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[nolessthanseven]

Hey guys. [her tone is surprisingly cheerful, even if her smile doesn't reach her eyes.]

Anyone who knew my little brother, Max? Yeah, he ended up leaving. He'll probably miss all of you. And the fact that he could just run down to Somni and get a new book whenever he wanted.

[she pauses, smiling fondly for a moment before shrugging.] Public service announcement over. You can go back to your regularly scheduled lives now.

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[madcuriosity.livejournal.com]

Max is gone?

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[nolessthanseven]

Yeah. Disappeared sometime this morning, I guess. His bed was empty.

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[madcuriosity.livejournal.com]

Oh... I'm sorry.

[chiavarone.livejournal.com]

The boy with the glasses?

I'm sorry to hear it. [Smiles] I think he was friends with Kyouya. Ahaha, I'm not sure if it was mutual, but he looked like a good kid.

[nolessthanseven]

Yeah, he was. He was a great kid. [she smiles back slightly.] I'm not sure what the house is going to be like without him.

[chiavarone.livejournal.com]

We lost a young friend recently as well. Syaoran, did you know him?

He worked at the onsen.

[failssassin]

[Aw man, life doesn't give you a break Izzy, does it?]

Hey....I'm sorry...

[He shifts slightly, forcing himself to be considerate]

How's Jace taking it? [Since he knows how close they all are in this family]

[nolessthanseven]

[not lately, no. What is up with that, man?

[Isabelle moves straight past the mundie condolences, nodding in reply - because it's polite - and shrugs.] I don't know. He's asleep.

[failssassin]

[Hey, maybe she got some of his bad universal luck? Desmond raises an eyebrow slowly]

Coma sleeping?

[No, no, he's not considering playing pranks on the blond. What would you think that, really?]

[fluorite-flux.livejournal.com]

I see ... that seems to be going around quite a bit recently. [Looks about how he feels inside right now.]

[nolessthanseven]

Sounds like it, yeah. Someone you were close to, I guess?

[fluorite-flux.livejournal.com]

Very, but ... he's come and gone a great deal ...

[unindicative.livejournal.com]

[...]

I'm sorry, Isabelle-san...

[nolessthanseven]

Hey, it's not your fault. [she smiles, teasing.] Unless it is, of course.

[unindicative.livejournal.com]

I don't think it is...

[... Given his typical monotone expression and tone, it's hard to tell whether he's teasing back or not.]

Did he disappear when we were living those lives?

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

... Max disappeared?

I'm so sorry, Isabelle-san... Are you alright?

[nolessthanseven]

[she shrugs, allowing herself a brief moment of loss in front of him. She trusts him enough for that.]

Yeah, I'm fine. He's still got some time anyway. He couldn't live here forever.

[guren-no-honoo.livejournal.com]

So he's really....

Ashura couldn't find him... [Sniffles] Find him anywhere...

[Looks really upset. Not only did the kid just lose a fictional, but happy family, but now he's lost his best friend and knows what was waiting for him thanks to Magnus.]

[nolessthanseven]

[it wasn't like she interacted with the kid that often. But even so, Max loved his companionship, and anyone Max likes is good in her books. After all, it wasn't like the Lightwoods had huge amounts of friends. Not real friends.]

Yeah. He's gone. [even though she doesn't feel like it means anything:] Sorry.

[hacksinundies.livejournal.com]

[He clicks his tongue a little. It's just one thing after the other, huh?]

So the little guy woke up, huh?

[nolessthanseven]

[it sure is. She took some of Desmond's bad luck.]

Yeah. Guess so. He's got his comics back home, though.

[storychained.livejournal.com]

... Want to go somewhere?

[nolessthanseven]

[she's briefly surprised before she just grins.]

Hey. You're back. [a pause.] Yeah. We can catch up.

[sonuvasnitch.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry Max left Izzy.

[ He offers the girl a smile though there isn't much heart to it. ]

[nolessthanseven]

[she smiles back, managing far more brightness than he does.]

It's okay, Harry. It happens. [she pauses, almost trying to convince herself of that.] How've you been?