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Amrita stayed near Remi the whole time, watching as the students gathered to leave a piece of themselves with their late Professor. As the pins gathered and added colour to the monochrome remains, Amrita couldn't resist sniffling again, biting back sobs. This was just...so touching. Moving, quiet, elegant, beautiful...

Then Remi ruffled her hair.

"H-hey!" She squeaked out, pouting and releasing his hand to pat her hair back down, though it was useless; she was a mess everywhere. His attempts to make her cheer up made her attempt another smile, her eyes wandering the crowd; yes, they'd all find their friends...Red said they couldn't die, right? They'd be safe at home, none of them would have exerted themselves like Red did, right...?

Christof signing in the distance caught her attention, but only for a moment; it was easier to eavesdrop, and she had to remind herself that it was rude. She could get his attention later, after all. But then, suddenly, they were here. The statues of course, but more importantly, people. People she hadn't seen during the battle, and others that were lost in the attacks. Hel. Roch, who received a lingering wide-eyed stare of relief (or perhaps fear? OH JACK WHAT IF HE FOUND OUT SHE BROKE HER PROMISE AAAAAA---). That cowboil that Lizzy had been sleeping on. They were coming through now; nothing else mattered in that moment, but finding one ghoul she had lost.

There it was. That voice. That voice!

"LIZZY!" Amrita cried out, releasing Remi as she was thoroughly suffocated by the slightly smaller Demoness. "Lizzy, Oh thank jack---" She whined through the lump in her throat, clinging to the ghoul as tight as she could...which was admittedly not much, she was still pretty broken after all. "I'm...I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Lizzy, I tried, I..." She clung tighter, burying her face in the strangely comforting sea of pink hair. When the time came for her friend to move along to pay her respects, Amrita turned to give her some privacy - and to stare right at Roch.

She didn't say anything, but she did stare, trying to mentally make him come to her. When that failed, she simply opened her arms in an invitation. A demanding one. Come hug the ghoul, Roch.

In silence, Shun continued to hold onto Mitsu gently. He didn't quite have the strength to embrace her tightly anyway. Thoughts of death floated around in his mind, and just the situation in general. All this time he had been so determined to keep her safe and yet in the end it was her who ended up protecting him more. He didn't quite know how to feel about this.

Unaware that other students had returned, he didn't look up or anything until he felt something wet lightly splash onto his chest. Blinking, he instinctively looked down even though he couldn't see such details right now. He didn't feel liquid hitting him elsewhere so it couldn't have been rain.

.. Mitsu.. she wasn't bleeding was she?

"Mitsu..?" he asked with uncertainty. He also felt her move but she was still holding onto him. What was going on?

Roch looked at Demi first. "Man, I didn't even make it here to save her. So... don't--don't look like that," he said quietly, shrugging. "You did better than I did, Dawg. Better than I did."

Then he felt eyes on him, and turned, a little crooked smile on his face at Amrita's demands. He headed over, walking into the arms that were held out, trying not to stare at how hurt she looked. Awkwardly his arms wrapped around her and he leaned down to whisper in her ear. "I'm sorry... I should have been here. I wish I could have been."

((Entering back from Couch))
Willow's ears twitched as she ran out the door shifting into her natural form. "DEMI!? BUL!? CADY!? BEA!?" She called out searching for the rest of team venture where were they?? She slid to a stop in the ashes when she saw the Skull of the mammoth beast that was red.

Her ears fell flat as she looked up at the remains. "Red...." She said softly looking sadly moving over to brush against the skull. "... sorry I never got to take a class with you."

She sighed and sat down icy eyes were searching the crowd. Were the others even okay? There were so many she was having trouble actually locating the others and not to mention the more she looked, the more she started inching back away from Red's remains. There were just too many, where were the hunters? They were sitting ducks.

"Don't say that, I was here and Red wanted us to go, to be safe somewhere." he stammered out quietly. "Us being here led to this, Roch." his ears dropped to the sides after saying that and after another swipe of the cloth, he was done polishing.

Like always, the cracks were worn and growing and made tiny spiderweb like path through the thinner areas, but this time a piece fell out from the cheekbone and slid out from the hollowed out inner areas to the floor, still solid and whole. With the greatest of care, he slipped it into his bag in a tiny zippered area, safe from the other items that might be able to crumple it up. Was it a thank you for the hard labor for her resting place?

He wold never know.

White ears took his green, watery eyes by surprise as the Tatzel came out of a doorway and up to the skull. Without even uttering a word he watched her place her own insignia down and just as quietly.....

He put his arms around Levi and held on tight. "I'm over here Willow."

((Attempt 3: hit, hit, hit. Acquired a piece of the Skull. ))

((Entering from Couch))

Circe had seen on the screen that students had been taking pieces from the now dead teacher Red. She had also seen some students simply leaving their emblem behind in respect for the fallen teacher who had protected them. As Circe made her way up to the giant skull she looked at the damage that had been done, debating what choice she would make. There were cracks everywhere, pieces broken off for the lucky few. It was hard to believe just how big Red had been in this form, even when she had been alive. Wow. There was just so much that Circe hadn't known and still didn't know. It left her feeling rather small compared to Red.

With a small sigh she made her choice. One hand reached up and pulled out one of the sticks that was stuck in her hair, helping hold it up. She gingerly walked over to the horns of the giant skull and began chipping away at it, hoping to take back a piece of Red with her for encouragement. Maybe one day she could be like her. Every time she would look at the piece she was hoping to get she would think of this day, of Red, of the hunters who had destroyed her. This, this was a token of everything they were.

Attempt one: Fail

((Entering from Couch Domain))

Appearing back on this battlefield....she felt something insider her tighten. The wolf in her was abnormally quiet. Staring around, LW felt that sadness start to grip her again. Where were the others she had been with? Her boilfriend? Best friends? Teammates? The she-wolf folded her arms across her middle, tail hanging limply behind her. Watching the others that appeared here from the other domain, LW let her eyes settle on the remains of their Professor.

Quietly, she walked towards the large skull, feeling like each step was made with a sack of weights attached to her feet. She glanced around at the others gathered, noting that some of them were...attacking the bones? What...what the Jack? Why...what... The she-wolf paused in her movements, watching for a moment. No, not attacking. They were attempting to take a piece of Red with them. Keep a part of her close.

She clenched her jaws in an effort not to make in sounds of sadness. Turning towards those by the front of the skull, LW headed towards it and spotted watched as another placed something small and circular upon it. It only looked like a spec on something so massive, but upon closer look, LW realized what they were. Lifting her tail so she could pull off one of the bells attacked to her tail ring, LW broke it open and pulled out the small treasure held within it. Stepping up to where the others before her had, LW placed the small emblem with the others, closing her eyes before stepping away.

Turning to step away from the skull, she spotted a familiar face that eased some small portion of the tightness she felt. LW padded over to Tybalt and threw her arms around him (sorry Tybalt!). Oh thank Jack he was alright!