[It figured. The long pause, that voice... not that he hadn't already figured Saix was probably telling the truth--especially since he had Axel's support, something that rarely occurred naturally--but this just confirmed it.]
Namine, I... [I know, he wanted to say. But... she sounded so nervous. It seemed almost cruel. He didn't want to lie, but he wouldn't be needlessly mean, either. She'd probably had enough of both in the Organization.]
...Sorry. [It was the only thing that didn't sound like a lie.]
[He... apologized. It--... it sounded sincere, but what was it that he was apologizing for? Why did he think he needed to? That she was so hesitant? Or...]
[He couldn't know, he couldn't know, he couldn't know. He couldn't. Because then she'd have to hide from him, too.]
[But-- but... she couldn't let this go on. She couldn't keep talking to him, not when everything was so close, when even the slightest mistake could send the conversation somewhere she couldn't let it go. The very idea... scared her. She couldn't let him know. She couldn't-- not once she finally got to meet him, once they could finally talk, once he didn't know who she was, what she was, what she'd done--]
[Once she thought she didn't have to be afraid. Of him.]
[Suddenly she said,]
I-I-- I'm sorry, I have to--... there's-- I... I have to go.
Nami--[A click, and then silence. That was probably his fault; sounded like he'd scared her. He'd been given too much information too soon, and if she was from later, like Axel, she'd probably been confused for a while about why he didn't know all of this already. The fact that he knew now didn't make it any less weird.
If she hadn't been gone, he probably would have apologized again. As it was... well, it wasn't like they'd never speak again, right? Eventually he'd have the chance to tell her.]
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Who are they?
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A-a... a few people.
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...Sorry. [It was the only thing that didn't sound like a lie.]
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[He couldn't know, he couldn't know, he couldn't know. He couldn't. Because then she'd have to hide from him, too.]
[But-- but... she couldn't let this go on. She couldn't keep talking to him, not when everything was so close, when even the slightest mistake could send the conversation somewhere she couldn't let it go. The very idea... scared her. She couldn't let him know. She couldn't-- not once she finally got to meet him, once they could finally talk, once he didn't know who she was, what she was, what she'd done--]
[Once she thought she didn't have to be afraid. Of him.]
[Suddenly she said,]
I-I-- I'm sorry, I have to--... there's-- I... I have to go.
[The audio clicked off.]
[And she hadn't even said goodbye.]
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If she hadn't been gone, he probably would have apologized again. As it was... well, it wasn't like they'd never speak again, right? Eventually he'd have the chance to tell her.]
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