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[myjunes]

[ There's silence for quite a bit with just some quiet natural background noise, but then a gasp can clearly be heard. ] T-this place, where--? ... ... Heaven..?

[ The sound of someone standing up and then footsteps resounding against the stones. ]

But if it's heaven, then I.. ... Hmm.. [ The voice sounds a bit more doutful as the footsteps halt for a moment before continuing on. ]

Mom? [ The voice definitely sounds more excited. ] Mom! Mom, I'm here! It's me!

[ The excitement echoes away as she starts to sound a bit more insecure. The footsteps stop too, leaving a painful silence behind. ] Mom..? You're here, right? You're not hiding, are you..? You don't want to see me?

[ After a moment of silence she speaks up again. ] Dad? [ The voice gets softer and a tad more desperate too. ] Big bro?

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[andallforone.livejournal.com]

You did? Okay, that's - that's okay, right?

Hey, Nanako, is your big bro coming to get you?

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[myjunes]

Uh-huh! I just think I lost dad.. He's not here, right..?

He says he's coming to pick me up, yes!

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[andallforone.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Dojima-san, sorry....

Okay, Nanako, look, there's this crown you woke up with, right? You have to keep that on, okay? Don't move away from the place you woke up, all right? Just wait for your big bro.

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[myjunes]

It's alright. He's usually busy anyway.. [ There's a hint in that voice that it's not as okay as she tries to make it. ] Besides, I have big bro and you all, right?

Okay, I'll wait. But.. Um.. What does the crown do?

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[andallforone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you got him and us all right.

And you got this guy called The Guardian looking out for you, too. He made that crown because there's some nasty stuff that wants to take us away if we don't wear the crowns. So keep it on, okay?

Your bro'll be wearing his, too.

So... [He grins; audible in his voice.] Try not to laugh at how dumb it looks on him, right?

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[myjunes]

I don't want to be taken away.. So I'll make sure to keep wearing it.

The Guardian.. Um, is he kind of like the police in this place? Like dad and Adachi-san?

[ She giggles in return. ] I bet it doesn't look that weird on him. Would he thinks it looks weird on me, too?

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[andallforone.livejournal.com]

Haha, no way Nanako-chan, you'd look cute.

[He grits his teeth at the mention of Adachi, but he makes himself keep smiling for Nanako.]

I guess he's like the police, yeah. The Guardian that is.