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I see. So this is how it works... [ the loud, static-y sound of someone brushing a hand over the microphone is heard before he speaks again, sounding calm, and collected (unlike he had been when he first awoke). ]Hello, Siren's Port. My name is Eraqus, and it appears I will be joining you here for a time. Due to this, I'd like to know as much as
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Is there a replay button? Some way to review what's already been heard?]
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Taking a moment to gather an array of scattered thoughts, she recomposes herself. Or... you know, tries, at least.]
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No complicated questions.
No unnecessary tangents.
No sugar-coating -- that would be an insult.
But most importantly... ... no tears.]
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[She's not responding through a video feed, but her posture takes a turn for the rigid regardless. There, see? She's doing this correctly. She doesn't even... feel like crying.]
... We're here. We're all here.
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Eraqus' heart aches dully, and he wants to apologize to her immediately for all that has happened. for everything that has happened, that he fears will happen.
but now is not the time, not available to anyone who cared to listen, not so impersonally.
he takes a deep, steadying breath, and his voice is unchanged when he speaks in turn. ]
Are you all well, Aqua?
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[She stops herself from taking a heavy sigh. Keep it together.]
I've only just arrived myself.
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[ had they told her what had happened? ]
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[Just barely. Her policy on the matter for these past few days was to take things slowly... the questions hovering over her -- now, more than ever -- are monumentally huge, but the mountain of information she's facing with reuniting with the boys is even larger.]
They're both... fine.
[She seems more and more distant... detachment increasing with each response to his inquisitions. Should she even... ...]
And... yourself?
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I am as well as can be expected. I will live.
[ a little bruised and sore, but nothing he could not deal with. ]
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[How well should she expect someone to be when last she heard, that person's star had been extinguished?
Thank goodness he cannot see her grimace.
Putting her face in her hands for a moment, she weighs her options carefully...]
... Please. Come home. Would you like an escort?
[In other words: Do you need help? Considering the sort of welcome she received upon her arrival, she may be going to retrieve him regardless of what he says.]
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however, circumstances were different, and it wasn't wise to waste precious time. ]
That would be wise. I'm not far from the baseball diamond.
[ the could talk on the walk back. ]
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[Getting up, gathering herself, mental preparations initiated --]
-- A man at the diamond attempted to mislead me upon my own arrival. Until I can reach you... please, be on your guard.
[He may or may not pick up on a familiar sound: the magic of Aqua's armor materializing. Ven... maybe it would be best if he sat this one out. At least until the Master's home safe.]
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Very well. I'll wait.
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Best not to keep him waiting. Best not to sit with her questions and emotions for too long...]
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... She doesn't doubt her Master's judgment when it comes to the Greeters of the diamond. In fact, she still believes it to be more sound than her own. Maybe... she has nothing to worry about.
In no time at all, she's gained a bit of altitude, and her destination is in sight.]
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