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(Technology is grand, but Fang has no patience for it. It's only thanks to her new furry friend that she hasn't smashed the communicator to pieces.)

Alright, is it on? Can anyone hear me? (The thick accent of a female Gran Pulsian is probably pretty startling to hear anyway. However there is an almost husky edge to this voice, perpetually sounding as if she has just woken out of a long slumber.

Which isn't far from the truth.) M'not sure how much I should say. The world doesn't seem t'be endin.

(The juries out on whether or not that's good.)

This cat thing can't talk. (Yes, she sounds disappointed by that.) So she directed me to this.

(There's a low expletive and a sigh.)

Guess there's no use in hidin' it. I'm Fang and if anyone could point me in the Savior's direction, I'd appreciate it.

(No! That doesn't sound insane at all!

Another button is pressed on accident - technology can take a hike, seriously - and bright green eyes can be seen, narrowed in frustration.)

Where's the off switch? (Have no fear, a Purrloin comes to the rescue, tapping the screen with a delicate paw. Does its grin seem wicked to anyone else?)

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Not too good at the introspection part. [At least in her view. No, she was actually really good at it. It was a constant thing, but hey, that would be admitting that you spend just way too much time thinking about things. Like poets do. Just no poetry in this case.]

The harder something is to do, the bigger the reward.

You like to think you're not, but I can see that pretty head working every second you're awake.

(And even when she's asleep. Lightning tends to have this little...frown.)

Are you callin' me "something hard to do"? Maybe you're not so shy after all!

Are you trying to say I'm the type to get lost in thought?

[Wouldn't Fang love to see that lack of frown when sleeping since Serah's here.]

It's hard to be shy around you. Never get the chance to be.

You're one hell of a double-tasker. I don't think your mind is always on what's in front of you.

(She'd probably try to pet her hair.)

S'not my fault your l'Cie mark was in such an interesting place.

It comes from being a soldier.

[Always looking ahead, but keeping things in the back of your mind close for recall.]

T-That... [She frowns, narrowing her eyes.] Don't tell me you enjoyed the view.

Can't be helped, I know.

(She's not blaming her - just acknowledging that there's a lot more brewing under the surface than Lightning lets on.)

Will you hit me if I said I did?

It's helped keep me alive this long.

[She raises an eyebrow and watches Fang for a moment.]

So that's a yes. Haven't decided if or how hard I'm going to hit you when I see you.

I'm glad you're alive.

(She meets her gaze unwaveringly, slightly amused, but there's something sad about her smile too.)

I'll be on my best behavior around Serah, promise.

You're not the only one.

[She snorts and shakes her head.]

And if you aren't, she can hit pretty hard, too.

Yeah, probably not.

(She shifts awkwardly before snickering.)

Taught by her big sister, I bet.

Didn't have to teach her much. For looking so harmless, she's a fighter.

[Enemies beware of the cute girl with pink hair.]

Must be in the genes. You two would've had a blast growin' up with Vanille and I.

Would have been nice to have a big family like that. I think we did alright on our own in the end.

I'm not judging you, Sunshine. I think you're good for each other. But now that we've met and all...

Makes me wonder.

[She frowns at that, not sure what was being implied.]

Wonder about what?

If we'd all grown up together...

Would things have been different? Better? Could we have kept you and Serah together?

... you and Vanille would have still been chosen to be Ragnarok. Or it may have fallen on me and Serah... I don't want to think about something like that, even if it meant staying together with my sister.

[There's some things that even in her time in Valhalla she could do nothing to change. Only the future was changeable in order to save the past. Something she deeply regrets getting Serah involved in.]

Are you the rain or the lightning? I know what we turned into and that was my fault. You wouldn't have been as stupid as me.

(Her damnable temper.)

No. I would have run with Serah. I'd have never seen something like that through if it meant my sister and I might die or worse if we failed. I would have found a way to get rid of our brands.
Even if it meant the fate of the world.

[That's how important Serah was to her.]

(She gives a short bark of laughter, not entirely kind.)

Yeah? What if they forced you to turn anyway? You gonna stick around Serah in that form? Believe me, Ragnorak doesn't give one tit about you, me, Serah or Vanille.

He... She...

They're just angry. They're looking for a fight.

Serah.... no, she wouldn't run, but she wouldn't abandon me, either. I know she'd find a way to get me back, or I her. There's nothing we wouldn't do for each other.

[Thinking otherwise would break her right then and there.]

Then I'd give them a fight.

Light, you don't get it. I was Ragnarok and he was me. All Vanille could do was find a place to hunker down and hide. Otherwise she risked being dragged into the transformation too.

I didn't want that guilt on her shoulders.

You don't get how stubborn Serah can be... I think she would have followed me in becoming Ragnarok, so I wouldn't be alone. She... She did so much, going through all those timelines, risking everything, just to see me again. I know Serah would do anything to let me know I wasn't alone. That she was always there, no matter what. If there was guilt, it would be both of us feeling it for not being able to prevent it from happening.

[She looks over her shoulder to where her sister was off screen.]

The only thing I feel guilty about is not being able to save her in the end.

I would've hurt Vanille if she tried. (It's complicated and her gaze darkens.) Maybe we went about it wrong, I dunno. I hated the fal'Cie. I wanted to take them out or make a point...

Vanille didn't deserve to pay for my rage. She spared my life as it was.

... either way, it would have happened. I don't think Serah and I would have been as lucky as you two to have become crystals, and wake up together. No, the Fal'Cie are fickle. I'd take them down all over again if I had to.

[She looks rather angry now, not wanting to look at Fang.]

Even if it meant never meeting you two, if I could find a way to change that past, I would. But I don't have that power. Instead, all I can do is make sure you two have a chance at a normal life. That all of you do.

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