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[thewhitepawn]

[Anduin's voice is once more quiet and lightly tinged with a well-composed disappointment. He had perhaps been a bit too-focused on finding a sembalnce of normalcy lately, and now...]

May Aunt Jaina find peace ...or at the very least the strength to ...get herself through what is to come.

[Because he knows what lies ahead for the departed Mage and feels nothing but sadness for it. More than the loneliness of an empty home, more than his homesickness and desire to see his father once more - this is still perhaps worse. The knowledge of what lay ahead for Jaina very soon now that she had gone home was heartbreaking. He sighs softly, the weariness creeping into his tone.]

Ah- tell me, what do you do when you have trouble sleeping?

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[obliterating]

She's gone?

[Oh, there was a question, too.]

I don't sleep anymore, but when I was alive, I used to just work until I was too tired to stay up the next day. Keep yourself busy, eventually you'll have to sleep.

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[thewhitepawn]

Yes, I believe so.

That's what I have been doing, but if it helps, I may continue, then.

[breakin_ur_lore]

...Jaina...is gone?

[He's not sure what that means - that ominous what is to come - but...that can come later. But he should answer Anduin's question, and awkwardly - since it sounds kind of babyish; ]

I...sometimes have cocoa.

[thewhitepawn]

She is. I can't ...find her anywhere. It's empty here.

[And while he has nothing against being alone now and then, he was just starting to come to terms with his father's return, and now...

A distraction is a good idea.]

Cocoa?

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[fe_male]

usually? stay up. if my body doesn't want to sleep I don't see why I should force my mind to.

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[thewhitepawn]

That seems like sound enough advice for when you wake up and cannot return to sleep easily, it sounds like. Thank you.

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[indirection]

Poor Prince Anduin. You're just suffering loss after loss, aren't you?

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[thewhitepawn]

Ah, there you are. I was wondering where you were.

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[birdhousesoul]

When I have trouble sleeping, I give up on sleep. It can make for a very early start to the day.

I take it your aunt's left. If it's any comfort, I had a friend leave once, and he did come back again. Actually, he came back twice.

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[thewhitepawn]

Came ...here twice?

[That's an unsettling and yet selfishly comforting sensation.]

Were they the same? Or did they know things, from a different ...place in their timeway, I think it's described as?

[And a pause for a moment to consider his former statement.]

That may just be for the best.

[givetheslip]

I used to tell myself stories.

[thewhitepawn]

May I ask what sort of stories?

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[arcanepower]

[In a true gesture of sympathy, the blood elf brat appears.]

Are her books still there?

[Way to ignore everything about this post except what's relevant to you, Butthazar.]

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[thewhitepawn]

I don't know, a few might still be.

[Though judging by his tone he doesn't seem fit to share at this moment.]

[bittertears]

A question I've been asking myself for some time, now.

Have you received any suitable answers?

[thewhitepawn]

A few - or at least, a number that sound plausible enough and worth attempting.

[solitaire]

Do somethin' else.

[thewhitepawn]

Like what? Do you do anything in particular?

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[fintastic]

Oh. I'm sorry about your loss. [ Seems to be happening a lot lately. She tries not to think on it too hard. ] Whenever I can't sleep, I just get up and do some chores or go on the network or play a game. I don't sleep very much anyway though...

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[thewhitepawn]

Oh, hello again!

[His smile is a warm one, temporarily chasing away the weariness.]

Games or chores ...I'll definitely have to keep those in mind.

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[honorofkings]

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I'll bring some tea. How do you take yours?

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[thewhitepawn]

Just a little sugar, please.

[Have a weary smile.]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

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[misplacedxsheath]

Train. It's a productive way to spend the time and it provides the possibility of tiring myself out enough to get to sleep anyway.

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[thewhitepawn]

Training sounds like a very worthwhile task; I'll definitely keep that one in mind, thank you.

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[sleepingvalkyrie]

[ Gwendolyn knows the sound of loss when she hears it. Her expression expresses a hint of sympathy, though she does not comment on the former - she knew not the woman Anduin speaks of. ]

In Ragnanival, I would watch the stars. The quiet of the night's sky was soothing..

[softly] T'is harder to do here.

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[thewhitepawn]

I imagine stargazing would be very soothing.

[I mean you could sorta maybe rainwatch here ...but that's not quite the same thing.

He smiles to see Gwendolyn again, as much as he can.]

Have you been well?

[perdre]

Well... I go out for a walk, usually.

[thewhitepawn]

Just a walk to clear your mind?

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[flamberge]

Counting the stars is a good method to pass the time or to lull oneself to sleep. [pause] Though the weather does not frequently permit for doing so here.

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[thewhitepawn]

Counting stars seems to be a popular one, and I can definitely see why. It sounds soothing, at least.