[video] ♐ April 24th

[stillneedawish]

[Madoka is sitting on her bed in her pyjamas. Her hair's loose, her knees are drawn up to her chest and her arms are wrapped around them. She doesn't look happy. Not at all. It's a little too dark to see her face properly, so you can't tell if she's been crying or not, but when she speaks, she sounds as if she might have just finished.]

... Hello there, everyone. Can I... um, is it okay if I ask everyone a favour? Could someone talk to me, please? I-I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight...

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[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

Hey. What's your name?

[His tone isn't aggressive or demanding; it's simply calm.]

[video]

[stillneedawish]

K-kaname Madoka... um, in the Japanese order, that is. Why?

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[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

You said you wanted to talk. I thought it'd be good to start with an introduction.

Madoka, then? [He gets his badge and displays it in front of the camera.] I'm... [On second thought, he puts it back in his pocket.] Francis York Morgan. Just call me York, everybody does.

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[stillneedawish]

Oh! Um yes, sorry, that was silly of me... I'm sorry, York-san, I'm just not really thinking straight right now. Madoka's fine.

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[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

It's fine. Do you want to tell me what happened?

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[stillneedawish]

It's... it's a bit of a long story. Th-there was an accident, and some of my friends were there, and - and they didn't make it...

[video]

[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

... Ah.

Wasn't there anyone else you could tell this to? Why did you come to the internet?

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[stillneedawish]

I have friends here, on the community... and most people in Japan are sleeping by now, anyway.

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[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

[He turns away for a moment, two fingers pressed to his temple:]

This is even more difficult when you're talking to someone worlds apart, Zach. We could ask for a worldhop, but we have to leave soon.

[And then, he turns his attention to her again.]

Madoka, are your friends here in the community helping?

[video]

[stillneedawish]

[For her part, Madoka looks curiously at him when he turns away, but snaps back to attention when he addresses her again.]

U-um, well yes, they are a little. Everyone's being very kind...

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[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

That's good. I imagine you've told them a little more than you told me, too.

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[stillneedawish]

Heh... well, maybe a little bit. I'm sorry, York-san, it just really is complicated to explain.

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[zach-is-with-me.livejournal.com]

I understand.