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[earthlybonds.livejournal.com]

 [Those who've played Birth by Sleep will probably recognize the voice coming out of the speakers, though it sounds rough, as though it hasn't been used in years]

Christmas. I'd never thought I'd be celebrating this, or any holiday, again. I... I guess there's something to be said about Christmas Miracles, after all.

[There's a slight pause, he was supposed to be doing more than just waxing poetic here]

Um. I guess I should introduce myself. My name's Terra, and I wanted to thank all of you who helped my friends...

[There's another pause, it's somewhat awkward this time, as though there's other things he wanted to say just left hanging in the air. The recording then cuts off]

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[ voice ]

[earthlybonds.livejournal.com]

I should have seen it. I should've handled it differently. But I played right into his hands.

[ video ]

[seolearo.livejournal.com]

[ frowns some more ] Shoulda, woulda, coulda. No one change the past.

And besides, no one really sees that they're getting played while they're getting played. It doesn't work like that, especially with a guy like you who trusts people. It's one of those things that you really only see in hindsight, and again, that is not your fault, Terra. Hell, some of us Refugees have been manipulated by his Nobody, some more than others. And shit, we knew what was going on. [ pauses, mumbles ] Just not about you.

Look. You can't blame yourself for it all. I know that's easier said than done, but you tried with all your heart to stop him back then. He may have manipulated you, but once you figured it out, you fought back, hard, and that's what counts.

And the fact that you couldn't stop him? [ winces; she knows this is a sore topic ] That's not your fault, either. Evidently, he'd been planning to do... what he did for quite a while, and he was a damn good bit older than you, and a Master, too. And if you're as unprepared as you three were, you just can't stand up against that sort of person.