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[hotheadedidiot]

[The journal clicks on. Stahn can be heard muttering something to himself before he finally begins to speak into the journal.]

Man, it's just one right after another, isn't it... Shing, Rutee, Leon, Kyle, Nanaly... And now him.

Ahem... Uhhh... I've got some bad news for everyone. Captain Vyse, leader of the Blue Rogues, has been sent home. I

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[vulcanblazer]

[...Vyse now too? And he knew Vyse was like Stahn's best friend. So many good people vanishing over the past weeks, so much...

No. Now's not the time to start dwelling on all of this. It hurts, yeah. And there will be plenty of time to deal with it. With that, Adell switches on the voice transmission.]

Stahn... Yeah. What can I do for you?

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[hotheadedidiot]

Adell... You're always at the front of things, leading the charge against the villains around here. You work hard to help people out, to save them, even just to comfort them. You're a valuable ally to everyone here, so...

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...I want you to become the new leader for the Blue Rogues. How about it?

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[vulcanblazer]

[...Have a long, stunned silence. He was definitely not expecting this.]

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[vulcanblazer]

[...He has to ask this. He definitely doesn't sound ungrateful. More just... blown away by how sudden this was.]

Stahn, I... I don't know. You were Vyse's first mate. Are you sure you don't want to lead the Rogues? You've been with them a lot longer than I have...

[sixwayheart]

[...She should say something, right? But what can she do...?! Stahn sounds upset and- :C Oh. Hmm. Um. She makes two false starts - incomplete words which sound more like squeaks than words before, um-]

...Um.

[...Dammit Heart you can do better than that! Except not yet. Sob]

[hotheadedidiot]

[Stahn's trying his best to keep it in. His heart's weighing heavy on him, but he's gotta be strong, for everyone's sake.

Regardless, he's a bit lost in his thoughts, so when he hears Heart speak up, it snaps him out of it.]

...Huh? ...Heart, what's up?

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[sixwayheart]

[...Err.

...Um.

...Well.] W-w-we-well....

[sixwayheart]

[......................Oh]

Um. [...] I'm sorry. Um. F-for your loss

[GOD HEART WHY ARE YOU SO LAME there is the sound of her hanging her head in shame after this]

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[targetprime]

[At first he was just going to briefly scan over the entry without saying anything (although there is a definite cringe and a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach when he saw it; Fina was not going to be happy), but then he catches sight of that filter.

...What. He can (grudgingly) understand Fina, but him?]

...Why?

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[hotheadedidiot]

I guess... he had something he wanted you to know.

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[targetprime]

I hardly knew the man. What could he possibly-

[...Sigh. Fine. Whatever. Whatever. Ow, this migraine.]

...I'll come by to receive it then.

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[hotheadedidiot]

... Alright. I'll have it waiting for you, then.

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[blue_velocity]

[Vyse? Gone? It almost seemed impossible, but one day, it had to happen to everyone somehow.]

Thanks, Stahn. He really was a great captain and friend.

Hey, but are you all right?

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[hotheadedidiot]

Y... Yeah. I'll be fine. It's rough, but that's just how life is. I doubt Vyse would want me to mope around about him being gone, so... I've gotta be strong, for everyone's sake.

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[blue_velocity]

Hey, if you ever need to talk or just wanna hang out, you can count on me!

We won't give up fightin' just cuz he's gone, of course! We're gonna continue like we have for all of us, and for him too.

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[hotheadedidiot]

...Yeah. The Blue Rogues won't stop fighting just because our leader's gone. It's because he's gone that he have to keep fighting. If he could get out of here, so can everyone else!

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[silviteadvocate]

[ Vyse is gone. It feels like a punch to the stomach, but Fina manages to find her voice, no matter how small it may be in light of this news. ]

I... I can come round.

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[hotheadedidiot]

...Alright, I'll be waiting for you, then.

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[silviteadvocate]

[ There's a pause, where she contemplates saying something else, but ultimately decides against it and closes her journal quickly. ]

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[hotheadedidiot]

[Well, when Fina arrives, Stahn will probably be in the midst of reorganizing the house. Without Vyse around, it's gotten a lot emptier.]