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[bloodandblunder]

"H... hello? Um, this is me-- ah, Noire! I'm Noire, and I'm very sorry for missing you somehow... I promise I'm not avoiding you, unless you're scary or you're Mo-- trying to curse me. U-um, so when I can figure out how to-- ( beeps ensue, followed by a shriek of fright ) O-oh, no! What did I push, how do I-- make it-- oh gods, did I break it?! W-why can't we just talk in person?!"

[ BEEP. ]

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video, backdated to after revival!!

[centripetal]

[ the guilt is still there. the guilt is still there, deep, endless, and when she wakes up clueless and shaky and lost, it takes a few long moments for her to reach for her phone. there's a long pause and lingering on noire's image. she was okay, so... that meant this girl had to be too?

the image is still embedded deep in her mind, and it squeezes her chest. but she steels herself, thinks apologies to herself, and calls.

though when there's an answer, she wavers. ]

H... hello?

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[bloodandblunder]

[ There's a face that's more familiar than a name, and Noire feels strangely guilty about never having gotten to know that much before she'd died. Her reply is just as hesitant. ]

H-hello...

[centripetal]

[ goodness, how does she word this and what does she say? at least they're both nervous... that little fact may have eased up colette a little more, but, given the circumstances, it doesn't do much for her uncertainty.

but she can't dwell on that, colette knows. she has to properly thank noire, properly apologize, properly... make up for her shortcomings. properly converse, which is apparently made much harder when you've watched the other die. ]

I'm sorry this is so sudden. [ a little more steady, at least. ] I just-- I wanted to see that you were okay. And... I wanted to say some things.

[bloodandblunder]

I'm... alive, so I think that's progress. [ and she'll smile, hesitantly. ] U-um, but-- how are you? What happened? Is Sakon all right?

[ She'd heard the part about Colette needing to say things, but maybe they're thinking along the same lines. ]

[centripetal]

... To be honest, I'm the same as you. I'm not sure about Sakon, since I... only woke up a little while ago.

[ woke up is such a strange way to put it, but it seems like the nicest way to put it, too. so sure, let's all go with that. ]

I was going to talk with him next.

[bloodandblunder]

You... too?

[ Her look goes from startled to stricken in less than three seconds. ]

I-I'm sorry! I left you to defend yourself and--!!

[centripetal]

[ maybe she should've been a little more gentle with that remark. no, she certainly should've been more gentle than that. ]

No, not at all. [ firmly. if there's something noire needs to say to colette, sorry is the farthest thing from it. ] You didn't do anything like that. I'm the one who needs to say sorry. You... for me, you...

[ horrible memories come flooding back at that, really, and it feels as though it just happened. it technically did, for them both.

a little quieter: ]

Please, don't do anything like that again.

[bloodandblunder]

... I'm-- [ oops, right, apologizing. Noire grimaces a bit, but pushes past it with a small cough. ] I mean--

There have been so many people who have died in front of me... and I am sorry for putting you through that, but I would have given anything not to have it happen again.

... So you don't need to apologize, either.

[centripetal]

I know how you feel. I, um-- I just don't think people should sacrifice themselves. I've made those mistakes before, and...

[ colette trails off. talk about dropping almost-lectures when poor noire just revived. she stops then, because--well, okay, that's one thing she wanted to say, but there's also another thing she should say now that noire's all right. ]

... And thank you, too. For saving me.

[bloodandblunder]

I wish I could have done more for you...

... But I'm glad I can talk to you now.

[centripetal]

You did more than you had to. [ waaay more, really. ] And, um, even if it's not because of the happiest reasons... I'm glad I could meet you now too.

[ a pause, as she considers something. ]

Oh, right. I forgot to mention it... I'm Colette!

[bloodandblunder]

Oh, I'm-- [ herp. ] My name is Noire! It feels a little odd to have introductions after everything, doesn't it?

[centripetal]

[ a light laugh. ] A little.

But since we're friends now, we've got to start somewhere! Our names is just the easiest place, I think.

[bloodandblunder]

... Mm, I think so too.

And thank you, for all of your help... m-maybe next time I see you, we could do something less... er. Potentially deadly.