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[somethingspecial]

[Rachel is carefully lighting another candle on her battered menorah, which is sitting in her windowsill, glaring outside at the never-setting sun. She seems to be humming underneath her breath and she sits on her bed to watch the candle flicker, an odd look on her face.

She hasn't ever celebrated Hanukkah without her family before.

But Rachel glances at the PCD and the odd expression is gone in an instant, replaced by a smile of determination.]

Kurt, I think we should begin auditions for a glee club of our own in Adstringendum. I've received several notifications of interest in the subject and I think that as co-captain, I can't ignore the need for entertainment in this city any more. I was considering sometime next week, after the sun has set... it will give us time to gather materials and a proper list of all those interested.

[She then reaches out and shuts off the feed, but not before she looks at her menorah one last time.]

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[somethingspecial]

I'm more selfish than you are.

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[golden_hawke]

It is not wrong to want people you love near you. -=Shakes his head slightly.=-

If they were here, they would die.

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[somethingspecial]

Your family would?

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[golden_hawke]

Yes. They are connected to the land and sky. This place is not well, and they would not be well.

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[somethingspecial]

They wouldn't connect to the land and sky here?

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[golden_hawke]

No. It would make them ill here.

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[somethingspecial]

I'm sorry, then, that they can't come here.

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[golden_hawke]

Please do not trouble yourself with this thought. I have many friends here to help me.

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[somethingspecial]

I feel better here even with just Kurt around. I can't imagine being here without anyone I know for longer that I did.

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[golden_hawke]

I will be here for two turns come spring. My friends here are just as important as those who are home.

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[somethingspecial]

You've been here for two years?

[Oh god, what if she's here that long too? Without Finn or her dads?]

And you've never gone home?

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[golden_hawke]

No, I have not. -=He's been brave all that time.=-

Some of my family have come and visited, but it is not long before the Animus send them home.

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[somethingspecial]

I'm -- not the best person to comfort someone, I'm actually rather selfish and self-absorbed... but there's always a chance that they could come here again, right?

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[golden_hawke]

-=A sort of a lopsided smile.=-

There is always a chance. Never give up hope no matter how dark or how long the night may be. Even here.

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[somethingspecial]

It looks like it won't be night for at least a week, here.

[But she smiles. She understands.]

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[golden_hawke]

Be certain your sleeping area is dark. In my home, the light lasts a long time, but I need sleep more often than when it becomes night. Darkness helps.

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[somethingspecial]

Kurt made me curtains. I think he's decorating the entire house now and is attacking my room first.

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[golden_hawke]

The whole house? I wish him well.

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[somethingspecial]

He can be insufferable.

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[golden_hawke]

[Khii?] -=Cue in untranslated word=-

Kurt suffers?

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[somethingspecial]

No. He's insufferable. He can be obnoxious and annoying when it comes to getting what he wants.

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[golden_hawke]

Ah. He is very determined and steadfast. -=smiles.=-

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[somethingspecial]

Stubborn.

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[golden_hawke]

Determined.

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[somethingspecial]

Well, I suppose so. Determined to be a thorn in my side.