[ it sure is friday. kate may be sitting out in some remote spot in the village, but once again, she's easily found by the smoke coming out of her head.
when she sees karlach, she turns her head just a little. ]
You must have seen, too.
[ the posters. her voice comes out a little weak. ]
But even so. You can be upset, or you don't have to be. [a beat.] You don't have to be there for people, you're a kid. But if you want to, you're doing just fine.
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Week 2, Friday
when she sees karlach, she turns her head just a little. ]
You must have seen, too.
[ the posters. her voice comes out a little weak. ]
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but she does pull herself together just a little for kate, coming to sit down next to her.]
Yeah. [her voice is thick and wet. a sniff.] Yeah, I saw.
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... It's painful to keep losing people like this.
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[she says, swallowing.]
They were good people. All three of them. [...] Losing Aerith's a fucking club to the gut. Like sunshine being wiped out.
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[ ... ]
... I'm worried about Yuffie.
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[a deep breath.]
We can try to look after her. She won't want it, but we can try.
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... I'll have to pull myself together if I want to be someone that others can lean on.
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[she says, with a wet little laugh.]
Look at me, I'm a mess. You're fine.
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... I wonder... I think I just have an advantage when it comes to hiding it.
[ shadow face!! she says like she's not giving off smoke signals every time she's even a little stressed. ]
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[gently teasing, here.]
But even so. You can be upset, or you don't have to be. [a beat.] You don't have to be there for people, you're a kid. But if you want to, you're doing just fine.
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... Last night, Aerith mentioned that she had a strange dream earlier this week... I wonder if it was an omen.
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a pause, and then:]
I don't think it was. An omen, I mean.
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... I wonder what it could be, then...