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 [It was gone.

It was a quick glance at first, but a quick glance turned into a thorough search.  Going through it back and forth. Mirage didn't have all the time in the world, but he needed that last bit of reassurance before he met up with Sideswipe. And it wasn't there.]

Rung's name is no longer on the Link's roster.

[This was not how this was supposed to go...]

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voice;

[thxforthememories]

... I talked to Rung.

voice;

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But he was already convinced that you were alive, no?

voice;

[thxforthememories]

I think so...

Yes.

voice;

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Then you need not convince him of anything. He already knows. Does not think too hard on what exactly is alive.

voice;

[thxforthememories]

...




I don't want him to be gone.

voice;

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...

I am sorry, Farfalla

Perhaps he will return.

voice;

[thxforthememories]

It's not worth it, even if he does. It's just going to be like Perceptor all over again.

voice;

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...

You are fond of your memories, aren't you.

[Yeah, he pays attention to the Link.]

voice;

[thxforthememories]

They're everything to me.

voice;

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Then use those memories to push yourself forward.

[He looks down a moment.]

He would want that.

voice;

[thxforthememories]

[This is one of those times he dearly wishes BP units could cry.]

[Or something -- anything -- to release the pent-up feelings he's barely managing to throttle back.]

I... will try.

I suppose.

voice;

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[He can sense it.]

Take care, Farfalla.

Continue to be strong, si?

voice;

[thxforthememories]

Hm. We'll see what... we'll see.

...

What does that word mean? The one you keep saying?

voice;

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Ah.

It means...'butterfly'. You have the wings, no?

[He pauses, the sound of metal plates shifting ever so slightly.]

I have also noticed you change over your time here. You have...opened up. Like butterfly out of cocoon.

voice;

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[There's silence.]

You... believe that?

But we haven't spoken before.

voice;

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Si.

My position in my battalion was as Stealth Ops.

You will find you can know a lot from observation.

voice;

[thxforthememories]

You are... also a stealth model?

voice;

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Si! It is what I am best at.

voice;

[thxforthememories]

Do you have a name?

voice;

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I am Mirage. A fitting name, no?

voice;

[thxforthememories]

Yes. It is.

voice;

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Well, keep in touch then, farfalla.

Should you need me.

voice;

[thxforthememories]

... Thank you.