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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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[Mirage listens as he holds Ven, looking up into the Lambda with him and giving a soft purr. The boy certainly had a way with words, even if it was a simple goodbye. His wings flick, tilting his head back down when the boy was finished.]

Molto bello, mio amico...

Rung would be proud.

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[Ventus sighs quietly, lowering his head as he glances back at Mirage.]

Thanks for being here to say goodbye with me.

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[Mirage glances back, those blue eyes flicking slightly as those wings flick.]

It should not be something we should do alone.

Lose one friend, but treasure those with you.

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[The boy nods slowly.]

That's true. It still hurts. ...but at least I know that no matter where they might be now, they'll still be close by.

[The fingers of his right hand curl into a loose fist, and he thumps it lightly over his heart.]

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Si.

[One finger lifts up, nudging against the boy's cheek gently, those blue eyes glistening.]

You're quite good at this.

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[A smile tugs at his lips, if perhaps a little sad.]

I wonder about that. Maybe I'm just getting used to people having to leave...

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It's...not a good thing to get used to, is it.

I've experienced it much myself.

...


But we both are still here. That accounts for something.

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Maybe not... I think it will only be bad if we stopped caring, though.

....we are still here, that's true.