[Accidental Voice/Action] Just not the same...

[unseenspy]

[He's got his bell. He's got the Oresoren doll. And now he's got an Oresoren rug, courtesy of Catherine Claus. Jay's apartment is looking closer to home. But a simple doll just doesn't replace the real Oresoren, the most important thing he's missing. Of course, the journal works in mysterious ways, and can start recording at the most "inconvenient" times.]

…What do you do when you miss someone?

[Later that day, Jay can be found by the lake, watching the ducks and occasionally throwing bread crumbs out to them.]

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[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

[The question certainly hit close to home.]

Distract myself, probably.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Ah!

[He certainly didn't expect an answer as he grabs his journal. His first instinct is to dismiss the person, but then again, talking would make a good distraction right now.]

How do you normally distract yourself?

[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

Listening to my music, reading, being with my friends, talking...and lately, my kitten.

[Good distractions, but they're only temporary until he starts thinking about Naoya.]

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Being with his friends...another big thing he misses. But reading sounds like a good idea.]

I see. Thank you...

[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

You're welcome.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

[Hey Jay, guess who? It's the eternal pessimist.]

You suck it up. It's best for them not to be here, anyway.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Let's share the pessimism.]

You got that right.

...Long time no see, Yuan.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

[He's extra bitter about the subject now that Kratos has gone home.]

Long time, indeed. How long have you been in Luceti by now?

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Fourteen and a half months.

[And he sounds bitter about that fact himself.]

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

Over a year, hm? [To most people that may seem like a lot, but to Yuan it's nothing. His three year anniversary is in a few weeks.]

[Voice]

[hallowedlight.livejournal.com]

I try to be happy, for their sake as well as my own.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[That response actually depresses him even more. How can he be happy without them, especially knowing that they're not happy when he's gone?]

Happy? In this place?

[Voice]

[hallowedlight.livejournal.com]

It isn't as impossible as it seems. Despite the experiments and... other events, there are good and kind people here. I try to focus on what I have, instead of what I lack.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

That would be nice...

[If only he actually had anything. All he really has is a few toys that he's really too old to be playing with.]

[slatebreaker.livejournal.com]

[ a calm, thoughtful voice: ] Whenever I'm missing Matthew, I try and focus on the very best memories and imagine what it's like to be back in those memories with him.

[ it doesn't matter to her that she has just brought up a seemingly random name to this new stranger. that isn't the point. ]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Hmm...that may help...but that may make it worse also.

[slatebreaker.livejournal.com]

Perhaps if you only let it be worse.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

What is that supposed to mean? It won't change the fact that we're stuck here.

[Voice]

[not-a-blueskid.livejournal.com]

[Talking book asks a question, it'd be in poor manners not to respond; getting used to this place was a little tricky, y'know. But when he thinks about this question, he actually has a hard time finding a real answer.]

...Never really missed someone before, I guess.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Aren't you the lucky one.

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[not-a-blueskid.livejournal.com]

What, you're missin' someone?

[While Nick isn't exactly missing anyone, he can sympathize with someone who does. And while the words he uses aren't exactly the softest, his voice is low and careful.]

How long've y'been here?

[lotusgatekeeper.livejournal.com]

I visit them, of course!

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Very funny.

[lotusgatekeeper.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a joke...

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

All right...but if they're back home, how do you visit them?