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[silversnowfall]

[This is a hard thing to start. "I regret to inform you" sounds too stiff and formal; "Sorry to say" too informal and flippant. Just jumping in feels cold. But what, then?]

Susanne fon Fabre has gone home. [This one hits her particularly hard, and she has to stop a moment and resettle her voice.] I'm sorry.

[Asch and Luke]

You are welcome to come and see if she has left anything for you. I felt it would be remiss of me to go through her things, if any remain.

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[fabrecation]

[There's some misery on Luke's face, though he tries to force it away by giving a smile of his own. It's... pretty forced as a result, but it's something.]

Hey. [And he steps inside, already looking around and noticing a particular absence.] Uh... do you know if Asch heard?

[action]

[silversnowfall]

I sent the message to him as well, but he hasn't responded yet. ...I know it's hard. For both of you.

[The smile is gone. In its place she puts a hand on Luke's shoulder.]