013 [Video/Action for Goldenrod Pokemon Center]

[soggypastry]

[It's known to quite a few people that Lightning has been sleeping for a week now. What isn't quite as well known, however, is that her Lucario hasn't left her room no matter which human is at her side. So when the gear clicks on to show Lightning still sound asleep, there's the edge of a black paw on the feed. That pretty much clenches who's recording this.

Recording what, you may ask? Well, just watch the human on the bed as she slowly comes back to the world of Johto. She blinks for a bit, obviously still half asleep, before she slowly raises a hand to her forehead.]

Fal'Cie...

[And, before she can say anything else, Lightning is tackled by her Lucario. Over the happy yips and other noises he's making, the sound of the gear clattering to the ground isn't heard by anyone in the room.]

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[soggypastry]

[A nod; Lightning can't meet Serah's eyes at all, even after she speaks.] Yeah.

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[wistfulfocus.livejournal.com]

So that means... if you leave... [tears start to brim at her eyes.]

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[soggypastry]

If I leave...I won't be going home. [There. It's been said. There's nothing else she can do.]

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[wistfulfocus.livejournal.com]

[This renders Serah silent as tears begin to stream down her face. The only sound is the occasional heavy breathing coming from her.] ....

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[soggypastry]

[It doesn't take long for Lightning to decide to get out of bed, and even though she tumbles to her knees right away due to how shaky her legs are after a week of not moving, she manages to get her arms around Serah and pull her into a tight embrace.

She's never been as good at this comforting thing as their parents were, but...well, she's certainly going to try. There really is nothing else she can do to make this easier.]

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[wistfulfocus.livejournal.com]

[though Serah doesn't immediately embrace her elder sister back, she sobs into her shoulder. After a moment, though, she does wrap her arms around the other's back, and squeezes her tight, almost like if she let go, she'd fly away.]

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[soggypastry]

[If Lightning was going to float away, it wouldn't be while she was in this room. She's hanging onto Serah far too tightly for that to happen.]