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[robitussin]

Who: opal and you
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: on the goldstone if you so desire
When: a full day or so post shuffle

i don't want to distract anyone from whatever weird shit went down with the marsiva earlier but

for anyone who knew her, nightingale's gone

i know the guide she was working on is outdated so i'll get it up to date soon if anyone wants to help out

that's it

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[namisan]

[Well...

shit. A lot of people have gone, lately. But so many of them are the old school people. This is weird.

Not to mention depressing.]

You the type to drown your sorrows in drink?

[robitussin]

i'm not about to say no to that right now

[namisan]

Come down to the bar
I'll buy you a few rounds

[robitussin]

be there soon

[save_the_souls]

[ Nightingale too?

Allen's had a lot of people leave in his time, but it's still sad when a number of people go at once. ]

I'm sorry, Opal.

[robitussin]

you don't have to be sorry

it just sucks

[save_the_souls]

...Yeah. It does suck.

I'll miss her. [They didn't always agree or get along, but he thought her as a friend]

[robitussin]

yeah

i think a bunch of people will

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[passingthrough]

I'm sorry. I always liked her.

I'm sorry you lost him too. [She figures she'll know who you'd mean by "him."]

text

[robitussin]

[she does, immediately, and there's a small pause before the reply.]

both of them were pretty great

i mean they still are but you know

i'm sorry too

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[passingthrough]

I know. They are.

He left messages if you didn't already see them. [She couldn't bring herself to announce it.]

I'm sure he left one for his sister. [They could have been sisters-in-law.]

text

[robitussin]

at the risk of sounding like a huge asshole, i don't know if i can read it or listen to it or whatever form it's in yet

how are you feeling? i mean obviously not great that's a stupid question but

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[deviances]

i'm so sorry opal

can i do anything? bring you a drink? coffee? ice cream?

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[robitussin]

like five drinks

and also ice cream

text >> action

[deviances]

be there soon

[ Sure enough, it isn't long before he shows up on the Goldstone, with two six-packs of some sort of fruity alcoholic drink in bottles. And also a pint of ice cream. He knocks on her door. ]

Hey, Opal. It's me.

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[robitussin]

[she opens the door, and both the room and the girl inside look like a mess. her eyes are red and puffy, and the room is in disarray, as if she's spent some time throwing it's contents at the wall. she glances at him and back at the mess, before moving to let him in.]

Sorry, I was going to at least make it look presentable, but I didn't know you'd be here so soon... Anyways, thanks.

[onlyanapple]

You get a free bar tab.

One night only.

[This is absolutely the correct way to show your concern right? Right? ]

[robitussin]

on my way

[onlyanapple]

See you soon

[And as promised, he is absolutely there. ]

[huaaaaagh]

[what the hell. can this month get any more depressing?]

can i get you anything? special delivery, no charge

[robitussin]

it's probably not a good sign that copious amounts of alcohol is the first thing that comes to mind

[huaaaaagh]

i mean

probably not, but who'd judge you for it

but i'm underage so i don't think i can supply you with that particular therapy device

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[ahappylie]

[He heard that message and he'd...well, it was just the first in a long line of heartaches that were waiting. Talking to Opal on the network didn't seem like the right thing to do, so he wanders the ship until he finds her, Saizou cradled in his arms. The panic of the Marsiva is still fresh in his mind, but that takes second place to Opal losing Nightingale.]

When did she depart?

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[robitussin]

[he'll find her in her room, door slightly open. she wasn't really expecting anyone to come, at least not without bringing it up to her first, so the room is still in disarray, most possessions strewn around the area as if they were thrown randomly.

she's sitting on her bed, and she glances over at him as she sees him, before looking back to the ground.]

A day ago.

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[ahappylie]

[he's rude af like that

Plus he didn't want to give her the chance to refuse company when being alone right now is the last thing she should be doing. He doesn't come inside, not with the mess everywhere and without an invitation, but he does let Saizou down. The piglet sniffs at the threshold and then sits on his rear haunches, watching Opal.]

I'm sorry I wasn't here earlier then.

[He's been holed up in his room for "reasons" himself. Emerging recently has just told him how much he can miss in an instant.]