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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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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

[He's a little surprised at the comment.]

Huh?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Well... maybe not worried. But you're looking for someone, right?

[Around here that's about the only thing people are doing half the time, between disappearances and kidnappings nearly every day.]

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

[This kid was like a mind reader or something!]

Kind of, yeah! I was looking for my roommate, Luneth. I think he went out while I was sleeping, so I couldn't find him.

Are you looking for someone too?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Naw. Just really observant for a kid.]

No... they've gone where I can't find them.

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

[That sounded sad. Link's kind of concerned now.]

Where you can't-- were they kidnapped?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

A friend was. [Tossing a stone. He still fails at skipping.] My brother went home.

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Two people at once? No wonder he was kinda upset.]

That sounds... [Lonely, but he probably didn't need to hear that. Instead, Link tries to cheer him up.] I'm sure your friend and your brother will be okay. Your brother's back home, right? He won't have to worry about the experiments there.

[He's assuming, of course.]

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Probably not. [But that doesn't mean it's okay that he's gone.] But he's not from my world, so... I'll probably never see him again.

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Pause.] Sorry.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...It's okay. It happens a lot here.

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but... It's sad when your sibling goes away. [Speaking from experience.] Especially when they're taken away.

At least you had fun while he was still here, right?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, you're right. I should be happy for him...

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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.

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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?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

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

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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?

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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.]

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I dunno... we're not really brothers, so...

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

But you're still close.

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah... we were brothers for a long time.

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

Then it'll be okay.

[He grabs the bag hanging from his belt.] Do you want a cookie?

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[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Mm. [He perks up a bit.] You have cookies?

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[outsetsailor.livejournal.com]

Yeah! I got them yesterday, so they're still really good. My friend made them.

[He opens the bag.] You can take as many as you want. I have more at home.