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[first of all, there are several inconsequential doodles. This should be concerning because Nephry just doesn't doodle. Next there are several sentences that are so well crossed out they are unreadable. An ink spot where the pen rested too long on the page. A few more doodles.]

I...think I should go for a walk. I will take my journal with me just in case, however.

[and for those out and about, Nephry can be found standing on the bridge between houses 32 and 33 and Community Housing 5. It is quite the long walk, and it will continue in a short while if she's not interrupted. She will answer written or voiced messages too, of course. ...The doodling is kind of a giveaway that something is wrong here]

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I was hoping that you trusted me enough to be able to give me one.

[after that she's quiet for a while. ...It might be a little hard to hear her answer, because her voice is so soft]

No.

... I see.

[Now it's his turn to be quiet for a moment.]

If there is anything I can do to help...

I...I'm not sure if there's anything that anyone can do.

Something that you need to solve for yourself?

Something that perhaps no one can solve.

Still, that does not mean one should simply give up. There are ways to achieve the impossible; it is just a matter of finding them.

[you obviously don't understand, Regal. And she just doesn't feel up to explaining. She's worn herself out with worrying over this and hasn't been sleeping well]

Of course.

... forgive me for saying so, but you don't sound very convinced.

[whether or not the impossible can be solved isn't really what's on her mind, is all]

I apologize, Regal. I've been very distracted.

If you wish to speak about it, know that I will always be happy to listen. But I will not force you to confront something you would rather not face just yet.

I...wouldn't mind speaking with you. But the privacy of this method is questionable.

Shall I meet you somewhere?

If you'd like.

[it's up to him to suggest a place. She's too tired to think of one]

Would the bridge nearest to my house suffice? We should have some measure of privacy there.

That will be fine.

[and so she will walk there]

Very well.

[He'll set off as well. Given how close it is, it'll only be a couple of minutes before he gets there.]

[it will take her quite a bit longer to go from her bridge to his. She's walking a little slowly this evening, too]

[No worries, he'll just be waiting there for her arrival.]

[well then, here she is. Holding the journal securely closed just in case. It has a habit of picking up things she doesn't want others to hear, after all]

Good evening, Regal.

[He'll note right away how tired and pale she looks. However, he's not going to comment on that, as he suspects she's already well-aware of it.]

Good evening. Will you be warm enough out here?

[Because if not, he'll totally offer her his coat.]

I'm used to much colder weather than this. [at home they call this sort of thing summer]

[He'll nod and then turn to look out over the water, waiting for her to steer the conversation in whatever direction she'd like it to go.]

I find it hard to believe it has been almost a year since I first arrived here. I had hoped I would return home some time ago, but now I find myself questioning whether I still feel the same way.

You don't want to return?

Not until I have found a way to bring someone with me.

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