Sometimes, the best you can say is 'a better tomorrow'. And that doesn't help much, when tomorrow and the day after and the day after that are all awful. But I won't let them take my hope. They've taken too much from us all already.
[Upon looking at the phone, it becomes clear that it’s finished loading. However, the screen has a few other differences, too.]
Password: CHRYS
Open file?
YES/NO
[But even if they don’t make a selection, once they’ve had a chance to read the words on the screen, “yes” flashes and the screen changes once more. It seems to be an album file titled “Missing Element: Chrysanthemum” with various photos of Izanagi and another idol from LiliS. The contents are all mundane little snapshots of life - shopping at a department store, or even the black market, photos of cooking together, or relaxing side by side. And while Chrys’ expression tends to be more subdued, Izanagi’s clearly happy in every single one.]
You were right. All we can do is endure. And hope. Even when it's painful. Even when it feels pointless. Even when the last thing in the world that we would ever want to do is drag ourselves back up, and take another step, and another, and keep on going. Not because it's easy. Because it's impossibly hard.
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Sometimes, the best you can say is 'a better tomorrow'. And that doesn't help much, when tomorrow and the day after and the day after that are all awful. But I won't let them take my hope. They've taken too much from us all already.
Sorry, I think I need to see this.
Re: Beach
Password: CHRYS
Open file?
YES/NO
[But even if they don’t make a selection, once they’ve had a chance to read the words on the screen, “yes” flashes and the screen changes once more. It seems to be an album file titled “Missing Element: Chrysanthemum” with various photos of Izanagi and another idol from LiliS. The contents are all mundane little snapshots of life - shopping at a department store, or even the black market, photos of cooking together, or relaxing side by side. And while Chrys’ expression tends to be more subdued, Izanagi’s clearly happy in every single one.]
Re: Beach
[She hands it over.]
1/3
[Taking it.]
2/3
[Oh.]
3/3
Re: 3/3
For those we have lost.
For those we can yet save.
Re: 3/3
[But he does scroll through the pictures.]
He's already safe at home.
Our home.
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[Smiling, but...
it's such a bittersweet one.]
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It doesn't have to be noble, or grand, or earth-shattering. Not as long as it's yours. If that's what you hope for, then hope for it.
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...Yeah. Yeah, I guess a little hope like that is okay.