[Nakama looks pale and very poorly rested. There's no getting around it. Her hair is down and messy, and there are gigantic bags under her eyes. When she speaks, her voice is hoarse, as if she might have been crying.]

Um... Claudia is gone... she must have disappeared while everything was dark. I'm sorry to everyone she was close with - I didn't know her really well, but she was always kind to me, and I'll miss her.

But - this probably means that Rose Blush will close, right? And I was just wondering if anyone would consider setting up a similar business? [She looks uncomfortable talking about this on the network, but it's too important to let her old issues scare her away.] It's... really important, and someone should be there to do it. I know it's not for everyone, but if someone would do it, I'd help you however I could.

Oh, and if you don't know what Rose Blush is - or was - don't worry. This is only really for the people who knew about it. [No awkward questions from youngsters, she hopes.]

[If Hibiki’s previous post was filled with determination, this one is filled with heartbreak. Her small body shakes with sobs, and her face is red and streaked with tears. She takes a deep breath, dragging a sleeve over her face; not that it helps much, since the sleeve is already quite waterlogged. But it helps clear her tears, if only for a moment before they come springing back into her eyes.]

Sh-Shi-chan… her name isn’t-

[Her expression crumples, and she chokes back another sob.]

-it isn’t on the bracelet anymore, so if anyone wants to talk to her she’s… She’s not here. That’s all.

[And with that, she fumbles to turn off the feed. The last sounds relayed are her quiet cries.

Unless someone can coax her out of her room, Hibiki will not be at any of her usual haunts today.]

I suppose things have finally gotten back to normal. At least as far as the city, itself, goes. As for the residents, us Travellers, things aren't so simple. They never are. And while I know there's not much I can do, I would like to offer my sincerest sympathies to everyone who lost someone close to them. [ Especially those who killed their own loved ones ]

My sympathies to the ones who were lost, as well.

If there's anything I can do, however...

[ And that's where the public feed ends as he switches over to a private filter ]

( filtered to panemites )