[The audio starts and the sound of the market can be heard in the background. Then there's a rustle and then a soft sigh.]
I just wanted to let you all know that I'm back. I've actually been back for a couple of hours, but I wanted to get resettled. [And get as use to the fact that she was back in the Underworld as she could. There's a pause
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He only tried to reach Inara earlier just to make sure she was doing okay. Not to talk about anything serious. However he had been unable to get a hold of her, hadn't seen her on the contact list, and suddenly felt his heart sink just a little. If she was gone then, well, that was good for her. Good for them both, really. He wouldn't need to have an awkward conversation and she would be better off. Hopefully ( ... )
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She'd even been mad. She'd been so much when she'd been gone and when things were just beginning to settle and the grieving process beginning - here she was again. It didn't seem like she'd been gone very long - if her half packed apartment was any indication. But Mei-Lein was still a kitten, looked no different from the last time she'd seen her, and seemed to be relatively happy.
Breathing out, she shifted the things she'd bought in the market in her arms, her forehead furrowing a bit as she slowly made her way back to the apartment. Things had changed, she felt she had even changed, for better or worse, she wasn't sure. But there it was. She was tired, so tired of bad things constantly happening. She didn't think it was much to ask for a ( ... )
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Inara?
[Yes, this place did have a sick sense of humour. And before any other thought came to him he noticed her bruised cheek. It didn't look too fresh, but it was pretty goddamn noticeable. He approached her, getting a better look at it the closer he got.]
My God, what happened to you?
[He reaches out to touch her cheek. But it wasn't just her cheek- something else didn't seem right at all.]
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A fight, but it's really nothing.
[Her lips pressed together for a moment and then she finally looked at him.]
What are you doing here?
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Didn't even know you had a kitten. [aka, yeah, he'd stopped by to check on her, couldn't find her, saw her name on the damn board, and started feeding a gorram kitten.]
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It's not really surprising, is it? I wasn't even sure you knew where I lived. But, thank you for feeding her.
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I didn't say it was surprising.
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Of course you didn't, I apologize for assuming. But yes, Ezio gave her to me shortly before he was sent back to his home.
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This sounds eerily familiar.
You, went home for a couple days? Do you need any help getting your feet again?
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Oh, no. I'm fine. I just need to settle back in, rest. I find that being here is exhausting.
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[The journalist nods with obvious concern. She'd ask questions about the time away, but she's too empathetic to barrage her friend with questions just after she's gotten back to this literal hell hole.]
Well...let me know if you need anything, okay? I can bring over some wine or some Chinese food...or both.
[Comforting smile.]
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Thank you, Elena. Truly. Perhaps I'll take you up on that in a couple of days once I've got a bit more into the swing of things. But it does sound lovely.
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