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digimon adventure 02 - ken ichijouji

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It's not that I would want anyone stuck here, but so many of my friends have left it would be nice to see at least one of them today.

[He's looking through the crowds as he speaks.] If any of you are here we should meet. [And he'll be just about anywhere, searching for people he knows.]

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Yes, I suppose it has. [Her smile dims just a shade. She misses everyone and her life in the City, but it also worries her that she leaves Justin each time.] It doesn't always feel that way to me. [Not a lot going on for her outside of these visits.] How have you been, Ken?

....Where [he pauses - should he be asking this? But, well, he wants to know] where are you when you leave here?

I've been well. I live with Charlie and Merlin-san. They've been helping me out. Kind of like a family. It's nice.

Mm, I'm not sure. It doesn't really feel like I'm anywhere. Maybe I just can't remember. [She smiles at him, hoping to will him to not worry about such things.]

I'm not sure if I know Charlie, but I do think I met Merlin. I'm glad you have them. It's so much better than living alone. [Even if you don't consider the ticking issue.]

[It doesn't help, though. He's sensitive to those sorts of cues.] I hope you're not really nowhere. That's...kind of frightening. And sounds lonely.

It is better, though, yes, living with them.. Better for my meals, too.

Oh, no, it hasn't been lonely. Please don't worry. [Her smile is gentle.]

Were you not eating well before? [Let's just stay on this subject over here.]

[He isn't going to just forget it like that, but he can tell when someone wants to talk about something else.] As long as you're not lonely, then.

I...uh. I was trying to adjust to making food for myself after my mother had always cooked for me. It wasn't working out too well.

You know it was similar for me. [Except her mother never prepared her meals.] I was glad to have friends who were able to help teach me to cook. Even if Flynn's teachings could be...perilous.

It takes time. [To learn to cook, but more so to adjust to the loss of someone you love.]

Yeah, I'm still trying to learn. Charlie's a very good cook, so I'm picking up a lot from her. I don't think I ever met Flynn-san, though.

[He's still learning about the time to deal with loss.]

That's too bad. I'm sure you would have liked him. You know he was the first person I met here? It was at the fountain. He mistook me for his princess, Estelle. She has shorter hair than mine, but the color is almost the same. [Maybe a little wistful for the City. She tries to push away from that line of thinking.]

Are Charlie and Merlin a couple or friends?

Estelle.... [He stops on the name, then brightens.] Estellise-san? That was the short version of her name, right? I knew her. We were...well, we were friends. [He misses her, his smile a little sad, but still there's a happiness at remembering her.] It's a shame I was unable to meet Flynn-san, though.

Oh. A couple. They got married here.

Yes, that's right. I didn't realize you were friends. [An unspoken apology for bringing up more loss.]

Married here? How wonderful for them!

Yes, for the short time she was here, we were. Her, and Rita-san, too. [He doesn't mind. He never wants to forget her, or any of them.]

I was a little worried at first, since people leave all the time. But they seem very happy about it.

[Then Rita is gone too?]

I think when it's something like love you have to take risks like that even when it might not seem wise. [She might be thinking of Suzaku and Justin now.]

[Yes. And Yuri. And Flynn.]

I guess.... I don't know what any of that feels like, not yet.

[She hadn't dared hope she'd see Yuri again. Or Flynn.]

You will someday.

Maybe. But I would rather it not be here. Not when I might lose the person at any point. Losing my friends is hard enough.

It isn't really the kind of thing you choose or predict, but I hope when it does happen for you that it's long and happy.

I probably have a long ways off before anything like that happens, even so.

But thank you, Euphie-san. I feel like...the City's been a little different ever since you left. Or maybe it just changes a little every time anyone leaves.

And when someone arrives. There might be a lot of leaving here, but there's a lot of new faces too.

Yes, that's true, too. [But he looks away as he says that. He's shy, and has trouble meeting new people, sometimes.]

[Noticing the indicator.] It's the newest people who need thoughtful guides. [Like you.]

Yes. That's likely true, too. It is scary coming here, at first.

It can be. Everything is so different.

There are some that don't believe the situation, though. Not that I can blame them.

It is a hard thing to believe, but it's harder to go on disbelieving it. What else would it be but your life after some time?

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