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Another one gone. It hadn't been that long since the neighbour of the person she went to see went away too, about four months time, really.

The scene was the same: no one living in the room anymore, no clothes strewn around, no messy bed... no Roy. Cloche had gone over with some (kind of terrible-looking) food she had made in a basket, maybe thinking to sit outside for a little while with him.

But when she got there and the door was open already...

The basket dropped to the floor, and Cloche would again sit in the room formerly occupied by someone dear to her and cry.

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[After gathering up the food that had spilled in front of Roy's old room in CH4, Cloche might be seen zombie-walking back to her room in CH5, loosely holding a basket full of food. It definitely doesn't look all that great now. To anyone who looks closely, Cloche's eyes are red and puffy, and she's prone to bursts of tears.]

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[After some time in her room, she'll finally muster up the ability to write something. Speaking about it is too hard right now.]

Roy has gone home to Falena.

[And after a pause in writing:]
If you were in his drama group, and would still like to be, please let me know. I'll try to keep it up as long as I can.

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Too bad, I am. Bringing over some snacks, some manga. YOu ain't going somewhere, I'm gonna come hang with you.

[Gruffly, and he'll intend to be there in like an hour or two. SCOOF]

...What's manga?

Well, the one I know best has a Demon King in it. I don't know how workable that would be, myself.

Well you'll see in like an hour, won't you?

[And indeed he will be there. Knocking. Bag under both arms]

It might work - are the demons particularly big in your world? [If her world actually has them - Erza just tends to assume that creatures like demons or dragons are somewhat commonplace.]

I don't think they exist anymore, so I wouldn't be able to really tell you. Since he's a god, he might be able to make himself human-sized.

[She's never really had to think about that one :|a She just knows the song and that he's a god of disaster and a demon and... that's... really about it.]

[It might take her a few minutes to react to the knocking, but when she does finally get up, she'll nudge the basket of food over from the door and open it a little to peer outside. Seeing that it's Rin, she'll open the door wordlessly, shutting it after him.

But it's the bag that catches her attention.]

What's that?

That's understandable - in my world, there was an evil mage named Zeref who lived hundreds of years ago. In spite of all of the pain and suffering that he caused, nobody really knows what he looked like. Still, if that's what we end up choosing for a play, that would work nicely.

Maybe, if stories are short enough, we can go do combination of stories? Leave the larger legends for a longer play?

Depends on what we get, but that would be an interesting idea. At the very least, it would mean that more cultures would be represented. Did you have a number in mind? [Again, it depends on the length of the stories, but if too many were crammed into a short time period, people might not be as interested.]

[Basket of food inside the door? Huh. He glances at that and then looks at her. His mood falls all the more. She looks like a mess. He frowns and then offers one of the bags to her] S'pie in this one. Other one's got my manga.

Maybe four? That depends on the length, of course. If they're short enough, we could close with one that is particularly climatic and exciting.

[...though, legends were normally all like that.]

You didn't-- [Sigh. Of course he didn't. He got angry when she said she didn't want to waste his time by him doing something like that. But here he was, doing this for her. Cloche tears up-- but she quickly saves face, doing precisely what she was taught-- or even trained-- to do: to put on the strong face, the mask. She'll blink a couple of times, and look a little more normal. She's had a little more time since she saw Adell to collect herself a little more.]

Thank you. We'll share it again. [Cloche takes the bag from him, but she's eying the bag with manga in it more.]

Sure - that way, we'd be able to get a decent variation in tone as well, if we need to. [There's bound to be myths that are more tragic or comedic, and the audience might find it boring to sit through four short plays of one or the other. Then again, they might prefer it - she's never had to organize a play to this degree before, though she's up to the challenge.]

Ah... I'd like that.

[The sharing. At her bed again? He hopes not. Even if the mood now is even worse than then. He exhales and allows her to take the bag with the pie. As for the manga though, he keeps it under his arm and waits for her to lead on]

[No, she'll go out to the shared kitchen area. They can sit out there, no problem in that. Cloche will glance at the basket once more, and walk past it and Rin, giving him a look to follow.

She'll try to make some small talk, though.]

Is it a different kind than last time?

Yeah. Went for a strawberry one this time. [He follows though. He frowns, her actions, how she is... this is all a mess. And it's annoying he can do so little]

I look forward to it. I know it'll be good. The last one was really good too.

[And brought to her for the same reason. Sigh.

To get her mind off of it, she'll grab plates, forks, and a knife over to the table, and sit. After a moment, she'll finally speak up:]

...Rin?

Exactly. I think it might be fun. It would be something Roy would be proud of, I think.

Yeah? [He's already sitting here, leaning back and trying not to look surly. ]

You... aren't going to go away too, are you? I'm not cursed, am I? I don't want anyone else to go away, but... my friends seem to keep disappearing, I... I don't want you to go away too, Rin...!

[Any tears she may have been attempting to hold back are... no long doing what she'd like.]

[...Go away. But he wants to go away. He wants to go home with Shiemi and Yukio and all his classmates. He grits his teeth a moment, before standing. He goes to walk over to her and pat her on the head]

Oi, I'm here now.

[But... he...

Cloche moves her head, and then looks at him, eye to eye.]

But... but that doesn't answer my question! I know you're here now, but.. but what if you're not tomorrow...?!

[ What if it happened. Tomorrow..

...Che. Dammit, Yukio. He grits his teeth and then resolves himself. He tries to focus and. What would he do? He'd handle it, but how would this happen. After all, this is someone else being hurt by him leaving. He's not sure how to confront that, because he wants to go home. but]

Then... I'd be gone, and back home. It's where I oughta be, and everyone here oughta be back home, you know?

We shouldn't have to leave separately, we should all be sent home at the same time! That way... that way no one has to be sad! That way, we wouldn't have to be hurt again and again and again! I don't want to keep being left behind! Luca's gone, Touma's gone, and now Roy's gone too! I'd rather them take me from here for a short time and experiment on me than the people I love and care about leave here!

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