11th Memory [Voice/Action][Future-dated to tomorrow]

[whats_a_sneeze]

[Sayo returns from the tunnels, and it's like a welled up pressure in her chest finally dissipates into something more manageable-to go from a battlefield of bodies to a clean, cold forest that takes the air right out of her... she almost feels detached from reality, for the return home. Nothing left physically but a bandaged arm. A stitched up cut

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[mikangirl]

[It takes a bit for Nami to get back to Sayo-- she's still sleeping a lot, right now, though she's much, much improved. Her voice is a little thin, but she sounds happy to hear from you all the same.]

Sayo? How are you doing?

[whats_a_sneeze]

[She fidgets with her hands, unable to remember much in the way of filtering; after a pause, a tired voice speaks up:]

Could you... make this private for me? I'm not sure how.

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[mikangirl]

[...]

Sure, hold on. [It takes her a bit of fidgeting herself, not being in the most awake state. But she can manage a reasonably high filter.]

It's as high as I can make it, Sayo. Are you all right?

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[whats_a_sneeze]

[She nods, and takes a moment to speak. When she finally does, her voice trembles a little against her better desires.]

I... I wanted to apologize. It was my fault what happened happened.

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[mikangirl]

[...what.]

How was it your fault? [No seriously. Sounding genuinely confused here.]

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[whats_a_sneeze]

[BUT IT'S SO OBVIOUS, NAMI-SAN. ;~;]

...If I hadn't of made such a ridiculous mistake, you wouldn't have had to leave to go find me like that... It was my fault, that they'd found you alone, and with someone who couldn't even help you.

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[mikangirl]

[Sayooo ;~; ... no really, Nami actually finds that ludicrous.]

...Sayo. [She understands the sentiment, but--] It's nobody's fault but the people who did this. You didn't make them attack us.

Please don't blame yourself. If anyone else is to blame at all, it's the Malnosso for sending us all out there.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

[But--but--!! How can you not see that it's her fault??]

...Everyone's actions on a field like that can effect someone else...

[I could have gotten you killed.]

....I should have done what I was supposed to.

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[mikangirl]

[...]

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[mikangirl]

Hmm. In that case, I guess I should take the blame.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

...

Huh?

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[mikangirl]

They're enemies of mine, Sayo. I should've known if they found an opportunity, they'd take it. What business did I have coming to find you and dragging you into it?

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[whats_a_sneeze]

I... that...

[... God, you really make it hard to reply to things.]

...

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[mikangirl]

So I apologise first. [Because that would have been terrifying.]

And we can both blame ourselves forever, Sayo, but [Gently] sometimes things like this just happen.

And you did exactly what I needed you to do in the situation, and you did all you could. You saved my life, you know.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

[Well, there's nothing much she can say to rebuttal against an apology, but-]

I... I didn't do much; I wasn't able to help you fight when you needed it most.

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[mikangirl]

But you called in people who could.

Not being able to fight isn't a bad thing. The Malnosso had no business sending you to war in the first place.