Seventh Fall - [Voice/Action]

[nothisbrother]

[Though he wouldn’t say it out loud, Naoi knew something was wrong.

Yuri had been gone for over a month now. Missions generally didn’t last that long—at least from what he’d seen and experienced himself. And Yuri of all people wouldn’t allow them to last that long. As much as the two of them don’t get along, daily threats in practically all of their conversations, he knows her and how she is. She’s a leader; she pushes forward and gets things done quickly, especially when she has a house of idiots (not including God and Otonashi of course) to get back to before everyone kills each other.

But today he understands why things have been so strange.

As he walks past Yuri’s bedroom, her door is slightly open. He normally wouldn’t care and think much of it but that’s not how it was left and there’s something different about the inside of the room from what he can see. He pushes open the door all the way and…

…It’s empty, with the exception of a few things.

Ah. So that explains it all.

He’s been through two similar instances like this (when Otonashi and Hinata first left) so he doesn’t even need to question what’s going on. In a way though, he’s disappointed that she’s gone. They may not have been “friends” but Yuri had been with him here the longest and he respected her and she understood him in some ways the others didn't, though it may not have shown very well at all just by looking and listening to them. It was a silent understanding and respect.

But her leaving also reminds him that he has yet to do anything with this “second chance” he’s been given and could be sent home any day himself with nothing accomplished. He’s come to realize that his lifestyle here has reflected his childhood almost perfectly, and that alone is enough to scare him. So after reading his letter and moving some of the guns she left behind to his room, he decides it’s time for him to change that.

Housemates, expect a knock at your bedroom doors. God has a letter for everyone and Yotsuba even gets an extra present from Naoi himself. Just a little something he needs to get rid of and move on.

When he’s done distributing letters and explaining things to everyone in the house, he opens up his journal to make an entry]

Yuri Nakamura has returned to the world of the miserable and the dead. She’s gone. She left behind letters for Mr. White Knight [Yes he’s referring to you Hisoka. You better understand otherwise you get no letter!!!], Sokka, Hayate, Shinji, Rin, Tsuzuki, Ange and Isamu. Come by house forty to pick them up if you want them, God doesn’t have time to personally search for you all.

[Later in the day, anyone is free to catch him at the battle dome, setting up a scenario or in his chamber practicing shooting strange blobby shadows on what looks like school grounds with the guns he took from Yuri’s room.]

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[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang tries to focus on the positive side of things when people go home. After all, it's where they can belong and, even if they came from tight spots, there's usually some chance of happiness awaiting them. But it's different when regarding the deceased - and Naoi's tone isn't very helpful. Even with the playful way Yuri regarding her death... he felt hurt. And he responded very quickly.]

Yuri? No...

[Action]

[frequent_flyer]

[Hinata responds to the knock at his door after a few moments of shuffling, apparently sitting entirely too close to his computer screen, cocooned in a blanket. The heroine of the visual novel he was reading was spilling her tragic life story, so forgive him if he's slightly misty eyed when he answers the door.]

[He was less than impressed that Naoi was the one who had knocked, perking a brow at the letter thrust at him.] Eh? What's this..?

[He unfolds the letter, holding it up and skimming it over. That, coupled with the explanation Naoi soon gives him, is just...]

[His expression crumbles, slumping his shoulder against the doorframe.] Th-thanks for... giving me this. [He forces as much of a smile as he can muster, which honestly isn't much of anything. It's painful. It's agonizing. But he can't show that. Not any more than his sunken expression already does, anyway.]

action; please correct me if anything is off since i'm making some assumptions here...

[trainwrecking]

[Of course Otonashi has noticed Yuri's absence, despite never getting to speak with her himself. When he finds Naoi at his door with a letter from Yuri, a cold dread settles in his stomach.

Writing letters just isn't Yuri's style. After reading it over, he glances off to the side, his feelings mixed. It meant some level of freedom from this, did it not? People spoke of Luceti as such a dreaded, unforgiving land that the afterlife seems like child's play in comparison.

Still, death is death. Otonashi takes a deep breath and folds the letter. He will have time to sort out how he feels on the matter. Right now, he has an entire house full of people connected to Yuri ― each of them close to her. Even Naoi, surely. Come hell or high water, he wants to make sure everyone acknowledges the pain he knows they must feel. The first step to moving forward is mourning.

And Naoi? You won't get out of this acknowledgment. The first words out of his mouth aren't words of shock or anger, no, not an expression of the ice in his chest or the twist of his stomach. They're understanding, worried.]

Ah... thank you. [Then, more softly:] Are you― no, will you be okay with this?

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[At the battle dome, Kouki notice a boy setting up a scenario at the consoles.

► Leave him be.
► [Check him out.]

...Platonically. And of course Kouki's curious about what kind of scenario this boy is doing and how he fights.

So he walks over and take a peek.]

voice;

[entreats]

[ .. Geez. She figured this might happen after seeing Hinata's post before, but.. it's still so stupid. People returning from this place to go back home, she's almost turning numb to it by now. It's happened too many times before, so much that she mostly only still clings to Keiichi. Anyone else could just disappear whenever, she knows it. ]

Sounds like you're out of someone to yell at.

[Action]

[rollypolyclover]

Yotsuba is coming! Who's there?!

[She throws open the door to her room and stares right at Naoi... Oh, well she wasn't expecting Naoi of all people to come and knock on her door. Normally he just barges in anyway. The disappointment is clear on her face as she goes to shut the door, keeping it open far enough so there's a crack she can see Naoi from.]

I've been good today, very good. Yotsuba's hair is in top form.

action;

[contaeoro]

[This is the first time Maiza has done more than peek into the Battle Dome. He doesn't understand the weird technology here or how to use them or what actually happens when they're in use, but it's never too late to check them out right? He wanders in, looking around, and spots Naoi at one of the machines.

He doesn't know the kid, but he seems to be the only one around and Maiza, alchemist senses tingling, has answers he wants to get.]

'Scuse me. I was wondering how these machines work.

[action]

[shinesbrightest]

[Yuri was gone now, too? Just the fact that she's gone stings more than he expected it to, but knowing what she was going back to... That only made it hurt more. He doesn't want to deal with this. It would be better to just ignore it.

...but he can't. She was his friend. It takes a lot to convince himself to go, but eventually, he makes his way to house forty and knocks on the door. This feels so awkward and he doesn't want to be here, but maybe if he gets it over with quick...]

[voice]

[rashness]

Uh, do you mean me?