- 60th tide | | absence -

[soulofocean]

[Voice]

...why...?

[The question is barely audible: as if Umi asked this to herself. Her voice is slightly breathless but incredibly calm. Though anyone who knows her well enough can tell there's something building up behind that front.]

...why now... deities? Why like this? I... We were planning something for her birthday. And now...

[A long

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[eastern_magic]

It's never easy...I'm sorry, Umi.

[soulofocean]

Thanks, Marron. But it's for the best, I'm sure.

[eastern_magic]

Mm. It's still hard to lose a friend.

[soulofocean]

I'm not losing her! It takes more than that to break what Hikaru, Fuu and I have.

It's just... This place... always has the damn last saying.

[eastern_magic]

It does. It troubles me that it has so much power over us.

[soulofocean]

I just confirmed it can do anything. Even against the strongest will of all.

[eastern_magic]

That is troubling...

[soulofocean]

It's hateful. But if she's safe back home I don't really have any right to complain.

[eastern_magic]

She is a friend and someone you care about. I would actually be surprised if you didn't complain.

[soulofocean]

...I'm torn.

It's not as if she'd chosen this for herself, anyway. She wanted to stay here, and send me back home.

[eastern_magic]

It doesn't always work the way we wish it to.

[soulofocean]

...See, that's my main problem here.

I can't make up my mind on whether I'm glad with this outcome or not.

[eastern_magic]

I can understand why.

[soulofocean]

I know she won't be happy about it if she remembers.

[eastern_magic]

I can understand that too.

[soulofocean]

...You've been through something like this before.