this day should be for me

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[lustro]

Never mind, I'll ask them.

[ Because honestly, why is he asking the elderly?

He doesn't answer the offer immediately. He hasn't forgotten everything that's made him unhappy, but acting normal is... his way to deal. Solomon will eventually leave - soon probably, soon he'll be gone - and then what? Why bother taking out his unhappiness on the man? It - they - Ginger's feelings - don't matter when there's a goodbye on the horizon. ]

... Okay. What is it?

[impacter]

[Well, that solves that!

Ginger might notice that the mildly distracting angelic presence that normally floats around Solomon is strangely missing as he lifts a hand to momentarily rest against Ginger's hair.]

...You're doing a phenomenal job. I would give you a tether to my power, if it were necessary. But... I genuinely believe you've exceeded the need for it.

I wish for your happiness, Ginger. Please make it through, so you may enjoy it.

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[lustro]

[ ... What? ]

[lustro]

[ Right now? Those words spell a goodbye. The sentiment is proud, like Solomon cares - and he hates it. This damned man. First he threatens Mika, then Ginger, then he -

(Gone. He's going to be gone.)

Ginger hisses a breath, eyes angry and damp. ]

Stop. [ Don't do this. He ducks away from Solomon's hand, rather than brush it off with his arm. He refuses to understand that Solomon's time with him with finite. He doesn't want to think about the others being the same. He wants things to be constant and eternal. ] ... Just go. And don't you dare die out there.

[impacter]

[Ginger ducks away, and Solomon's hand hesitantly curls back. His smile is faint, eyes pained but resigned.]

...Please. After all of this, do you think I'd want it to end now?

[Against one very angry man with a lot of explosives and mana stones? Psh!

...]

There are too many stories left out there to call it quits. I don't intend to be another one of them just yet.

[lustro]

[ He'd said it to Akira once, but Solomon's way of caring is unfair - or maybe Ginger's just demanding too much. They're both unfair, then. He is, after all, incredibly selfish when it comes to relationships. So used to halves, but always needing more.

Ginger debates asking if Solomon will come back to continue this story, but decides... no. They should just end here, he thinks. ]

Take care, Solomon.

[impacter]

[He'll nod his consent. That was that. All that was left is to finish what they started.

He'll dip away to share some words with Mika, brief, before slipping back out into the fray. May this good luck sit well with them both.]