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[reticents]

[here's a voice that hasn't been around for a little over two weeks. Kanda sounds about as tired as anyone would after spending just as much time out in the Mist.]

So.. someone tell me why it feels like I haven't seen Anatole in more than a few hours. Hell--

..What day is it?

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[girl_unlocking]

Tuesday.

[Someone's a little older, and very ...unhappy.]

[reticents]

[..]

It's been a day? Feels like longer than that. [huh. as far as he recalls, he went into the forest on a.. Monday. or something.

..hey.]

You sound. Different.

[girl_unlocking]

It's been longer. I thought you

were...

...there's another leaf for you on the Tree.

[...]

Yeah.

A lot of things are different.

It's good to see you back. You know, unless

you were somewhere better.

[reticents]

Another what on the what?

[...]

..I think I'd prefer the city over the forest. But it's. Good to be back? I guess.

[that is what he's supposed to say, right? ..right.]

[girl_unlocking]

Leaf. On the Tree. There's a Memorial Tree now, for all the people who've...

[Died? Poofed? Left?]

...gone. It's a thing. Alphonse made it after I...

[...]

[And have a bitter laugh.]

Maybe everyone comes back, eventually. [Maybe I just haven't waited long enough.]

[reticents]

Oh.

[that sounds a bit. nng. don't want to be memorialized or whatever.]

Maybe. Or maybe it's just coincidence.

1/2

[girl_unlocking]

Or yeah, it could be that.

2/2

[girl_unlocking]

[Softer, and a little less testy.]

Anyway, welcome back.

[reticents]

Yeah. [..urp.] Thanks.

[don't. tell anyone he said that.]