IC Burninating the countryside

[littlestsoldier]

*Close to the edge of the barrier, far from the center of camp, a cornfield has just caught fire. The cause? A certain mopey archangel of fire who is currently hanging out on a nearby tree branch.*

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[healingcock]

[standing underneath the tree, watching the fire and smoking a cigarette silently.]

[healingcock]

She didn't want to abandon you, Mika. She didn't want to do it to any of us. She has a life she needs to go back to-- it doesn't mean she didn't love you.

[littlestsoldier]

They're all going to leave, you know. All of them.

[healingcock]

[tightens his arm]

I know. That doesn't mean... what they are to you, to both of us-- is worthless. We won't stop caring about them... even if we want to.

[littlestsoldier]

I don't want to make any new attachments.

[healingcock]

I didn't say you have to.

[littlestsoldier]

It'd be best to get rid of the old ones too.

[healingcock]

No, it wouldn't. There's no way to avoid this pain, Mika. You need to learn how to take it.

[littlestsoldier]

I don't need to do anything.

[healingcock]

Is your life worth living without the people you care about?

[littlestsoldier]

...no.

[healingcock]

[hugs]

You're the strongest of all the Archangels, aren't you? I know it hurts... it hurts for me, too. But I know you won't let it destroy you.

[littlestsoldier]

What if I can't find her again after camp?

[healingcock]

You will.

[littlestsoldier]

...

[healingcock]

You're stubborn about her. So... I know you won't give up.