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[Luca and Ahiru of the house might have noticed Luz was gone all day, as were Varian, Rapunzel and Fern, and there were none the wiser about why. The three of them honestly tended to do their own thing, but this time was different. Luz returned later, closing the door behind her, and had stayed up in her room for several hours. Luca and Ahiru were likely to feel the distress in Luz now though, and while Ahiru wouldn't know why, Luca WOULD.

And now, Luz knew, she'd have to let the rest of Trench know.

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[Late at night, the video feed clicked and there was Luz. Her eyes were rimmed red, she was slightly shaking and she was surrounded by the stuffed animals in her room. She looked at the camera for at least a minute before finally addressing the audience as a whole].

If you guys knew Rapunzel, I'm sad to say she's gone back to being a squid. She was pretty great, looking after us in the house and everything, and we're going to try and keep her tower spotless. She would have wanted it that way.

[She bit her lip, exhaling].

V-Varian and Fern are also gone.

They've...gone back too. I know a lot of you knew them from Deerington. In a lot of ways, they're why I chose to go to move onto the next world. Fern was cunning, quick and upfront about himself. He put himself out on a limb to save people, and was the model of a hero I think we all strive to be.

Varian was different, but in his own unique way. He was stubborn, smart, and one of the sweetest people I know. He'd come up with inventions I could only watch in awe of, and he'd work tirelessly on projects with strength I could never match. He and Fern were my older brothers, and the reason I live in this house now.

They mattered, just like everyone who leaves matters, and leave a mark when they go. If I ever ask myself why I'm here, suffering, I'll remember it's because of them, because they were everything that helped me move on from one bad moment to better ones.

Thank you. Um. Take care, guys, wherever you are.

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Can't rush these things!

[Luz also had a chuckle at Owlbert zooming around and definitely making a nuisance of himself on purpose].

Thanks. Uh, for the water and the knives.

[ falco goes into the kitchen for the water first, pouring it clean from one of his storage canteens and into a wooden mug. offering it to her, he then leads her into the living room— small and simple, sitting next to the bo he’d prepared before she came.

within them are a set of five knives, made of blades of grass and hardened leaves. one of them seems to be missing— the middle sized one is the one falco keeps on him. ]

You can pick whichever one you like most.

[ what really changes here is the size. ]

[Luz took the mug and a long swig: all that flying had definitely made her thirsty! Luckily she felt a little better when she finally put it down, not so light headed and it was way easier to focus on what she was doing.

When she looked at the knives, she felt a small tug at her throat. Knowing she wasn't going to see Fern again was sinking in just a little more, so she looked long at the knives before settling on one that was a little less green than the others, on the small side].

Thank you.

Even if he gifted them to me . . . [ falco gently clasps the container shut once she’s chosen her weapon. ] I’m sure he would’ve been happy that he took one.

[Luz looked at the knife fondly, smiling at it faintly before closing her hand around it].

I think so too. Wherever he is with Varian, I'm going to make sure I do him proud.

[ with a weakened smile, he nods. ]

That's right.

[ falco reaches his free arm to hug around luz's neck, turning his face sideways to meet his cheek to her shoulder, and making sure confetti is safely curled away from the knife. maybe she needed some comfort, to begin with, other than having a piece from fern. he's here, as a friend.

and confetti is trying to get in on the hug, too. ]

[Luz nodded, figuring this was a signal for her to go.

But then Falco reaches for the hug, and while surprised, Luz does let out a soft, low sigh and melt into the hug, letting tears fall a moment. She wasn't a loud crier usually, and this was no exception. The tear fell, and Luz let out one, maybe two small sniffles before taking a long breath, and gently laughing when confetti joined in].

So cute!

Video UN: glyphywitchy

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think we can start wrapping up here!

Sounds fine!