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[There's nothing much on the page. Temari only taps her pen against the paper -- dot, dot, dot -- for several long moments before she finally writes something.] Tell me: Is family still family when they are worlds apart?

[Perhaps a little introspective for her normal tastes and somewhat revealing to her mental state, but... Well. She'll take a few outside opinions this time. Some days she just misses her brothers. This evening, it's particularly sharp. That, and she's tired. A bit sore. Unwilling to walk back to the apartment just yet. All in all, it doesn't make for a good mood, after being gone for so long. She's not even sure how long it has been.]

[She doesn't go home after returning to the village: she finds some clean clothes in the shop, forgoes food entirely, and instead wraps herself in a good coat she found and takes a slow walk as night falls. She'll be all over town, eventually easing toward the edges of the forest. (Yes, at night. In the cold. It's probably not the smartest plan.)]

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Of course. [ Somehow the question almost annoys her - but it's more just because Ange doesn't even want to ask herself that question, just thinking about it is already bad enough. ]

Your family is your family, no matter what. Why would they suddenly no longer be your family?

[Family's one of those few topics on which Firo considers himself an expert, so he doesn't hesitate in jumping right into the question.]

Why would distance change anything? If you're family, you still care about each other no matter what's between you.

[In sloppy but emphatic writing:]

YES

[Goku's not particularly good with writing, so he'll just say what he thinks instead.]

Yeah, of course! I mean, why wouldn't they be?

As much as you would want them to be. Unless you don't want them to be, in which case as unfortunately as you don't want them to be.

Of course. What binds you is blood, that can't change.

Aye. Why wouldn't they be?

Why do you want to know?

Of course they can be. Because even when people are gone, their love still stays in your heart.

I think so.

[Trying not to fall into sentimentality here, but he still has to answer...]

Yes.

Friends, too. The distance doesn't matter.

~~Are you hurt~~

[Scratch that. She's stubborn and won't admit weakness, but she wouldn't be asking such simple questions if she was in trouble. Try again.]

Did they do anything to you?

[Uncharacteristically of him, the question does actually give him pause. Then, after revising his gut-answer, he shrugs mentally.]

Family or nakama, there are bonds that once forged are not easily broken.

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