VIdeo 08-04-10

[stillneedsakiss]

[From the look of the scenery, Aya is under a shade tree in Espoir. She sits with her back against the trunk, the breeze brushing her hair against her neck.]

Last month it was Omi. This month, Sena.

One by one, it seems my family here is disappearing. It's unsettling, a little. Who's next, will it happen on the same schedule... I wonder.

[Aya

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[Voice]

[47_l0w]

[So there may be a slight squawk just as the voice feed clicks on but please disregard it, it's nothing major, really.]

Maybe... There's still hope and things might change. [ ...He'd met Keisuke here, and even if he knew Keisuke would be dead when he returned, there had also been a way to save him... and Yuuto had taken that path.] And you never know - they might be back some day.

[Voice]

[stillneedsakiss]

[Aya definitely notices that squawk but has no real way to ask about it without being awkward, and so lets it go without any comment.

She isn't exactly optimistic about things changing. Others in her "family" were from later points in time and could confirm that Omi's plans for himself succeeded. Even so, she wants to hope. Things could change at a time beyond what anyone presently knew...]

That's always possible, I guess. Both things. I guess hoping for that is all you can do, isn't it?

[Voice]

[47_l0w]

[He has a pet bird or something! Really, that's it!]

Yeah. We're stuck here...and it's not like we can really do anything about it. And I'm sure they wouldn't want you to be down about them either.

[Voice]

[stillneedsakiss]

[That, Aya knew, was very much true. Omi wouldn't want her to be down about him.]

You're right... We can't. And he wouldn't. He even told me not to worry about him. [Aya scoffs a laugh.] I told him not to say stupid things like that. Can you really expect someone to not worry about a person they care about?

[Voice]

[47_l0w]

Haha...

I think they just want you to be happy, and you can't do that if you're worrying too much, right?

[Voice]

[stillneedsakiss]

[Aya sighs, but a smile can be heard in her voice.]

You make too much sense! Thank you. I think that's three home runs in a row. I'll try to remember that. If the only thing I can do is try to be happy in his place...

[Voice]

[47_l0w]

Haha, I'm glad you feel a little better! It's not right for girls to be sad like that. [Chirp. Oops.]

[Voice]

[stillneedsakiss]

[Ok, once was ignorable. Twice?]

Th-thanks... Hey, is there... a parrot in the room or something?

[Voice]

[47_l0w]

[There are several more bird sounds as Atsuro shifts uncomfortably, his beak clacking once or twice as he lets out an awkward chirp.] No! I mean..Yes, I mean...well... [Sighh.] It's a long story. [Squawk.]

[Voice]

[stillneedsakiss]

...Is everything okay?

[Voice]

[47_l0w]

[Sighh-squawk.] Yeah, it is! Don't worry, haha.

A-anyway, I have to go now. [Clack.] Just make sure to smile!

[Fumble fumble fumble -- why is it so hard to use these things without fingers -- oh there we go. Click.]