when i see [MYSELF] i always know where you are

...Mm. I saw it in the Hall before all this stuff happened. I didn't get to tell you sooner, I'm sorry.

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...It's alright. You couldn't have, not with all that happened.

And it's better this way. Rika belongs at home, away from this place's nasty curses.

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Understood.

...Your status?

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It was...chaotic to say the least.

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[Hikaru didn't know the details of Rika's home, but she remembered seeing some of Rika's memories once. She wasn't sure if it was better or worse for Rika to be there with Rena and that other girl.] Maybe...

But you should rest some more, all right? Especially if you're going to check up with everyone tomorrow.

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I'm fine. Everything healed up when it was over.

What about you? ...You were there, weren't you?

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It really seemed like it! You weren't fighting were you?

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That's good.

Yes. I was in the Gundam with the twin drives.

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Twin drives? What do you mean?

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[Umi will have to face it sooner or later, the need to go have her rest. She nods briefly, telling herself it's silly to fear she may wake up to find Hikaru and Fuu gone. But this is the state of mind the curse has left her in.]

Will you stay up? Don't you feel like resting a little more too?

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Ah. The particle-emitting energy source of Gundams. 00 Raiser has two of them, mounted on both shoulders.

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I'll be up a little bit longer. I told Roxas-san I'd talk to someone, and I want to finish checking on everyone.

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...The big things that were giving off the sparkly stuff, right?

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...Okay. [It's wonderful to see Hikaru so lively after what happened, even if part of it has to be her best friend acting like this for Umi's own sake. She smiles tiredly and heads back to the bedroom regardless.] Just don't overexert yourself. Please.

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[He'd be aggravated at her if he knew she was acting so hard, like she promised she wouldn't. But it felt like she was backtracking. Still, she couldn't find it in her to tell Umi what really happened.] I won't. You don't either tomorrow, okay?

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...Yes.

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So yours wasn't a part of the curse. I remember seeing it after everything was over. What happened?

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[Tomorrow will be the day for clearing things out, Umi promises herself. It's better to face everything with a rested mind, and as away from the curse's aftermath as possible. She'll have a couple of questions to ask around too. Some of the answers she may get actually scare her.] It's a deal.

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That was when I had arrived in the City.

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...So it's still here?

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Yes.

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~~After what Lockon-san told me--~~ It's somewhere safe?

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...It is in a temporary hiding place until I am able to move it to a more secure location.

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'Temporary'.

...Have you found a secure place for it?

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