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[So she was going to actually ask something of those of and brought here... At least, until she opened her mouth and a certain someone's boom box went off.]

Tomadou kotoba ataerarete mo jibun no kokoro tada uwa no sora
Moshi watashi kara ugoku no naraba subete kaeru no nara kuro ni suru
Konna jibun ni mirai wa aru no? Konna sekai ni watashi wa iru no?
Ima setsunai no? Ima kanashii no? Jibun no koto mo wakaranai mama
Ayumu koto sae tsukareru dake yo hito no koto nado shiri mo shinaiwa--

[...It seems as though they stopped after that, pausing as though in thought.]

...I wonder if a store is still open. [Because she could indeed use some sake at the moment, dealing with these stubborn children and a brainwashed representative ~~you're next, Pyro Jacks~~. A little later (read: thirty minutes of likely continued perplexing behavior from the aforementioned representative and drinking yet not getting drunk), there is a text because what is trusting her voice with this still occurring?]

What is it you desire during this season? ...Aside from a certain clan deciding whether they wish for a green or white Christmas.

[Other gods know they have had enough of that to last for a few years.]

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[ He is grateful for her taking care of that. But her remark...

He thinks about the last words he shared with his sister before she died, and he finds he can't really remember what they were - just that they were angry. However, he knows that he's not mad at his sister anymore, and certainly the last words they exchanged were not at all on his mind when he met her again here. He wonders if something like that happened with this woman and her brother or if it was something else, but either way he's sure if she misses her brother, then her brother probably misses her too. ]

If it's been a long time since you saw each other, I'm sure that he'd be happy just to see you again. As you say, it is a wonderous gift to spend time with someone you've been long separated from.

[...She hated it sometimes when humans were right and she, one above them,was wrong. Especially when it concerned family. Yet in this case, she would admit it. Just this once. It just took her a few days to one, get over the shock, and two, swallow her pride.]

You are, and were, correct. Thank you, child.

[aw, she even said thank you! ~~she must be in a really good mood.~~

> ...?

> You feel a faint hint of genuine gratitude coming from the other person...]

[ Minato is a little surprised when he checks his messages at work a few days later to find this. When she hadn't responded within a day, he'd assumed that maybe she wouldn't in the end. But when he reads it, he smiles. ]

I hope you find him again.
Also, best wishes in the new year.

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