Video Post: Saying Goodbye -- Backdated to last week

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[When the video starts, there's no parade of excited Pokemon. Angel doesn't laugh as the feed clicks on, and none of her human friends come on screen to join her. For a long moment, she's quiet, stroking the soft head of a young Hoothoot. For those who care to look closely, Angel's eyes are puffy and rimming with yet unshed tears.]

I... do not know how many of you knew Athena. [Her voice was rough and worn, weighed down by her apparent grief.] But... her Pokemon appeared in my box this morning. She is not answering her 'gear. She's not... here with us.

[Angel shifted in order to wrap her arms around herself.]

It... is for that reason that I must conclude that she has left the region and gone home. [A breath, and a shaky one at that.] If nothing else, she is with her beloved now. We... can rejoice in that much.

[With that, Angel gracelessly shuts the feed off. Anyone who responds, however, will be responded to, though it may take some time.]

Comments

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I don't know. Pandora is awful, I am sure you have surmised as much. But Athena... [Athena was terrifying, and surely could overcome anything that got in her way. But Pandora had a habit of ripping apart even the best of soldiers.

She wanted to hope that the gladiator would come through. But she couldn't bring herself to truly believe it.]

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Yeah... but Athena.

[She had made quite the impression on Jean, leaving him to think she'd be okay on her own.]

If it helps at all, she seemed like one of the most competent soldiers I've ever met. I think she would have gotten along pretty well with my Commander, if he'd ever showed up here.

[Gods, when was the last time he thought about Commander Erwin?]