[The journal clicks on just in time to record Luke knocking on a door.]
Tear? Are you in there?
[He waits a minute, but doesn't get an answer. Reaching down, he tries the handle, making the door swing open.] Not locked...
Tear, I'm coming in. I made dinner-
[Luke steps inside and his journal flops to the ground only a moment later. Everything
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[He can feel a myriad of negative emotions and a few mixed up mental images, but little else. Replica, your head is a mess. :/]
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Go away.
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No. I know what you're doing, and you're just going to get yourself killed.
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...Whether I care or not, the others will worry about you. You should think about that before you do something stupid.
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I'll be fine.
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You know that's not good enough.
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I won't come back yet.
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Why not? Whether you're here or elsewhere, she'll still be gone. Running away from that fact solves nothing.
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I don't want to be there right now.
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....
[He's quiet for a while after that, considering. If Luke's determined to leave no matter what, there's little Asch can do short of controlling him directly or going out looking for him, neither of which he's inclined to do. When he does respond, his mental voice is oddly hushed.]
...We're still here.
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[He slows to a stop somewhere in the forest, leaning against a tree and trying to catch his breath. Doesn't help that he's crying.]
Asch...
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But his presence is there, for whatever it's worth. If only to remind Luke that it's impossible for him to be truly alone.
Whether or not that's a good thing, well...]
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Luke takes a minute to just sit quietly, leaning back against that tree and not saying a word.
Eventually...]
I'll come back later.
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