Why d-didn't they t-take me with them? Why did they leave me?
D-don't they k-know how mu-huch I m-miss them?
[His voice stutters and catches, and he's weeping genuinely now]
[Walking beside her. The cable is very easy to follow, since it's so very yellow and easy to see. It snakes around the debris and ends in a pile of rubble. There's a black cord laying nearby, unplugged. It appears there was a wall here once, and when it fell, it fell on the cable and yanked the two ends apart. While the black one is just laying there, the yellow one is under a pile of debris. The concrete chunks are too big for a tiny child to move, but you'd be able to move it easily with a little elbow grease. You're very strong, after all.]
[ok, no, picking up the baby and rubbing his back]
They would be here if they could. I am certain you know that much. However, it cannot be helped that they cannot in this moment. Would you wish them harm or danger only so that you could have them with you?
Not yet, no. But life is full of meetings and partings. You cannot help welcoming those into your life who may suddenly leave, no? So, you must value the time you have with them rather than bemoaning the time that you do not have.
[Despite a strong desire to cling, he stands back enough to let her work. There's a bunch of rubble to move, but none of it is so big or so heavy that you can't handle it.]
[Within a few minutes, you clear enough of the pile away that you're able to pull out that yellow cord.]
[Cautiously, carefully, he picks up the one cable and then the other, then tries to get them together. It's a bit hard for his small hands... this has been unplugged for a long time, so there's grit on the tines that make it kinda crunchy to get together.]
[But then he gets it, and there's a hum of electricity like something booting up. The whole sky begins to lighten, like the coming of the dawn.]
[With the slow rising of the light, the shadows seem a bit less severe. The heavy atmosphere peels back, just a little, like a little fresh air coming into this old, stale place.]
Since it sounds as if Pink has navigated everyone to the other four lights, we ought to return and see what else may be needed to protect this place. Would you like to come with me?
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You think they... left me?
[Gladio can head back the way he came, if he wants! It's easy to see where to go with this bright yellow cable on the ground.]
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Come, let us see about this light.
[and standing up, going to follow the cable with him]
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Why d-didn't they t-take me with them? Why did they leave me?
D-don't they k-know how mu-huch I m-miss them?
[His voice stutters and catches, and he's weeping genuinely now]
[Walking beside her. The cable is very easy to follow, since it's so very yellow and easy to see. It snakes around the debris and ends in a pile of rubble. There's a black cord laying nearby, unplugged. It appears there was a wall here once, and when it fell, it fell on the cable and yanked the two ends apart. While the black one is just laying there, the yellow one is under a pile of debris. The concrete chunks are too big for a tiny child to move, but you'd be able to move it easily with a little elbow grease. You're very strong, after all.]
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They would be here if they could. I am certain you know that much. However, it cannot be helped that they cannot in this moment. Would you wish them harm or danger only so that you could have them with you?
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I j-just want — my mom! My dad!
I don't want to be aloooone!
[SOB SOB SOB]
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[Hic]
No, I — you're not going to leave me too, are you?
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[Well, he hates it, and he's perhaps too young to fully appreciate the truth of her words.]
[So all he does is wrap his little arms around her tight and cry some more]
P-please don't l-leave me here...!
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[He sniffs, and huffs, trying really hard to pull himself together. He's trembling a little, clinging to your neck.]
O-okay. Okay.
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[Sniff]
Okay.
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[and putting the baby down, brushing his hair before going to see how she can manage pushing the stones out of the way]
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[Despite a strong desire to cling, he stands back enough to let her work. There's a bunch of rubble to move, but none of it is so big or so heavy that you can't handle it.]
[Within a few minutes, you clear enough of the pile away that you're able to pull out that yellow cord.]
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[yay, grabbing it!! and looking for a plug]
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Come, come. Can you connect them?
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[Cautiously, carefully, he picks up the one cable and then the other, then tries to get them together. It's a bit hard for his small hands... this has been unplugged for a long time, so there's grit on the tines that make it kinda crunchy to get together.]
[But then he gets it, and there's a hum of electricity like something booting up. The whole sky begins to lighten, like the coming of the dawn.]
Oh...
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Really?
...Now what do we do?
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[breathlessly:]
Y-yes!
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