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[shockinglycool]

[ Someone has never had one of his loved ones die in front of him before. Or, hell, while he's in Discedo. Weird luck this kid has, but it leaves him hit harder now that he has. The video swings with his arm as he holds the communicator in one hand; he's walking fast and the feed shows Marshall's hallways. Pause. ]

...How'd I get here?

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[audio; japanese]

[skullcracking]

[Now that Chie's calmed down from earlier, she can sense something's not right here.]

Sorata-kun?

[audio; japanese]

[shockinglycool]

Hey. How are y'doing? Feeling better?

[audio; japanese]

[skullcracking]

Y-yeah, I'm OK. Are you ... ?

[audio; japanese]

[shockinglycool]

I'm always great.

[audio; japanese]

[skullcracking]

O-OK. [She doesn't really believe you, but.] Um, I'm sorry about earlier.

[audio; japanese]

[shockinglycool]

[ She shouldn't, this time. But he doesn't want to talk about himself at all, wants to focus on anything else, so he jumps onto it. ] There's nothing to apologize for. Did ... you figure it out?

[audio; japanese]

[skullcracking]

Sort of. No, not really. [She sighs.] I think she's gone already.

[audio; japanese]

[shockinglycool]

... I'm sorry.

[audio; japanese]

[skullcracking]

[She murmurs, quietly, wordlessly.]

It's ... probably better. She's got an inn to manage, back home.

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[shockinglycool]

When they go home, they're fine, so you don't have to worry. For most people... you don't really wanna be stuck here, y'know?

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[skullcracking]

I just ... it was so sudden.