if yuffie checked the bulletin, she may have noticed a trail of dark soot on the ground that leads away from there... to a thin, dark cloud of smoke hanging over the cemetery. sitting on the ground between the worn gravestones is a familiar shadow. as always, her face is unreadable.
she seems almost still and lifeless, merely sitting there without moving or making a sound. until finally... ]
... Is someone there?
[ she turns her head to look through the haze at yuffie. ]
Week 1, Friday
if yuffie checked the bulletin, she may have noticed a trail of dark soot on the ground that leads away from there... to a thin, dark cloud of smoke hanging over the cemetery. sitting on the ground between the worn gravestones is a familiar shadow. as always, her face is unreadable.
she seems almost still and lifeless, merely sitting there without moving or making a sound. until finally... ]
... Is someone there?
[ she turns her head to look through the haze at yuffie. ]
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It's Yuffie!
[ don't soot, officer ]
... Hey.
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[ there's just a quiet sound of acknowledgment. and then a feeble, ]
...... Hey.
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[ non-consensually... she will hop around the soot and ash to the best of her ability, making her way next to kate. ]
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[ it's fine, she'll allow this. ]
I'm sorry. I just... need a moment to compose myself.
[ her voice wavers. it's not going to be just a moment. ]
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[ brushes some soot and ash away with her sleeve so she can sit next to kate ]
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[ she brings a hand to her face, rubbing at it. the smoke seems to clear a little. ]
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Yeah, I don't know if I do either. I definitely want to kick someone's ass, but there's no ass to kick right now.
[ because it's friday ]
I didn't think we'd lose people so quickly. [ three at once week 1.... and two from their house... one of them a dog ]
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Ichiban... he acted like he had all the time in the world. Like he'd always be here for us.
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He was pretty okay.... for a grownup. I bet he fought hard to stay with us.
[ wow, high praise from yuffie ]
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You're right. He would have.
... Karma was the opposite. He kept acting like he was in a hurry... to do everything. Fun things. Important things. All of it.
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[ they are holding handsies now ]
And, yeah, he acted like a freak sometimes.... but he didn't deserve this.
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I wish I could have understood him better.
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.... And Pickles.
[ the worst death out of all them ]
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It's going to be lonely without him.
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You should come into Laudna and I's room. [ it's what pickles would have wanted ]
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Pickles was incredibly tolerant, despite his sensitive nose.
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We can figure out the details later. Just don't stay alone tonight.
[ at the very least ]
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[ then, she lets out a shaky breath. ] ... I must look like a mess right now... I'll have to make myself presentable in time for tomorrow.
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[ don't stay out like yuffie did..... ]
How does that work? [ since she's never seen kate this sooty. they've talked about baths before, but still ]
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[ she runs her hand through her hair, shaking out some soot. ]
... Perhaps two baths.
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[ yuffie just like get their stuff dirty instead!! ]