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[Simon's feeling kind of down on his luck today; Denzel's gone, Cloud's still with Tifa, and Anise's kidnapping is sort of the icing on the cake. He's hanging out by the southern river closest to the shop plaza, attempting to skip stones.

Someone come cheer the kid up?]

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[fffff where did that stone come from, that was really good.]

[sempre-ridere.livejournal.com]

[ well hey, Yamamoto's not doing anything in particular ... ]

Yo. What are you up to?

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[openedcage.livejournal.com]

[Lute quirks his head a bit to the side. It seems, in the moment he's paused, that a bird has perched on his shoulder.]

Oh! I think I've seen this before. I never tried it, though.

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Um... hi. I'm skipping stones. [Or trying and failing miserably, anyway.]

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[What's with the bird? Ah well. It's weird to find someone else who doesn't know how to do it.]

I used to know, but it's been a long time.

[sempre-ridere.livejournal.com]

Haha, I see. Mind if I gave it a shot?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Sure, if you want to. [Not like he owns the river.]

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[openedcage.livejournal.com]

[He sets his bags down and crouches to find a rock. The bird hops to his head and seems to have gained a friend by now.]

Aaah, I know how you feel. It's hard to remember things like this after so long, isn't it?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon nods absently, turning the rock between his fingers for a moment before tossing it into the river.]

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

[And now she's going to pat his head there as she gets closer]

Hey there.

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[openedcage.livejournal.com]

[Lute finds a rock, stands up straight again, and attempts to skip it. Plop! It does nothing but go straight down. He laughs lightheartedly.]

It's not very easy, either.

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

It's okay to be a little sad, though.

[Offers a smile.] He's probably thinking about you too.

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Who what whe- oh. OH IT'S THE CREEPY LADY.]

...H-hi...

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Maybe. If he didn't forget about me. [That's happened before, after all.]

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

Do people forget each other when they go back home?

[compos-mentis.livejournal.com]

[HI KID. She's going to sit next to you here]

Not very good at that, are you?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Sometimes. Not always, but it still happens...

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[.........Pout.]

Guess not.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Huh. At least Simon's not complete fail, then.]

I guess it isn't. I wonder if anybody else around here knows how.

[mog-summoner.livejournal.com]

[Little kid coming up behind you]

What are you doing?

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

[Kicks his feet, sending a rock into the river, before commenting.] I don't think he forgot. Siblings don't forget each other.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...You really believe that?

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Whoa, there's a lot of kids around here.]

...Skipping stones.

[mog-summoner.livejournal.com]

I looked like you were just throwing them. [Though she wasn't really paying too much attention to the details]

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

[Nods.] Yeah, because you're family. You never really forget, even though a lot of things are happening. You always think about each other.

...I think. [He rubs the back of his head, feeling awkward.]