025 - Adieu

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[Edward is sitting outside under a tree, taping away at her computer. She's just poking around, seeing what's new on CastleNet.

She stops, pushing her goggles up to the top of her head and staring at the screen.]

[whispered] Rorschach.

[her face falls as she reads, thinking about the man who had taken such good care of her. The man who the castle had sent back home. The man she never got a chance to say goodbye to]

[York]

[sounding very sad] You're not going to leave Edward, are you?

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[York]

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[sounding relieved, but still sad]

Edward's glad. Ed doesn't want more of Ed's friends to leave... Especially you and Delta.

[Ed]

[encryptedlock]

[He'll have to invite her to some Christmas parties to cheer her up.]

Believe me, we don't want to leave either. Even if it wasn't for all of you guys around here, the castle's not really so bad.

[York]

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

No, it's not...

[quietly] Edward misses Rorschach...

[Ed]

[encryptedlock]

[gently]

What's important is that you remember him. As long as we keep our friends close by in our minds, they never really leave us.

[York forever]

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She pauses as she thinks about home. Her father leaving her when she was too young to remember. Finding her father again and him leaving her... again. Leaving the Bebop crew to find him. That whole time she had never felt the pain of real loss, it was just another part of life.]

They don't?

[Ed forever!]

[encryptedlock]

They don't. I bet if you tried, you could hear his voice in your head telling you something right now.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[a little confused]

His voice in Edward's head?

[encryptedlock]

Like I bet if you were trying to do something he wouldn't like, you'd suddenly hear him saying [imitation grumpy scratchy Rorschach voice] "Bad idea, kid".

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Silly, York. [giggles]

He used to get mad at Edward for not sleeping in Edward's room.

[encryptedlock]

[Good, a giggle is better than a frown.]

Well, if you need a place to crash, my room is [full of guns and a robot girlfriend, uhh] always open to my friends.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Edward never had a room before, so Edward's used to sleeping [on the stairs, in hallways, in the kitchen...] other places.

[encryptedlock]

Been a while since I had a place to call home, myself. But since people do get kidnapped sometimes here, I can see why he'd think it's safer to stay in your room.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Edward's only called the Bebop and Disa Disa home.

[encryptedlock]

Yeah. Room here's a lot more space than on a ship, and more people than in Freelancer. Not too bad, if you ask me.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. Lots better than living alone on Earth, too!

[encryptedlock]

[But it makes him so saaaad that people can't live well on your Earth, Ed.]

Anything's better than living alone.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[Pauses, remembering how she had left the Bebop to go off on her own to find her father]

... yeah...

[encryptedlock]

[At least she had Ein.]

Listen, you want company any time, just let me know, yeah?

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[this is true. She brightens at his offer]

Thanks! You and Delta are Edward's best friends.

[encryptedlock]

...Thank you, Edward. We appreciate the sentiment.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Hi Delta! Edward wants to play in the game room with you and York again!

[encryptedlock]

It would be our pleasure.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[cheers] YAAAAAAY! When? Wheeeen?

[encryptedlock]

Whenever you like.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Okay! Edward wants to go soon!