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[silversnowfall]

[It was almost a relief, to hear about so many people going home recently, even as more were due to arrive.

It was too sad to mention, knowing that one of those people was Professor Nebilim. That she wasn't really returning to anything. Just to the completion of a sad tale of a boy who thought he should be able to do everything.

And now Nephry is lonely. She has been, off and on, for a while; she feels it especially strongly today. At first she tried cleaning the kitchen but now she's sitting there, chin against her hands, staring at the table. With almost half of the house away or out of commission...things are quiet.

In the silence, she turns to her journal for a while.]

What do you believe happens...when you die?

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[ voice ]

[deceases]

Doesn't it all just depend on your own will to change? It's only a matter of forcing yourself, after all.

[ voice ]

[silversnowfall]

[He is lucky to believe it's that easy, too. Perhaps it has been, for him.]

If you force yourself, are you really changing your mind?

[ voice ]

[deceases]

... [ a pause, but then he sighs lightly. ]

I've never had to, so I wouldn't be able to tell. [ no, he's actually had to force himself before, but.. he isn't talking about that now, not just to anyone. ]

Your name. What is it?

[ voice ]

[silversnowfall]

[There's something unreadable in the pause, hm? Its existence says something.]

Nephry. May I have yours?

[ voice ]

[deceases]

Natsuno. Natsuno Yuuki. Although I prefer it when people don't call me by my first name.

[ voice ]

[silversnowfall]

[Oh dear. It is not immediately apparent which of those is his first name.]

I prefer when people don't address me by my last. So that's fair.

[ voice ]

[deceases]

Does it make you feel old or something?

[ voice ]

[silversnowfall]

No, I just feel it's too formal for most situations.

[ voice ]

[deceases]

Sometimes it's good to keep a little distance though.