!!! ??? !!!

[idolpro]

Who: Nemesis, Hurricane, you!
Where: ?Somewhere?
When: Day 496

[ The sound of an engine roars through the city, unfamiliar to any of you. What is that—? That thing, flying in the sky—Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or—

Is it a giant mech adorned with naginatas and a shield, flying through Tokyo-F at great speed? Is it Hurricane and Nemesis, coming to say their goodbyes? Or is it the sound of their departure. . . ? ]

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[sangreine]

[ Mrrr how to try and be reassuring without implying that they died before, since she's not sure if Doctor knows all that ]

That's what they do. I can't tell you not to worry, but I believe they can handle it.

[happydreamed]

I will try to trust them.

[As hard as it is not to fear that something awful will happen to them.]

[sangreine]

I trust them. [ Whether she does or doesn't isn't truly at issue, it's what he probably needs to hear right now. (But she does, actually.) ]

I wish you could have seen the game where they got to make their paradise world. It was really warm and welcoming and peaceful. Hurricane was cooking a big dinner for all their loved ones and they threw a beautiful garden party for everyone.

[ Just skipping right over how bothered Aliza was to spot a vampire former idol that happened to be in Zrael at this party. What a mess she made of that. Also skipping over all the cracks in the veneer, this is supposed to be uplifting. ]

Just you wait, soon enough we'll be invited to some mysterious party and it'll be the two of them throwing a victory bash.

[happydreamed]

That does sound wonderful. [Relaxing a little, slowly, untensing in her arms.] I shall place my trust in them, and you.

[If Aliza believes they'll make it through alright, he can believe it.]

[sangreine]

[ Ah, good. Aliza rubs along his neck and shoulders, trying to massage out any remaining tension. Much better to have Doctor think of Hurricane as alive and succeeding until proven otherwise than as Schrodinger's Hell Graduate. ]

[ Does Aliza believe it? Well, sort of. ]

Good. Waiting for that will be hard sometimes, but I'll do what I can to help you make the best of it.

[happydreamed]

If anyone could distract me in the meantime, 'twould be you.

[She has a way of taking his mind off his worries, the same way she's said he does for her.]

[sangreine]

[ Good then, she nuzzles into his hair and lets her smile drop for just a second. Nothing about her support is false or fake, but all the same the smile aches with accumulated loss and knowledge that this will happen again and again and again, forever. That at least once it will be someone else consoling Doctor while she begins decades of slumber in preparation for being a different person. ]

That's what I'm here for. Just relax as best you can. [ Her voice and touch are soft and gentle, as close as she can get to what he deserves. ] If you want to talk, I'll listen. Or we can watch the sky, or I can sing something...