[026. So you're gone and I'm haunted. And I bet you are just fine.]

[lydiascreams]

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[Unlike her last couple of barge-wide communications, Lydia looks serious in this one. If you look close enough, or if you know her a little better, you can tell she's upset.]

Jackson's gone. [The words make her jaw clench, her stomach too. Because she might have moved on romantically, but she cares. She always has and she always will.]

I know he didn't have many friends here, but some of you probably knew him.

[And she feels guilty for not doing more, for not trying harder, for not focusing on him more and helping him every second of free time she had.

With a deep breath, she looks away, then back at the camera, her expression more neutral than before.]

Does anyone know why this happens? Why people are sent back without graduating?

Does anyone know what happens to them?

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[voluntaryapnea]

[He can't help the bright smile that touches his mouth at the compliment.]

Well, I aim to please.

[He presses a kiss to the top of her head and watches Prada jump off the bed, barking excitedly as his tail wags. He definitely knows the word walk.]

I think he means that as a yes. I'm very good with canines. I can interpret what they're thinking.

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[lydiascreams]

[Lydia leans against his side and smiles a little more, then looks up at him.]

Yeah, you're obviously the dog whisperer, considering your best friend is a puppy. [She lifts her head and kisses his cheek because she can't not and then pulls away from him to grab Prada's leash.]

Let's go.