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9: Sudden Goodbyes are the Worst [video]

[It's after hours at the Uji tea house. Everyone else has gone home for the day but Saori and Mana stayed behind for one last cup of tea for the day. When the feed starts, she's looking out the window and let's out a sigh before looking at her tablet.]

I hate being a bearer of bad news and I'm sorry this comes late but....my roommate, Lee Chaolan, is no longer here. It's been very difficult for both Margulis and I. It's seems lately we've lost a lot of people. Even...

[She chokes up for a second.]

Cedric is gone. It never gets easier even after this long. First Prospero and now here....I just wish I had a way of knowing they were okay.

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[There's Billy. He's clenching a fist, shaking his head.]

There was so much that I wanted to do.

Knowing that that chance is gone...and that you've both lost a close friend...it has to hurt.

[She wipes her eyes and smiles weakly. The last thing she wants the network to see is her crying.]

You're always welcome to come over, Billy. Lee put a lot of his faith into you and he would've wanted us to do the same.

I wish I could speaking on Margulis's behalf but...

[She shakes her head, unable to say it. ]

He never really got to know me? Don't worry about it.

I just want to see to it that you have someone around.

Not that. It's just right now ever since Lee left he's been unresponsive. Lee meant the world to Margulis after everything that happened to him back home and Prospero. I wish I could do more to help him.

Thank you, Billy. That makes me very happy to hear that. This month has not been kind to me.

He lost someone he loved, and so did you.

Trust me, I know how that feels.

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[She sighs in defeat.]

Losing someone so suddenly....I wish I didn't have to experience so many times. Knowing Lee though, he wouldn't want us to dwell in sadness forever. If we want honor him, we keep going forward.

I know. I'm going to do what I can to honor him.

So do you want a visitor?

[He looks stricken, almost.]

Ced's gone?!

Aw man... I shoulda... I shoulda....

[He bangs his fist against the nearest available surface.]

He hadn't come into work lately and I can't find his name in the network. It wouldn't be like him to not leave a message.

I'm sorry, Nitoh. You were one of his friends here, yes?

I mean, yeah, he's my bro. Was my bro...

[He sighs and covers his face with a hand.]

I just wish I'd talked to him more... Lately, I been so busy with- And I was gone all that time. I guess I was a little nervous cos he's from the past and I'm with a dude and all. I thought there'd be time.

It just shows anyone of us could be sent home at anytime. Still, I had hoped at least Lee and Cedric stayed.

[She sighs. ]

It's just... I had lost someone being sent home unexpectedly before. I just wish I could do more for my friend.

Saori.... I am so sorry.

[Mana rubbed himself against her hand and she softly scratched him behind his ears. ]

I'll manage, somehow. Thank you, Bolin.

Is there anything I can do to help? Because I can be super helpful. My streetname was "Mr. Helpful."

...not really, but the point is, I'd like to help.

[That made her chuckle. She really needed that.]

Well, my tea house could always use help if that's your thing. You're always welcome here.

So, how have you been?

All right! Do I get an employee discount? [big charming AREN'T I THE CUTEST?! grin]

[So he was gone... His voice sounds a bit tight with sadness.]

Do you need anything? To talk? Maybe even just a hug.

A hug...would be nice. Not at my place though. It wouldn't be right for Margulis.

[She chokes up a bit again.]

Well, come on over. I can come get you, if you want. You should take comfort in friends right now.

I can walk over soon, but I'll have to drop Mana at my place first.

[Unless Blaine wanted a potential fluffy cockblocker. ]

[He doesn't plan on doing anything worth cockblocking but....]

Alright. I'll be here.

I'll see you there then.

[Several minutes later, she knocks on the door to Blaine's apartment.]

[The door opens a scant few seconds later and Blaine opens his arms immediately. Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars. Get a hug instead.]

Hey, Saori.

Hey.

[Honestly she didn't want to make a scene on Blaine's doorstep but it couldn't be helped. She buried her head against his chest and sobbed softly. The hug was the one thing she desperately needed as much as she denied it. Even with how many times she had lost people, it was never easy to deal with.]

[Blaine rubbed her back and let them stand there for a few seconds before pulling her inside enough to close the door. He made soft, soothing noises. He had no words, because it wasn't really alright the way they lost people.]

[She continued to sob for a minute or so. With Lee's sudden departure, it felt like everything crumbled. It had been more than a year or so since she last saw her home and months since she saw Prospero. How much longer was fated to stay away from her own world which had its own troubles?]

Blaine...I'm not sure what to do anymore.

[He kept stroking her back and didn't pause when she spoke. His eyes shifted to the side, not that she could see it, as he thought about that.]

You keep going.

[He pulled back so he could look down at her.]

Live life and never stop.

I know that all too well but it never gets easier. The burnout's hard to deal with.

[She wipes her tears with the back of her hand.]

It's been too much. Two years away from home, pulled to one world and now this.

Just don't get to the point where you don't want to get close to anyone anymore.

[He rubs away the last vestiges of tears with his thumb.]

I can't imagine being thrown from one world to another.

I'll try not to, but if I do, you're welcome to smack some sense into me.

[She sniffed back anymore tears .]

It's not fun to say the least. I briefly went home but I somehow found my way back there. I had so many friends back there and not a day goes by I wonder if they're alright.

I'd rather not do any smacking, so you'll have to keep letting people in.

[He looks over her face.]

You just have to believe they're doing okay. Everyone goes home.

My condolences for your losses.

[They're not dead, Alice.

... Probably.]

Would there be anything I could do for you?

[She shakes her head sadly. Mana lightly paws at the tablet as if to say hello.]

Thank you. I'll make it through somehow. I...always have. I wish I could say the same for my roommate.

[Kitty! Hello!]

I should remind you that you've no reason to go through this by yourself.

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