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[enfire]

( someone seems a little more thoughtful than usual...
he looks down at the sfc in his hand for a few moments before lowering it, knowing that it's recording... he's standing near the coral, in the meantime -- )

People just come and go at the drop of a hat, don't they. Both the stupid ones and comrades alike, it doesn't matter. And it's not like they have any say in it either, it's like we're all just waiting for our damn turns to take a stab at the odds of leaving.

( his grip tightens around the communicator, which you can actually hear... )

So, tell me. How many of you have had your comrades come and go, then come and go again? Personally I'm getting pretty sick of it. What's the point in showing up again if you're just going to leave. Just leave them where they are so we don't have to deal with it in the first place, I say.

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[contemptibility]

Heat...

[Well, Tiir can't say that he doesn't understand. He's sick of it himself, after all.

But—]

Even if they end up leaving, you can still try and cherish the time you spent with them before then. That's what I think.

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[enfire]

Cherish?

( he almost laughs. but it's an expression of bitterness. he could do without the bullcrap of it all, even if you have a point. seems it's a point he doesn't care to acknowledge at the moment... )

What the hell's the point. How can I be considered their comrade if I can't even do anything about it in the first place? What good does it do?

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[contemptibility]

[Calmly—]

There are some things beyond your power. And your feelings towards them are what make you their comrade—therefore, the fact that you care so much speaks enough.

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[enfire]

( the calmness is no less infuriating! don't be a serph, tiir!! did you just say something about him caring?? he seems to puff up at the very mention -- ) It doesn't do anything for them. Tch.

( yea, he's going to be stubborn about it. things just aren't going his way... ) For all I know that bitch has got ahold of them... ( he narrows his eyes at the thought ) And I'm stuck here surrounded by all this damn water!

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[dualbladewarrior]

It's frustrating, to be sure, but I've taken a small comfort in knowing that so long as they're not already dead in their own world, there will always be a chance to see them again.

Goodbyes, usually, aren't the end.

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[enfire]

( well hubert... it's a bit of a role reversal since he last spoke to you now, isn't it? either way, heat isn't quite as... receptive to your logic right now, since... )

Maybe they are dead. ( whenever anyone he knew came back, they were usually beaten within an inch of their lives... ) How am I supposed to know? I'm stuck here rotting in this damn bubble.

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[dualbladewarrior]

[A bit, yes. But Hubert also had the good fortune of finding something very good between then and now, and it's certainly helped him be a bit more positive.

But he won't begrudge Heat's negativity.]

... I understand. That would be infuriating. I have the luxury of knowing that my friends are safe back home, but I know not everyone has that.

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[warriorofwinds]

People disappear?

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[enfire]

All the damn time. ( is this a... child? what do heat, what do!! )

[warriorofwinds]

So we can go home?

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[persea]

What do you mean people "come and go"? Where do they go?

[Percy is new. To him, this sounds very ominous.]

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[enfire]

Some people say home. ( after a moment he shurgs ) But they don't really know, anyway. None of them really know...

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[persea]

[Percy's eyes light up.]

So there is a chance we'll get to go home soon? Right?

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[teradine]

[Argilla frowns, seeing the feed. She's mostly been staying up the island, looking after Serph while he's comatose, but decides to make the trip down to see Heat. The state of the city now is just a bit upsetting, compared to how it once was; and the coral is still weak as well.

But she approaches, quietly, after he finishes.]

You would rather they not show up at all?

[enfire]

( awh damn, argilla. can't you just go back to sleeping beauty? you always ask the hard questions...
he doesn't turn, he knows who's there. but his arms cross over his chest as he stands tall -- )

Better than showing up and then hightailing it.

[teradine]

[N o p e -- apparently that's Serph's job at the moment. Her expression is fairly neutral, though, when he responds.]

It isn't their fault . . . we should appreciate the time we have.

[Had . . . in Gale and Jinana's cases.]

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[beauchevalier]

[Oh he's seen this guy on the network before. But he supposes he can talk to him now.]

Our captors bring them back because they find it amusing to cause us pain, that is why they do it.

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[enfire]

( heat's eyes narrow at the sound of that. this is the first time anyone's said anything along those lines to him -- that it's something directly caused by their jailers... )

You sound pretty sure of yourself about that. ( he figures the same thing's either happened to you... or maybe you just know something there, angie boy... )

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[beauchevalier]

[He only gives Heat a small smirk as he goes on.]

I know how the human mind and heart can be manipulated and so do our captors.

[ofthedragonfire]

It must be hard to watch people come and go, especially if your close.

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[enfire]

( oh my god, nooo, no!! don't make him talk about feelings! )

... They're just scared to face us themselves, that's what it is. So they play these stupid games.

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[ofthedragonfire]

[But talking is a good thing.]

Who do you mean? Who are they? You mean the people who've come and gone, or someone else?

[sorcery_fledgling]

But what of all the time you got to spent together here? There's a lot you can do here that you can't back in your home world, right?

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[enfire]

( oooh, sorry rinoa, he is in a mood ) Like what?!

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[sorcery_fledgling]

Well... you know, like listen to music and watch movies. You guys didn't know about some of that stuff when you came here.