005 ♫ Loss

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[Zoisite is at the piano again. The unmistakable strains of the Moonlight Sonata accompany him. They are small comfort, to judge by his pained expression. The notes conjure impressions of a tall forest with a breeze winding through the tree limbs.

He will miss that unity. With his face in profile to the video feed, he speaks to the people who will be interested, but whom he would rather not approach.]

For the time being, Kunzite has been lost from these worlds.

[He cannot entirely bring himself to believe his friend's strength will not be enough to break through again. And yet... perhaps this is truly Kunzite's requiem.]

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[violontide]

( she remainds silent; drinking in the melody for a little while... )

... No one is safe, it seems.

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[This time, he has no buried jabs at her princess. While he has never appreciated her qualities of faith and hope as practical, the iron will and strength of Kunzite have not been enough, either.

Then, what is?]

Perhaps there is nothing that prevents this. Perhaps it is only by chance.

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[violontide]

I would imagine that's true. Some of us remain, while others are taken. It is the same as when we arrived; there were others missing then, too.

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If there is no accounting for it, there is no predicting it. However, it has certainly happened; my music no longer reaches him.

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[violontide]

( her silence is her acknowledgement )

... What will you do now?

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I will do what it takes to remedy this situation.

[How wonderfully vague of him. The name Hades may be crossing his mind; but he's putting it off still, for now.]

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[violontide]

( that vagueness is a little worrisome, little shitennou... ) I see. ... Be careful not to tread in dangerous waters.

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[Sometimes the wind becomes a gale.]

I will do as I see fit.

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[aangin_loose]

I know we're not friends, but I'm sorry your friend vanished.

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[Oh, Aang. For just a second, Zoisite actually looks surprised, before he glances back, briefly, to the keys of the piano.]

The sympathy is appreciated.

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[aangin_loose]

Do you need anything?

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My needs are provided for. [His ability to realize Aang doesn't mean bare necessities, however...]

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[aangin_loose]

I don't just mean like... basic things. Someone to talk to or something sweet to eat or something like that.

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Were you familiar with Kunzite, while he was here?

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[aangin_loose]

No, I didn't get to know him. [And he feels badly about that. Not at all like a certain Princess, is he?] What's he like?

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[In this case, that isn't a good thing.

Zoisite, admittedly, knows a different Kunzite than many people might describe. He knows the man who was attentive, even tender in his hobby, the man who was steadfastly loyal to his lord, the man who was good-hearted as well as proud and strong.]

Kunzite was the leader of those of us who served as retainers and guardians to Master Endymion.

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[aangin_loose]

Oh, so you're a bodyguard! Who's Master Endymion? What's he like?

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[share_a_parfait]

Oh no..

[She wasn't really that close to Zoisite or anything but she knew what it was like to lose someone. She at least still had someone she still knew from home here bu as far as she could tell Zoisite only had the other Shittennou]

I'm sorry that he's gone.

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Osaka Naru. [He speaks her name almost as if placing it, though he knows her perfectly well by now.]

You are also concerned with his absence? [A kind-hearted girl.]

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[share_a_parfait]

[Bows her head when he says her name before looking back up]

Well sure. I mean, I might not have known him that well but I don't wish for anyone to get swallowed up by the darkness.

Are you going to be okay?

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I will play my music until they can each hear it once more. [It's as close to a yes as he can give; he knows how to be patient and wait, and gently prod the circumstances he finds himself in.]

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[share_a_parfait]

[That's a little.... weird but it is Zoisite and he's always going on about his music. Plus it helps that she's seen what it can do to the heartless. Still, she isn't sure how to respond]

They could always come back. [She added]

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That is possible. [He has seen it happen before, here.] However, I will not make my plans relying on that.

[This is probably not a good sign; with Endymion never here and Kunzite now gone, he's growing increasingly desperate.]

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[share_a_parfait]

what are you going to do instead? [Puzzles over it for a moment]

Are you going to try to defeat the heartless or something, to try and restore your world? [The king thought it was possible to restore worlds, didn't he? It was a sobering thought.. in a way. Restoring the worlds the way they were, meant she might never see Nephrite again. She didn't let her own concern color her responses]

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Perhaps as a beginning. [He can match himself against them; he already fights them to support himself.]