heart and soul

[soldieronwards]

The ground falls out beneath you. You're in midair, you're surrounded by swirling clouds, and there's nowhere stable to put your feet. The space between your body and the turbulence around you feels poorly defined as well; where do you end and your surroundings begin? Is there a stable you in the first place?

But eventually--

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[emomachine]

[lifts pillow to inspect the mysterious scrap]

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[soldieronwards]

It's a note, written in an elegant, feminine hand.

James,

I haven't forgotten either.

--N.

A distant memory of a kiss tugs at your awareness as you touch the paper for just a moment, and then it's gone.

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[emomachine]

[o-oh]

[going to pick that note up and have some feelings for a minute]

She's waiting for you. . . right?

[and sets it on top of the pillow]

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[soldieronwards]

It looks like there's something on the other side of the note: something else written on it, in much plainer writing, along with a simple drawing of a flower.

PASSWORD #1

⚘

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[emomachine]

[. . . flowers aren't words though???]

[but taking note of that before moving to the nightstand]

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[soldieronwards]

There's not much out of the ordinary about it, but a white scrap of cloth sits on top of it.

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[emomachine]

[picks that up]

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[soldieronwards]

On closer examination, it's a bandage. Touching it brings to mind a sudden memory of physical blows exchanged--but there's no anger or actual pain there, only pride and satisfaction.

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[emomachine]

[. . .?? Enjoying fighting? What?]

[Is there anything else notable about it?]

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[soldieronwards]

There's no sense that anybody got hurt in that flicker of memory, at least. It was more like some kind of exercise? Weird.

Nothing else.

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[emomachine]

[hm, well, leaves that where it was]

[last but not least, the closet]

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[soldieronwards]

The door pulls open with only a little resistance, but there doesn't seem to be anything much in there--it's dark and empty.

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[emomachine]

[huh. well, this doesn't seem like a room that needs much help anyway]

[heading out whenever nagisa and clear do]

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[soldieronwards]

Nagisa is already out.