[Do you ever have those times where your emotions are so strong about something that you make a stupid decision and a little while later realize that was a bad decision?
Yeah. That's Alisaie right now. Hi. Don't worry about it. It might make things better, honestly.]
[She means she's cursed Sholmes!!!! But also. Uh. There may be a tinge of red to her face when he asks that question. It's definitely because she let Spike pick a drink for her though and nothing else; it's fine.
But also it's not fine??? Alisaie looks away for a long moment before she answers him.]
Losing friends I felt... close to.
I am accustomed to seeing death. Alphinaud and I have seen much and more in our home. But there are always those that are more difficult than others.
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Yeah. That's Alisaie right now. Hi. Don't worry about it. It might make things better, honestly.]
...Sholmes?
[...gestures to the empty seat at her table]
Sit down, if you'd like.
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[He sits at the counter, and...boy, the circles under his eyes are just. There. He's so exhausted.]
[But he does nod over to her.]
Are you alright?
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[...]
I will be. This... is not the first time something like this has happened.
Will you be all right? I know the two of you were close.
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[What's fine, really?]
What do you mean, not the first time...?
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But also it's not fine??? Alisaie looks away for a long moment before she answers him.]
Losing friends I felt... close to.
I am accustomed to seeing death. Alphinaud and I have seen much and more in our home. But there are always those that are more difficult than others.
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...Of course. There are people we hold so closely to ourselves that it hurts all the more when they are gone. And she was...she was one of a kind.
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"Is," Mr. Sholmes. She is one of a kind. We need but only find the way to bring them back to us.