faithfulflame | Fifth Prayer: Loss

[She'd just checked Usagi's room, and it was empty. Nothing remained of Sailor Moon save for a half-empty bucket of pudding just sitting in the fridge. With a cry of frustration, the normally reserved miko took it out and hurled it at the trash bin, chocolate oozing down the wall. This was just too much. First Ami, then that awful Apep creature taking Sabriel, and now Usagi!

Her friends would need to be told, of course. So, a few minutes later a Voice transmission pops out over the journals. Rei's voice is tight and controlled, but there's definitely an undercurrent of sadness]

I'm sorry to inform everyone that Tsukino Usagi-san has been sent home by the Malnosso.

Please think of her fondly, and wish her luck.

Should anyone wish to make a formal prayer for her, I will be available to help with that, so please contact me via the journal.

[Closing the feed, Rei picks up her journal and heads out to the little tent shrine she, Ami, and Usagi had put together months before, lighting a flame on the brazier with Eferin and preparing several prayer strips of her own for her friend and Sailor Moon. She burns them, and sends her wishes to the other girl, whereever she might be]

Be well, Usagi-chan.

(OOC: Feel free to respond via voice, or find Rei at her little hideaway)

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Oh...

[To turn up here and find someone you knew only for them to up and disappear...she can't imagine how this girl seems to be staying so calm about it. If she were in the same situation, Pilouette can only imagine that she would be a mess.]

I'm sorry. It, um...It must be really hard, huh?

It is what it is.

[This is a front, Pilouette. Sorry, she's not good with strangers T.T]

I wish that she was here, but going home is good too. I'm sorry, I'm Rei. Who are you?

[It takes her a second to reply. She's a bit startled by that response and isn't sure if Rei's just kind of cold or if she's just the most mature person she's ever met. It was quite a bit easier to forget about presenting herself as an adult around Usagi, but Rei's seriousness is making Pils just a bit uneasy and she begins to tense up just a little.]

O-oh! Um, I'm Pilouette. It's nice to meet you even if it kind of sucks that this is how we're meeting.

And, um, I guess going home is good. I-I mean, it's better than being stuck here as a lab rat, you know?

[That's Rei for you in a nutshell. Sorry...she's kind of cold in general, but even more so now that she's experiencing severe loss. She's also a bit uneasy talking to strangers in genera]

It does. I'm sorry that we couldn't have met under nicer circumstances. Were you good friends with Usagi-chan? I...haven't been here very long, so I don't know many of her friends.

We...

[In this moment, Pilouette realizes that despite knowing Usagi for a number of months, she didn't actually know her very well. She didn't even know how old she was until her birthday the previous month.]

We were friends, but I guess we weren't very close now that I think about it...I wish we could have had the chance to hang out more.

I'm sure Usagi-chan will remember the times you had fondly. She's an extremely friendly girl, and I know she makes friends easily.

[She pauses]

Would you like me to offer a prayer for her, on your behalf?

[She can't help but feel another pang of sadness when Rei mentions remembering. After all, if what she's heard is true, then Usagi has forgotten all about Luceti and everyone there already. The decides that this might not be the best time to mention it if Rei doesn't know already. Instead, she lets an uneasy smile form on her face.]

Yeah, that, um...

That would be really nice. Thank you.

[Rei knows very well, thanks to Ami. But that doesn't mean that somewhere, somehow, a bond wasn't forged]

I will then. And, if there's something you need help with, I'll be happy to help. Usagi-chan would've wanted it that way.

Thanks. And um, if you need anything, like, don't hesitate to let me know either, okay? You're right; Usagi would have wanted us to help each other out!

[Suddenly, she remembers something...]

Hey, um, did Usagi like any particular kind of flowers?

Roses were her favorite, I think.

[Hmmm.]

And thank you.

Roses...I wonder what season those grow in...

See, there's this garden and when people go home, sometimes people will plant flowers for them. I um, thought that I would...Oh, um, if it's alright.

[After all, Rei was much closer to Usagi than she was and Pils wouldn't feel right doing it without asking now that she knows this.]

Of course. I think that would be something Usagi-chan would like quite a lot. I believe Roses grow in spring and summer. So, if you plant one in the Memory Garden, it should grow.

Oh! I'll have to plant it before the season's over then...A-And I'll try to find a really good spot in the garden, too! Like, somewhere nice and sunny and stuff...!

Yes, that would be something she'd appreciate.

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