[The feed seems to come on by accident this time, and pretty late in the night, at that. Hughes can be seen in profile, sitting on a bed in what might be recognized as the Cherrygrove Pokemon Center. His wallet is in his hands, flipped open to a picture of a little girl with muddy-blonde hair and green eyes, along with a woman of the same eye color
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[This brought to you by a man who also has a picture in his wallet. He looks very sympathetic, and his words are spoken softly. Reassuringly - this has to be temporary.]
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He has to wait a little longer to steel his voice this time, before he can respond.]
I hope so. I really do.
[Trying not to sound ungrateful for the reassurance, but...his hopes are minimal, at best.]
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But you don't think so.
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[A slight pause.]
I--I'd rather...not go into it.
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U-Uh...
[Pull it together, Hughes. He shakes his head once, squaring his shoulders a bit and reaches out to take the tissues, offering a slight sheepish smile.]
Thanks.
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Do you need any more?
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I think I have enough, thanks. [Trying a smile here?]
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You have not seen them for the last time, aru. They will most likely appear in this place in time.
And my youngest sister used to be here too but now she's... [He bits his lower lips.] gone. She's gone. My other sister too, aru
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[And this is Kirby crawling into your lap, giving you a worried look.]
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I'm all right, don't worry.
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...I just. Miss some people that aren't here, is all. [He pushes the smile a little further, scrunching his eyes a bit to add to the effect and hide the fakeness of it.]
I'll be okay, I promise.
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...Well, okay, Byrne is lucky in that his daughter is actually here - forgetting the whole 'she's suddenly 17 when she was 10 the last time I saw her' fact. But Byrne is 100% positive that he'd be feeling the same way as this man if Kay wasn't here. It would have been a morose Byrne Faraday sitting in that spot, glancing over a photograph of wife and child...if you switched the wife with an old man in a trenchcoat, of course.
Finally, after a few moments, Byrne decides on a few comforting words.]I ( ... )
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