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2nd Arcana Shift [video]

[Ryoji's normally a cheerful, or at least enthusiastic presence in Asgard, but he's been gone for a few days, and now that he's returned, he looks a bit worse for wear. He looks like he hasn't been sleeping much, and his voice sounds strangled, like he's holding back tears. He clears his throat and smiles apologetically.]

Um... sorry I haven't been around for a while. I lost my bracelet, so... I didn't know that would happen to me. That going gray thing... but I suppose that it could have been worse, considering what everyone else was going through.

I'm sorry that happened to everyone. If anyone needs any help, and there's anything I can do, please let me know.

[Even if he looks too exhausted to really help out. He sighs heavily and shrugs.]

I... guess I should tell anyone if they didn't know before. Minato Arisato has disappeared.

[He turns the feed off before he loses his composure.]

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[His quip is dry, but factual.] I would advise against removing the bracelet.

[Minato Arisato... They've only met once, but Gaara remembers him as the one that came to heal his injury, after being stabbed by Sasuke.]

I see. [Granted, Gaara doesn't have any emotional attachment to him, but even he can tell that this individual seems distraught by his departure.] You will be of little use to anyone, in your current condition. It would be prudent to rest, before offering to help others.

[...Gaara is so nice and friendly.]

I'm sorry.

[Owen sounds slightly confused and also slightly worried.]

What do you mean 'that going gray thing'?

[...Ah... she barely spoke to Minato when they were both here but... she can somewhat understand his feelings right now.

Her tone is sympathetic.]

I take it Minato-san was a close friend of yours?

Oh... it seems that if you drop your bracelet and then don't find it for a while, you start losing colour, and, along with it, your sense of self. For a while, I became one of the natives, until someone found me and gave me back my bracelet.

...He was very close, yes. We were good friends in school, and when we met here, that bond only became stronger. It's a bit of a shock to have him gone so quickly.

[...But maybe he and Minato were never meant to have much time together. They had less than two months when Ryoji first transferred, and then less than two months here. Even in the Seal, Minato can't hear Ryoji speaking to him.]

There's no need to apologize. It's not your fault at all. I'll be fine.

Though it's not my fault, I understand the pain when someone you care about leaves.

...I know. It's painful, but I'm sure I'll get over it.

[He doesn't really sound convincing, though.]

Hmm. That's an interesting fact to know. Thank you for passing along the information.

I hope so.

perhaps you should rest a bit.

I can rest when everyone is okay. It seems that a lot happened last week.

He's gone?

Yeah. He was before I lost my bracelet and I still haven't managed to find him.

Yeah. I won't be anymore, if I can help it. I don't want to experience that again.

[He winces a bit at the matter-of-fact statement, but he has to admit it's the truth.]

...O-Of course. I just thought I'd offer. In case it helped me get my mind off of things.

It has. But those who dead have returned and what caused the deaths has been defeated. [ he knows. he was one of those who died ]

It's alright now.

I see. Are you sure there's nothing I can do? I feel like it must be difficult to come back from the dead. [It sort of happened to him, once he arrived here.]

resting would be the best, right now.

And I suppose it's confusing.

Confusing? Then... you were killed?

I'm so sorry...

It's alright. To me, it makes no difference.

It's worse on those who were influenced by it.

Still, it must have been difficult, even if you claim it doesn't make a difference. Chances are it was painful and coming back was disorienting.

Yes, it was painful. But it has happened before, so it wasn't as confusing as most people would feel it to be.

...I see. I guess I'm still not used to the concept. In my world, no matter how badly you may wish for it to be reversed, death is permanent. I've had to learn to accept that... and now I need to learn to accept the opposite.

It's not a problem. It's good to know that I helped someone out.

You have.

And, now that I know what it means, I'm terribly sorry you 'went gray.'

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