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[He nods.]

Yeah. Do you have a group all worked out...?

[There's a concerted effort there not to sound too worried despite what happened the last time she went into a dangerous area, but.]

Mm! Asch, Zenitsu, Jin Ling....

[though - she pouts a little]

... Чрезмерно. I think they will be overprotective.

[shE CAN FEEL THE WORRIED VIBES FROM EVERYONE, HUNTER]

...I can't really blame them.

[All the same!]

That's a pretty good group, though. They'll be good to have around.

[except jin ling but he isn't going to say that in front of anya]

[ . . . . well,]

... Are you and Jin Ling done fighting?

[sHE WANTS THIS LORE AS BADLY AS I DO]

...We might be, actually? I don't know. He's been acting weird recently. Well, weirder.

[he sounds very uncertain, but.]

[ . . . she giggles a bit at that]

... He is softer, yes? I like it.

[he's not running from her anymore]

Is that how you mean?

[He shrugs.]

Mm, kind of. He asked me to help him with something, which I kind of never thought would happen, so... Whatever his issue was, maybe he's getting over it.

[ . . . ]

I think... he is not very good with people - but his heart is in right place. If you two are not fighting so much, I am happy.

[though she'll peer at his face then]

So... Кто? Who made you cry?

[He blinks before rubbing at his face, surprised, and feeling how tender the skin around his eyes is. With a small, sheepish smile, he shakes his head.]

It's not that anybody made me cry. Just... There are some people I'm not quite ready to leave, I guess.

[ . . . ah, her expression softens then.]

... Mm. I understand a little too.

[even when she died, there were people she didn't want to leave.]

Saying goodbye... always the part I do not like.

Right. Like, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I won't be glad all of this is over, but... There's parts of it I'll miss, too.

[...]

It'll be alright, though, yeah? At least this is the last time this'll happen to anybody.

... even if that is true, does not mean it does not hurt, yes?

[she'll finish her rummaging then to walk over to hunter - and she places one hand over her own heart]

Friends. Important people. Незаменимые. Even if we try... might be hard to see them again, after this. It is okay... to think it is sad.

[He looks towards her as she does, expression tightening a little bit.]

...Yeah. It's the same for you, right?

[ . . . . she offers a bit of a sadder smile at that]

... Mm. To be away from dear ones... Normal for Anya. Family are all very far from Tokyo, so to be away from people you care for is... постоянная. It does not go away.

But even if it is feeling I know well, does not make it easy.

People here will be even more far than that.

...I'm sorry. I know how tough that is, too.

[He nods, though, with a small smile.]

It'd be one thing if we were all a phone call or a letter away, right? Or if we could visit each other now and then. But that's...

[Not something he thinks can happen, for a variety of reasons.

[ . . . hmmm, she tilts her head]

... you do not think it possible?

[He hesitates before he gives a small shrug.]

Well, it might be for most people. It's just that the place I live kind of has... strict rules about outside communication, you could say.

[ . . . oh. she looks surprised at that - but extra disheartened]

.... they would know? Нездешний. If you tried to talk to people outside of your world?

[He takes in that look and immediately shakes his head, putting on a smile.]

Hey - it's okay. It just means that I had to make the most of getting to know everyone while I was here, and... I think I did.

[ . . . . hm.

she gives him a look at that before frowning.]

... if there is way to break rule without too much trouble - I hope you find it.

[anya isn't normally a rulebreaker but - knowing hunter is important enough that she'll insist upon wanting it.]

...Yeah. I'm sure I'll figure it out. Don't worry about it.

[haha nobody here is ever going to hear from him again

Either way, he's looking for a way to change the subject, so he tilts his head slightly as he glances towards her.]

You must be pretty excited to get back home, though.

[ . . . hmmmm, is she? she thinks about that for a moment.]

... Спокойнее. I think... it will be more easy, than this. Idol problems are small, after knowing what it is to lose my life.

[it... puts things in perspective, doesn't it?]

... I learned many things about what I still need to do better here, too.

[His expression twists in sympathy as she mentions losing her life, but...]

Yeah? Like, what kinds of things?

.... ways to talk to people, to help them, to pick trust better.

[that said anya is still like

incredibly trusting and that'll always be true, but now she will sideeye people like stefano? so there's that,]

I think... I learned what I am not good at here. Улучшение. So I have to get better.

[He's quiet for a moment, but:]

...Did something happen to you when you were over there?

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