ｆｉｆｔｈ。 ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ。

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[ ... It's strange. When Ange comes back from the mission she went on to get Battler's departure of her mind, she decides to visit her mother first, just quickly - just to make sure she's okay now, although she doesn't doubt it, Kyrie's pretty strong, after all.. but instead the house just seems really quiet, and no matter where she looks in it, it's like there's nobody there. She can already guess what it means, which is why she soundlessly drops on the floor with a near empty-looking expression as she opens the journal and tries to contact her mother that way. ... Still.. nothing.

No way. No way-- first Battler left, and now her mother did too, and neither times was she even allowed to say goodbye? Silently she shakes her head to herself, but instead Ange notices that she's already start crying. It's unfair, too unfair-- losing her family at the start of October twice by now..

It takes a long time before she even stops crying. But even then she doesn't move from where she's sitting, she completely lacks the power and will to do so. She doesn't even feel like going home anymore, even if that's only right next door to the house she's in right now. She just...
... After what seems like an eternity it still takes way too much effort to make herself open the journal, writing in it with shaky fingers, the words empty and meaningless. ]

For those that hadn't noticed yet, Battler Ushiromiya left Luceti a little while ago.

As of this morning, Kyrie Ushiromiya is gone as well.

( ooc: i'll be slow on tags since i have quite the backlog, so please bear with me! )

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[de_bel_survivor]

[When he found her, Kouki looks at Ange for a moment.]

You don't mind if I sit next to you?

[repudiate]

[ She slowly looks up at that, her expression is.. well, still blank, but it's more of an eerie blankness rather than her usual deadpan now. As if all energy has been sucked out of her. She nods faintly before lowing her head again. ]

Sure. ... No use in just standing the entire time.

[de_bel_survivor]

[He walks over and sit down next to her. Just quietly at first.]

...Do you want to talk about it?

[repudiate]

[ At first she doesn't say anything, but then.. she shrugs. ]

I don't know what there is to say. I mean.. they're just.. just gone. [ ... ] That's all there is. All that happened. [ But it's obviously a bigger deal to her than that. ]

[de_bel_survivor]

Maybe so...but having family gone is never easy. Maybe you get numb to it, maybe not, but it doesn't get easier.

[Is he speaking from experience...?.]

[repudiate]

[ That's what she is wondering. And.. maybe, if she just focuses on him enough, she can forget about her own pain, even if it's just for a moment-- ]

.. You're.. familiar with it?

[de_bel_survivor]

...My [brother cousin brother cousin brother cousin brother cousin] brother used to be here, twice.

[The first time hurts, but the second time...after he learn about what's so special between them, it stings more. Until he see Naoya again, he won't know the answers he seek.]

[repudiate]

[ Don't worry, Kouki, Ange knows a lot about it. Which is why she answers after another quiet thoughtful moment. ]

This is the second time Battler onii-chan left too. It's like this place enjoys dragging brothers in and out all the time..

[de_bel_survivor]

Brothers seem to be their preferred choices, that or just family in general. Our bonds with them are important and special.

[In his case, doubly so.]

[repudiate]

Yeah. They took mom this time too, after all.. [ That had made it worse - losing Battler was one thing, but then her mother as well.. it really had become too much for her at that point. ]

Maybe I just shouldn't get my hopes up next time they appear.

[de_bel_survivor]

That would be reasonable. The next time they come back, with or without their memories...

[If they come back without their memories, going over the process again - he don't know what to think. Talking to Naoya about that again.]

...Just treasure the time you get to spend with them. Don't think about "they'll leave again".

[repudiate]

.. So you're saying I should just let this place toy around with me again and again? After all, enjoying time with them.. that's the same as making yourself able to be crushed again the next time they leave.

[de_bel_survivor]

Don't just let this place get to you. Even if they leave again...we can still be better than Luceti.

[...It's been too long since he talk about this. (It would be easier to discard his bonds) He need to regather his thoughts again.]

[repudiate]

Looks like you're stronger than me then, Kouki-san.

[ To be able to say that so strongly, really believing in it.. there's no way she can't let it get to her, right? But he can say it like that. ]

[de_bel_survivor]

Maybe...but I'll accept that compliment.

[He still have his weaknesses. But he's trying to acknowledge them and move on.

Funny how it goes for a former human teenager.]