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[confined_to_briah]

( A bright, blinding light fills the sky. After a moment, the outline of three big wings can be seen against the horizon before the owner of said wings...falls. She hits the ground, leaving an obvious dent in the pavement. )

Returned...? ( Her voice is remarkably unfazed. ) Setsuna...is dead? ( That must be the case. Otherwise, why would she be...here? ) The cycle has been broken. I am myself again.

He must have succeeded. ( She sits up and looks at the sky, her expression conflicted. ) I can't recall what became of him or what became of Heaven. Even Rosiel's fate is unknown to me.

( Brushing off the rubble, she stands up and extends her wings to their full extent. )

Earth, I am the Organic Angel Alexiel and I require information. Tell me everything you know about Heaven's current predicament. Tell me of the war and what you have seen.

( Her gaze falls on the recording device and she picks it up, blowing the dust off of the screen. )

Do not fear me. I have no desire to harm you. But I must know. ( She closes her eyes tightly, fighting back a grimace. ) Please.

Comments

[beyourarmy]

I'm kinda happy you value it at all. You should.

Yeah, it's the same for me. I want to repay him as well.

[confined_to_briah]

I never gave it much thought. ( Her concern had always been placed on something or someone else. )

Shall we work together?

[beyourarmy]

Of course. It'll be a little easier, now.

[confined_to_briah]

Communicating will be easier.

[beyourarmy]

In some ways, yes. [Maybe not when it comes to his emotions and the things he MANAGES to keep to himself.]

Now we just need to find you a place to live. Maybe with two rooms. Unless you wanna share a bed with Senpai?

[confined_to_briah]

( There's no possible way she can hide her reaction to that. Yes, her eyes are quite wide and she looks surprised. )

I...don't think that would be - ( advisable? Productive? Well, it might be productive, but not in her mind. ) He deserves his own room if...he wants to stay with me. Have you asked him?

[beyourarmy]

I told him he should move in with you, but he hasn't responded yet. [Probably needs time to process everything, then Setsuna goes and says something like that.]

[confined_to_briah]

( She exhales and shakes her head faintly. )

Let him decide, Setsuna. He might be content where he is now.

[beyourarmy]

[That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to him.]

But if Sara came here, I'd want to live with her. I guess I'd want a bigger place, though, so Kira-senpai could stay with us. I don't really want everyone from our world so spread out like we are. It's better to stick together sometimes.

[confined_to_briah]

And if an enemy targets me? I would rather there be space between us. As you said, he is not as powerful in his human vessel. I have no intention of allowing you or him to fight my battles for me any longer - not now that I have my body again.

Sara would be safer with you. I cannot say Kira would be safer with me.

[beyourarmy]

Then why don't the three of us live together? I can protect him that way.

[confined_to_briah]

Setsuna...

I have asked enough of you. ( Too much, in fact. )

[beyourarmy]

This isn't asking anything of me. I'm offering. I want to.

You guys have been parted long enough. There's no reason for it now. And I like the idea of us all being together here.

[confined_to_briah]

...are you...certain? ( She will be on her guard even more, but that's okay. She wants to protect them. )

[beyourarmy]

Oh, come on. You know I don't lie like that.

Of course I'm certain.

[confined_to_briah]

( Oh she knows. ) Thank you.

( She closes her eyes. ) I believe I can find you without directions. Are you inside of your home?

( That's new. Home. )

[beyourarmy]

Yeah, but we only have one room. We should get a bigger place.

[confined_to_briah]

Should I look? ( She could just knock down the wall between two apartments. >.>' )

[beyourarmy]

Why don't you just come here first, and we can look together, or something? We need to find Rosiel's old place anyway. Just in case.

[He probably wouldn't be opposed to that, as long as no one else is living there and they pay the rent of both.]

[confined_to_briah]

Very well. ( She flaps her wings and leaps into the air. Flying is faster. ) Perhaps Kira will like to join us.

[beyourarmy]

Maybe.

[He's got the window open.] We should get a place with a balcony. Close to the roof. We could have the roof all to ourselves.

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[confined_to_briah]

That sounds almost romantic. ( She finds the open window and lands on the ledge, grabbing the side with one hand. Then, with a subtle glance over her shoulder, she hides her wings and slips into the room. )

Setsuna. ( Her tone is warm and there is an undeniable smile on her face. )

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[beyourarmy]

Yo! [He gives her a bright smile. Then stares.... Because, she's really there. Separate from him. What he spent so much time wanting. But she's also asleep inside of him, and all of this is SO WEIRD!]

Not so much romantic. But that so we have somewhere convenient and comfortable to land. I don't like going in and out of that window all the time.

[As he trails off speaking, Setsuna reaches out to touch her face, still amazed by this.]

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[confined_to_briah]

( He isn't alone in his staring. To see him standing independent from her is...

Weird covers it fairly well, actually. Not that she hasn't seen weirder happenings, of course. )

Really. ( She arches her brows, giving him an ironic smirk. ) Our wings are both a blessing and a curse.

( The touch startles her, but she quickly softens enough to draw him into an embrace. )

[beyourarmy]

[Now he's completely surprised, having not expected her to be so affectionate. Even if he knows she's not as cold as she appears, it's still not something he thought might happen. But it doesn't take long for Setsuna to warm to it and return the embrace.]

They are. But I kinda like flying. I'll miss it when I'm a more normal human again.