[video - blast from the past virus]

[symbolofhappiness]

[Setsuna is holding on to a necklace very tightly. A clover necklace, to be specific. Come to think of it, didn't she used to wear that necklace all the time before she 'died'?]

I know that viruses come and go as they please, but... Does anyone know if... I mean, would it be possible...

[She pauses uncomfortably, gripping the necklace's chain even tighter.]

Does anyone know of a way to make one stick around?

I'm guessing not, though...

Comments

[juicy_egotist]

Maybe not but one can attempt to make one for you again.

[symbolofhappiness]

That would be nice, but... It wouldn't really be the same.

[juicy_egotist]

Hmm...

In that case, I have a plan.

[symbolofhappiness]

Huh?

[She... didn't really expect that one. What are you up to now, J...]

What kind of plan?

[video; somehwere in Kefka's Tower]

[twobloomsup]

It must be a nice virus if you want it to stay.

[video]

[symbolofhappiness]

It is. I... got something back that I lost. Something really important to me.

1/2

[twobloomsup]

... I'd like to say that it was kind of the virus, but if it's won't stay around, then that is sort of mean, isn't it?

[As he says this he leans back, unaware that by doing so he has just knocked over a vase. Which shatters on the ground.]

[twobloomsup]

AH- oh no!

[Give him a second to calm down.]

[symbolofhappiness]

I guess you can look at it that way. But having it for just a moment more is better than never again, I think.

Ah-!

[Oh dear, and there goes the shattering vase, which kind of brings back unpleasant memories since she's holding her necklace which she, uh, shattered and all. jesus Stanley put a trigger warning on your clumsiness, gawd.]

A-Are you okay?

[former_endboss]

No offense, but that thing looks pretty cheap. What makes it so special?

[symbolofhappiness]

It is kind of cheap, yeah. It's just a promotional thing you could win in town here a while back, nothing that special.

It's... not so much about the necklace as what it means, I guess. It was... the first gift anyone ever gave me.

[former_endboss]

Ahh, I thought it might be sentimental. And you...broke it apparently?

[symbolofhappiness]

Yes... that's right. Not by accident, either. At the time, I didn't care what happened to it.

[moonspell]

Stick around? Is there really a virus so good right now?

[symbolofhappiness]

I don't know if this one is good for everyone. But it is to me. I got something back that I lost and... I'd prefer to keep it.

[moonspell]

I don't think I was affected this time. May I ask what it is you got? Or is it private?

[symbolofhappiness]

No, that's alright, I don't mind. It's this clover necklace. A friend of mine won it in a promotional event in town and she gave it to me.

It's not expensive or anything, but... It is pretty important to me.

[Video]

[material_guy]

The place ain't known to keep a mind-screw or some kinda weird sickness or whatever going too long, but I've taken stuff home from virus places like parks 'n stuff no problem... Maybe the stuff people're gettin' this time'll stick, since it's just stuff.

[Video]

[symbolofhappiness]

I see... I'm not really sure what kind of virus this qualifies as, since it's not usually just giving us things. I hope it does stay around. I'd rather not lose this a second time.

[Video]

[material_guy]

Something special about it?

[Video]

[symbolofhappiness]

It was a gift I received from a friend. It was the first gift anyone ever gave me, actually.

[makewayforroze]

I've never seen one stay. [There's something very sad about this situation, something that makes her heart ache for a girl she doesn't really know, holding a necklace she knows nothing about.]

It must be very important to you.

[symbolofhappiness]

I see... I guess that's for the best, considering most viruses.

Hm... it is. It's something a friend gave me, a while ago. It was my very first gift, actually.

[makewayforroze]

I'm sorry. You're having to loose it a second time. [That's not a question. If she still had it, this one wouldn't be as important to her.]

Even without it, you have important memories with them, don't you?

[symbolofhappiness]

It's... It's alright, really. It's my own fault, anyway.

Yes, I... suppose that's true. That's more important, right? [It's at least partly a genuine question, since she's still not used to the whole 'being open with her emotions' thing.]