005 || Accidental Video, then text

[onlyserves]

[A video footage will begin to record, revealing a small pair of teeth chewing onto the screen, from the angle it was clear to take note that a white pup or fox might be behind it. At one point, the teeth will disappear to reveal a curious baby fox staring back at the screen, wondering on the reason behind his papa throwing out such a great toy. It will not be long until another pair of paws will pounce onto the bracelet, the screen goes black due to it. Yet, the video does not seize from recording, on the contrary, there will be noises on the background as two foxes argue over keeping the toy for themselves or returning the item to their father.

After a while, the bracelet will be thrown further from them, in the background the foxes were still arguing and play fighting, but there was something new on the sceen -- a man's figure sitting on the ground, their arms wrapped around their knees, as the figure uses the corner as a wall to keep himself from falling onto the ground. At first, it will be difficult to tell who the man was due to the dim lights, but it was clear it was Soushi on the screen. While the twin foxes fought in the background, Soushi will not move an inch and the video will continue to record him until Rem, the more responsible fox kit, grabs the bracelet and hurriedly returns it to him with Rom, the one from the beginning, begrudgedly following after his brother. Rem will place the bracelet next to Soushi before he places his front paws onto his knee and begins to bark (whoever can undestand fox speak would know).]

(Papa! Please. Put it back on.)

[Soushi will not show any sign of movement until Rem barks even loudly, with more energy.]

(FATHER!)

[The bark will grab his attention as he moves his attention to the tiny creature, then he will notice the bracelet as Rom uses his nose to return the item to his dad. The older man will take hold of the bracelet, but without even thinking about it, he will toss the item at the other side of the room, filled with anger. The bracelet will hit the wall and ground, and moments later Rem will grab the bracelet and quickly return it to his father for the second time. Rom will try to shake for his attention. Again, Soushi will grab the bracelet and throw it even harder and further away. One would ask from being thrown, if he will ever notice the bracelet was on, but it didn't seem like it. And for the third time, one of the fox twins will grab the bracelet and return it to Soushi, but this time both foxes will bark and whine.]

(Papa. The bracelet is on! Speak.)

[At the realization of the bracelet recording, Soushi will reach for it and give it a glance as he realized that it was on, but he did not show sign of surprise or even emotion. His gaze was darkened, lack of emotion; even though, his eyes are clearly red, he must have cried. It will not be long until the screen will blackened, only for everyone in the network to receive the following message soon after:]

Ririchiyo Shirakiin has returned home. She is no longer within Asgard's borders. I apologize for not have had the chance to inform those whom were her acquaintance beforehand. Everything came as a surprise, even for myself. I am sorry.

[And with that, he turns off the feed without another word.]

[OOC: I only wanted to let everyone know I will be slow in tagging, but I will try my best to answer everyone tonight!]

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[samantha_grey]

This was the girl that you were guarding when we last spoke?

[So... this was what he looked like. She only noticed from the account identification.]

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[onlyserves]

[There will be a half hour of time before Sam will receive a return message.]

Yes, she was.

[Sorry. He was not in the best of moods at the moment. It will take some time for him to regain a piece of his old self. Hopefully.]

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[samantha_grey]

[She fully understood, at least in principle.]

You have my condolences then. She seemed a nice person.

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[suppressthedark]

[...oh....

That's kind of sad to hear. He liked Ririchiyo, as much as he would never admit it. So all he'll be getting is sympathy in response, Ichigo's features solemn.]

...I'm sorry to hear that.

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[onlyserves]

[It will take some time before Soushi was able to sent Ichigo a reply. Uncertain of the best method to do so, so he chose to remain in text format. He was currently a mess, and did not wish to disturb others with his lack of tidiness. Ruining his master's image now would be the worse offense to commit now that she was...]

You are very kind, Kurosaki-san. Thank you. I am certain she will miss your company. She had always spoken wonderfully about you. [In her own way, of course.]

[video]

[suppressthedark]

Heh...no problem. I'll miss her, too.

[A pause.]

...How're you holding up?

[Because, uh. It was pretty obvious what was going on between them.]

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[encored]

[ah... even if he hadn't been very close to Ririchiyo, it's still bizarre to hear of the absence of someone who has been here longer than he has.]

You were unable to locate her? [things got pretty hectic during battle for a while, after all]

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[onlyserves]

Before I was given the chance to, her bracelet vanished from my arm.

[In other words, throughout the war, he never gave up searching for her even when he lost her bracelet.]

[encored]

I see. She won't have to deal with future battles, at least.

[that's something that helped him heal after Diva's disappearance. as long as he was here, he could still fight for her and ensure that the city would be a safe place to return to should she return. it's less out of direct sympathy that he shares this "advice"; more than anything, it had just been the first thing to come to mind.]

[supurrior]

[The unexpected cuteness of the foxes got to her, but the man that appeared on the screen briefly...he seemed awfully familiar, didn't he?]

So when one leaves Asgard, they return home, correct?

[onlyserves]

[And the purple text is very familiar, but it is a shame his demeanor will be different than before.]

Yes, that is correct. Whenever you are unable to find a certain individual's name over the network nor able to contact them via bracelet, then there's a high propability they were returned to their own world. Those are usually the signs.

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[supurrior]

And you two are both from the same world, correct? You will get the chance to reunite with her once you get back.

[Honestly, Kuroneko's not used to dealing with sad people. Better to skip the consolation crap.]

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[entreats]

[ ... Ririchiyo is.. gone?

She reads the message over three times, but no, she's clearly read it. And it clearly states it too. 'Ririchiyo Shirakiin has returned home.' She reads it over and over, but nothing about the message changes. Of course it doesn't. This is reality, a fact, it's something that's really happening and she can't deny it, even with as much as she'd like to. She's found her father missing only a few days ago, and now Ririchiyo too, her best friend.. It's like her chest feels a little more tight and her blood runs completely cold. Once more, everything is crumbling out from under her. The happy life she had built here.. was that just something that was waiting to be completely ruined like this? If both Rudolf and Ririchiyo left, who's next?

She forces herself to reply. It's difficult, and it goes slowly, but she tries to make her heart cold as she types. (But it doesn't work, not like it usually does, and she ends up biting her lip instead until it almost bleeds.) ]

You're sorry? No, someone should be sorry for you! [ Even through text it's very obvious that there's actual emotion in Ange for once. Anger, frustration, sadness, they all melt together at this point. At least she still has Shiki, but Soushi just lost his lover, right? She knows how much it hurts for her, so she can only imagine how much worse it must be for him. ]

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[onlyserves]

[At receiving Ange's text, he will instantly read it (unlike those who had to wait an hour or two before receiving a return response back) and realized she was in as much pain as he was over the news. Soushi will not say nor think much of anything by the text instead he will only try to understand the other's pain. Her pain was more important than his own, after all. It was his fault that Ririchiyo was taken from them (at least, Soushi believed so).

Once he was calm and was able to find some traces of his old demeanor, he will change their communication from text to audio because he believed he owed Ange, at least, that much. While he was doing so, he made sure to change it to a more private setting, so they can be at ease to speak their minds without any trouble. The moment it was done, he will finally speak in his usual servitude tone, but slightly weaker than usual.]

...you are most kind, Ushiromiya-sama. But there is no need to waste such words upon myself. After all, I am not the sole person to feel the loss of my master. On the contrary, I feel as though...you will feel her absence as much as I will...

[A selfish part of him doubted it, but he shook it from his mind. No. The time to be selfish was not now. It was now time to learn and make important decisions over his situation and the situation of his kits and Murai.]

Ushiromiya-sama, I am terribly sorry for I was unable to hold my end of the bargain over finding her.... [And from his voice, it sounded sincere and genuine. He truly felt as thought he did failed her.]

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[entreats]

[ Voice function. It immediately makes speaking up more difficult for her, so even after he's done talking she still clams up for a moment. Text is one thing, after all, even if her emotion in it just now was clear it was still more neutral. Less that she has to control to put up her usual front. But she knows she won't be able to keep her voice steady, not now - not while she's still emotional with the recent losses. Not while Asgard feels a little more empty every single time. ]

N.. no, I told you to not apologize, right? [ Her voice shakes, obviously so. It's quite the contrast to her usual tone, even if Soushi's is a lot like his usual one but weaker - and then to guilty. ] It's not like this is any of your fault, it's.. it's this place's fault, and there's nothing anyone apologizing will help!

[ Even wording things is difficult now. Once the words do come out, they're just instinctive, emotional, instead of carefully calculated like usually. ]

It's.. it's just not right! It's unfair, taking her away from us like this without any warning..!

[ Her voice chokes off at the end, hence why she stops talking. It almost oddly sounds like a sob, even if it's held back. And yes, of course she's saying 'us' - she does know Soushi is probably having even a worse time over all this than she is, and despite how crappy she feels for herself she feels sorry for him too. ]

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[veneficus]

[ Many are lost to them. Nakama is lost to Morgana, gone to a world that brought sadness and maturity to her eyes. Her last message to the network haunts her and despairs her. It's one thing to know someone is returning to a happy home, a whole other to find out they do not.

Then there is Arthur. Arthur who was Morgana's purpose here, her brother and friend and comfort. It was always about the chance he had given her, always about not failing him again since returned to Camelot and here again.

And now he is gone, doomed to see her fail him time and time again.

Many are lost to them. She has spoken only once with Ririchiyo, but she seemed a clever girl, good company and now she is gone and Morgana knows, had always felt she meant everything to Soushi. ]

I am sorry, Soushi. Arthur is gone too. It seems as if many were sent back to their respective home.

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[onlyserves]

[Morgana's message will slightly dampen his spirts as he comes to realize that she, too, lost someone important. Arthur, her younger brother, whom was a prat, but a good younger sibling from the sounds of it. He will return her message within half an hour. Right now, he was trying his utmost to raise his spirits, but at the moment he felt he was only able to do so through the form of text.]

It would seem so. There is a handful of recent broadcasts throughout the network speaking over the loss of a fellow friend, relative, acquaintance, and so on leaving Asgard's borders. I, too, am sorry over the loss of your brother, Morgana-san. From the way you spoke highly of him, he sounded like a good person. It is a shame I was not given the chance to meet with him.

[Then he wonders...]

Are you faring well? The war, it would seem as thought, has left a heavy mark upon many of us, in one way or another.

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[veneficus]

I am well. I have seen battles in my life and while this was a harsh one, especially the sacrifice it took to end it, I am well. The loss of my brother is harsher than any battle or injury this realm could inflict on me. This city shall see more battles and I would fight them all for those I love yet they are ripped apart from me.

[ Gwen, Nakama, above all Arthur. ]

[Video | Private]

[comeonthensexy]

[ Ah...

Well, that explains Soushi's state. A very clear physical representation of the state loss tends to leave you in. People just don't always do it the physical way like that. ]

It's rare to expect when someone's going to disappear.

I'm sorry.

[Video | Private]

[onlyserves]

[It was difficult to under the reason behind Soushi answering the Doctor as soon as he spoke. Not only speak with him, but allow it to be video when he is desperately trying to hide from others. Maybe his mood has more or less to do with it. He really wanted to grab the bracelet and throw it, but he was too tired to do so because the kits will easily return it to him.

The bracelet will not be on his arm, but beside him. He will try his best to keep his head pressed onto the wall as he remain in the corner the way he did. It would seem as thought he is waiting to be turned into a grey native at this rate.]

...you... [A light sigh will escape his lips before turning his attention towards the doctor with a weak (even forced) smile.] No. There is no need to waste your words upon someone as myself, Time Lord-sama. Her disappearance is my retribution for being of no use during the war. If I better behave, then...maybe the patrons will allow her to return... [There. He, more or less, spoke his mind towards the other. It was clear he felt guilt and even shame for his earlier behavior over the situation when she had gone missing.]

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[comeonthensexy]

[ The Doctor sighs, and shakes his head. ]

Don't pull that on me again. I'll use my words however I want to. What better way to use them than trying to offer some support? What kind of man would I be if I didn't do that?

[ A bit of a pause, but he doesn't really wait for Soushi to reply and moves on to a much more important subject. ]

People come and go in life, Soushi. Sometimes they leave, sometimes you leave them, sometimes none of you have any way to control it... and sometimes they die. You're incredibly lucky if you find someone who stays through your whole life; if you live that long, often not even family is by your side through all of it.

So, with that settled, let's talk facts.

Fact number one: Ririchiyo is gone from this world. Fact number two: she's not dead. Fact number three: she might come back. Fact number four: she might not.

Fact number five - and this is the best one: you're not alone.

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[circuses]

[ Regina doesn't shriek or yell or wail this time, because she did enough of that being chased by monsters. And yet...this is worse than fearing for her life. (Maybe because she always believed those creatures would turn good?)

Her lip quivers as a few tears roll down her cheek. It's partly for Soushi's sake. He was going to get married to Riri. But they're being split apart. Just like that... ]

You'll wait for her, won't you?

[ It's a simple question, and she asks it innocently enough. But who knows, she might only make it worse. ]

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[onlyserves]

[Noticing the tears rolling down her cheeks through the video function, will bring an even more pang of pain to his heart, he did not mean to upset her by the news. But upon seeing her own sadness, he could not help feel a little happy too. Ririchyo had so many precious acquaintances.]

Yes. My entire existance belongs soley to her. I will always wait for her, so do not worry, Berry-san.

[All said with confidence, but it was clear he was not in the best of moods by the tone of his voice alone.]

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[predestination]

[Himari doesn't... really know how to respond, at first. She rereads the text several times, making sure she had understood it correctly, before the sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach settles in for real. However, despite how difficult these news are to process for her (because, in the end, Ririchiyo had been a dear friend), she's very certain that what she feels right now can't possibly compare to what he's feeling.

Even if she really didn't get the chance to talk to him much while Ririchiyo was here, she feels terrible for him. A text response feels too impersonal for the situation, so she decides to reply with video, privately.]

...Thank you for informing us. [Simple, clean and polite, but also:] Are you going to be okay?

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[onlyserves]

[At the video function, Soushi will simply stare at the device laying next to him, wondering if he should respond back accordingly. After all, not too long ago he spoke to the Doctor over the same method. Maybe. Soushi was too tired and weak to make a decision at the moment. So instead he will allow it to remain as so because it was under a private filter. Right now, he was sitting on a sofa while a tiny fox will lay on his lap, trying to playfully nibble on Soushi's fingers.]

There is no need to feel any sort of gratitude towards me, Himari-san. It was imperative to inform everyone over the news... [All said in his usual servitude tone, but it was clear his smile was weak and forced. Her question will take him a few moments to decide over an answer as he continues to play with Rom. His gaze will be on the small fox on his lap as he answers.] ...in time, I will be. [He won't add anymore after that because he does feel terrible over the situation. He was simply too tired to show it, and he didn't wish to show his weakness any longer.]