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[thebarkside]

Who: Jade Harley
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: n/a
When: 2/28

[ she's been pretty reclusive, but it's been hard to muster motivation for much. part of her has been hoping that maybe, if she's listless enough, she'll bore the powers that be into sending her back again. so far, no luck. ]

hey, so this probably sounds really weird
but make sure to bring a bunch of dirt back with you from the planets, ok??
i can grow veggies and flowers and stuff with them
but i need a lot of dirt to do it

who knows how long itll be before we see real land again, right?

Comments

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[thebarkside]

I don't remember that much, I'm afraid.

[ existing outside of time, or outside of existence entirely-- she Feels U, bro. ]

He always tried to make Shinji be nicer to me. It never worked.

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[paraclete]

[He has a particularly frigid feeling about this.]

Shinji-kun didn't like you?

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[thebarkside]

[ mostly jade just wishes she remembered more. ]

He warmed up to me eventually. Sort of.

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[paraclete]

I see.

[It's alarming, because not only does he not know which Kaworu that was supposed to be, he also doesn't know... which Shinji...

Although a prickly, lukewarm Shinji sounds familiar. That familiarity is, perhaps, what scares Kaworu so much.

...]

I'm sorry. It's difficult when others don't remember the things you do. It would be a relief if I could share in that with you.

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[thebarkside]

It's alright. It's - you know.

[ she falters again here, because she really isn't sure how to vocalize what she wants to communicate. so she sort of just flaps her hand dismissively in the air and shrugs with a smile meant to be genial. ]

I'm used to it.

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[paraclete]

Yes, [and once more he is quite gentle,] but that gets exhausting.

[Anyway. While he isn't dismissive of her plight, he's wholly dismissive of his own, so he's not going to linger there. Instead:]

I am very much myself, and that is what I choose to be. I could be different from what you knew, and knowing me may not be easy. Despite your past experiences, you are meeting me for the first time. But I am meeting you, as well, and it has been special.

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[thebarkside]

[ this smile this time is a little more sincere, a little less tired. maybe he has a saying for everything, but it's clear she finds that relieving and not trite. ]

It's very nice to meet you, too, Kaworu. I'm glad to have had the chance.