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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It never ceases to amaze me how stupid people can be.

They-they had good reason to be angry with me. A-And to say those things... [ His voice is quiet and distant as if remembering those very words. He's not sure if they were right or if they were wrong. At the time though? He felt them to be the truth and it's lingered with him for a rather long time. ] I shouldn't have done what I did. S-so maybe they were right.

Maybe. But you could not have known it would attract such a creature.

I know. But summoning in my world is-it's illegal. I. I shouldn't have been doing it a-at all. And I...I should have been put to death as a result of my actions. But instead they... [ let him live, which is more painful than dying would ever be. ]

They chose to let you live. And serve out penance.

Or. Or to-to suffer f-for what I did. [ He hunches slightly more gripping his hands into fists just a bit more tightly. ] Being sorry is-is a lot harder then being g-gone.

[ Because knowing you can't fix it and living with that, is so much harder than simply being gone and having no more worries left. ]

Its fine. I don't mind listening. Its what I would do for Usagi-chan.

I. I appreciate Rei. Th-thank you. [ For at least listening if nothing else. ] If-if you ever need to talk...I-I'll certainly listen as well.

[ It's honestly the least he can do, and it's something to make things better. ]

You...have helped me a lot already. T-thank you.

[ He lets out a stunted laugh at that, and looks anywhere but at Rei. ] I-I don't know how. But it-it's nice of you t-to say so.

[ The only thing he did was burden her with more terrible information. Not the best way to help someone. ] I'm sorry. I should...go now. I-I apologize, again, f-for all this.

[ He's a bit ashamed at his own behavior to be honest. He's definitely overstayed his welcome. ]

Fifth Prayer: Loss

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