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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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[wise_maiden]

[A soft, nervous laugh.] You wouldn't be incorrect.

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[silversnowfall]

Goodness, I hope the residents of this house didn't leave that bad of an impression on you.

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[wise_maiden]

... it's not that any of you have left a bad impression.

[But of course Nephry would know that; she was obviously teasing.] In any case, I'm here now.

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[silversnowfall]

And I shouldn't make you stand in the doorway. Please come in.

[The house has undergone some changes since Raine was last a guest. It feels larger...and, to Nephry at least, a great deal more welcoming.]

Everything is ready in the kitchen.

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[wise_maiden]

Thank you. [It had already felt large to Raine the last time she was here, but that was because she was a child. It's a little strange to still get that impression even as an adult.

Still, the feeling upon stepping in is strange, almost nostalgic, as if it was a place she hadn't seen in many years... and in some ways, it was.]

The house seems different somehow. [Quieter? No, that wasn't it either.] Did you do some renovating?

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[silversnowfall]

Yes, it's much larger now. We were getting a bit too crowded to handle everyone and...the changes they wanted to make.

[And they had only one bathroom.]

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[wise_maiden]

I'm glad that you were able to have that worked out.