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[tilfrosset]

Type: Text
Sender ID: tilfrosset (Jill Warrick)
To: Public
Subject: Clive's Departure
Warnings: Possible mentioning spoilers for the end of FF16? Let me know if you want to avoid them.

Good evening, all. This is Jill Warrick.

While I do not enjoy announcing bad news, I am aware he had a fair number of acquaintances who should be notified that Clive Rosfield has left. It seems his last day here was yesterday, perhaps early this morning.

[If this all sounds cold and businesslike, it's on purpose. It's far easier to pretend that she hasn't been crying her eyes out all day through text than any other method of communication.]

With that said, though we did not have plans for a grand event, I must also announce that there will be no wedding. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[Inconvenience? Sounding like she's putting others out as if she's not the one who lost her other half. But of course, years of hardening her heart against emotional disruptions sure taught her how to fake it until she makes it. Or at least attempt to, badly. She's experienced loss before, but this? It's different.]

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[tilfrosset]

[What does one say in return? "Thank you for recognizing my loss and sadness"? It all seems so awkward, but Jill knows that she has to say something lest she appear impolite.]

Thank you. It's greatly appreciated.

[Devastated is truly an understatement.]

[astudyinviolet]

[ He didn't expect much of a reply if any, and he won't give her empty platitudes that won't change anything. Writing messages could offer a distraction, but it also brings up Clive's absence again and again. Sherlock has seen what that can do to a person.

So, Sherlock doesn't reply. Jill doesn't have to force herself on his account.

However, if the opportunity to check on her should come up, he will do so. ]