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[pandamaiden]

I left and returned, and nothing had changed. Everyone I knew, or most of them, were still here. Zack and Angeal. Kenpachi and Cloud, too. Lenalee. Sakura...

[ She trails off, quiet. She wasn't here the whole time, but she remembers them. All of them. And more, too.

And now they're gone. Anatole seems kind of lonely, compared to what it was. She's

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[yetsleeping]

Oh! I remember Tanabata...

I wonder how many wishes came true.

[pandamaiden]

It's unfortunate we couldn't celebrate it again this year.

[ In fact, she really just forgot about it until something reminded her. ]

I'm not sure, but my wishes came true.

Did any of yours?

[yetsleeping]

Well! Yes... and no. I mean, yes. But things don't always go the way you expect even when you get what you want!

[pandamaiden]

They don't. We must always be careful with our wishes.

Even though it did not go the way you wanted, did it at least make you happy?