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[It happened when he went to check up on Vanitas and give him some freshly cooked ravioli. He'd gotten his head on straight after the recent experiment, meaning that he'd settled back to his regular routine, albeit with some awkwardness.

But when he went into Vanitas' room, he found nothing. Nothing but his music player and a few CDs left behind. It's... jarring, to say the least. He'd been spending months trying to make Vanitas a better person, but now that he's gone--

He could come back without memories. He'd be back to the way he was, hurting people for his own enjoyment. Trying to forge the χ-blade...

When Ven addresses the journal, there's no mistaking it-- he's upset. While some might be happy to hear the news, Ven is not one of those people.]

For those of you that knew him, Vanitas is... gone.

I guess you guys don't have to worry about him now.

[Except Ven's scared. Housemates might find him up on the roof, warily watching the sky. Later on, he'll be hanging by the bakery and the library, just trying to find a suitable distraction. First one of his closest friends disappeared, and now this... Just his luck.]

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[Upset Ven? Well that's not like him at all. It takes her a moment to reply, given the past week, but if Ven sounds truly upset then she wants to cheer him up a little.]

I'm sorry to hear this Vanitas-san has gone home. [...] Should Fuuko bring some cupcakes over?

[Right now, any potential awkwardness from the experiment really doesn't matter right now. It's good to hear from friends...]

If you want. And... well, I've got some star-shaped cookies leftover.

[That brings a small smile to her face despite the situation.]

Sounds great, Fuuko will be over soon. [...] Ah, Ven-san, where do you live exactly? [Probably should have asked this first.]

I'm over in house 39! If you want, I can hang out by the porch so it's easier to spot it.

That would be very helpful. Fuuko will be there soon after visiting the bakery, goodbye Ven-san!

[And a short time later, Fuuko will be walking down the path with a bag of baked good in her arms towards House 39.]

[Well, as soon as Ven spots Fuuko, he'll be waving for her to come over and stepping down from the porch for good measure. Over here!]

[You've been spotted Ven! Fuuko hurries over and holds out the assortment of cupcakes she collected in a bag from the bakery for him.]

Fuuko tried to be as quick as possible so hopefully you didn't wait too long.

Don't worry! You were really fast, Fuuko.

[Aww, she's so sweet. He'll go ahead and grab one with a great big smile.]

[Well if Ven's smiling then she has to smile back, it's as though that smile is contagious or something. It feels nice to know she's made him smile though.]

Good! [...] What sort of person was Vanitas-san like, if you don't mind telling Fuuko about it? [Seeing as he just left and all.]

Er, well.

[Okay, how to put this... After all, Vanitas started out pretty darn awful.

Welp, honesty is the best policy.]

To tell you the truth, he used to be really dangerous. He'd hurt people just for fun, and a lot of my friends suffered because of him. For the longest time, I couldn't stand him, but after he got killed and came back blind, I found him starving and... well, I couldn't leave him there.

That's why I worked really hard to get him to reform, and he came so far after I worked with him. He still wasn't really a nice guy, but he was a lot better.

[That sounds... Pretty awful, much worse than any of the people she knew from her home. Nodding slowly.]

That's awfully kind of you Ven-san, to go out of your way like that to help such a person despite what they might be like. It's a shame for him to go after all the progress you seemed to have made with him.

[But then, a little more light hearted now-]

Aqua-san said you have a habit of making friends with just about anyone, and this proves it.

She did?

[Oh gosh, now he feels a tiny bit silly, but it does help.]

Well, I like to think there's good in just about everybody. Sometimes it's just harder to see.

Really, in everyone? Even the weird guys?

[That last part was meant to be spoken to herself, but everyone having good in them is a pretty new concept to her. Quickly waving her hands in front of her face!]

Never mind, Fuuko just said something without thinking! But... Does that apply to the villains you hear about in fairytales too? Are they really good deep down?

[Maybe she should be a little more lenient on the weird guys if that's the case.]

[...It's okay, Fuuko. Ven finds it kinda amusing, even if he doesn't think of many people as weird.]

Well, there's light and darkness in just about every heart. It's just that sometimes that light's harder to see.

There's light in everyone's basements as well, which can be equally hard to find when the light switch is in an awkward place and Fuuko can't see because of how dark it is.

[This might be Fuuko attempting understand things better. Or her trying to make up a metaphor for the heck of it.]

You're making Fuuko think differently about a few of the people here when you put it like that Ven-san. [Maybe she owes some weird guys apologies, seeing as they're probably nice. Somewhere. Deep down. Maybe.]

[That metaphor is... actually pretty hilarious. Nice one, Fuuko.]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Probably a good thing if it means all the weird guys Fuuko knows are actually not weird inside.

[...] But just thinking about Masaomi-san and Arata-san not being weird is a little weird in itself!

Aww, Kida's not so bad!

[He does get a little eccentric, but he's a nice guy.]

Really? [...] He kissed Fuuko's hand and jumped around like an idiot!

[Spoke as though this is the WORST. POSSIBLE. THING.]

[...Oh god. Sheepish laughter is go. He's not laughing at her, though.]

Yeah, Kida does get a little strange sometimes, but he's a nice guy! I guess he just likes girls a whole lot.

Fuuko detests guys like him! No one should be free to toy with a girl's feelings like he does!

[And whilst he does have his kind moments the sheer amount of weird outweighs that.]

It's awkward. How is Fuuko meant to react when Fuuko's hand is kissed so suddenly? Fuuko really feels strange at times like those.

Okay, I can't blame you for that. Surprise kisses are always pretty strange. Like, one time Minako kissed me on the cheek, and it really confused me.

[He rubs the back of his neck.]

But at least it was just your hand and not on the lips. That'd be really awkward!

Kisses that come out of nowhere are strange, but Fuuko has kissed people on the cheek before to show how much Fuuko loves them and it fit in perfectly.

[Too bad Nagisa doesn't remember that kiss or anything about her at all. Damn memories.]

If he made any move on Fuuko's lips then Fuuko couldn't be held responsible if the starfish decided to smack Masaomi-san across the face!!

I've got nothing against cheek kisses, I guess it just confused me 'cause I thought that sorta thing was for couples.

[And... Minako called their time together a date, too. Buuuh.]

But it sounds like the Starfish are pretty tough!

Well, couples do kiss, but doesn't that tend to be a kiss on the lips rather than on the cheek? Even good friends kiss each other on the cheek.

[...Ven. You are such a derp.]

The starfish are very tough, Fuuko once went a whole five minutes smacking Sunohara-san with a starfish and nothing bad happened at all. The starfish was very strong throughout the whole ordeal.

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