The Magic of Loss

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[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.]

Comments

[video]

[holmes_fanatic]

Shi-chan's a friend?

[Text]

[saving_sound]

Shes from home. Iw as supposed to dtake care of hre

[Text]

[holmes_fanatic]

I'm sorry, Hibiki-chan.

Do you know when she left?

[Action]

[snugglesjugs]

[The minute he saw Hibiki feed, ALaddin didn't think twice about to Sigyn to see her. He's already knocking at her door.]

Hibiki!

[Action]

[saving_sound]

[It takes a while before she finally answers the door, opening it just a crack. While she'd rather keep her head buried in her pillow, she also can't just ignore people, either...

It's hard to see much of her, but as with the video, she's kind of a mess.]

A-Aladdin-san...

[Action]

[seventeenpills]

[There's a quiet knock on Hibiki's door. She might, if she's quiet, hear the gentle clack and clink of teacups on plates.]

Hey, Hibiki? It's Hisao. I saw your video...

[Of course, the impulse is to ask if she's alright, but that's dumb because she obviously isn't.]

I was wondering if you wanted a little company?

[Action]

[saving_sound]

[She doesn't hear him at first, what with having her face firmly planted in her pillow. It's the only way she knows to deal with such overwhelming sadness.

But then there was a voice...

Part of her wants to stay curled up in bed, but the other part of her knows it would be rude. And so she pulls herself up and stumbles to the door, opening it a crack to see who it is.]

H-Hisao-san...?

[This is the face of a truly miserable child. What can be seen of her eyes are red from crying so much, and not even her voice is very steady.]

audio;

[bloodypocket]

[He had only heard of Shiraasan in passing when she first arrived, and that hadn't even been that long ago. While there had been no words exchanged regarding her, Hibiki's despair was more than telling of how much she must have meant to her.]

... Hibiki.

audio > text;

[saving_sound]

[She knew video was beyond her, but maybe if it were audio...?

...After a few attempts at speaking result only in small whimpers, she finally just switches to text.]

Rutherfrdsan

VOICE。

[refute]

Hmph. Is it truly such a bad thing that this person isn’t here anymore? You’re wasting your tears. [ Even if she was speaking harshly, she didn’t mean any ill toward this girl she’d never spoken to before until now. On the contrary, this was Ririchiyo’s own form of comforting the other, strange as her tactics were. ] Crying over not having this person here anymore is nothing but you being selfish in wishing they still were. Shouldn’t you be happy?

TEXT。

[saving_sound]

[She actually tries to respond verbally, but all that comes out are more tears and whimpers. Even if she means well, the words strike Hibiki hard, making it even more difficult for her to articulate a reply. In the end she has to use text instead.]

I knwosl ist seldfish im sorry

video

[kd_0079]

[ ...It was weird. He had no idea how to reply to this, but at the same time, for some reason, he had a hard time ignoring it. He didn't know what it felt like to lose someone. He wouldn't care if anyone left here, and he wouldn't care who would cry if he left. But... ]

Shi...chan, wouldn't want you to be sad about it. [ He could only guess, but...no friend would want their friend to cry, right? ]

text

[saving_sound]

[She tries so hard to give him a response through audio. She doesn't recognize the voice, but regardless, he went out of his way to try to comfort her and she appreciates it.

But at the same time, it's just... so difficult for her, trying to get a sound out right now. In the end, she is forced to switch to text instead.]

Thankyou
Your right she woludnt

video;

[trainwrecking]

[ Maybe he's only spent one night with Hibiki, but seeing the young girl wracked with anguish injures him. He looks exhausted himself, but his face still translates his concern decently well. ]

Hibiki... Do you need a friend?

[ He doesn't really know if she'll consider him her friend, but he can't just leave her like this. They had agreed on that, right? Wanting to help people? ]

text;

[saving_sound]

[Oh, it's Otonashi-san...

At first, there's an audio response. Well, sort of. It's mostly the sound of sobbing and hiccups and lasts for only a few seconds before she realizes that no, this is not going to work.

Which is when he gets a text instead.]

Sorryh i dont want ro trouble you of anything

[alphastorming]

[Aika can't stand to see her cry.] Hibiki? Are you okay? Do you need me to come over?

text

[saving_sound]

[It takes her a bit to sort out audio and text in her current state. But once she does, Aika will get a message:]

plesea

video;

[unimpressive]

[Oh no. Oh noooo, why is she crying... This is so not good. He tries to give her a reassuring smile, hoping it'll help somehow.] Hibiki...

She's probably back home safe now, huh?

text;

[saving_sound]

[Vyse might be waiting a little while for a reply. She tries, she really does, but it's hard to manipulate the bracelet when you're shaking and crying and just kind of a pile of miserable feelings.]

I relaly hope so

[labelism]

Ah, nothing is more masochistic than listening to a child cry her eyes out. [this pleases him not, can't you tell?]

Hush, child! [this is still said in his usual almost-mocking tone, except with a tinge more 'authority' to it.] There's no need to make a scene all over the network!

[saving_sound]

[She... can't, actually. What's masochistic mean?

Either way, she ends up responding with text, just because hard for her to verbalize at the moment.]

Im sorry i dont know what masokistik means
And im sorry i didnt mean to cry infront of everyone

[Audio]

[burntviolet]

...

She's gone already...? [ Did the monsters get her like Claudia? Oh no... ]

I'm sorry to hear it, Hibiki-san...

[Text]

[saving_sound]

[There's a certain amount of blubbering on the other end before Hibiki gives up on audio and switches to text. She just... can't work well with the bracelet. Not in this state.]

I dont get ti
it waws so short

( video )

[competition]

Hibiki...? [ This isn't exactly the most settling of things to watch at all. He's not really sure what to say. It's usually best to ]

... Are you going to be all right?

( text )

[saving_sound]

[Hibiki isn't doing too well with the bracelet. Her hands are too shaky, and she can't keep her voice steady at all. Text is the slightly easier option for now, and it's because of this that Red will receive a message looking like:]

Illbe ok sorry if s i bothreed ouy