[ There's a long pause, as she looks out at everything spread out in front of her. Oddly enough, this news doesn't make the land any less beautiful, or vast, or hers.
[ Now it's Ruby's turn to be silent for a moment, considering Pyrrha's offers and all of its ramifications. It means Penny hearing her fate from the person who had - even unwittingly - destroyed her. It means keeping this deep dark secret from one of her best friends for awhile longer, and minding the guilt that sunk her heart into her stomach every time she sees her. It means letting Pyrrha do something incomprehensibly painful, when Ruby could just as well do it herself.
But it's Pyrrha's choice to make, and Ruby will respect her decision, of course. Her answer comes resolute: ]
You bet. I'll make sure everyone else knows to, too.
[ It'll be for the best, in the long run, if Penny hears it from Pyrrha. There's just...no bright side to this. Not right now. ]
[ In turn, Pyrrha knows what she's doing to Ruby - to all of them, really - by making this request. No one wants to lie, or keep secrets now. There had been enough of that on Remnant, or so Pyrrha figures. Briefly, she considers turning back, but ... it wouldn't matter. She's weeks out, and will need those same weeks to make the journey back. She needs to finish what she started, and hope it makes her whole again.
There's no good answer here. Ruby can't see the way Pyrrha leans against the wall of a ruin, letting it support her, sinking down.
She'll cry a little, and then she'll continue on. ]
Thank you.
[ Again. ]
I'm sorry, but I think I need to disconnect now. [ ... ] Tell Jaune and Nora that I'm thinking of them?
[ That she needs to disconnect, at least. They both know full well that none of this is really okay, and Ruby doesn't want to belabor the conversation if there's nothing else Pyrrha needs to say for now. She's still on her own journey, after all. ]
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[ There's a long pause, as she looks out at everything spread out in front of her. Oddly enough, this news doesn't make the land any less beautiful, or vast, or hers.
Pyrrha summons up her reserves of courage. ]
I think I'd like to be the person to tell her.
[ She owes the other girl that much. ]
Can you keep it quiet until then?
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But it's Pyrrha's choice to make, and Ruby will respect her decision, of course. Her answer comes resolute: ]
You bet. I'll make sure everyone else knows to, too.
[ It'll be for the best, in the long run, if Penny hears it from Pyrrha. There's just...no bright side to this. Not right now. ]
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There's no good answer here. Ruby can't see the way Pyrrha leans against the wall of a ruin, letting it support her, sinking down.
She'll cry a little, and then she'll continue on. ]
Thank you.
[ Again. ]
I'm sorry, but I think I need to disconnect now. [ ... ] Tell Jaune and Nora that I'm thinking of them?
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[ That she needs to disconnect, at least. They both know full well that none of this is really okay, and Ruby doesn't want to belabor the conversation if there's nothing else Pyrrha needs to say for now. She's still on her own journey, after all. ]
I will. We'll see you soon.
[ That day can't come fast enough. ]