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[meritocracy]

[the feed blurs in, shaky and uncertain. there's grass, sky, and there's blood. there's golden curls and a familiar brown headband and there's blood.

the video screen is smeared with red fingerprints and there is suddenly white skin, spasming fingers reaching for the screen but there is not a single word. not a single sound.

it moves, slowly, the fingers twitching as if in agony before it moves to a face, blood smeared at the top of the chin, dirt speckled across the cheeks and eyes barely open. for a minute there's the flash of a horrible red, gaping wound beneath the chin but then it's back to a pale face, lips parting but no sigh coming out. then the video spirals upwards, once, twice, red fingerprints and all.

and the fallen woman hasn't uttered a single word. ]

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[meritocracy]

[She's white as bone in Asch's arms. There's bleed smeared across her chin, her mouth, her hair, her throat--dress--she hardly looks like a childhood friend.

At his voice, her eyes slide open not even halfway, a dusty flicker in them of recognition. A ghost of a smile is on her face as she looks up at him, blinking heavily.]

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[fabrecation]

[All that blood makes a faintly sick feeling start to churn in his stomach. But he pushes it down enough to talk, knowing that it's much, much worse for her right now.]

Good, just stay awake. I know you can do this, Natalia... stay with us, okay?

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[meritocracy]

[Natalia blinks at him quietly, giving him simply an apologetic look.

I'm sorry, Luke.]