

It's tough to say that. I'd rather not forget all the bad that's happened either.

It's been...It's been life. That's all.

[aimforthesun]

[... He laughs lightly, if not bitterly, at that.]

It's been life, huh? I guess that's one way of putting it.

[redcloakedthief]

Hey...You only get one chance, you know?

It might not have been the life you were hoping for...but it's your life all the same.

[aimforthesun]

... When did you get so poetic?

[redcloakedthief]

Poetic?

Haha, that's left to the bards!