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[shadowsher]

 [ Even after his headache of a month, filled with British accents and a curious set of memories, Mikale is still not feeling "settled". Maybe especially after that crazy time. He's been looking around for ways to stay busy, like a job or picking up new hobbies, but eventually has to come to terms with some facts: He is stuck here and no amount of busy work will keep him from being a bit very lonely. Especially considering he hasn't been without his best friend like this in a long time. ]

Okay, so... Hi. I'm Mikale. I got here... recently enough. I guess. So... [ His call is off to an awkward start. It's public, right? He's not sure how to behave for a public call like this. Especially one with video. ] A lot of you have been here longer than me, so... I guess you'd know better than me about this. [ sigh ] 

How do you stop missing someone who isn't here? Like if you miss her-- uh, it... them, really... kinda badly. Is there a ritual or something, like for getting rid of bad spirits? A tea I can drink? Does missing people work that way? 

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[silvercoins]

I guess you make new friends and try not to dwell on it.

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[shadowsher]

I'm supposed to replace her? [ ... is that he heard. ]

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[silvercoins]

No. But it'll hurt less if you have other people.

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[shadowsher]

Yeah well... there aren't many other people. [ Because you know, this is clearly a ghost town.

Mikale is just bad at socializing. ]

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[silvercoins]

Isn't it a big city? I thought, at least.

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[papillonmagique]

[And here's a Zoe looking rather thoughtful.] I don't believe there's a way you can really stop missing them, though it would be nice if tea could do that.

... The feeling does gradually fade in time, but it never really goes away, I'm afraid.

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[shadowsher]

I'm really stuck with this?

[ Now he wishes Satouw as here even more. She'd have a cure. She always has cures. ]

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[papillonmagique]

Like I said, it will fade. But rest assured that you're not alone in missing someone. [Zoe really misses her family and bff Clare.]

Your best bet, however, would be not to dwell on it.

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[shadowsher]

There's not much else to do around here.

[ Even all of his hobbies remind him of her at this moment. But he really does himself no favors by being a bit obsessive. ]

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[all_wound_up]

I don't think you can get rid of that feeling with magic.

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[shadowsher]

You sure? What about a miracle cure?

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[all_wound_up]

You miss them because you care about them, don't you? Wouldn't that be like wanting to stop caring? That's too sad...

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[shadowsher]

... Yeah, I guess. [ He doesn't want that either. Forgetting Satou would be the worst thing he could do to her. ] I don't think even a miracle cure could get me to stop caring.

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[darkens]

[Hoshi misses her friends, too. A lot. :c If only magic could do something for that ache.]

I do not believe there is a remedy for such a thing. As time passes, the pain may become dull... but it never truly goes away.

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[shadowsher]

Oh.

So I just have to wait?

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[darkens]

Perhaps. It is said that "time heals all wounds," but I don't know how true that is.

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[shadowsher]

Whoever said that has never bled to death.

[ Normal conversation topic, right? Wait, probably not. If only he could retract sent messages. ]

I'm not bleeding. Are you missing someone too?

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[doesasordered]

I don't think anything like that would work, short of amnesia. If you miss someone, you will miss them. I think it'd be better to keep the memory of them instead of forcing it away. Until you meet them again, the memory is all you have.

[N-Not that he's speaking from experience or anything.]

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[shadowsher]

You make it sound like it's gonna be a long time before I see her again.

[ Which can't be the case. Or else... he has no idea. ]

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[doesasordered]

Not necessarily. I don't know your circumstances. But if she means that much to you, why would you want to forget?

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[shadowsher]

I don't want to forget, just... [ He sighs, seeing the point. Hurting is a lot better than making her sad. ] Okay, you're right.

Still sucks.

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[selematpagi]

[ Hi Mikale. ]

You want to stop missing someone...? Why would you wanna do that? Isn't that supposed to be a good thing?

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[shadowsher]

[ Hey you. ]

How is it good to be in pain?

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[selematpagi]

[ Well when he puts it like that... ]

Uhh - 'cuz you were happy before? I don't know! There's a chance that they might show up here, right?

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[shadowsher]

[ Nope. ]

Well, maybe... I dunno... It'd be nice... [ sigh. ] I mean, I was happy before... I know she'd tell me to be happy now too.