Dëlusion;02 ◙ [ Video / Action for Cherrygrove ]

[knight_hart]

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[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Midori just... blinks, for a moment.]

Your sister is here?

[video]

[knight_hart]

[Ah... That's right. He hadn't said a word about her. Some brother he was looking all concerned now. Of course, he knew he wasn't exactly a role model to begin with. He wondered how much her opinion of him might change when she found out what a horrible person he was.]

Sh-She was... I think... B-But her number is...!

[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Oh god, if that sentence ends how she thinks it does...]

Disconnected?

[video]

[knight_hart]

[He cringed at the word, but nodded in agreement.]

W-Without ever telling me! She's a-always been irresponsible, but... at least her cell phone should still be...! I-If it can't connect, it's because s-someone made it to be that way, right...? Damnit...!

[dead_black_eyes]

Have you just arrived, or was she here before...?

[knight_hart]

I-It was about...

[He has to think. The days seemed to blend together.]

A c-couple of weeks? She said th-that she was coming to g-get me, so... But- But she never...! And n-now her phone is disconnected, and! I... I don't know what to do...

[dead_black_eyes]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but in all likelihood she isn't here anymore.

[knight_hart]

Eh-!?

["Isn't here anymore"... What kind of answer was that? How could he know? And what proof did he have? He need more answers than something that vague!]

Wh-What do you mean... How can she n-not be here...!?

[video]

[destinybonds]

Calm down.

[except kyoko's gone through this before, and she freaked out about this much. well--not with hysterics--but she was certainly angry.]

Did you call her Gear?

[video]

[knight_hart]

[Even if he was told so bluntly to calm down, it wasn't something that was easy for him. Who was she to dictate how he should feel in this sort of situation, anyway? This was... seriously bad. But... She was trying to help, and he wasn't going to refuse any at this point, since he certainly needed it.]

Y-Yeah... Over and over, b-but... It won't connect...

[video]

[destinybonds]

That's simple, then.

[a pause. exactly like sayaka.]

She's gone.

[video]

[knight_hart]

[The word hits him hard, and it shows. It might be a simple connection to make, but how could one jump to that conclusion so easily? Wasn't there supposed to be a rational explanation? "The phone service here sucks!" or something like that... Why... this kind of response...]

Wh-What do you mean... She's g-"gone"... Where could she have gone off to...!?

[audio]

[madegrowth]

Try calling her on her gear.

If the call can't make it through, it's likely she's left.

[audio]

[knight_hart]

[The sudden switch to an audio conversation had made him nervous. It was unlike him, but he was starting to get used to seeing people's faces along with their voices. It set him on edge, but there didn't seem to be hostility from the other end. And moreover...]

L- L-Left? Left to wh-where? And w-without telling me...?

[audio]

[madegrowth]

Most likely, back to whatever world she came from.

People leave at random. There's never time to say goodbye. They just...go.

[audio]

[knight_hart]

Wh-What do you mean? I thought there was n-no way to get out of here...! I-If it's that way, I want to go, too...!

[believeinwarmth]

Where did you see her last?

[knight_hart]

I di-didn't... see her...

[Having to say it felt like a confession on his end. He was forcing himself to realize that she had never existed in this world, and he had simply created a convenient delusion to ease his mind. In order to cope with the unexpected change in his surroundings, he needed something to go right. This was... most likely, reality catching up to him.]

B- But! I t-talked with her... on the phone... She w-was coming to p-pick me up... She promised...

[believeinwarmth]

How long ago was that?