[she pauses and looks at the device, before she nods and temporarily hangs up. Then, about fifteen minutes later she's near the entrance of the cafeteria, looking around anxiously]
[action] - I love this dress too much I keep linking it in my threads...
[And Rise is standing by the Marasia Lounge sign on one of the walls, in what's probably a very eye catching dress and her matching hair bows. At least Colette won't have any difficulty finding her!
Rise just... keeps glancing up to see if Colette's nearby yet and then back down at the floor. And then one of those times she looks up, towards the entrance...]
... Colette-san?
[She almost wants to run over to her... maybe she would, if she took a minute to think about it first...]
Rise! [well no worries, Colette jogs over towards her and saves her the trouble of making a decision. She looks her up and down... checking for wounds or anything like that. Then she settles in on Rise's face. She opens her mouth as if she's about to say something... then closes it, and then decides on something]
[Rise's super relieved to see Colette. She'd smile if she were feeling up to it. But that look of concern also reminds Rise of what she just lost.]
I-... I was on a mission, and...
[Her sad, but controlled demeanor starts to break apart almost instantly. She's not even trying to hold back tears anymore.]
Junko-neechan... my sister... she's...
[Calling Junko her sister sounds so empty to her now. Now that they're separated by worlds again. But she has to hold on to it... it's become such a part of her identity.
But Junko isn't here right now. Colette is. Practically leaping forward to hug the other girl, Rise buries her face in her shoulder and just... cries. It's a little selfish of her, but she feels like she desperately needs a comforting presence right now.]
[her lips part to ask what a neechan is, but they close again as Rise answers the question. Her... sister? Oh no, what happened to her? When it's phrased that way, she wonders if she... did she die? Colette hugs her back in an instant, her heart aching for Rise]
I'm so... I'm so sorry. [for now her mind assumes the worst]
[It feels almost the same to Rise. Junko's gone, and she'll probably never see her again. She's glad when people get to go home, honest. But she's lost so many people and stayed behind so many times, it always hurts a little bit more every time it happens. And now it's the one person she never wanted to leave her.
She holds on tightly to Colette, speaking through sobs.]
She's gone... like Cheria-san... everyone always gets sent back...
[That might clear up the possible misunderstanding. Not that Rise knows there was one, or cares about the difference between the two. Either way, she lost them.]
They always took care of me... I can't do it by myself, I just...!
[Breaking down into uncontrollable sobs and hugging herself tightly to Colette. If she says anything else, it's muffled and unintelligible for now.]
[ah... sent back. That does make sense. A different kind of sadness that's no less potent. Colette isn't really familiar with that feeling yet, but she knows the basic underlying feelings. So she hugs Rise as tight as she can (without it being painful) and rubs her back]
You'll be okay, you're really strong! [she can tell that from the few interactions that she's had, so her tone is genuine]
[Rise won't be letting go anytime soon. At least while she's clinging to Colette, she can be absolutely certain that someone she knows isn't going to be taken away from her.]
Y-yeah... I know...
[Unfortunately, right now, she doesn't believe for a second that she's strong. She thinks it's really nice that Colette would honestly think so highly of her, but she doesn't believe it.
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[she pauses and looks at the device, before she nods and temporarily hangs up. Then, about fifteen minutes later she's near the entrance of the cafeteria, looking around anxiously]
[action] - I love this dress too much I keep linking it in my threads...
Rise just... keeps glancing up to see if Colette's nearby yet and then back down at the floor. And then one of those times she looks up, towards the entrance...]
... Colette-san?
[She almost wants to run over to her... maybe she would, if she took a minute to think about it first...]
[action] (ooooh it's a cute dress :D)
How are you?
[action]
I-... I was on a mission, and...
[Her sad, but controlled demeanor starts to break apart almost instantly. She's not even trying to hold back tears anymore.]
Junko-neechan... my sister... she's...
[Calling Junko her sister sounds so empty to her now. Now that they're separated by worlds again. But she has to hold on to it... it's become such a part of her identity.
But Junko isn't here right now. Colette is. Practically leaping forward to hug the other girl, Rise buries her face in her shoulder and just... cries. It's a little selfish of her, but she feels like she desperately needs a comforting presence right now.]
[action]
I'm so... I'm so sorry. [for now her mind assumes the worst]
[action]
She holds on tightly to Colette, speaking through sobs.]
She's gone... like Cheria-san... everyone always gets sent back...
[That might clear up the possible misunderstanding. Not that Rise knows there was one, or cares about the difference between the two. Either way, she lost them.]
They always took care of me... I can't do it by myself, I just...!
[Breaking down into uncontrollable sobs and hugging herself tightly to Colette. If she says anything else, it's muffled and unintelligible for now.]
[action]
You'll be okay, you're really strong! [she can tell that from the few interactions that she's had, so her tone is genuine]
You're not alone.
[action]
Y-yeah... I know...
[Unfortunately, right now, she doesn't believe for a second that she's strong. She thinks it's really nice that Colette would honestly think so highly of her, but she doesn't believe it.
At least she can accept that she isn't alone...]