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[blastiafreak]

This needs to...No, wait, that's no good...

[The shuffle of papers, the scribbling of a pencil in the background--someone's busy. But the distraction doesn't last long as Rita takes note of the date-]

Wait a minute--September?! How the hell is it--it's almost October again...

How could they bring back Estelle now- What if something-

[ooc: Tags could be late, sorry! I have only about an hour before next class. Strikes are hackable.]

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[blastiafreak]

[Bad end... ;_;]

[She's so hung up on what could happen...She doesn't want to let any of her friends out of her sight.] They won't throw the same curses at us unless it's something we can't fight, like--like the nightmares again, or...

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[stargathering]

[ Or they could both be cursed and make things awful for everyone... ]

[ He tries to pick up their pace as they walk. The sooner they get the rune attached, the less they'll have to worry about. Right? ] We won't get hurt if it's just the nightmares... We... [ He trails off, thinking the other thing he couldn't fight landed him bedridden for a week. ]

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[blastiafreak]

[Now there's a thought...]

[It's not until he's tugging her hand ahead that she realizes he's sped up, and she matches it after a moment. As much as the rune is needed, she can't help but think it won't do much for them. Like if Tyr disappeared again...] I know, but...

Just--You have to be careful, okay? [Don't end up scarred again, Tyr.]

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[stargathering]

[ Evil duo... ]

[ He nods and keeps pulling them forward. He can't even tell her not to worry... It could be him or her or Estelle or anyone else. ]

You, too. And I'll watch out for you... --We can protect each other.

[ As long as they don't kill each other... ]

action; ♥! And heading to class soon. o/

[blastiafreak]

[A non-bickering one...]

...Y-yeah. [Her voice evens out a bit. Though still on edge, she's slightly calmer.] We will.

[Sticking together is the best way to get through this, right?]

action; ♥! Hope you had a good time! \o I'm going to class again soon...

[stargathering]

[ They'll be such a tough boss fight... ]

[ At least she's a little more calm now. Tyr does think the best way to go is to stick together as much as they can. ] Maybe when the time gets closer... We should try to check up on each other every day...

action; ♥! Ah, hope you had fun too! /got this notif 6 hours late... ;_;

[blastiafreak]

[Especially if there was a secret mission, too!]

[That doesn't sound like a bad idea right now. They spend a lot of time together already, but not quite every day.] ...If we could check for curses, then...That would give us a head start.

action; ♥! sob, I'm just going to ignore them and refresh pages...

[stargathering]

[ Yes! It'd be really annoying like get them both accidentally cast at each other. ]

Yeah... It's not hard to just check the devices in the morning, so... We can start with that, then each other.

action; ♥! sob yeah, the best way to do it...;_;

[blastiafreak]

[That would be super annoying! As if the spells weren't already tough enough...]

Just make sure you answer when I do, okay?

action; ♥! ... /crossing fingers that they're back up...

[stargathering]

[ Just need to make it that much tougher-! ]

Same for you. Don't just ignore it and go back to sleep. [ Maybe he was making a joke... ]

action; ♥! I-I think they are-!

[blastiafreak]

[Makes victory that much better?!]

[Maybe...Though she takes it seriously either way.] I wouldn't ignore it. I want to know that everything's okay, too.

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[stargathering]

[ or makes each loss that much more frustrating! ]

Good. [ He hopes she can actually keep to that, but he's still glad he has Rita to rely on and that they can do this for each other. ] If nothing else, we'll be the first to know something is wrong.

action; ♥! yaaaay~! :D

[blastiafreak]

[Sob yes! And there wouldn't be a second try during a curse...]

[She'll try. It is important, and knowing that they at least have a warning system is a bit relieving.] Yeah...And if there is, then you--we'd warn the others.

action; ♥! finally! :'D

[stargathering]

[ ...Nope. ._. Sadly. ]

That's right. And...We can all try to fix whatever it is. [ Tyr thinks this is a good system to have, as long as they don't misuse it in a curse. ]

action; ♥! Aha, yes...;;

[blastiafreak]

[...Bad end. ._.]

If fixing it is even possible. [Cynicism aside, she does like the system. It's better than waiting to find out by scrolling the network.]

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[stargathering]

[ ;___; HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO BAD unless we want it to be. ]

It will be. No matter what happens, there will be some way to fix it... [ Even if it's too late by then... He wonders if anything would have been done if they had this system before. ]

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[blastiafreak]

[Yes, however bad we want it to turn out-!]

That's optimistic... [She doesn't believe it would have changed everything, but...Maybe it could have prevented some things.]

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[stargathering]

[ Yes >:33 ]

It's reasonable. We're not so hopeless that we can't do something. It might still be bad, but... [ It'd be something. ]

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[blastiafreak]

[Hehehe >:3]

We know it's going to be bad, but--we're not just giving up. [Something is better than nothing, even for a pessimist like Rita. They aren't facing the month completely unprepared.]

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[stargathering]

[ The worst ever. ]

[ They couldn't. Not after everything that happened last year. ] That's right. We can't just lay down and take whatever comes at us.

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[blastiafreak]

[I can't waaaait~]

[After everything, they can't just sit and let the City do whatever it pleases with them. Even if there's not much they can do, they won't do nothing at all.] Yeah. I will not let Estelle get hurt this time.

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[stargathering]

[ Me eitheeer. Somehow it's worse when they're trying to be cautious... ]

[ His eyes narrow when she mentions Estelle. Even if he thought it would be less lonely for Rita, she had more to worry about with her in the City. ] ...I'll help you keep her safe. Keep all our friends safe...

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[blastiafreak]

[Makes it even better worse when they fail...]

[She can't really express how much she missed her friend, but for Estelle to return right before October comes up...She's so worried. Rita looks up at Tyr, knowing he'd help but grateful to hear it anyway.] I know...We will. I- [She's relieved to have him, someone she feels she can count on-] ...Thanks.

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[stargathering]

[ It hurts more. :< Definitely better ]

[ He wonders what else she would have said if she continued, but he just took the thanks. ] You, too... I'm glad we can do this together... [ Someone to rely on. ]

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[blastiafreak]

[They fall harder. Much better]

[She's not sure where she was going with it exactly, anyway. For now, she just accepts his support gratefully.] Yeah...It isn't really the kind of thing we could do alone. [And somehow, it's easy to admit that to Tyr.]