no one sings like you anymore.

[blindly_bitter]

[Enter a B. He looks to be around 25 years old. In his left hand he holds what looks to be a dossier, and in his right he holds a small, broken robot toy. B takes a look around the area with a blank look. He had been here before. However, what had been one week in mansion time, was five years for himself. He had forced himself to think of this

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[bloodwhite]

[That toy. He recognized it, but it could be any B. It was no reason for him to jump to conclusions. Besides, this B looked about four or five years older than the one he was familiar with. With that in mind, Near fixes a polite smile on his face.]

Welcome to the Mansion.

[blindly_bitter]

[The face Beyond now puts on is almost impossibly blank. On the inside, he is rather irritated. After five years, he could manage to forget his problems. They stopped coming around, and all that he was left with was thoughtful silence and sadness]

Hello there, beautiful.

[There is a light trim of sarcasm on these words.]

[bloodwhite]

Is it common for you to call your Near beautiful?

[Curious, he really hasn't caught on yet.]

[blindly_bitter]

Oh yes, all the time. He was fond of wearing dresses~

[always_ashes]

[She hopes. She hopes beyond all reason that this is her B, her closest and oldest friend, as she approaches with a small smile.]

...You're back again.
I've missed you.

[blindly_bitter]

[The first and last person he ever wanted to see.]

A. I trust things have been well?

[always_ashes]

[She grins, happy that it's her B. But she resists the urge to hug him...he's older, again...he's changed....]

They've been all right. But I missed you. A lot...
...You were back home again, weren't you...?

[She notes the dossier and the robot, and makes an assumption.]
...You finally became L.

[blindly_bitter]

[To be exact, there was now a nine year difference between the two of them.]

I managed to stop missing you. After a while, I managed to forget.

[He chuckles listlessly]

Merely by default.

[remem_b_er]

Boo.

[blindly_bitter]

Hello there.

[remem_b_er]

Who were you hunting?

[blindly_bitter]

No one in particular.