[ fifteen - voice ]
... Do I even have to say it?
[ There's an emphatic acrimony to his tone, softened only by a jaded sense of tiredness he just doesn't know what to do with. After a contemplative silence, he makes a harsh, disparaging huff ]
'Ch. Like we really had a choice.
( Private to Roxas )
[ There's an emphatic acrimony to his tone, softened only by a jaded sense of tiredness he just doesn't know what to do with. After a contemplative silence, he makes a harsh, disparaging huff ]
'Ch. Like we really had a choice.
( Private to Roxas )
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[he pauses before sighing dejectedly]
Riku, I... I don't think she's here anymore.
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[ And it's not like he didn't suspect it at all, but-]
Don't say that, she ... she's ...
[ He takes a deep, stuttering breath that seems to mollify him even further, because there was nothing frantic about his denial, just an effusive hopelessness that congeals with his next statement ]
... I know.
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[he trails off for a moment, clearly feeling a little guilty about worrying his friend]
-Do you want me to keep looking?
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... No. You've been worrying Kairi sick anyway.
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And yeah, I know. Is she alright though? And you? And Roxas?
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Yeah, she's ... fine, actually.
[ Nervous laugh ]
... But you know Kairi.
[ And he says that in a fond, tendentious sort of way that's only slightly offensive, because they both know how she is ]
I feel like there's nothing I can say ...
[ Straining so hard to keep a playful cadence around his dithering words and failing miserably, because really, he's just seconds away from an outburst, but- ]
I ... guess I just need you to trust us.
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Yeah, I know... Make sure you let her know I'm okay. I don't want her to worry anymore.
[he pauses then, as if sizing up the meaning behind Riku's words before he replies]
I trust you... I just wish you'd tell me what's going on so I don't have to worry.
Stay safe, okay? I don't... I don't want to lose you guys again.
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