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ϡ - Chapter ThirtySeven; The loss [Action|Voice] (forward dated to the 27th)

[ It was an ordinary morning just like any other day would be. Friday nothing too strange about it. With the event having ended and things going back to the way they should be Helios is more than a little chipper now and welcoming to said normalcy. The cultural fair was a success at least and that's put him in good spirits. And so…when he goes to Ginia’s room to ask what she’d like for breakfast he soon realizes that said happiness is short-lived. He’ll knock on her door lightly at first. ]

Ginia? Are you there? I-I wanted to know if you wanted anything for breakfast… [ No answer. Hm. Maybe she left earlier than him to go to Cloud Nine. No. Something felt…off. He’ll grip the doorknob with a slightly shaky hand. Luminair giving him a sad cautious chirp from the place beside his feet. He’ll give the young dragon a small shaky smile as if trying to hide his worst fears realized. ] It’s alright sh-she probably just went out to, to get something to eat.

[ He swallows thickly as he opens the door and there…his stomach drops. Whispered in one disbelieving, tired, and saddened tone is the word: ] No.

[ This wasn’t…this couldn’t be happening. Everything was gone. Gone just like Giles, Frederic, and now her. The room was so empty and bare, aside a box sitting atop the desk. He knew what was in there but he couldn’t make himself walk in to take a look. Letters most likely, there were always letter it seemed like a lasting impression that you could at least keep a hold of. She was like a sister to him, almost like family, so it hurt to have to do this. Gods no matter how many times you hear of people leaving it still hurt to do this. All three gone and he feels slightly lonelier here. But he had to tell people because people had the right to know. Helios couldn't keep this a secret, no, that wasn't fair at all. He’ll bite his lip blinking rapidly as he finally moves inside and takes out his journal. There’s a shaky sigh from him as he opens it then turning on the voice function. For anyone awake at this hour they’ll have an uncharacteristic somber, shaky, voice issued over the journal network. ]

I-I’m sorry to everyone who knew her but…Ginia Solana has gone home.

[ Poorly filtered to the following persons: Grune, Pao-Lin, Smoker, Ami, Draco, Goku, Roji, Shiki, Derek, and Archie. ]

Sh-She left you all some letters. If, if you want to stop by and pick them up at House forty-four. I…I ah c-can also bring them over if it’s more convenient.

[ Maybe getting out of the house might not be such a bad thing. ]

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[ Helios' voice is much the same. Muted, tired, and sad. He looks at her and sighs, shaking his head a little. ] Th-thank you, Pao-lin. I'm...I'm sorry as well.

[ Sorry that he had to announce it, sorry that she's not here and he can't help make people feel better. ]

[Sure is a lot of sorry going around. She just nods.]

You said Miss Ginia left a letter for me...? [It hurts that this is the only thing left from Ginia now, but she's also curious as to what the woman would say to her.]

Oh! Yes. Just in the kitchen. I'll g-go get it. [ And here he'll go off into the kitchen and return shortly after with a letter in hand. He'll hold it out to her with a slightly shaky hand. ]

Here it is. [ It is painful to know that this is the only lasting reminder of Ginia's being here. Aside from the people she connected with and left an impression on of course. It didn't seem fair to him to simply wipe away someone's exist like that. As if they were never here at all. ]

Thank you.

[Pao-Lin takes the letter in her hands and just gazes at it for a little while, thoughtful. She's mostly calm at the moment, but a mix of emotions swirl beneath the deceptively placid surface of her heart. This is the second letter she's received from a friend who's gone home. She's almost afraid to read it, but she wants to hear from Ginia one last time, even if it's just something she wrote. If Ginia thought enough of Pao-Lin to write her something, the least Pao-Lin could do was hear her out.]

Mmm...maybe I should start drafting goodbye letters in case I ever get sent home.

[She didn't give it too much consideration before, but in light of all these departures...]

[ Last words of someone who has gone home, yes. It was a morbid way to think about it especially when you knew the person hadn't anytime left back home. He looks back at Giles and Ginia's room. Giles...Frederic. ] It...it's so unpredictable, our time here. I, I can't blame you for wanting to do so.

[ He looks at his hands and his own letters that he's thankfully never had anyone read. ]

I didn't think much about it before. I just...I kinda thought that I'd be able to say goodbye to my friends after we fixed everything with Luceti and stuff, you know? [She should've known better. She knew better, but she just didn't want to think on something so unpleasant.]

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Oh yes I do. I...I wanted to take both of them to my own world. [ he lets out a sad, tired, laugh. The idea was so grand and fantastic at the time. But he's not even sure where to start when it comes to that. ]

I wanted to...share my life and world with the both of them. But now I...I don't know. I don't know how the Malnosso do it. [ He wishes he did, wishes that when he got back he could remember long enough to try and make something to bring them both to his world. ]

Luceti is hardly kind enough to, to allow such things though. It's a real sh-shame.

[She can only nod numbly at that. She'd always known about this darker side of Luceti, how could she not, but experiencing it like this is something else entirely. She sighs deeply.]

Well...I'm sure that Miss Ginia and Miss Alice wouldn't want us to be sad for too long. [She gives her best smile.] We just have to keep going and try to find a way to fix this situation in Luceti -- for their sake and the sake of other people that have gone home. [Pause.] Right?

[ Helios blinks and then looks at Pao-lin with a hint of understanding and a small smile. ] You're absolutely right. She...she wouldn't want me to be. I-I know she wouldn't want me to be a-and Luceti does need us. We sh-should try to make it better for the people who live here n-now.

[She nods. That's really all they can do, isn't it? Just keep on keeping on, even when it hurts.

Pao-Lin fiddles with the envelope, which isn't sealed (the flap is just folded inside), and she suddenly notices a loose note inside, separate from what looks to be the main letter. Curious, she plucks it out and reads it. Then she glances up at Helios.]

Um...do you know where the training room is? Miss Ginia said I should pick out a weapon from there...

[ Even when it hurts, yes. More so when it hurts to not let the pain get the better of them. Helios blinks out of his thoughts looking at Pao-lin with a small sad smile. ]

Oh! Yes. It's, um, r-right this way. [ He'll motion to the staircase leading to the large room upstairs. ]

[Pao-Lin follows him up the stairs, glancing around as she does so. She's been over to the house once or twice, but typically she just stayed downstairs in the living room and such. So it's interesting to see things from this perspective. And it's just interesting to be in a house instead of an apartment building.]

Hmm...maybe I should move into a house here...

[ Helios looks over his shoulder at Pao-lin and he nods. ] They're quite nice. I-I think having an apartment or a house is good. A-Apartments are nice to getting to know others here though.

Hmm, yeah. [There are some apartment mates she wishes she didn't know, but alas.] I remember when Miss Ginia used to live in the same apartment building as me. And you did too, right? Community housing 7.

Ah yes. We all did live together there. Giles, Frederic, Ginia and I. N-Not in the same apartment but, yes. I lived in that building for little over a year before I-I moved in with Giles and her.

[ Sad and yet happy memories of them moving in together. ] The community buildings aren't so bad. We used to have little dinner gatherings every once and awhile.

Someone also did that brunch at CH7 a while back, didn't they? That was pretty nice. [Pao-Lin wonders what happened to that -- the girl organizing it said she wanted to do more like it. ~~Unless that all just got handwaved, lmao.~~] The apartment buildings remind me of college dorms, I think. Not that I've lived at one or anything, but it sounds similar to what I hear about them.

Yes! That was quite lovely too. I wish I had thought it up while I was still there. G-Ginia had thanksgiving dinner for the entire building as well. It was, um, quite nice when we did it. [ Good times with good people. It's those types of memories that he'll never forget at least and just remembering it now brings a smile to his face. ]

They're very much like them actually. The sh-shared kitchen area too is much like college as well.

Your college dorms were like this, then?

More or less, yes. The, ah, r-rooms were smaller and you had to share them with another person. So these are-are a bit nicer than those.

[Looks like they've reached the training room now. What's it look like?]

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