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[d33tached]

[Liberty or die trying. Surprisingly enough, D33 isn't entirely unfamiliar with the idea. When he first made his decision to leave the Organization, it was not without the knowledge that doing so would very likely lead to his death. For someone whose entire existence had revolved around staying alive, such a choice had seemed shocking and not only to himself. But the conditions in which he had been living under had gotten to the point where they were simply unbearable. Could Shinigami truly be feeling the same way about the environment in which they are living now?

[It could be worse. It could be so much worse. And yet, this man still speaks of liberty. Even if D33 can recognize that he and the other imPorts are living under the government's control, it's difficult for him to imagine more liberty than what he was already experiencing. As far as he can tell, such a thing would be nothing more than a pipe dream.]

Do you truly believe that such a thing can be accomplished? True liberty?

What do you suppose it's like?

[Something about his asking makes D33 feel so small. Like a child reading a fairy tale, wondering if such fantasy could ever be true. He'd grown out of that stage a long time ago. But thinking about this liberty feels reminiscent.

[So many other impossible things had happened here so far already. Perhaps this pipe dream of Duo's really could come true...]

[hellrisen02]

Even if it can't, I'd like to try.

[It's not quite the answer to the question he's asking, but it's as much as Duo can give. After this long... After everything that's happened...]

[It's all he can do.]

Family. Friends. A life free of fear.

[d33tached]

[A life free of fear. Something about that sentence seems to stick in D33's throat, and he swallows it down hard, sending it running down his spine instead until he's left staring at his communicator in the dark, stunned and silent.

[A long moment passes.]

I don't know if that's possible, Father Maxwell.

[hellrisen02]

[They were all the same, though they came from a multitude of backgrounds. They all shared the same pain.]

[Wasn't that the empathy that had driven them?]

Maybe. Maybe not.

But, even if one can't find it themselves, there's happiness to be found in bringing it to others.

That's what I think.

[d33tached]

[D33 wants to ask "why"? And this time, he truly wants to understand. But he knows that any answer this Shinigami might give him will likely do nothing to increase that understanding. Friends, family. Such things simply weren't meant for D33. Just one more thing that he'll never understand. And for perhaps the first time, the realization makes his stomach twist painfully and he feels quite...

[Lonesome.]

I thank you for your information, Shinigami, as always.

We will speak again soon, I'm sure.

[hellrisen02]

[Some time to let it sink in, eh?]

Anytime, kiddo.