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[therewerefifty]

Who: Makie and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Windrose
When: After the shuffle

[She came, she saw, she stole a bunch of stuff, she left.  Makie isn't surprised by Lilly vanishing so quickly, and in some ways she thinks it's better-- these ships are too stark, too cooped up, for such a free-roaming child.  She tells herself that.   It's fine.  It's fine.

It's not fine.

The broadcast is from Lilly's room, where Lilly's own things have gone-- leaving the leftover mess on the floor, bits of clothing, other stolen belongings.  They're taken from across the Fleet, and Makie reaches down to tug a shirt free, folding it neatly.  She'll organise this stuff.  But she turned on the broadcast for a reason.]

If any of these items belong to you, please tell me.  [Her voice sounds hollow to her own ears, and she pauses.  Much quieter:]  I'll arrange to get them back to you.

[She'll leave the feed on at least long enough for people to look over what's strewn around the floor.  And then she'll stay in the room, sorting through the mess mechanically.  It gives her something to do.

((if you want a small feral child to have stolen something from you, feel free to have it in the pile.  You'll get it back within the day.))]

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[passingthrough]

[She might have just thought Makie was cleaning up Lilly's mess if not for the tone. As it is Kitty moves through the ship to lean in the doorway.] She's gone?

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[therewerefifty]

[Makie keeps folding, a pile of neatly arranged clothing stacking on the bed next to her, head lowered to her work.]

Yes.

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[passingthrough]

I'm sorry. [She's guessing it's not the nicest place to go back to considering her behavior.]

...Do you want some help with that?

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[therewerefifty]

[It's actually a beautiful place. Its only crime is that Makie isn't there. She'll get over it. She takes a breath, letting it out, and offers Kitty a wan smile. She's normally of the mind to do everything on her own. But.

Things change.] If you don't mind. She's... quite a messy child.

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[passingthrough]

[She pulls out a shirt and folds it.] It probably made her feel safer to have the things around. [Most of it didn't look like items stolen for value.]

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[therewerefifty]

And she's insatiably curious. She filled my home with jars when I first met her. It didn't matter if they had anything in them, or were broken.

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[passingthrough]

Well, sure. Who doesn't like jars? [She looks over at Makie.] How are you doing? [First Ordis and Tenno, and then Space Dad their captain and now the kid? The Windrose is really taking the hits, but she knows Makie was the closest to the little girl.]

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[mistyday]

[Well shit. The last time Misty and Lilly interacted, it involved a lot of shouting - mainly because Misty was scared of what Lilly might do with stolen potions. Now, hovering in the doorway and watching Makie clean up, she feels guilty.]

I'm sorry.

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[therewerefifty]

[Makie heard the shouting. Honestly, she thinks Misty was justified-- it's one of the things Lilly just has to live with if she's going to steal things from other people.]

It's all right. She's not going anywhere that's bad for her.

[She'll just miss her. :c My small feral child.]

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[mistyday]

But she's yours still.

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[therewerefifty]

...

...yes. [She's upset. It's cruel for the Fleet to bring Lilly here and then take her away so soon. Makie's fingers curl around the cloth in her hands, shoulders sagging. In front of Misty, maybe it's okay to be honestly sad.]

She's mine. She gave me a reason to keep going. [She's found other reasons since then, by far, and knows that eventually, one day, she'll go back to Lilly and their beach-- but the overwhelming desolation that plagued her days before Lilly isn't so far gone.]

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[mistyday]

[Without another word, Misty simply steps in and wraps her arms around Makie's waist. She feels a sort of protectiveness over Makie, which is ridiculous - Makie can more than defend herself.

Still though.]

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[therewerefifty]

[Makie isn't given to being emotional. Not with people she doesn't trust, anyway. She holds herself stiffly for only a moment before she loosens, head dropping down on to Misty's shoulder.

She doesn't cry, though the faint tremor in her frame shows how upset she is. The warmth is enough.]

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[willynilly]

Ah!

[It's Miss Makie! Ochako's been meaning to follow up with her, actually. This seems like a bad time, but...]

That's a lot of stuff left behind... do you need any help organizing it...?

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[therewerefifty]

[The familiar voice gives Makie pause. She hadn't talked to the girl since Max's rescue, and she thinks she should have at least made sure she was okay.]

...hello again. I...

I wouldn't mind, actually. How have you been?

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[willynilly]

I've been okay. I meant to talk to you sooner, actually, I...

[Things have been kind of distracting. Anyway.]

What ship are you on? I'll come and help!

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[therewerefifty]

I'm on the Windrose. [She smiles faintly. It's an attempt to be welcoming, though it doesn't quite meet her eyes.]

I'll look forward to seeing you, Ochako-chan.

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[willynilly]

Okay! I'll be right there.

[It's hard to gauge this sort of thing over the communicator, so she's hoping her presence won't be too invasive. They're not close or anything, but it's obvious that something's happened what with all of the piles of stuff.

At least she can try to cheer the woman up a bit. So she'll be venturing over in a little while, poking around in rooms until she comes upon the right one.]

Ah, Otono-Tachibana-san! I found you!

[.....holy crap that is a lot of stuff.]

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[therewerefifty]

[Makie has made a decent enough pile of folded clothes, though she hasn't touched the other knick knacks. Most of them are completely unfamiliar to her. She glances up at the arrival, and her smile is a little more genuine this time. She's had time to offload onto Misty. It helps.]

Hello. Welcome to Lilly's room. [And then with faint wryness, because that really is a mouthful.] It's all right to call me Makie.

[video.]

[collegedropout]

[Sam sees exactly what's gone on here —

And immediately, he considers the routine to making this easier.]

So... about those tea drinking meetings we were talking about...

[Maybe we should have one, huh?]

[video.]

[therewerefifty]

[Ah, Sam. The implied offer brings a smile to her face, brief though it may be. She keeps folding.]

I should finish here, and make sure everyone has their belongings returned.

...but once I'm done, I would like that.

[video.]

[collegedropout]

[He smiles sympathetically.]

It sucks, when people go...

I mean, she didn't like me. But.

[He chuckles, a soft sound.]

I'll see you. I'll have something good brewing.

[video.]

[therewerefifty]

[That reminds her that Dean left, once again-- she hadn't even met him this time around. Sam knows this heartache well.]

We can drink to absent family.

...I'll message you when I'm done, Sam.

[Which can be taken as given. She'll meet him at the gardens in a few hours.]

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[collegedropout]

... To absent family.

[His chest aches something fierce, and he wants to curl up into himself and never leave his room. So he elects to drag himself to Makie and the garden, because if he doesn't, he's not sure if he'll actually get up.

He'll be there, already working at the garden at hand.]

[action.]

[therewerefifty]

[She doesn't even know he's dead, gosh.

Much of the leftover junk wasn't claimed in the end, which leads her to believe Lilly had just collected literal junk. But she took the pieces that could be identified back to their owners and comes to find Sam, hands tucked into haori over her kimono today. It's like she's hiding behind layers.

She doesn't announce her presence, but instead watches Sam's efforts a little. (Watches Sam, besides. How's your health?) She's not hiding, so... there'll be just be some feet that catch his eye while he's trawling through the dirt.]