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[drawnbythesword]

[Filtered to Hubert, Sophie, Richard, and Pascal | 50% unhackable]

Lambda's gone.

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...I'd heard of it happening before, but this is the first time it's personally happened to me... What... [There's a hint of hesitation and sadness in his voice.] ...What exactly happens to someone who's sent away from here?

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[drawnbythesword]

[So mean, Hubert.]

What else can I do? He's gone, now. I can't help him here anymore...

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[Should he have cried a river instead?]

You say that like you regret it.

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[drawnbythesword]

...Hubert, you don't know about the promise I made with Lambda before coming here, do you?

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

The promise . . .

[Depressing over something like that. It's just like him.]

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[drawnbythesword]

[Promises are serious shit, man.]

I told Lambda I'd show him the kindess of humans... But if he's being sent back to Efinea without me, then...

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

Time in our respective worlds is said to stop or slow considerably while we're here.

[Get your act together, you sensitive fool.]

Even if he's gone back before us, Lambda's returning to Efinea and your staying in Luceti shouldn't affect your promise to him.

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[drawnbythesword]

But... How am I supposed to fulfill my promise to him if I'm still here?

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

You can't.

[ . . . ]

Don't forget the fact that you made the promise. That should be enough.

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[drawnbythesword]

[Hubert, you're bad at this consoling thing.]

...Mm, yeah... I know.

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[Then stop being depressed.

And more as a way of continuing than being snappy,] Then why did you ask?

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[drawnbythesword]

[no u]

...Because that'll only help me, Hubert. It won't help him.

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[Oh, I'm the depressed one?]

Wouldn't remembering the vow you made benefit those parties? Lambda will wait for you. This is the best we can do for now.

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[drawnbythesword]

But, Hubert... Lambda doesn't have a body... If I'm not there, then he... [oh oops did we forget to mention that to you before, Hubert.]

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

. . . Then what?

[Why the ominous trailing off?]

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[drawnbythesword]

...Then Lambda won't have a future ahead of him.

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[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[Silence. What? What does he say to that?]

. . . Won't have a future?

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[drawnbythesword]

Lambda's just a formless spirit without a body, Hubert... And he's considered a monster.