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wishgrant
2012-05-25 06:21 am (UTC)
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[ By the time Al gets into the room, Luca's apparently made the smart decision to
not
crawl under his bed and hide or run for the hills.
Instead, he's sitting silently on top of it, fidgeting and watching the door nervously. ]
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al_truism
2012-05-25 06:34 am (UTC)
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[Al comes in and sits on the bed next to him, draping an arm around him.]
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wishgrant
2012-05-25 06:37 am (UTC)
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[ After some momentary surprise, Luca leans into him. ]
Are you mad at me?
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al_truism
2012-05-25 06:39 am (UTC)
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I'm not mad at you.
[Al's voice is much softer, now. He strokes his hair with a sigh.]
I'm worried. Like when you were standing on that rusted ride in the carnival.
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wishgrant
2012-05-25 06:43 am (UTC)
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Oh.
[ For a little while, he doesn't say anything else. Then-- ]
I just wanna bring Negi back for you. So we can all be together, an' you'll be happy again.
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al_truism
2012-05-25 07:02 am (UTC)
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... I know you do, dear one.
But when someone goes... you just have to let them go. Even if it hurts. We can't play God.
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wishgrant
2012-05-25 07:05 am (UTC)
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Then what can we do? What can
I
do?
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al_truism
2012-05-25 07:10 am (UTC)
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The hardest, bravest thing there is.
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wishgrant
2012-05-25 07:13 am (UTC)
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...What?
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al_truism
2012-05-25 07:14 am (UTC)
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We keep him close in our memories, and we continue living, and we find happiness again.
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wishgrant
2012-05-25 07:22 am (UTC)
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But I want 'im to be here with us for real.
[ It's almost a whisper. ]
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al_truism
2012-05-25 05:03 pm (UTC)
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I know, sweetheart.
[Al whispers back, stroking his hair.]
I know. But when someone goes away like this... we have to let them go.
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wishgrant
2012-05-26 03:45 am (UTC)
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But if you let 'em go, isn't it better t' forget?
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al_truism
2012-05-26 03:46 am (UTC)
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You know what Negi always used to tell me?
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wishgrant
2012-05-26 03:55 am (UTC)
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[ He finally looks up at Al. ]
What?
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al_truism
2012-05-26 06:57 pm (UTC)
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"It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all."
He plays with Luca's hair.
"I'd rather have had just a few years with him than have never known him at all."
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action;
Instead, he's sitting silently on top of it, fidgeting and watching the door nervously. ]
action;
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[Al's voice is much softer, now. He strokes his hair with a sigh.]
I'm worried. Like when you were standing on that rusted ride in the carnival.
action;
I just wanna bring Negi back for you. So we can all be together, an' you'll be happy again.
action;
But when someone goes... you just have to let them go. Even if it hurts. We can't play God.
action;
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[Al whispers back, stroking his hair.]
I know. But when someone goes away like this... we have to let them go.
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He plays with Luca's hair.
"I'd rather have had just a few years with him than have never known him at all."