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-Panicked-
Audrey! Audrey is my friend!
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Mhm!
-Smiling, pleased, not quite getting what he means-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?I have more friends, too. I have people like Julie and Tallis and Yvette and Kyo and Mindy and—
-Literally naming everyone in the building she has a passing familiarity with-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Um—- w-well I was friends with Tifa and Marlene and Barret and— and—
They don't know me any more. They're gone.
...
...
Can we be friends, please?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?I'd— no. No, that's not— that would be unkind.
-Getting jittery now-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Clenching her hands on the kitchen bench behind her-
Stop. Stop. Please stop.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?....Alright, I'll stop.
-He closes his laptop and stands up out of his chair, undoing his tie as he heads for the stairs-
...But consider this conversation in the future.
Do you just want people who will be nice to you, or do you want friends? There is a difference.
-Up the stairs he goes...-
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-Gracia watches him go, then slides down to the floor, hugging at her shoulders-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Cloud... well, he's not around any more. But there's Caroline. She's... not around any more...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?