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[stilldontgotit]

[Well, there's no point in dodging this now. Especially after that entry Ling made. Despite his reservations, Riku opens the journal and begins with a short, sweet message.]

Kairi's gone.

[There's a drawn out pause. After all, Kairi'd been there since he first showed up in Luceti, and she'd always been with him and Sora before. And Sora hasn't even shown himself in months. Xion moved. Besides Roxas, everyone else from their universe is off living with Ven.

Sigh.]

It's kind of crazy. People come and go all the time, but Kairi was here longer than me. At least three years. Just goes to show how unpredictable this place is. Some people leave in a week. Others years. Some people come back again and again. It's like a constant guessing game.

[...Man, maybe he's thinking too hard on it. Either way, he needs a distraction. Badly. Much as Kairi's departure's upset him, he doesn't wanna make it too obvious. What good would that do?]

But enough about that. No point in crying over spilled milk, right? At least she's not wrapped up in the experiments. That last one was bad enough, and don't even get me started on that 'Count' guy. If he ever met Mickey, I bet he'd rethink his insults a little.

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[Voice]

[kingofwaste]

[Oswald had been listening to the entry, but it isn't until Mickey's name is dropped at the very end that his interest is so piqued he can't help but respond.]

Count guy? What Count guy?

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

The Malnosso who handled the last experiment. Called all of his 'little mice'.

[Voice]

[kingofwaste]

He's a Count? I thought Luceti didn't have titles like that. [Maybe that means he can be Mayor of the village after all. Or... a Duke, or something.]

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

I doubt he really is one. That's just what he called himself in that entry.

Either way, he's obnoxious. The guy's not even that intimidating.

[Voice]

[kingofwaste]

He's the one calling everyone 'mice', right? Yeah, that rubbed me the wrong way too. Of all the insults...!

voice;

[repudiate]

People leaving who have been here for that long.. it feels weird. Even if it's really just the way things are.

voice;

[stilldontgotit]

Tell me about it.

It's one thing if they leave within a few months, but after years... It's always unexpected. You get used to someone being around for so long, and it's weird to not have them around.

[repudiate]

Yeah. I've been here for a year and a few months now, but to see people who have been here for longer than me disappear is strange. It's almost like they've become some permanent part of this place, and then they're just gone.

[stilldontgotit]

I've been here for more than three years, and Kairi was here even longer. I got so used to the idea that she'd always be around.

Guess it's better to hope for the best and expect the worst.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

She- acha... that's a shame.

[voice]

[stilldontgotit]

More than that.

[But Kairi's one of Riku's best friends and the person he came to trust in Luceti the most.]

But what can you do?

[Sigh. It's frustrating at times like these.]

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Nothing much, right? Are you going to be lost?

[voice]

[stilldontgotit]

It's not the first time one of my best friends has left, so it's not like I'm gonna curl up in a corner.

It's just disappointing.

voice

[floralogy]

[Ino's voice is somber when she decides to speak up after seeing this post.]

I'm sorry to hear she left. [Especially when she thinks Kairi's a really nice girl. There's a long pause on her end.]

Want me to come over?

voice

[stilldontgotit]

If it's not too much to ask.

[He could definitely use some company, and Roxas isn't that great at cheering someone like him up.]

voice

[floralogy]

Of course, it's not. [A small smile as she prepares to leave.] Wait for me. I'll be there in a short while.

voice

[stilldontgotit]

Right. I'll see you in a bit, Ino.

[In fact, he moves from his room to the front of the house, where he'll continue to wait for her arrival.]

[voice]

[frost_jewel]

...Is she?

Thank you...

[voice]

[stilldontgotit]

Hey, no problem.

I'm just sorry I have to be the bearer of bad news.

[voice]

[frost_jewel]

It is difficult to be in that position.

[It's hard to be in this one too. Kairi was her friend and Mia wishes very much she could have said goodbye.]

[voice]

[stilldontgotit]

Especially when they're one of your best friends.

[And someone who'd been there for ages. Guh, sometimes this world really bites.]

[Voice]

[perplexme]

...so are you next, or am I?

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

Do we really need to take bets over something like that?

[Voice]

[perplexme]

Not a bet. Just a real question.

[Voice]

[stilldontgotit]

Well, it's hard to say. Not like we can really predict who'll go.

Heck, what's stopping us from disappearing at the same time?