[She saw her go. She saw Marlene disappear. But Tifa's very good at going into denial when she wants to, which is why she's spent the last half hour searching the house, the streets, asking the neighbours... And then she returned to find this note
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Hello.
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Shelke, where the hell are you?
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My airship is about to dock in Lindblum.
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Did you find Marlene?
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No, I-
[There's a pause while Tifa tries not to cry.]
Are you safe? What are you doing?
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...She just disappeared.
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You mean she's returned home?
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[She sounds like she's trying to convince herself.]
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I haven't seen her, Tifa.
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[Aerith has no way of knowing if that's true, but she won't kill her friend's hope. Or her own.]
Do you want me to come over?
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Yes.
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Oh Tifa...
Are people looking for her or....?
[...or has she vanished?]
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[Admitting that is hard. Sob.]
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WHAT?! What do you mean she's not there?!
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...She's not here. She's just... not here.
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[Eiko's falling into meltdown mode, torn between yelling and sobbing.]
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[Her voice is so soft, it might get lost in Eiko's sobbing, but Tifa's too emotionally drained to do anything else.]
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