[Voice] ⌘ ... Loss.

[cantataofgrace]

[ ... Carl just looked at the contact list. He's... his feelings are really mixed right now. Sad, mostly. ]

I--I can't... believe he's gone just like that. After all the trouble I went through to make him that... h-he'd just... leave? I... he.. S-Sis, what do I do now...?

[ He's close to crying off-screen. Everyone always left him. Everyone. It

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[ninthserenade]

Wait, what? Dude, calm down and start over--Who's gone?

[cantataofgrace]

[ He isn't going to cry. He isn't going to cry. HE ISN'T GOING TO CRY OVER THIS. Real men don't cry never mind he's a child. ]

... Ragna the Bloodedge. He--

[ Carl swallows. What were they, even? ] --Was... an acquaintance.

[ninthserenade]

[Sympathy? What's that?]

So your friend just disappeared? Randomly?

[cantataofgrace]

H-he... was... hurt pretty badly.

I don't even know if he'll make it. Or if I'll ever see him again. ... If we met anywhere else, I'd have to fight him again. And... and we'd only just started understanding each other.

[ He is just... incredibly upset and frustrated augh. ] That... that idiot.

FILTERED TO CARL ; UNHACKABLE

[brotherism]

[ Jin's voice is weak and broken; honestly, he's more upset by this than Carl is. Half of him is pained because he can't kill his brother and the other half is broken because he's here alone and Ragna isn't there to shout at him or tell him what's what. He tries his best to be authorative, however. ]

Shut the hell up! You don't know what you're talking about, you idiot! I... I didn't kill Brother, not yet.... I.... Heheh... [ A noise of frustration. ]

FILTERED TO JIN ; UNHACKABLE I am the superior you |:

[cantataofgrace]

Did you even take the time to understand his situation?! Do you know how long it took me to make a new arm for him after what you did, Cadet?!

And on top of that, you know what I found out? The NOL is COMPLETELY corrupt! It figures YOU'D be working for THEM. How could you attack your own brother like that?! And now he's gone! You're an imbecile, Jin! An idiot! Even I realized I was wrong but you--you... I swear, Sis and I are going to make you PAY for what you did to him.

Pay.

FILTERED ; UNHACKABLE whatever get out

[brotherism]

Shut up! You don't understand anything - what destiny is! You are meddling in affairs that are... T-Too much!

[ And then he almost snarls with rage. ]

Haha... You don't know anything, Carl. I did what I did because they were my orders! Isn't that what a good soldier does? But no... Even then, even then... Lies, Carl! There are lies everywhere and you cannot begin to understand them!

FILTERED ; UNHACKABLE no B\

[cantataofgrace]

... I think I understand more than you ever will, Jin.

[ He, on the other hand, is becoming scarily calm. ] You're no better than someone like my father. Orders? Don't give me that, it's an excuse and you KNOW it! ALL adults lie, Jin! All of them. They're scum. But you know what? You're no better than the rest of them.

You had a choice--he's your family! Is nothing sacred to you?! I'm a vigilante and I still stopped to listen to him... but you, no... you wouldn't. Your own family is tearing itself apart and you're helping yourself to do it if what he said is true...! What are you even thinking...? He's not the enemy here...!

... No, you're right, Sis. He's no hero at all. He's just a murderer under the NOL. I'm no fan of either party, but no wonder Sector Seven hates you guys... you're nothing but thoughtless murderers. At least a vigilante can choose whether or not to turn his bounty in.

because i have to do this

[libraria]

Carl-san... I... I haven't seen Ragna-san anywhere. Do you think...?

[ Then she bites her tongue. No, admitting that someone Carl cared about had simply gone would make matters worse. She takes a deep breath and steadies herself. ]

It's okay, Carl-san. I'm still here. I won't leave.

b'aw Doka-chiiiinnnnn

[cantataofgrace]

... No, he's gone...

[ It's on audio because his voice is wavering a lot and because he's kind of totally losing it. Ragna was his only link to Relius and the Azure Grimoire. What now...? ]

N-no, that's a lie. Everyone lies--t-they always disappear. There's really... no point to it, is there?

;////;

[libraria]

No! Carl-san, please don't think that way. You... There's so much, so many things! I...

[ She shifts and sighs, the sound of her crossing her legs obvious as her skin scratches against the fabric of her chair. ]

For now, we're here. But when we go home... You'll find him again. And then you can fix your sister, fix Ada-san, a-and... You'll become someone strong and wonderful, like I know you can be! I... I'm not lying t-to you!

sob he just got done emoing too orz

[cantataofgrace]

B-but... if we even go back, will we remember anything from here...?

If I go back I'll be back to square one! I'll--I'll just know nothing. Again. He was my only lead; my only link to the Grimoire. If I can't... find it and my father, then how am I supposed to do anything...?

[ He sounds pretty distraught. ]

CR time

[girlpowertouka]

[Have a sympathetic-looking Touka.]

I haven't seen him, Carl-san, and it doesn't look like he's on the contact list anymore.......

♥

[cantataofgrace]

... A-ah.

[ He can't speak, he might say something wrong. He's just--going to swallow and try not to feel too bad about this. ]

What... do you think happens when we go back?

[girlpowertouka]

I think we just.......go back. I'll have to ask Akina-san. He went back home and then came back here.

[cantataofgrace]

Do you think we forget everything, though...?