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[audio] On noticing the Doctor is gone...

*When Selphie speaks up over her journal, some might catch the tail end of a sigh*

So, more people have been disappearing... A whole bunch of people seem to arrive here at the same time, but the people who leave - They just poof, disappear into thin air whenever.

There's not a trace of him left... Just the stuff he left behind in his workshop. But he's really gone.

Guess that's why we should make the most of the time we have with the new friends we make. You never know when one morning you'll go to talk to someone that...just won't be here anymore.

*She clears her throat, signalling the end of her comfort zone*

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Uhm...

*Selphie doesn't really know how to respond to that*

I'm sure that's...sweet and all...for a phoenix. But for the rest of us...that's kinda just worse.

No. Death is something that is always there, lurking behind everyone you know, even if you ignore it, it's there. Even if you don't look at it, it never vanishes. Always there, behind everything everyone does. The number of ways in which a person can die are almost limitless. And nothing you do can avoid it, you can delay it, but never stop it, not forever. So all you have left is to watch as death comes for everyone around you while trying to enjoy them for as little as you have them.

For all eternity.

That's what it is for a phoenix. For you that compares to people leaving here, because with death you know it will one day come for you as well, but with the leaving thing... We don't know. It may be a year, a day, or centuries.

*There's a pause for a moment while Selphie figures out how to respond. None of what he has said has managed to really reassure her, but she knows how she would have reacted if they hadn't been talking over the journal*

Where are you just now?

Below the deck, feeding the turkey. Why?

*Selphie has decided not to say anything else. Instead, she appears down below deck, and attacks him with a hug from behind*

[His general attitude may not be different, but it speak volumes of how things are a bit different now when he doesn't tense or try to shake off the hug. He knows it's her after all, so he just lets her do and touches one of her arms while his free hand keeps petting the crew's pet.]

Couldn't you have said you wanted a hug?

*That he hasn't done either of those things, or sounded angry with her, fills her with a happyrelief, so she just holds on a little bit longer*

This hug isn't for me, it's for you!

*She lets go and peers round at the pet*

Hi Mr Phoenix Turkey! Don't let Ikki feed you too much or you'll get fat and everyone will wanna eat you up!

Didn't know I needed a hug.

[There's an amused tone on his voice though, soft and light but it's clearly there.]

I think they named him Mr. Caruncles.

Well, all that talk of death that you do can make you sound pretty depressed, ya know?

*She tilts her head at the turkey, then glances back at Ikki*

What? Why? That sounds ugly.

You can't be depressed when you're used to it. As a phoenix I had to learn that quickly.

[He doesn't get depressed, just angry, frustrated and all that adds to his power so it's fine.]

I don't know, ask Marco.

Hmm... Okay. But you should remember that some of us are just mere mortal humans.

*She smiles and waves at the turket*

I will. We made him pretty so he needs a pretty name.

I remember, that's the point.

[He leans back against her slightly.]

I still think that people leaving in this place while you stay is the closest you guys will get to know what's like to be a phoenix.

And if you tell him that he will know who did it.

Well.. at least now I can get an idea of what it's like, kind of.

*Because she's pretty sure an she doesn't have too much of an idea of what it's like for him.She smilrs as he leans back and watches as the turkey walks around Ikki's feet*

Aww! I think he really likes you! Marco still doesn't know who did it?

[Not many can get an idea of what it's like, even if they are explained it. It's one of those things that only really make sense when they affect you.]

As far as I know, no, he doesn't. This turkey is pretty stupid, though. Or chill. Given what we did to it I would have expected it to distrust us more.

[Maybe the animal just considers that there's nothing left for them to paint and so it has nothing to worry about.]

Uhm...Ikki, it's a turkey. I don't think they're exactly supposed to be the most clever things you've ever seen in the world. But I think maybe it's just because it really likes you. You've been petting it and feeding it. I bet you've been giving it cuddles too!

*She reaches over to the pet the turkey on its back, giggling at the turkey noises that it's making*

I know, but one would expect it to have survival instinct.

This turkey is...probably the longest living turkey of all time. It probably figured it would be dead and eaten by now. But then you came along, rescued it, and adopted it.

Not just me, Marco didn't want it eaten either as far as I know.

*Selphie rolls her eyes a little and pokes Ikki in the arm before kneeling down to sit beside the turkey on the floor*

Well, that's because it looks like him. You wouldn't wanna kill and eat something that looked like you, would you?

No, I think he was against eating it before we painted it. But it's true that this look definitively helps to its survival.

*Selphie leans a little closer to the turkey to inspect the paint - but they seem to have done a pretty good job*

He's not flaking too much, so that's good. I'm pretty sure there's enough blue paint left if we need to patch him up.

You could always get more on the store. Specially now with their delivery service.

[Not that they need while they are docked on Isla Empieza.]

You want more paint?

*She only glances at him briefly, then looks back at the turkey - it's what she's got him as a Christmas gift, after all*

But anyway, the delivery service is really good. Nice and quick, and really friendly too.

I meant that even if we didn't have leftover paint you could always order more.

[He pauses and looks at her.]

So you used it already?

Oh right. Yeah, I think the delivery service is an awesome idea.

*She smiles at him and stands back up, spreading her arms a little as she shows off the new dress she's wearing - a cute blue dress with white polka dots*

Uh huh! The stuff got here pretty quick!

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