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[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.]

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[tosavecocoon.livejournal.com]

[ And Serah gets a big hug. Vanille knows that even with the picture, even knowing the memories won't fade, it's still not the same as having Lightning there or having Oerba back to the way it was. But if memories are all they have, then they have to make the most of them. ]

It's gonna be okay.

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[focustrigger.livejournal.com]

[She nods into her shoulder: her eyes are glassy again, but- she's managed the attempt to smile.]

I... I know.

[She does. Now she does. Though she always knew.] Everyone's here... we're all here, for each other... and for sis. And that's what really counts.

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[tosavecocoon.livejournal.com]

[ Vanille rubs Serah's back gently. ]

No matter how hard the days and nights, we've always got each other. And Lightning wouldn't want us to worry about her anyway. We can wait for her to come back. She won't leave us alone like this.