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[skaterbrain]

The house was too quiet. He woke up after the craziness of the past two weeks wanting to reconnect with his sister, but when he'd gone looking the house was too quiet. There was the chicken still, sure, but otherwise the usual sounds were missing. Beat had never been a very observant person, but it was hard to miss silence. He searched the house room by room, went to All Passions, checked the school, then came back to the house and stared at the vacant room. There were drawings, a letter, a personal item or two and a familiar necklace.

It only meant one thing.

After he finished screaming and punching holes in walls that would inevitably fix themselves, Beat found himself sitting in the middle of a trashed living room, looking at raw knuckles and realized other people needed to know. Someone had to remember her in case he ever disappeared.

Someone had to know she existed.

[Audio]
Rhyme's gone.

...She-- She's gone.

All Passions's closed 'til...I dunno. Sometime.

Rainbow kid, it's jus' you an' me now.

... [He tightens bruised fists around a bell charm and it rings dully.]

Beat out.

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[Voice]

[skaterbrain]

You don't know half a' it. She was better'n me by a million times.

...I don't really... I mean, it's nothin'.

...

Guess you got big again, huh?

[Voice]

[secretmiracle]

Yes, that's right, I'm very thankful to be back to the size Erica is supposed to be. [But there are far more important things to see to than her size right now.] ... If she was that much better than you then I don't think I can say I even know a quarter of it. But I'm sure she thought the same of you in return.

[Voice]

[skaterbrain]

[Erica? So that's what Prayers' name really was, huh. He'd have to try to remember that.]

...I dunno, I guess maybe she did. Not like it matters though. She ain't gonna remember me anymore.

[Voice]

[secretmiracle]

Oh no, please don't say that! [She almost sounds hurt that Beat would think it doesn't matter anymore. She might not know everything about this place, or about Beat, but if you feel strongly about someone then you can't just think those feelings won't matter anymore just like that.]

Even if because of this place she leaves and doesn't remember, those feelings are still very important. If they matter to you then they will always matter.

[Voice]

[skaterbrain]

Naw, I mean...even at home, she ain't gonna remember me. She forgot who I was and the-- [And then she'd died again. Right in front of him. She'd left her bell pendant then, too. He looked down at it in his hands, squeezing the metal until it creaked.]

...I can't tell her again, yanno? It's kinda hard.

[Voice]

[secretmiracle]

Well... [Even at home? So perhaps they only got to know each other here then. She really isn't sure, and she wouldn't want to hazard a guess and assume with something like this.]

Even if it's hard, I believe there will be a time in the future where you will be able to tell her just how many times better than you she is.

[Voice]

[skaterbrain]

...I hope so. Phones n' Shiki said we'd make it, but I dunno. A lotta stuff happened back home and some of it don't turn out right. I'm not even supposed to be here and now that she's gone, I dunno, Prayers. Don't seem like I should be here when she ain't.