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[ordalias]

[ She's been contemplating this, yes, ever since she got her ass handed back to her by Vanitas. She's lost, sure, many times in fact... but this one in particular... ]

How... when do you know you're strong? That you're not weak?

[ She might end that last sentence in a bitter hiss. Sure, she's lost, but when it involves her friends (and Pokemon), it becomes another thing. She couldn't beat Vanitas, came out even more battered, and well aware her appearance would worry friends. So lately she's been hanging around the roof of Goldenrod City's Department Store.

It sounds like she's going to say more, but whatever it is dissolves into a sigh and stops. ]

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ Oh. ] Okay. Bye, Jade. And thank you.

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[nodoubleteam.livejournal.com]

. . . Yes.

[ awkward emotions to her thank you, but he'll go now. don't hide your disappointment, xion. jade offers a final nod before he takes a couple of steps away from her, then turns. ]

Leave strength out of your mind, for now. [ a pause. ] Do take care. [ and he's finally walking away to smash his head on a wall or something. :I ]

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

You, too!

[ Smiles at his retreating back. Oh, Jade. If anyone should be smashing their heads to a wall, it should be her... which may or may not happen in the near future.

She waves as he goes, even if he doesn't see it, then turns back to the horizon. ]