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I think so.

Shouldn't be toooooo difficult. It'll be similar to what you were doing before, just - on the other side, hahaha!

[ He's about to sign off, but...

Well.

From time to time, he tries to be serious with Gilbert - who never understands. But Oz is a different sort. ]

And - I'm sorry about Ahiru, but the nature of this place means that all of your relationships are ephemeral. Live each day as if it were your last; as if you were never going to see anyone here, ever again.

( live each day as if you were never going to see anyone here, ever again.

it's an unexpected bit of genuine and serious advice, though not the first time break's provided any, either. but what's funny about it is that not so long ago - and the desire is still there in some ways, it really is - he might've taken it much differently than how he knows it was intended. people always leave; then what's the point of trying? elliot would, of course, have a whole rant prepared about that way of thinking, and by now oz can understand why. but, that doesn't make it any easier. it's not a very big list as of yet, not really, people he knew who've come and gone (friends, maybe), but it'll inevitably grow the longer he stays here; ahiru won't be the last for sure. there's no reason it might not include gil one day, or break, or even elliot or leo. collette. caesar or lenalee.

that doesn't mean he can't give it a try, though. )

Hearing you say something so seriously just makes the situation seem even stranger.

( he's thankful though, really. )

Yes, yes, it is a curious situation we find ourselves in.

But what I said is true, no matter where you are. Your entire world can change in an instant - that is the only true constant in life.

[ He sounds like an old man. ]

( he does, and oz's playacted humor relents )

I remember that.

( there's a hint of wryness, but no more than that, as he considers the events surrounding his fifteenth birthday. there's an audible rustle of clothes as he pitches his weight forward so that he's half-lying on his desk, holding the tablet up in his hands. )

But even knowing the nature of this place, I didn't think about it at all. And I don't know anything about where she ( or ringo or ikki or anyone else ) went back to.

Life and loss are one in the same. But you can't dwell on the latter, or you'll lose all sweetness of the former.

[ He'd sounded philosophical and weary. But when he speaks again, there's an edge to his voice: ]

In this place, we are someone else's pawns. We've got no choice but to move forward.

( breathes out, long and slow, as he listens to that. it's true, and that's not hard to understand in some respects, though others remain elusive. )

Moving forward... ( it was one thing in their own world, but ) ...what does that mean, here?

[ And on that enigmatic note... ]

My, my - look at the time. I'd better be running along.

[ It's Emily who says: ]

BYE BYE SHORTY!

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