029 - Rinoa - Video

[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Rinoa is back in her room in Garden. She's curled up on the bed, hugging her dog, Angelo. The pair are inseparable. Rinoa can't look at anyone else without the memories of everything she did getting in the way. But Angelo loves her. Even though she locked Angelo up and left her, a dog's love is unconditional and Rinoa is clinging to that right now.

She looks at the camera for several long moments. She knows that she has to apologise to everyone, but what can she say?]

...I'm sorry.

[And that's all Rinoa can manage for now. She leans forward and the feed switches off.]

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

[Here, have a really, really concerned blitzer.]

Rinoa? You're- You're back, now?

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[She looks down, not meeting his eyes.]

...They let me go, yeah.

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

Hey, c'mon, look at me - it wasn't your fault.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Aw, Tidus. He always knows exactly the right thing to say. Rinoa looks up at him and sniffs.]

I know...

I just... I don't even know how to describe how I feel, but I know that it isn't innocent. I'm... tainted.

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

[Not consciously, but somehow it comes through.]

But you're not, Rinoa. You didn't wanna do that stuff. You're one of the best people I know and you don't wanna hurt anyone, especially your friends.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Another sniff.]

That's why it hurts so much. I did hurt them, so badly...

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

[And he remembers just in time to say that she didn't kill anyone... which makes him wince. But there's nothing to be done about it.]

They'll forgive you. That wasn't you that did it - you'd never wanna do that.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

I know...

I just wish I could erase it all. Make it all go away, like it never happened.

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

I wish I could help with that... I'm sorry, Rinoa. You shouldn't be dealing with this.

[They should have known she was here, been more vigilant. Kefka had been around longer and probably caused more actual destruction, but Ultimecia had devastated far more people.]

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[She smiles.]

You're a good friend, Tidus. Thank you.

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

Not that good a friend, I couldn't get you out of it. [And yes, he regrets that.]

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

Tidus...

I don't think anybody could have. Not when we didn't even know she was here...

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

But we should have! What good're we if we can't even tell when our enemies are here!

[He's frustrated, but not with you, Rinoa. With himself.]

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

It's too late. What's done is done.

[She sounds flat and resigned about that.]

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

Maybe, but it's not like you can't do something different in the future. And so can we.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

I don't even wanna think about it happening again. She hasn't come back, has she? She can't come back...

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

No, and we're gonna make sure of it. I promise, Rinoa - we're gonna keep you safe, me and Squall and Cloud and everyone.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

[Aw, now she's almost crying out of gratitude.]

Thank you, Tidus. You really are the best, you know that?

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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

[Best part is, he really means it, too.]

Hey, you need it, I'll do it. Don't ever forget it.

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[livelyangel.livejournal.com]

I won't.