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Who: Mikleo + OTA
Broadcast: Voice
Action: Huntress + Iskaulit
When: Today

( a. huntress )

[This place sure is good at getting you complacent and then slamming the door in your face. Mikleo's having a perfectly normal day, playing post-battle catch-up in his room, when Sorey tracks him down to give him the bad news. After that the rest of the day is a write-off; he just can't find the energy to focus on anything but the gut-wrenching loss. Dezel's gone. More than gone home, but rather...

It's hard to think about it, but there's no avoiding the truth. It's something he's been dreading for a long time now- something that's come up in discussions about Zaveid and Eizen. In just a moment, without warning, it could all be over.

Speaking of Zaveid... when he can bring himself to leave Sorey's side, that's his next stop. It'd feel wrong to do this any way but in person.]

( b. voice )

I'm sorry to be the bearer of more bad news- we've had more than our share recently. For those who knew him, Dezel is no longer with us in the fleet.

...while I can't imagine he'd ask for it, if you're so inclined... offer up a prayer in his name. It's how our kind draws strength.

( c. iskaulit )

[Once the hardest parts are done, he starts doing the busy work, so no one else will have to. Step one is to gather up all the creatures Dezel's collected from various planets - the fish, slugs, and lizards - and carry them over to the Iskaulit. The fish go to his water tank, and for a while he watches them flutter about contentedly in their new home amidst the sea greens. After that, he ventures to Edna's mountain to see if they might find a home in all the nature there, though only with Edna's permission. Finally he spends a few hours in the interfaith center, curled up against the seraph altar, idly spinning about the pinwheel. During his whole Iskaulit visit, he's wearing a quasi-replica of Dezel's hat. It takes him a while to get himself home again.]

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That's not fair. It's hardly the inhabitants or the world's fault that monsters exist there.

That's true. I didn't mean to say we should kill people who don't deserve it. It was more commentary on just how bad that place was.

[There's also personal reasons that planet is on his Never Visit Ever Again list.]

You likely won't find anyone arguing with that one.

[if there's a person in the fleet who enjoyed that, he hasn't met them, and he's glad of that.]

That's for sure.

[He gives a weak chuckle at that. It's hardly a joke, but it is something they can all agree on.]

Either way, I was fond of Dezel, as was my dog. Who's also no longer in the Fleet, so who knows. Maybe Drools went off with him.

[Unlikely, but a nice thought.]

[oof. for your dog's sake, he hopes that isn't true.]

Dogs did flock to him, no matter where we went, so it's no wonder. It's fortunate that he appreciated their company.

I can just imagine it, a whole brace of dogs following seemingly no one all through town. He probably would have loved Ferelden. My countrymen are very keen on dogs.

That did happen a few times, actually. They'd all cluster around him in town, begging for pets, he'd pick them up and let them lick his face... I'm sure it looked weird to the townsfolk who couldn't see him, but he and the dogs were enjoying it, at least.

As long as the dogs enjoy it then you know its fine.

[Wise words from Ferelden.]

Either way, is there anything you or any of his friends need? Any departure is hardest on friends and loved ones.

I appreciate the offer, but I think we're alright. Mostly we just need time.

[to grieve, to miss him, to adjust to him not being around anymore. it's not something other people can just wish away.]

That's fair. Just, if you do decide you need anything, let me know. It's the least I could do. I understand needing to mourn but there's always day to day stuff to take care of that might fall by the wayside.

[He didn't leave his room for days after his mother's murder. If it hadn't been for his friends he's not sure what would have happened to all of his responsibilities at the time.]

Yes, of course- it's easy to forget that sort of thing. But the people here are very kind, yourself included. I think we're in good hands if we happen to need anything else.

People are quite kind in the fleet. It's a nice change, isn't it? From my world at least, I don't know about yours.

[He smiles gently, leaving off as Mikleo clearly wants him to.]

We have all sorts where I'm from For good or ill, it's more balanced than here.