❀ A Second Chance {6} ❀

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[When Aerith's PCD turns on, it shows her sitting in front of a cracked mirror. For once, her hair is down, falling in rich, brown waves down her back and over her shoulders. She has a brush in one hand and she seems to be...preoccupied. Her eyes are dark in thought and there is something about the way that she is sitting that gives off a pensive air.]

{Private.}

If I can't hear them or see them, how can I guide them home? What if they're...lost?

[She is speaking about the souls in the Lifestream, of course. Before she arrived in Adstringendum, she had been the guide of countless dead souls. But now...]

Is someone else doing it?

[Her brow furrows before she closes her eyes. Once again, she reaches out, hoping to grasp something that reminded of Gaia and its Lifestream. But, once again, she comes up empty-handed.]

I hope they're alright.

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[Private to Vincent.]

I'm sorry if I upset you the other day. I know you have a great burden on your shoulders. But I wanted you to know that you're never alone. Even if she can't be here, you have your friends. We won't leave you, okay?

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[Private to Zack.]

How would you have felt if I...disappeared? No note, no warning... Just...I was gone?

[She has a point here. But she wants him to answer truthfully first.]

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[Private to Cloud.]

I'm worried about Vincent. He...was reminded of a difficult time.

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[Aerith glances at the PCD, giving anyone watching a warm smile before she shuts it off.]