caughtinanetwork | Thirteenth Transmission [voice]

[There is absolutely no sense in not acknowledging that something has happened, all the polite worries of "I don't want to be a bother" aside. This is a big change, and though Maka is not going to let it break her down, it still hurts like hell.

Thus, when the feed clicks on, Maka's voice is steady, but completely lacking in any sort of emotion.]

Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt whatever you're doing, but Rin Okumura has gone home.

[She shouldn't be upset, she has no right to, she knew this would happen eventually. Nothing lasts forever.

No, she shouldn't be negative and mope, he might come back after all.]

I just thought anybody that knew him might like to know. [A pause before she adds:] And if you think that gives you a right to punch him when he comes back, you'll have to go through me first.

[That final confirmation reassures herself, falsely or not. Yes, he will come back, giving up hope is the absolute last thing she should be doing right now.]

Thank you for your time. Sorry for the bother again.

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[What Maka intends doesn't really matter, because Yukio will always latch on to the option most applicable to his current mindset. Once more he's grateful for the lack of video, because someone doesn't have the best control over his face at the moment.]

... Sometimes isolation is necessary.

[Because sometimes you know your reactions are illogical, but you can't stop feeling the way you do. Sometimes telling the truth could get you tossed onto the chopping block right beside the person you're trying so hard to protect. Sometimes you sign a blood contract that forbids you from getting other concerns off your chest, on pain of death.

Sometimes you get so used to your questions going unanswered for so long that you can't trust anyone else to help you find a solution.]

Doesn't that make it easier for demons to take advantage of you?

[It's blunt, but she has absorbed a lot of the things that she and Shiro have talked about.]

...Wrath and pride, right?

[Damn it. He's not used to people being this forthright. At least when Shura does it he can brush her off. He's had loads of practice at that. Maka's a different story.]

I'll be fine.

[Now he's just being stubborn. He's a lot more like Rin than he'd like to admit.]

Will you?

[He really is similar to Rin, though at least Rin is working on his habit of taking all trouble onto himself...]

...Or is that just your pride talking? Training yourself for years to be strong and feeling a dip in confidence because of hang-ups?

To be perfectly frank, Albarn-san, it's really none of your business.

[Yeeeeep, sounds like someone's pretty done with this line of discussion. Such a jerk, Yukio.]

It will be, when you overflow with whatever is gnawing at you inside.

[She can be perfectly frank right back at him.]

[Yep, done with this. Done with Soul Perception and missing brothers and invasive questions from total strangers. 100% done.]

Don't concern yourself with me.

[And click goes the feed. He'll feel bad later about being so harsh about, but Maka did manage to hit quite a few sore spots.]

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