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[b][i]Cruz Meister
Location: Forest Outside the Academy[/i][/b]

After running for a while, Cruz found Slick under a tree. [color=39b54a]"Slick! Oh for all gods, I've finally found him..."[/color], he said, relieved. He wasn't that much away from the party being held, so he heard the chatter. However, he stood there with Slick. He shot an blue orb made of Data in the way so they could find him.

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGXgpLWk0BM]Vox maternae[/url]

Then, as he looked around, he saw another tree. But the scenery from it was so familiar and warm... that it hurted...

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They were under a tree's shadow, the sur radiating as it never had before. Cruz was able to make Lhermite appear as an hologram, but for him it was real. [color=39b54a]"This shadow is really nice for relaxing. It feels so good to rest with nature embracing you..."[/color], he said. [color=0054a6]"Yeah, I do think that as well. Even though I am not actually feeling it...[/color], Lhermite responded. Cruz laughed and kept looking at the blue sky. A gentle breeze carrying the leaves gave them that sensation of tranquility.

[color=0054a6]"Umm... Cruz... I wanted to talk something."[/color], Lhermite said. It was hard to figure, but he was really timid at that moment. [color=39b54a]"What is it?"[/color], Cruz asked. Lhermite looked away from his eyes. [color=0054a6]"W-W-Well... I don't know how to properly say this... I mean, I don't even know what I'm feeling now... but..."[/color], Lhermite kept speaking. As he spoke, it seemed like a tear fell from his eye. Cruz looked at him and in the next moment, was hugged by Lhermite. Theorically speaking, because an image can't touch a real being. [color=0054a6]"I'm so grateful that I met you...! I am... one lucky Artificial Intelligence...! You never left me alone like a simple machine... like if I was unreal... you even introduced me to everyone...! That's why I... I am saying this. You're not my friend... your my only family!"[/color], he said. Cruz tried to hold his tears, but upon hearing those words, he was... reallu happy. He made of Lhermite a human. He wasn't able to say anything, but he demonstrated that they were really close by [i]hugging[/i] him back with a smile.
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[color=39b54a]"... Lhermite..."[/color], he said, looking at the ground. The scenery made those beautiful, yet painful memories return. The regret of not bringin his AI had been tormenting Cruz for a while... [color=39b54a][i]I... I should have brought him with me... why was I so weak to move and do what I wanted from the beginning?! But instead, I agreed with his idea of sacrifice and now I have to... move forward knowing that I made the wrong choice![/i][/color], he thought, punching the tree near both of them.