asgardeventide | The Magic of Giving

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[She's been hesitant to put out the message, but... She's not sure what to do, and she knows that trying to sort out everything by herself will probably just result in her messing everything up, as usual.

So, after some trepidation, a teary-eyed Hibiki shows up on the feed.]

U-umm... Norman-san is gone, if... If anyone was wondering why they can't contact him.

[She takes a small breath, steadying herself.]

He left everything to me, so... So I'll be taking care of Mary. But there's another thing he left behind, and I'm not really sure...

[She trails off before shaking her head and pointing the camera at what appears to be some kind of large robot.]

I... I don't know what to do with this, so... I thought it would be better if it went to somebody who does. So... If somebody would like to take it, I would be very grateful.

[Once again, she falls silent for a moment, but with nothing else to really say she decides to end the feed there. Rather than returning home right away, she curls up next to the foot of the robot, idly petting Mary while she waits to see if anyone responds.]

((OOC: The elven mecha is slated to go to Kaworu, but people are still free to bring it up! I'll just be tagging those as if they occurred after it was decided regardless of the actual order.))

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[And Shinji's eyes widened and his mouth slightly agape at the sight of the mecha. He didn't think it was possible here in Asgard. (Looked like anything is possible...)

What an almost familiar sight for a former Eva pilot.

Except this was not an Eva. This was not Unit 01. Shinji had to tell himself that before he finally remembered his bracelet was on. He finally spoke and tried to look reassuring.]

Um. Maybe I could keep it safe until you find someone? [It would not be in bad hands!] A thing like that is... [a pause.] definitely is not something for you to worry about.

[Ah, so soon afterwards, too...]

Umm, actually... Someone I know said he'll take it, but... Th-thank you anyway!

[ A pity. It wasn't like Shinji had any intentions of fighting (...yet.), but looking after it would've been something Shinji felt like he could remotely do and not feel so useless, for once.

But it was fine. (?) ]

Ah. Is that so?

As long as it's in good hands, right? [And it would be just terrible if it wasn't!]

Hello Hibiki. [ he smiles softly.

he will take the robot, but first he wants to talk to her a bit ]

Kaworu-san... Hello.

[She just... doesn't quite have the energy to muster up a smile right now.]

Would you like to meet up? So we can talk for a bit.

Huh? Um... Alright.

Where should we meet?

Where are you right now? I can come meet you.

I'm in Hel District, by the apartments. It's, umm... It's a little hard to miss.

I will be there.

[ kaworu turns off the feed. he will come to meet Hibiki; and no, the robot isn't difficult to notice- ]

Hibiki, hello.

[She's still seated by the foot of the mecha, although during the wait she seems to have leaned up against Mary for comfort. Aside from her listlessness at the loss of her friend, Hel is not a district she feels particularly safe in, leaving her all the more reluctant to budge. When she sees Kaworu approach, she pulls herself up again through some effort.]

...Hello.

[It's such a tiny, quiet little greeting.]

[ Kaworu stops when he is close to Hibiki. For now, he pays the girl attention and ignores the mecha; hibiki is more important. ]

How are you feeling?

[There's a pause while she wonders how to explain how she feels. The empty ache in her chest, the heaviness somewhere in her stomach. How her head hurts after she cried this morning, how her cheeks are still warm from her tears, and how everything's a little fuzzier than it should be.

But she doesn't know the words for all of that. So instead she just looks down, giving a small mumble.]

...Bad.

[It's the best thing she can come up with.]

[ Kaworu nods softly, and offers her his hand. ]

You and Norman were close, weren't you? I'm sorry.

[She nods miserably.]

We're both almost the same age, so... we talked a lot. About his family and... the things that happened at home.

[The horrifying things that Norman would have to face now that he had returned home. Her throat constricts at the thought, and she can't hold back a fresh bout of tears.]

Unfortunately not everyone came from a good place.

And I know that losing someone you love is painful. Right now, I think the pain is too recent for you to accept it, but it will be alright.

[Another small nod.]

It keeps happening, but... It keeps hurting, too...

[Just how many friends of hers had gone away like this? There were so many...]

I think it's an unfair place for us, at times. But even if he left, you will still remember the good times you have spent together. And how you were happy then.

But thinking about that h-hurts, too...

[Because it's a reminder of a friend who is no longer here.]

I know. Right now, more than ever.

But there isn't pain only. Don't you remember your master with fondness?

[Master...]

...Mm-hmm.

[Yes, that was a teensy nod.]

You will be alright, Hibiki.

[ Kaworu smiles softly ]

[There's a sniffle right as she begins wiping the tears away, not for the first time this day and probably not for the last, if we're being honest here.]

I... I know...

[It's soft - more like a sigh than actual words. Eventually, she'll stop crying. And eventually, she would be able to look back at her memories of Norman and smile.

That's how it always was.]

[ kaworu's smile is soft, but it becomes a bit bigger. ]

Norman left you Kaji? You don't want it=

[She gives a small nod.]

Mm. Kaworu-san seemed to know what it was, so...

[She figured it would be best in the hands of a person who actually knew what in the world it was.]

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