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Wan is gone.

[The screen will be completely black, as if she is trying to hide what a wreck she currently is. Her voice is broken, thick with emotion that she is trying, and failing, to hide.]

I don't know what cruel game this place is playing, but I'm done following along. Wan was concerned about the turtle...We all know that it is sinking and I know that many think that he is dead.

[Her voice levels out, perhaps even taking on a hint of anger.]

Some of you may remember how Wan and I possessed the great turtle in our attempt to force Malicant out. We failed in that endeavor, but we did gain the information we needed to defeat him. I believe that Tu Vishan is the one who gave us that information.

[Now the anger in her voice is evident.]

The cultists tried to stop us then and they are involved in whatever is going on now. With Wan gone, I aim to find out for certain if Tu Vishan still lives or not.

[A dark and soft chorus of voices echo her next words]

To the cursed followers of Malicant, your pathetic god is dead. Without him, you all are nothing. Try to stop me and I will send you into Oblivion.

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[ The tone is faintly satirical, but not unkind. ]

Am I going to have to intervene of you doing something foolheaded?

You can't stop me either.

Perhaps not, but that's a bad wager to make, sefatjiw. You have a habit of doing ill-advised things when you're feeling particularly alone.

Of course I feel alone.

[She sounds quite exasperated]

Our souls were tied to each other...Part of my essence has been torn away.

[She scoffs]

Why am I even telling you this...It's not like you would ever understand.

[Asking if she's okay seems... pretty stupid. It's obvious she's not okay. So he'll settle for a simple:]

Valdis?

What?

Don't I.

[Silence as she remembered his ghosts. He had been bound to them far longer than she had been to Wan. The emptiness he must still feel was probably agonizing, but she didn't particularly feel like apologizing.]

Reckless or not, it needs to be done and I'm the only one who can.

[As long as she didn't stay in too long, there wasn't really anything to worry about.]

And I have nothing to lose.

Because that's a phrase that has always preceded positive outcomes.

[ This is going almost exactly how the last conversation with Solomon went: poorly, that he even bothers to put effort into caring whether other people are in danger or not. ]

Fine, call out the cultists, make yourself a target.

[ he hangs up ]

I appreciate your concern...

[She knows that he's hung up already, but she says it anyway.]

But I'll be fine.

[Entirely serious-faced.]

I'm sorry for your loss. I know he meant a great deal to you.

[A pause. Raine is carefully considering; her mouth is a thin line. There's a lot she's not saying.]

I realize a request for caution will fall on deaf ears. However, if nothing else, be conscious that your pain is making you reckless.

[Remember what happened last time goes heavily implied, but unsaid. Raine does not want to have to drag Valdis away from the Void again, not least because she's not sure it can be replicated. A sigh, and then,]

If you need a healer...

[Her wrath quickly fades and instead she sounds small, uncertain and perhaps even slightly afraid.]

I...don't know what I'm going to do without him.

[A low sigh and her voice evens out again.]

I realize that this might be dangerous, but Wan wanted to know what was wrong with Tu Vishan...It was important to him.

[As gently as she knows how:]

Carry on. That's all you can do. Carry on, and remember him as well and as long as you can. Not just his face and his name, but the lessons he taught.

[That's almost wistful on her part. It's probably personal. Moving on, though, she resumes something of her usual businesslike manner.]

The endeavor itself is a worthwhile one. I refer to the broadcasting of it in such a manner, and the threats.

Just... be careful.

[How could she forget what Wan had taught her? It wasn't as if she was incapable of learning. Perhaps the threats had been a little much, she was keen on a fight and the cultists deserved what they had coming to them.]

I'll be careful...

Good.

[All brisk again.]

You know where to find me, should you need to.

I do...thank you.

I didn't know Wan, but... sorry.

[Obviously this Wan person meant a lot to Valdis. He could hear it in her voice.]

If you need some backup, I'm there.

I...am not opposed to having backup.

[It might be wise to have someone defending her if they were attacked while she wasn't present.]

I'll be there. Just tell me where and when.

[Hopefully he'll get to knock some cultist heads in while they're at it.]

The Turtle's head. When is to be decided.

In that case, you know where to find me.

Yes.

A leanbh.

[It's quiet. A little bit tired. But mostly, just a reminder that there's cause not to do something indescribably stupid in the heat of emotion.]

[she heard him, but she wouldn't respond. She knew better than to make the same mistake twice by using her power without restraint. She was upset, she was hurting, but she wasn't stupid. She had reason to live, she wouldn't forget that.]

Edited 2015-07-05 00:25 (UTC)

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