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[silver_lucifer]

[There's a moment where things are silent except for the singing hum of a Vibrava's wings; half of his team's visible - Bahamut hovering behind flickering in and out of view, Karma in his arms - looking like a halfway respectable fish instead of the saddest zombie-fish ever, while Iago the Arbok has his head resting on Kuja's shoulder like an oversized scaly dog. He's still not fond of large broadcasts, particularly when he's honestly a bit upset, but he knows Zidane had to know other people in Johto - and Zidane is still the best exception to his uneven relationship with things like "responsibility" and "morals".]


If anyone in Johto knew my brother, Zidane Tribal -

He's been sent home; there's no sign of his pokémon that I've seen, but if anyone finds them, I would appreciate word that they're alright. [And he can't even say he knows whether or not Zidane is alright, considering what he understands so far of this 'Cycle of Conflict'.]

[Already uncomfortable with being this public with it, there's another pause before the cuts off the feed.]

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[usedfeint.livejournal.com]

[You know, your pokemon aren't the only ones worried about you. Ritz is just walking over after the feed and setting a hand on his shoulder.] I could have done that, you know. You didn't have to.

[Bijou is just going to walk over and affectionate-headbutt your leg, Kuja, and most of Ritz's team is only holding off trying to be comforting because they grasp that they're huge.]

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

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He was my brother... I should be the one to take care of things, if anyone.

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[usedfeint.livejournal.com]

...Still. [Ritz is clearly, well, worried about Kuja. She didn't- Zidane was important, but mainly because he was Kuja's brother.] It's not like it's the end of the world, right? He's pretty smart, I don't think he'll get in too much trouble, wherever he went.

[Bijou is turning her head up to lick at Kuja's hand, grabbing it with her front feet.]

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

[] He's from - ahead of me; from what he and the others he knew from then had said, it wasn't an exactly pleasant situation... but he does have friends, there. [] I doubt they'd lose.

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[usedfeint.livejournal.com]

...[Ritz is just going to nod and- yeah, you get a hug, mister.]

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

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[usedfeint.livejournal.com]

[Tough shit, buddy. She's going to hug you until it stops being new and unusual.]

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[shiromadoushi]

Are you all right...?

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

I'll live; whatever else may be coming, I expect he'll be well off enough back home, and from what he'd said, I'll be seeing him again. []

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[shiromadoushi]

[[a small nod]] That's the important thing, right? Knowing that you're not separate forever. [[so very clueless of the home situation]]

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

Of course. [] Besides, he has friends at home that must be waiting for him by now.

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[shiromadoushi]

And you still have friends here to keep you company until you get back there yourself.

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

[]

'Struth... Johto certainly isn't a bad place to be. []

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[paladinlost]

Zidane is-

[Cecil can't even finish his sentence before he drops the Pokégear. Only his shoes can be seen, now.]

...Thank you for telling us.

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

.... []

It was the least I could do. []

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[paladinlost]

[After a minute, a hand finally comes down to pick up the Gear. The image shakes slightly.]

Still, there are those who cannot... I'll keep an eye out. Should I find any of his Pokémon, you'll be the first to know.

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

[]

...Thank you. It is much appreciated.

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[paladinlost]

[By the time Cecil's face is shown again, he's managed a shaky smile.]

Hopefully neither of us will have to search very long. They tend to find friends of their old trainers quickly.

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

[] Ritz is keeping an eye out as well; Azalea's a small town, so unless they'd wandered into the woods, there's not a lot of ground to cover here - and I can't see that they'd have reason to roam there.

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[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

Your brother went home...?

[Ven can understand how that feels, Terra's come and gone multiple times since he first arrived in Johto over a year ago. It's never easy]

M'sorry, um...

[Is this a Sir or Ma'am? Give him a moment or two to ponder this, he doesn't want to be rude]

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

Yes... Did you know him? []

My name is Kuja. []

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[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

[Funny thing about that, he did meet the previous Zidane once, so...]

He gave me some advice about girls once, a while back.

[Twas your bro all right]

Kuja then. I hope he comes back soon; my brother's left a few times over so I think I know how you feel. My name's Ven.

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

[]

Thank you - I certainly do hope to see him again.

[] Depending on the advice, I'd be careful - he's very caring, and usually good with people, but he's occasionally done a little too well with girls. Enough to get slapped.

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[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

Ouch... [He has to wince a little at that idea] I actually don't remember why I asked, but I don't think he told me anything like that at least.

I think when people have somebody waiting for them, they're bound to come back one day. A friend of mine recently did, and it had been months.

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[silver-lucifer.livejournal.com]

You're probably a little young to run into that sort of problem. []

[] ...I certainly hope so; I'll be watching for him. At least, this isn't a bad place to be waiting.