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[a_sin_for_him]

[When Lust appears on the 'gear, she's looking a bit less put together than usual. Not much makeup, still-short hair falling naturally and without any pins or styling. She looks tired.]

I'm sorry have to say, but..

Wrath is no longer among us.

[She leaves it at that. Nothing further she wants to say is anything she's about to put on the public network.]

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[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

[Yeah, that's a thing. Harry didn't know Wrath that well. However he knows how important he was to Lust. So when he spots the video, he'll wait a bit and then go and knock on her door.]

Lust, it's Harry. I'll leave if you need to be alone but I just wanted to check on you.

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[thumbsdown]

Ah... hell, Lust. I'm sorry. Know he meant a lot to you. You need anything?

[He doesn't know how to comfort people very well, but he wants to try for Lust.]

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[a_sin_for_him]

I don't know, but thank you.

Loss is just part of this life. We all know that.

[a_sin_for_him]

It's fine.

[Really, how many times has Lust gone through this? And she'll go through it again - or leave others to do so in her wake. It's unavoidable, it's the price paid for this life.]

[But it feels different, this time. It cuts deeper, sharper. Which is ridiculous, and yet...]

You can come in.

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[shiro2hero]

You too, huh?


I'm sorry -- for what it's worth.

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[maybeitsmabelline]

[Wait--but--her rainbow buddy is gone???]

He..

[Mabel deflates a bit, looking down as she toys with her sleeves.]

I'm really sorry, Lust. Maybe--maybe he'll come back like I did! And then we can have a big ole welcome back party okay?

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[a_sin_for_him]

I'm afraid so.

Maybe he will. It certainly happens - I've been here a very long time and I've seen many come back after vanishing.

[And many more who never returned. But she's hardly going to voice that to a child.]

His things will be here waiting, if he does.

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[a_sin_for_him]

Unfortunately so.

Thank you, Shiro. It's an unfortunate aspect of this life.

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[shiro2hero]

Yeah, that's one way to put it.



Are you going to be all right?

[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

[And he will. Because yeah worried. He'll just lean against the wall slightly when he's in the room.]

Thanks.

I know there's not really anything we can do in this situation to make it better but...if you want to talk. I'm here. Even if it's just a distraction.

[a_sin_for_him]

I will be, thank you. God knows I've been through this dozens of times.

Though it never gets easier.

[And some losses are harder than others. This one, for some reason, feels the hardest.]

[shiro2hero]

No, it doesn't, does it?

I believe you when you say you'll be all right but -- if there's anything you need?

[And maybe helping someone else through it would take his mind off his own recent loss.]

[a_sin_for_him]

What is there to talk about?

[Lust sighs. She isn't being flippant, she just doesn't know what there is to even say.]

I need to pack up his things and put them away.

[Along with all the other packed up boxes of things from those who've left Lust's life. She's starting to amass quite the collection of lives in cardboard containers.]

[But she keeps them all. Just in case.]

[a_sin_for_him]

One would think eventually...

I don't know. Maybe your company, at some point.

[shiro2hero]

I'll give it my best.

Maybe I'll back track from Cianwood.

[a_sin_for_him]

You hardly need to go out of your way, it's alright.

[shiro2hero]

I can still try.

[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

[He nods at that.]

I think it depends. And sometimes it can help later on, even if not right away. I just know personally that keeping everything inside can hurt a lot more then I thought talking would.

[Not that he really had anyone to talk to, but back when his wife died he could have and didn't and things didn't go great after that.]

But that's up to you. Do you want some help with his things though?

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[maybeitsmabelline]

[Mabel nods determinedly.]

I bet he will! This is his home--you and his other family members are here right? And you guys have been here a long time so I think he'll come back!

[There's a hopeful note to her voice because she...really wants to believe that he will.]

I'm gonna make new rainbow things for him for when he does! That way he'll have surprises waiting!

[thumbsdown]

Yeah. Doesn't mean you gotta deal with it alone, though. Want me to come over?

[a_sin_for_him]

It....

Would be appreciated, to be quite blunt.

[a_sin_for_him]

I...

[It's immediate to think to tell him no, not to bother. She doesn't want him to see her so weakened by emotion, so unlike herself. But...if they can't deal with that now, they never will.]

Yes, thank you.

[shiro2hero]

Then I'll do my best to.

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[a_sin_for_him]

Envy and I are both still here, and Envy's been here even longer than I have. Years longer.

That's very kind of you, Mabel. I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

[a_sin_for_him]

And sometimes talking about a thing only makes it feel more real and close.

[Lust stands from the edge of her bed and moves to her vanity, sitting in the elegant little chair there and looking at herself in the mirror. She looks a mess, she knows she does.]

If I feel a need to talk, however...I will. Thank you. And for the offer of help. They're...scattered all over, as children's things are. And god knows I bought him troves of things.