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[soulofocean]

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[eagleofautozam]

Yes Umi?

[Of course the Commander does answer… she is right about deserving some answers… ]

What is it that you would like to know?

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[soulofocean]

[Well, at least he replied. A pity that Umi ignores than in just a few, working on getting a straight answer from the Commander would be the least of her concerns.]

Right now?? Exactly what on earth do we have to do to make you understand attacking each other in this place is USELESS!

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[eagleofautozam]

I suppose I can not fathom that any action taken with one’s true desire in mind could be considered ‘useless’.

[His voice was irritatingly calm… so darn sure of him self. ]

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[soulofocean]

Then fathom this: you must've figured it out already, but you hurt Clef for NOTHING.

That ring? It wouldn't help your purposes even if you found a way to take it back to Cephiro with you! [It's a good thing she and Hikaru had that chat. Now Umi can be sure.]

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[eagleofautozam]

Yes… that is true. This ring comes from the dimension that Clef is from and has no useful power what so ever…
The ‘mental energy’ readings are far too low…

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[soulofocean]

Then feel proud of yourself. [She sounds very bitter.] You sneaked on someone who didn't mean you any harm and it didn't get you anything...

You could have killed each other then.

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[eagleofautozam]

A most regrettable occurrence…

[Is that a touch of remorse…? ]

Though if the ring truly was pointless to Cephiro your Master Mage could have just surrendered it to me when I asked him for it.

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[soulofocean]

That's because he's as stubborn as you are. [Spoken with a touch of reproach for aforementioned pint-sized Master Mage.]

Besides, he's also proud. He wouldn't have surrendered something precious to him to one he considered a thief. If you'd asked without threats he'd have lent it to you, I'm sure of that!

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[eagleofautozam]

[There is a small chuckle here… as if he is remembering some thing once told to him. ]

That is true, I should not have been so surprised at the outcome. Though lending some thing like that to an enemy doesn’t seem like an action he would be willing to take either…

It was an unavoidable conflict…

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[soulofocean]

Don't give that---! We TOLD YOU, being enemies in this place only makes us more vulnerable to the things it throws at us!

We should work together to overcome it and find a way out instead of making it easier for it to tear us to shreds.

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[eagleofautozam]

[Unfortunately… even though Eagle listened to the girl’s words… nothing she had said had really changed his opinion on the situation. It was all the same things they had been telling him since he arrived…
It was true that the place was dangerous… but… ]

I’m afraid I just don’t see that as possible. We… ultimately… have different goals.

[There was some thing that he wasn’t saying. ]

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[soulofocean]

[True, Umi is still seething with anger for what Eagle did to Clef. But there's still a pang of pained frustration at how stubborn the Commander is.]

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[soulofocean]

You've SEEN the things this City can do... And STILL you think there's room for fighting each other?

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[eagleofautozam]

[For a moment there is doubt…
Is this really alright? Talking to Umi was beginning to feel like talking to Hikaru… or Lantis… it made him almost want to give up.

Almost.]

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[eagleofautozam]

If I can find any way to achieve my goals I will act with that in mind.

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[soulofocean]

[For a moment there's a silence on this end of the communication: the moment when that sadness takes over.

Hikaru's most important person... Hikaru's friend... the one she'll alway rush to see first thing when they visit Cephiro...

And now...]