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Wait a minute... he's gone? Are you sure?

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I cannot find him. I cannot contact him.

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[Checking frequency. Then a quiet but heated:]

God damn it. I can't believe this...

Maybe he'll show up again. Some of 'em are only gone for a week or two.

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Seifer did that.

And then he left too.

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Tch. There's no way to know for sure...

He was here longer than me. Three years...never went home once. Damn.

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Perhaps it was time for him to go home. I don't know what that means for him, not entirely... but I hope, eventually, it means peace. That eventually...he will learn to find it.

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That's...

That's what he wanted. He's gonna get exactly what he was trying to find.

So, I guess it ain't so bad. Some people wanna go home.

[There's upset creeping up under his rough voice, though.]

Edited Date: 2010-10-30 05:40 pm (UTC)

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To go home... no, to find a home.

Sometimes I wonder if Discedo was the only 'home' he knew.

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He'll be fine. He'll find it again.

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... Yeah.

Besides, who knows. He might show up here again someday.

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It is always possible.

I told him I wouldn't leave him. I wonder: does his being taken away count...?

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I'm gonna hope he does...

[And there's a long silence.]

No. It doesn't... At least he didn't leave thinkin' he had no one left. That's what matters.

Edited Date: 2010-10-30 06:24 pm (UTC)

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Only if he is happier here. But I agree...

...I hope you're right. Thank you though.

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...he's gone?

[ The Prince isn't sure whether to be happy or upset about this. ]

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As far as I can tell.

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I see... I was wondering what had happened to that boy. I wonder what he's gone back to...

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Hopefully something better... if he can make it.

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It's nice to have something to go back to, better still if it's an improvement on this place.

I have my doubts, but I'm sure he'll be fine, one way or another.

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Yes... that's all we have anyway isn't it.

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I suppose it is.

I can't exactly say I'll miss Kadaj, but I do wish him well anyway.

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Hmmph.

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[The feed isn't on, but Minato is quiet for a long moment as he checks the network for Kadaj's signal.

Only after he realizes that it's no longer there does he turn it onto voice.]

... His frequency is gone.

Edited Date: 2010-11-01 11:48 am (UTC)

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Yes.

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I... see.

[Kadaj was like one of his children, in a way. ... He'll be missed.]

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[He sighs.] He's better off in his own world. [Supposedly.]

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Most people are. Generally speaking.

[Minato isn't, and they both know that.]

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[Neither is Giovanni so--they're on the same page here.]

Yes. That is a good thing at least.

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[Yup, same page of deadness.]

Yes. Really, one of the few comforts here.

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Indeed...

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But how are you otherwise? Are you well?

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I'm doing fine, Minato. What about your household?

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Good, although the turtles are already getting restless because of the coming winter. They can't be outside as much when it starts getting cold.

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Makes sense. They did all right before though so I know they will again. I pity them though.

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Kadaj? Un amico?

Mio amore... what do you mean that 'he is gone'?

((Translation: A friend?))

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Yes.

He is gone. He has left Discedo and been returned home, or wherever else he was destined to go. It is not an unusual occurrence.

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[A soft hum is heard over the communicator. She falls silent for a moment before speaking up again.]

People simple are gone? Without any warning?

[For some reason... that frightened her.]

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Generally speaking.

Mia amore, do not think much upon it. I am here.

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[He knows exactly what to say, doesn't he?]

Yes... and I truly grateful that you are here! [The happiness is quite evident in her voice!]

... Kadaj. He learned from an exceptional teacher. He will not soon forget the lessons you taught him.

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[Giovanni can only remain silent for a long while after hearing this. She doesn't know; she didn't know Kadaj. She cannot fathom how very wrong she is. Not that he didn't try--but that Kadaj wasn't likely to retain it, or purposefully ignore it.

She did not know that going home for Kadaj was not a pleasant prospect.

He calmed, then spoke in a sober voice.]

He will be fine, as will we all, mia cara.

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