originally posted in:The New Dojo
He pulled a chair over and sat in it, rubbing his eyes.
"Th-they were there one moment...a-and th-then j-just..g-gone..." he said, sniffling. Mari had fallen asleep.
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"That is how it feels every time we lose someone. You are not alone, no matter what you may think. Some people become hard-hearted to dull the pain. Others drink it away." [i]She explained. Losing people was hard, she'd been there, but more importantly, she knew that the man who had been in the room earlier, Wolfe, had been there. She could safely speak for him, because she was not lying.[/i]
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He eventually collected himself, calming down. "I can't think about it right now...I need to make sure she's safe, and stays safe...then I can mourn.."
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"You are safe now. The Dojo has been secured, it is rebuilding. Plenty of us here are trying to make things better." [i]She said calmly. There were still people here who would protect each other.[/i]