35 [Accidental Voice/Text]

[somethingspecial]

[There is a tinkling of piano -- a few stray notes -- a few casual scales -- before Rachel tries to sing softly to herself. It's obvious that she's crying. Her breath keeps hitching as she tries to hold back sobs, but Rachel, being Rachel, tries anyway.

The opening chords should be pretty familiar to anyone who has any taste in theatre who knows Rachel.]

Oh, my man I love him so -- he'll never know... all my life is just despair, but I don't care...when he takes me in his arms, the world is bright... alright...

[Her breath hitches and Rachel abruptly stops singing, drawing in a shaky breath, before she tries to continue -- but it just ends in another sob and the feed shuts off abruptly.

There is, however, a text sent afterwards.]

Jesse went home.

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[somethingspecial]

[He gets uneven breathing and the odd hitches of breath that are associated with crying heavily. But she doesn't switch it back off.]

I don't belong here. None of us belong here.

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[saintedsinner]

But still, you're here.


-=He frowns a bit. No one is supposed to be here, but crying about it isn't going to solve anything.=-

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[somethingspecial]

I am aware.

[It's a hoarse whisper, but there's the tiniest bit of attitude in that.]

I'm not blind.

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[saintedsinner]

Then why are you crying? -=It happens, time to move on.=-

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[somethingspecial]

Because I'm not going to pretend that I'm okay when I'm not.

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[saintedsinner]

It's got nothing to do with pretending.

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[somethingspecial]

And crying when something hurts is nothing to be ashamed of or hide.

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[saintedsinner]

-=He's quiet on that one. Sounds like Winry, there.=-