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[payback]

[Galadriel]

[Someone certainly sounds serious today.]

Galadriel. I'm sorry to ask this of you so suddenly, but can you go to Legato's room and check to see whether his name is still on the door or not?

[After Galadriel confirms that Legato is no longer in the castle, well... Rin has to take a minute and share the good news.

She sounds a little weird. Mostly it's because she can barely believe he's gone. Legato has been a burden and responsibility for her one way or another for a long time. She feels relieved and weirdly... sad. It would have been nice if he could have changed here, become a different person, a better person. But that didn't happen and now he's gone. With any luck, he'll stay that way.]

... Legato Bluesummers is gone.

[It sounds like she might say something else, and then she just stops and doesn't.]

Comments

[amiable]

[ She stares at this entry for a while. She definitely knows this voice... but it takes her a minute to place it like the others.

Man, just when she thought she remembered everyone properly. Maybe she needs to talk to them first? ]

... Rin? Asano Rin?

[payback]

- What? Uru?

1/2

[amiable]

Ah! So I was right.

[ Oh, but she mentioned someone was gone. ]

Sorry about your--

[amiable]

[ ER... ]

Legato...

He wasn't a friend, was he?

[payback]

... It's better that he's gone. [She just sounds tired.]

It's not exactly like he would've wanted but, well, he would've wanted us all dead, so.

[amiable]

I didn't realize there were still some of those people here... [ She definitely remembers Riful & co. ]

I know I've missed a lot lately, but are you okay?

[payback]

It's just weird. I've been looking after him for a long time, kind of. So I'll be coming back to the castle now.

[amiable]

You're not on the expedition?

[payback]

... I am. I took him with.

[amiable]

Was everyone okay with that?!

[payback]

To be honest, I didn't ask.

1/2

[amiable]

[ Internal screaming. ]

[amiable]

Are you sure he didn't slip away into the wild?!

[payback]

Yeah. Tad would've picked up a scent trail. Legato's a human being, he'd have to have left SOME traces.

[amiable]

Ah, I hope so then! [ She's pretty sure Legato was one of the more dangerous folk... ]

[payback]

His name's not on the door either. So I don't think he left and the castle... rejected him. [Like it did with Zexion.]

[amiable]

Rejected? [ She's not sure what that entails. ] Like... what it does to people who end up in places like Paris?

[payback]

Yeah... or the people who are still here, and remember everything, like Zexion and Zeke and Nancy, but don't have names on doors or anything. Maybe I should say orphaned.

[amiable]

I wonder why it did that... and how they had nameplates when they were here.

[ Rin ]

Did you run into First Gens there? Or hear from Zeke or Nancy...?

Uru;

[payback]

Castle conspiring with them, maybe?

Anyway. Not that I know of. And nothing from them. [Good riddance and Zeke and Nancy can rot, as far as Rin is concerned.]

Rin;

[amiable]

[ WONDERS IF SHE SHOULD... SAY... she still cares a great deal about Nancy and Zeke, even if she actually hasn't forgiven them for what they did. ]

Nancy's still here. She still talks to me, but Zeke is more quiet.

Uru;

[payback]

[lmao doesn't want to... rain on Uru's affection parade... so to speak.]

Ah... that's good.

Rin;

[amiable]

[ She's more focused on Rin right now anyway. ]

When do you think you'll be back at the castle?

Uru;

[payback]

I'll come back with the rest of the group I guess... well, after I collect my things from the outpost. It should be a couple more days, I think?

Rin;

[amiable]

Ehhh, I'm getting sort of antsy now waiting for everyone to come back.