[video/action] [backdated to yesterday]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[The camera is static, as the feed starts. Serah's sat at the living room table in the house, the flowers that Basch gave to Lightning just visible to her left. She looks tired, exhausted - and her eyes are red. It's not been long since she found out what happened the night before, after calling Basch, and why Lightning never came home. It's only taken her a few minutes to set up the feed, and she hasn't told any of her friends what's happened, yet. And even though she feels like her world is crashing, she has to let the people who cared about Lightning know before it does.

After a moment's quiet, she swallows, looking towards the camera, her eyes glassy.]

Some of you won't... know me. I'm Serah Farron... Lightning's sister.

Sis has- sorry, Lightning has-

[pause. every word that follows, her voice is on the edge of breaking.] Lightning's gone home.

[She's silent, before wiping at her eyes, and the feed ends.

A little while later, she can be found still in the living room of the house, arms folded across the table, her head buried into them. Next to her is a photoframe - of her and her sister, back in Bodhum - what she brought back from the world merger.]

Comments

[video]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry.

Serah, is there anything I can do? You haven't been left alone in that house, have you?

[video]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Tifa's one of the few who gets a fairly immediate response.] Thank you.

No, I'm... the others are here. Vanille, Fang, Hope... Snow. [just not right at this minute; she fails to mention that. At the earlier part, she considers. But... she can't think of anything. This is just the way the world works, right?] I... I'm not sure.

[video]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

[She nods.] Okay. If there is, you know where I am.

[Video]

[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry to hear of that.

[True, he and Lightning hadn't gotten along at times, and especially not in the last cycle of the war. And true, she didn't even remember any of it. But she's still a war comrade of his regardless.]

[...and now this makes part of him wonder if she's undergoing the same thing he did. But he doesn't dare speculate too much.]

[Video]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Kain gets a response a little while later.] ... mm. Thank you... [She's about to add a name, before realising she doesn't have one, so, leaves it at that.]

[Video]

[dragoon-rising.livejournal.com]

It's the least I can say.

[Expressing himself is so difficult. :| But at least he knows what the 'right thing' is to say. And he does mean it, despite having a hard time with the emotional aspect.]

...I didn't know she had a sister.

[But then, none of them had known much about each other's home worlds, and he'd not had a chance to know her here.]

[video]

[bearitproudly.livejournal.com]

[The call from Serah had left him stunned. He had made sure to show Lightning home. He knew she could take care of herself, but it was his duty to. And now for her to go off like this. At first he had thought that she had just gone out to clear her head or something, but he had even tried calling her on her phone, but to no avail.

His voice is quiet when he speaks.]

Serah. If you should require anything, do not hesitate to ask.

[video]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Basch gets a fairly immediate response.]

Thank you... I'll be alright. [She knows that's a straight out lie as soon as she says it, but, she has to convince herself somehow.] But, I... I will.

[She pauses for a moment, before adding,] I'm sorry, Basch.

[video]

[bearitproudly.livejournal.com]

[He knows what she's going through. He used those exact words when Noah had died. He does not question her words, however. Some grief must be dealt with on one's own.]

There is... nothing you should apologize over. We cannot predict who Gaia will take from us next. With so many people leaving and returning, we can only hope that she will be returned to us as well.

[Video]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

[She may not know Serah well, but she knows all to well the pain that comes with loved ones suddenly not being there anymore.]

...I'm sorry....

[Video]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Terra gets a response a little while later.]

... thank you.

[amorningglow.livejournal.com]

[ Yuna doesn't know you, Serah, but she does know what it's like to lose someone dear to you. Her heart is breaking for you. ] I'm so sorry to hear about your loss..

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Yuna gets a reply a little white later.]

[She smiles weakly.] Thank you.

I just... hope she's alright, y'know?

[video]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

She... went home?

[Marlene's shoulders slump. This is not good.]

[video]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Marlene also gets a fairly speedy reply.]

Mm-hmm. She was, out, last night, and... she never came back.

[Well, she did come back to the house... sort of. But she wasn't there in the morning.]

[Action]

[rebelpugilist.livejournal.com]

[Frowning, Snow helps himself to a seat beside her, gently laying a gloved hand flat against her back. It had been difficult to hear the news about Lightning, and almost impossible to imagine how badly Serah had to be hurting right now. But they way he hurt, seeing Serah so broken? ... he figured he could wager a pretty good guess.]

Hey. Can I get you anything?

[Action]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[It's a few seconds before she moves, sniffing, and wiping away the tears on her face, before tilting her head sideways, to look up at him. She's a state: eyes still red and tears half forming there already.

There's little that can be done: she knows that. Lightning's gone. She may come back: she knows that too. But for now, she's gone. And that hurts. Especially more that, when she thought, finally, fleetingly thought, that maybe, Snow could be here as well as Lightning... she's gone.

After a moment, she manages a weak, albeit distant, smile. His presence has always been a comfort for her.] ... a hug would be... nice.

[Video]

[theleadingman.livejournal.com]

Miss Farron... my condolences. [Balthier knows very little about Serah other than the fact that she's Lightning's sister, but he likes Lightning well enough, and she means a great deal to his friend. Of course, he's concerned.]

[Video]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Balthier gets a reply a little while later.]

... Thank you. [she pauses. it takes her a minute, but- she has somewhat heard of him.] ... you're... Basch's friend?

[action]

[tosavecocoon.livejournal.com]

[ Vanille comes to find Serah as soon as she can, sitting down next to her and wrapping her arms around her friend. There's nothing she can say to make this better. ]

[action]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[After a moment, Serah half sits up, returning the gesture in kind. She's so... grateful they're all here right now.

Her voice is a bit hoarse, but she tries, after a minute or so.]

Thanks.

[action]

[holyjudgement.livejournal.com]

[Hope finds Serah sitting in the living room. He hesitates at first. Before, he didn't have the words, didn't know what to say when he lost his mother.

Now Light's gone too, and he still doesn't have the words. But he knows what Serah's going through, knows that giving her empty words won't console her in the slightest, so he just moves to the table and quietly sits with her.]

Hey...

[action]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[After a minute or so, she looks up, wiping at her eyes, offering a weak smile.] Hey.

... you alright?

[Action]

[twistedjudge.livejournal.com]

[Fang hears the message, but doesn't come out right away. Light's her best friend - almost her twin, in some ways - and she needs to deal with this on her own. But eventually, she makes her way into the living room, looking at Serah. She doesn't say anything, though.]

[Action]

[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[Serah knows she's there, almost as soon as she enters, but likewise, she says nothing for a moment or too. She does sit up, though: casting a long, hard gaze at the flowers next to her, before saying,] You heard?