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[housenurse]

It's a really nice day today! I think tomorrow is going to be nice, too. And I enjoy my new job, much more than my first one. And it seems like I'm making a new friend every day! And I can own such pretty things, and afford real meat and everything. And...

[There's the sound of liquid stirring, of a spoon clinking against the side of a teacup.]

It's important to stay optimistic about things. Staying sad or angry doesn't change anything.

[There's a slight hitch in her breath.]

... Why couldn't they just let us go home together?

[What sort of mother can't even protect her own child?]

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[bulwank]

[Yes, he too realizes it and while he felt sorrow at her no longer being with them- it was good she was back home- especially after them well- saving it. There's no denying that's what's being talked about now, considering this is Mako's mother- and while he knows he can't compare to her feelings towards it, he relates a little.]

I'm sorry, ma'am.

[housenurse]

Don't be. It's not your fault, it's... Oh, I don't even have anyone to blame for it!

She probably never even got that license...

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[alofts]

[ Levi did not actually know Mako, but it was readily apparent something happened. ]

Who left?

[housenurse]

Mako. [And then it suddenly occurs to her that a person may, somehow, have not met Mako.] My daughter.

[shutupandgetintheanimus]

...did something happen? [Something about the way she's reacting doesn't sit well with him. Not after the other night, at the so-called "party".]

[housenurse]

My daughter got sent home. It happens a lot, I know, and it's not like I'm the first person to lose someone...!

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[ironbuttmonkey]

[It had gotten a lot quieter, hadn't it?]

...she's safer back home, at least.

[housenurse]

I know. That's good, right? She hasn't been kidnapped by clothes or abducted and forced to fight in a paramilitary force. [that's you guys!!!] She's just gone home...

[daintylegs]

That's a good outlook to have!

I'm sorry if someone took something from you. That's terrible.

[housenurse]

Not a thing, a person. People are much more important than things.

[voice]

[acrobrat]

[Anita feels like she's intruding, but she would feel the same way if she had been here with her sisters, and they were sent home before her. Actually, she feels that way now, having been taken away from them and brought here.

"It's important to stay optimistic about things." That almost reminds Anita of Michelle. In fact, this woman is already acting like Michelle probably would if she were left behind.]

Um, who was sent home?

[housenurse]

My daughter, Mako. Ah, I don't know how many friends she made here, or who any of them are. Did you know her?

[voice]

[yatagarasu]

...I'm really sorry. Some of my friends were sent home, too. But it's good that you want to stay optimistic.

[housenurse]

Mako wouldn't want me to stay upset about it. [She nods, completely forgetting that she's not on video.] Besides, it's what a Mankanshoku is best at!

AUDIO;

[forcowardice]

Sorry, but... um. What happened, exactly?

[housenurse]

Ah, I'm sorry for being so intentionally vague! My daughter left.

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[justimom]

[Mom issues are the worst kinds of issues for Samara.]

It is always good to remind oneself of the positive things they have. [She pauses] I hope you will be reunited with whomever left soon.

[housenurse]

My daughter. [A pause.] She's better off at home, of course. But, I still miss her more than anything.

voice;

[runningstart]

[for once wally actually listens to the other replies before running his mouth]

Sorry your kid went home without you. That blows.

[housenurse]

Don't use that kind of language. [But, it's half-hearted.]

[klutziness]

Those are some really great things to focus on! What kinda job do you have?

[small talk is a good way to distract from sadness]

[housenurse]

[it is!]

I'm the housekeeper at that new school for imPorts! It's very exciting; superpowers always seem to leave super-messes!

video

[sanguineseams]

Missus...

[noooo sukuyo come here and let senketsu give you big kamui hugs!!!]

I...bought a fancy ice cream machine the other day. Would you like to help me break it in?

[housenurse]

-- You can own an ice cream machine?

[hold every fucking phone]

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[performance]

This place is really unfair sometimes.

... but I'm glad you can stay positive. What's your new job?

[housenurse]

I'm housekeeper at that new school for imPorts. It's very exciting!

audio; sorry this is late!

[fishhumanalien]

Oh...

I don't know much about being sad or angry, I'm still learning. But from what I have learned, it's good for humans to feel it sometimes! It's part of being human! Being able to cry, it's kind of amazing! So if you need to cry, I think that you should cry your heart out. Because you! Are! Human!

never late

[housenurse]

Crying in public would be a little pathetic, though! [as if the whole reason this is audio isn't because she's been weeping for hours]

[heartboxer]

I agree that it's important to keep a bright face in the presence of adversity but suppression really does let the feelings boil and linger.

[ He sighs. ]

Your daughter will be in a safer place, and I am sure you will arrive back without missing a significant thing. Either that, or she was from a different timeline and you will be reunited with your daughter soon without missing a thing! [ He's not sure how timelines work but he knows Edward Elric wasn't that short the last time Armstrong checked in his world. Yet, Edward never disappeared for a moment in Amestris. ]

[housenurse]

It's not suppression, it's just distraction! [ha no that's a lie]

Ah, I don't pretend to understand any of that "alternate universe" stuff... But, that's nice to think about, I think. That I won't actually being losing any time with her.

Video;

[databoner]

[Damn. Well that sucks... Especially since there was something he needed to ask of Mako, as well. And Sanageyama and Gamagori seem to be trying to cheer her up. He should... try that too.]

You know what this means now, don't you, Mrs. Mankanshoku?

[housenurse]

... No.