17th Flight: [Voice/Action]

[skyborne_mage]

Suzu's journal's gone.

[That's the whole of Arche's message. She's going to be heading out to fly around Luceti in a brooding funk if nobody stops her, so you can either catch her before she leaves or see her wandering around outside.]

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[corrinesbell]

[[ooc: if you are willing to accept this as a placeholder and then backlog, I would love to. If not, I totally understand, waiting a weekish is stressful]]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[OOC: I am always good for backlogging, and besides, it's Sheena! If anyone gets to angst with Arche over Suzu's loss, it's her.]

[corrinesbell]

[here, have a backlog of thing]

Where'd it go?

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

... Back to the Malnosso, I gotta assume. I had it set up in her room and I'd gotten to checking on it every morning just in case.

[corrinesbell]

...So she got home.

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Yeah, she did.

Bastards better at least have healed her first.

[corrinesbell]

[a few minutes' quiet]

Betcha aren't as thrilled she got back as you thought you'd be.

[action]

[blue-velocity.livejournal.com]

... Wait, what?

[Sonic's heard the voice entry, and didn't waste a moment rushing outside toward Arche's residence, only to see the witch already out on her broom.]

Arche?

[action]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Oh, Sonic, hey. Guess you got my message, huh?

[She looks... really down.] I saw it this morning... I've been waiting for them to give her back, but... not happening, it looks like.

[action]

[blue-velocity.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I did. Thanks... I've been waiting like you for her to come back.

[It was strange to see normally upbeat, confident Arche that down, but he couldn't blame her. His ears folded a bit, but he did try to stay positive in an attempt to cheer her up.]

If her journal's not here, then she must be home. That's the best place for her to be, right?

[action]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Yeah... Yeah, she's home, she's safe... She's gotta deal with being a ninja, but she's a strong girl, I'm sure she can handle it.

[Despite her words, Arche's expression doesn't lift at all.]

[action]

[blue-velocity.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what you told me too: That it's Suzu, and that she'll be fine.

It just... really sucks, I know. We all want to go home, but it's still hard to have friends leave, not when we've been through so much with them already.

[action]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

No kidding. You want to be happy for 'em, but at the same time, knowing you can't see 'em anymore is just... damn.

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

Suzu is...

[Voice]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Gone, yeah.

[Arche's voice isn't near the journal, but she hasn't left the room when Stella responds. There's the sound of footsteps as she comes back to talk.] Man, if they were gonna do that why didn't they just send her home in the first place, y'know?

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

That's a hard question to answer, I'm afraid, even though I wish I knew.

[Voice]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about that. I didn't really expect an answer, anyway. Just... thinking out loud, a little.

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

I understand. And I'm sorry... You want to be happy for them, because you know they've returned, but it isn't so easy.

[Voice]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's pretty much it exactly... well, you'd know, I guess, since you've been here so long.

[Action]

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

[He heard that voice post, and will be on his rooftop shortly, looking up at the sky for the (predictable) sight of Arche on her broom. Where are you bff?]

[Action]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[She hovers by, looking straight ahead and flying much slower than she usually does. It looks like she's going to miss him completely, but at the last second, she stops and looks down at him.]

Heya, kiddo.

[Action]

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

Hey yourself. [he looks right back up at her, shading his eyes from the glare of the sun]

You okay?

[Action]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[She hovers down towards him to talk easier.]

I'll be fine. Just... trying not to think, right now.

[Action]

[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

... She's back home, at least. Better than being stuck here. [Genis frowns; even he knew how weak that argument was.]

[Action]

[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

I know.

[That's... really all she can think of to say in response.]