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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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[ oh. she thought it was strange, but they had always been very independent. secure. perhaps there was more she could have done. but perhaps this is how the story goes.

who could say?

she knocks on luz's door quietly. ]

Do you want some company?

[Luz got up from her bed and walked over to the door, opening it for Ahiru].

Yeah. I really could.

[ first, ahiru wraps her arms around luz in a warm hug. ]

It'll be okay. We'll do it slowly.

[They had the bond, so no doubt Ahiru heard Luz's anguish loud and clear. There was no hiding when it came to bonds, it was how Luz knew that Varian was gone to begin with. That empty feeling, that absence had permeated to Luz's core, and now she had to deal with the reality that her big brothers and Rapunzel were gone.

It was a bad time to not have Reaper either, but she knew he was recovering. Right now, it was just the three of them, and Luz couldn't act like she wasn't in pain.

She hugged back tightly, let a soft sob escape her throat].

[ for a brief moment, she wonders if tutu would be more suited to this. to have her powers. but ahiru knew in her heart that wouldn't matter. luz didn't need a princess tutu. she needed ahiru, here and now.

she rubs her back quietly. ]

It's okay to cry. You don't need to be brave right now.

[Luz just shook her head. She wanted to be brave, to be strong enough and push through, but she couldn't. Varian and Fern had been here for too much, had brought her into the house when they didn't have to and then let her bring in Luca and Ahiru. They were a family Luz had thought she'd never have again, not since Deerington with Eda and Margot, and now they were gone.

She'd only had enough strength to make the video. Anything else was too hard].

I'm going to miss them so much. I hate this. I hate this!

I know.

[ what else can be said there? missing people is a constant. it ebbs and flows like the tide. there are times it strangles ahiru's heart to be so far away from mytho and rue, pique and lillie. ]

[Oh no. Of everyone in Trench, Maul hadn't expected Varian and Fern to leave so abruptly. Yet at the same time, he knew it was inevitable. For Maul, people leaving him was just something he has come to expect in his life. He doesn't seem angry or even sad as he answers Luz. Right now, he just seems resigned, like he expected this to have happened eventually, and now that it has he can't muster up much of any other emotion.]

Do you need anything right now?

[Whether she needed him to be there, or just to be alone, or for him to go out and kill an animal so the remaining group could have something to eventually eat, Maul would do it.]

I'm just supposed to act like they weren't here? Like it didn't feel like I had two older brothers and a funny older sister? I was just helping Korra cope with losing her girlfriend! I can't...it's just...

[Luz didn't know how to finish the sentence, and she wasn't the type to go out punching things. So she just sighed, held onto Ahiru tight, and continued softly crying].

We had so many adventures together, and I'm so used to them being here. I don't know how I'm supposed to act like it's OK that they're gone.

When Reaper gets better, please tell him. I know he cared a lot about them too, and he cares about this house.

Ask him...ask him if he still wants to live here, please. I know he was pretty close to the both of them, and they were the ones that asked him to stay initially.

I don't think anyone would expect you to act that way.

[ certainly no one in trench. it is a hard thing to bear. ]

Sometimes . . . the people you love have to let you go. It doesn't mean they loved you less or wanted to leave you behind. They . . . stepped into another story.

I can't. That's just a fact.

[A hard one too. This wasn't something Luz was going to be able to blow over, no matter how hard she tried].

I used to stay up late just to give Varian something to eat, before Rapunzel arrived. It's dumb, because I'm younger than he is, but I knew how involved he's get on his projects. It's going to be weird to not hear him tinkering around in his workshop late at night when I go past his room...or seeing growth all over the house thanks to Fern.

Oh gosh. Without Fern, we HAVE to find ways to make trades! I'm going to have to go full time at Lysithea's!

I-It's okay! We'll find a way, don't worry Luz! And I'm sure our friends will help out.

[ they're not on their own after all. ]

That's vague! We have to make sure that we have a steady source of income? I mean, trade stuff I guess.

Wait, so we still have Fern and Varian's animals? Like, Lorraine the chicken and stuff?

Uhm, I think so? I saw them outside earlier. Should I check? Am I supposed to get two jobs? How many jobs is too many jobs?!

Please check! We might have to start making plans!

[Oh no you don't, Ahiru].

No, not YOU, Ahiru! Me, maybe Reaper? Possibly Luca, if he wants. You should just do what you're always doing, but I can probably use help with chores now, since we're, you know, down hands.

Why not me? I can do jobs! I know money. I think. A bit? And of course I'll help with chores. Anything.

Ahiru. You KNOW this place doesn't take money. It's trades, remember?

[Oh YAY DISTRACTIONS].

Besides, what would you do? You're a ki-I mean, well, inexperienced. Do you have a resume?

[Lusz doesn't but she could make one! Even if she couldn't really count on references].

Thanks, I appreciate that! Oh, and there's one more thing we should talk about.

We might want to invite Zib to stay. He's just outside the house right now, doing his thing, but we have room. What do you think about that?

Oh, right.

[ she did forget about that, whoops. ]

I don't know him, but if you trust him, it's okay by me.

It's ok. Like I said, worry about chores, I'll try to handle the trades.

[Was Luz in mourning? Yes. Was she also going to put on her big girl pants and make sure the house is taken care of? ALSO yes].

I'll ask Luca and Reaper too, and of course I'll ask HIM. I'm pretty sure we can keep the spaceship in...

[She trailed off, thinking of Varian's lab, and sighed].

Wherever. We'll figure it out.

[ it feels like luz is using their current concerns to push back her feelings. ahiru eyes her, worried. ]

Uhm okay. But we can do that tomorrow. It doesn't have to be right now.

[Oh Luz is absolutely doing that, because the alternative is to stay in her room and cry.

She'll be doing that with the Fathiers way outside of Cassandra in the forest, thank you].

No, of course not. Now we have to, well, tell everyone and keep them in the loop.

Luca's already going to know Varian is gone. He made a Bond with him too.

I can do it.

[ she lays her hand on luz's shoulder. ]

Maybe you should rest for a while.

And be alone with my thoughts?

Now that's just crazy talk, Ahiru!

[She knows she's deflecting, but she did slightly mean it. Luz has had a LOT of people disappear in her life, way too many for a girl so young, that coping with it was more of a hardened task than she wanted to think about].

Besides, this is not the only thing that I'll be dealing with this month. There's a monster walking around Trench I agreed to help fight.

Aren't there plenty of people to handle monsters . . . ?

[ this is definitely a Problem. ]

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