Twenty Eighth Star

[heavenfang]

... In all that chaos... I didn't notice that...

Nanami... take care of your brother, okay?



Kazuki, is it alright if Miss Viki stays with us? She's an old friend of mine, one I've served in two wars with. I can vouch for her being a good person. She may seem a bit strange, but... I'd rather keep her close by, if it's all the same to you.

I guess it's back to the old grindstone... Work never seems to end in this place.

[Locked to the Police Force]
I want status on the Sho Minanimoto pursuit. I also should note that Yuca Collabell needs a prosecutor in his case. Do we have any volunteers?

[Locked to Saber]
Lady Saber, I... about what was said... during all of that...

[Locked to Derek Stiles]
I was referred to you by Doctor Victor. I have a favor to ask... that is, of course, if you're willing to hear me out.

Comments

Oh man. That face makes me laugh.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

W-what? With Gilgamesh, or...?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Yes. That man.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Nothing special. My walk just turned into a supply run.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I guess working would have helped.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I was already out. Besides, better to be the one helping him find supplies than among the ones he's conned into helping him build that damn ark.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

Well, I'm glad you feel better.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

For the most part...

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Do you... need anything else?

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

The things I need aren't the ones I can change, Tir. ...Not so easily.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...Talk to me, Soul.

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[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Stop that. ...You're not charging by the hour.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Hey... when you told me not to bother with figuring out all that I had missed while I was gone, did you already know that it wouldn't be good news?

You knew that one of my friends got killed, and that my important partner was hit in the head by some baseball bat-wielding loony, didn't you?

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...I did.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling.

Don't worry... I won't hold it against you.

I'm too busy holding it against myself. If that even makes any sense.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

It doesn't make sense. You can't blame yourself for something you had no control over.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Heh. It wouldn't be the first time.

Still... It's not like I can just go on pretending like nothing happened, and dark corners like that are hard as hell to miss.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

...I can sympathize.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

"Misery likes company."

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

That's the old adage.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

...Thanks, Tir.

Even if it was just so someone could tell me how stupid I'm being right now, it's enough. ...Come to think about it, that sounds like something that Maka would probably do.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

I think that's a sign you should talk to her.

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Ah... I had my chance before, but it was taken over by those illusions.

She saw a memory of a time when I risked my life to protect hers. ...Just like I blamed myself for my mistakes, she felt the same way about that, Tir. She thinks that it was her fault that I got hurt.

...So I ran. It couldn't get any less cool than that.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

Wow... no kidding. I won't tell you that you handled it badly, as you already seem well aware of that, but as far as fixing the problem...

[nummeh-souls.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I know. It's not so simple.

[tenkai-soul.livejournal.com]

hey, so long as you don't give up, right?