[She is not going to cry on him. She is not. Raine tucks her head against his shoulder and fixes the feel of him in her memory, everything from the curve of his arms to the soft blurred-shadow edges of his mana.]

Understood. I'll look after your research. And the matter of Bakura, as well-- it will be more difficult without your magic, but there may yet be something I can do.

[This all is practicalities, which are easy enough to keep herself steady for, but Raine's voice cracks a little, unbidden, as she goes on.]

I'm-- aware the odds don't favor us, but after all, we were both drawn to this world in the first place. If there is a way to connect our worlds without jeopardizing everything we've fought for, I'll find it.

[This isn't fair, but-- at least she has this moment. Raine is painfully aware that most of them don't get even the chance to say good-bye.]