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[Her expression softens a little.]
Good idea. Let's go together.
Good idea. Let's go together.
[ He nods, and tries to give a tiny bit of a smile. ]
Y-yeah, okay. Thanks.
[ And down to the restaurant they'll go.
He'll probably get a cup of soup or something, and then just look down into a spoonful of it while he waits for it to cool off a little. ]
...We had three every week last time, but... It feels really different now.
Y-yeah, okay. Thanks.
[ And down to the restaurant they'll go.
He'll probably get a cup of soup or something, and then just look down into a spoonful of it while he waits for it to cool off a little. ]
...We had three every week last time, but... It feels really different now.
[Estelle's got some roasted vegetables on rice. She's eating a little light, too.]
It was five each week at the lodge...
...
But you're right... I was starting to get used to fewer deaths...
It was five each week at the lodge...
...
But you're right... I was starting to get used to fewer deaths...
-- That's right! [Her eyes light up again.]
I'd been wanting to see this place. I've never really been to school, and besides, a friend of mine was here before!
I'd been wanting to see this place. I've never really been to school, and besides, a friend of mine was here before!
[She nods.]
We've already been through so much together... Waking up to find someone's gone, it's just... devastating.
We've already been through so much together... Waking up to find someone's gone, it's just... devastating.
Yes. My friend Rita... she was here. Sieghart and Alphinaud told me about it.
[ waking up to it, coming home to it...
he finally eats the spoonful of soup he's been staring at, but even just soup kind of hurts to swallow now that the lump in his throat is back. ]
I was just really getting to know Zuko this week too... After those memories and the whole thing yesterday, it... felt like maybe we were actually kind of friends. [ ... ] He was really cool.
he finally eats the spoonful of soup he's been staring at, but even just soup kind of hurts to swallow now that the lump in his throat is back. ]
I was just really getting to know Zuko this week too... After those memories and the whole thing yesterday, it... felt like maybe we were actually kind of friends. [ ... ] He was really cool.
He always comforted me when I was scared... I felt a little safer when he was around.
He was on that excursion with you, too, wasn't he...?
He was on that excursion with you, too, wasn't he...?
Oh, that's— w-well, not a good thing, I guess, but it's kind of cool that you can see the same stuff she did.
There's only one person I know from home who's been in one of these, but it was that space thing Lup and everyone were in, so I haven't seen it yet.
There's only one person I know from home who's been in one of these, but it was that space thing Lup and everyone were in, so I haven't seen it yet.
[oh...]
We... we'll find a way to get him back. We have to...
We... we'll find a way to get him back. We have to...
[At the Wiwaldi campus, Estelle's out on the grounds, staring out at the moat by the dorms. Her face is a little pale, and her eyes are reddish -- likely from crying. It seems that she's calm now, though.
It takes several moments for her to notice Sebastian. When she does, she turns and nods in a short bow-like gesture.]
... Thank you for your hard work today.
I just... wish we'd had a little more time...
It takes several moments for her to notice Sebastian. When she does, she turns and nods in a short bow-like gesture.]
... Thank you for your hard work today.
I just... wish we'd had a little more time...
[ He's really glad he remembered that handkerchief today, because he's sure been using it. ]
Lot of good it did...
[ There's a bit of a sad laugh there, and he just shakes his head. ]
Y-yeah... me too. I'm sure we could've figured out the others with more time... and... I know it sounds bad to wish we could have voted one of them out instead, but...
[ he really does, especially if one of the others wasn't under a shadow's influence. ]
Lot of good it did...
[ There's a bit of a sad laugh there, and he just shakes his head. ]
Y-yeah... me too. I'm sure we could've figured out the others with more time... and... I know it sounds bad to wish we could have voted one of them out instead, but...
[ he really does, especially if one of the others wasn't under a shadow's influence. ]
If we found out who it was, it might have been just as painful a choice...
[Estelle here, looking at some of her favorite people coming under suspicion at the end...]
... Still, I... wish we could have learned the truth...
[Estelle here, looking at some of her favorite people coming under suspicion at the end...]
... Still, I... wish we could have learned the truth...
[She nods...]
When I stand in the same places my friends have been before, I feel like maybe they can give me some of their strength... I know it's a superstitious sort of way to think, but... [She just finishes that thought with a self-conscious smile.]
This person you know... what are they like?
When I stand in the same places my friends have been before, I feel like maybe they can give me some of their strength... I know it's a superstitious sort of way to think, but... [She just finishes that thought with a self-conscious smile.]
This person you know... what are they like?
I mean, it wasn't you, right? S-so... there aren't many that would hurt that bad.
[ For him. ]
He's just... he's my best friend.
[ He sniffs and rubs his eyes. He hates all of this so much. ]
And we could have figured out the others if we'd had more time, I'm sure of it! [ He still kind of thinks Claude was one of them, but. ] I mean, who ever heard of having an investigation and trial on the same day! It's stupid!!
[ For him. ]
He's just... he's my best friend.
[ He sniffs and rubs his eyes. He hates all of this so much. ]
And we could have figured out the others if we'd had more time, I'm sure of it! [ He still kind of thinks Claude was one of them, but. ] I mean, who ever heard of having an investigation and trial on the same day! It's stupid!!
[...!?
She's a little surprised, and touched, by that.]
I think we were really close, too... but... we can't change the result now.
[She'll draw closer and, if he allows, put her arms around his shoulders in a hug.]
I'm sorry.
She's a little surprised, and touched, by that.]
I think we were really close, too... but... we can't change the result now.
[She'll draw closer and, if he allows, put her arms around his shoulders in a hug.]
I'm sorry.
[She just holds him a little tighter.]
It's not true. Whoever that is -- you can't listen to him.
It's not true. Whoever that is -- you can't listen to him.
...My pops.
[ He can't remember if he spoke about him with her before, but if he did, his words would have been full of admiration. ]
Zuko told me the same thing.
[ Pretty much everyone who saw any of his memories of his father did, really, but seeing Zuko's own experience made it a lot harder to brush him off. ]
So... I'm trying.
[ He can't remember if he spoke about him with her before, but if he did, his words would have been full of admiration. ]
Zuko told me the same thing.
[ Pretty much everyone who saw any of his memories of his father did, really, but seeing Zuko's own experience made it a lot harder to brush him off. ]
So... I'm trying.
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