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[lamb_of_gold]

[Well, in the grand scheme of things, Mu seems to be holding up fairly well, considering he lost two close friends and got perfection'd in the same afternoon. At any rate, he's back at the small wooden table he brought awhile ago. Keeping him company is one (1) Lovely Areis Cloth in it's presentational form, and one (1) bottle of sake, which he shared with Amaterasu once. The bottle is mostly full - he hasn't had any to drink. He's just staring at it.

He realizes he's not very good at dealing with this. Why would he be? This isn't a common situation for someone like him. When another Saint dies, they're honored, not mourned. Mu is, in fact, pretty damn sure he's doing both Hei and Amaterasu a disservice by feeling this way, but he can't really ignore it  anymore. In a way, that makes him feel worse.

So finally, he pours himself a little cup of the rice wine, contemplates it a moment, then sips.]

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[swanseer.livejournal.com]

[Hey, it's the guy she was mourning with a little back, Juni drifts over- looking faintly bruised but otherwise well] Hello again... Did you get any answers?

[lamb_of_gold]

No.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Oh [She frowns and rubs at a bruise; half needing the pain to remind her that she's alive] ...Rice wine?

[lamb_of_gold]

Amaterasu was fond of it.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

...Oh yes, I remember that [She frowns and presses at the bruise again] have you been alright?

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[Is nearby. You're worrying him Mu.]

[lamb_of_gold]

I think I understand your feelings.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

...Is there anything you need?

[lamb_of_gold]

No, thank you.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

...Someone once told me it is better to focus on the good memories and not on what we cannot change. It was good advice.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki walks over... and plops down next to him.]

...

Well, shit.

[lamb_of_gold]

I wouldn't put it in so many words, but yes.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

I couldn't find Hei anywhere.

We were closer than nakama. We were... [He looks at the sake.] ... fuck.

[lamb_of_gold]

He can't come here, anymore. Neither can Amaterasu.

He was a close friend to me. Like a Brother.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

... I called him nii-san.

[Ikki looks horribly depressed now, too.]

I never had a brother... but damn... we looked and ate alike. And that was fun. We lived together with Diva, and we taught her swimming, and when I got mixed up in Contractor business he took care of it even though I hated him for it. There were so many times he saved my ass. I still feel like I never got to thank him the right way, you know? I just...

God damn. God... damn.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... Mu?

[lamb_of_gold]

Hello.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

You okay?

[lamb_of_gold]

I'll be fine. You don't need to worry.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ He nods, mostly to himself. ] Mind if I ask what happened?

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

[sits beside him, setting down a dodo feather in front of them]

I figured this was half yours, too.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Blinks! He'd forgotten! But, he smiles and picks it up, rolling the tip between his fingers to see the whole feather.]

Quite a pretty little thing, isn't it?

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

[she nods, smiling a bit]

I used to think that dodos looked like puffins, no idea why. But this is nice. I was thinking of maybe asking the Doctor to go back and see her again, but it's probably better not to. But... it's nice, still.

[lamb_of_gold]

There's no reason why you can't, so long as you don't bring her to the present, I suppose.

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

It's more that I get attached when I come across strays.