36th Strike

[most_talented]

[Voice]

... Usagi...

You guys have to know. Usagi is... gone.

[Action]

[Makoto can be found in her garden, looking very much like the icon. She's pulled out some plants in her frustration, and its obvious that she has been/is still crying.]

Comments

[the_mighty_foot]

Because Foot needs the post count >.>

[Have something small and furry approach you quietly, Makato, and then sit next to you. The little kitty will look up questioningly, her mouth full of a little fuzzy toy bug. She manages a quiet, questioning 'mao' around it, though, ears pricked up as she looks, up curiously.]

[most_talented]

[A few more sniffles and sobs escape before she realizes she has company. She lifts her head, then looks down, startled.]

A cat...?

[the_mighty_foot]

[One little ear flicks in acknowledgment. Yep, a cat. She'll gently nudge Makato's elbow, still giving her an expectant look. You all right there?]

[most_talented]

...

[After a bit of hesitance, she reaches down, and gives the cat a gentle petting, behind the ears.]

I'm kind of obvious, aren't I.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

... s-she's gone? Are you sure?

[Voice]

[most_talented]

You think I'd say something like this if I wasn't sure!

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

I-I'm sorry, I just...

[... she's been here for so long, she can't have gone home.]

[Voice]

[most_talented]

...

Her room is empty, no one's seen her or heard from her, it's like... it's like she was never here...

[Voice]

[most_talented]

... I am.

I was supposed to protect her...

[Voice]

[most_talented]

... She was here for so long... Why now...

[Voice]

[crytearsofjoy]

G-gone? As in went back to...?

[Voice]

[most_talented]

... Yeah. Exactly.

[Voice]

[crytearsofjoy]

Makoto, right? You were a friend of hers from home?

[Voice]

[most_talented]

I am.

...Some friend... Couldn't even watch over her...

[Voice]

[vulcanblazer]

Makoto, I'm... I'm sorry.

Do you need anything?

[Voice]

[most_talented]

No... I... I just had to let her friends know.

[Voice]

[vulcanblazer]

I understand. But... if you change your mind, the offer's still there.

[...He doesn't dare try to say it'll be okay. He's sure it will be, but honestly, if his best friend was sent home without warning, he probably wouldn't want to hear it either.]

[Voice]

[most_talented]

... Thank you. That... means a lot.