Half hour later...

Zack: "Hm?"

The front of Tori's house is wide open.

Zack: "(awkwardly) Tori?"

Zack cautiously walks inside to find it empty except for the furniture.

Zack: "(closing door) Tori?"

The back door is wide open.

Zack: "I don't want that to get repetitive."

Zack walks towards the back door, seeing Tori firing a hunting rifle at a haystack target.

Tori: "(deep breath) Grandpa..."

Tori has to reload.

Tori: "(wiping away tears) I can't forget."

Tori turns around to find Zack at the back door.

Tori: "Z-Zack?!"

Tori drops the rifle.

Zack: "Tori... why did you suddenly log out like that?"

Tori swiftly picks the rifle back up.

Tori: "(tearing up) I... I..."

Zack rushes up to Tori, breaking out into tears.

Tori: "(crying) She... she repeated his last words..."

Tori cries into Zack's shoulder.

Zack: "Your grandpa?"

Tori has flashbacks of moments of her as a little girl with her grandfather, shooting the same rifle.

Tori: "(crying) He was always there for me..."

Zack embraces Tori.

Tori: "(sniffling) Dad was always away and mom always juggled between two different jobs..."

Zack: "Tori..."

Tori wipes away the rest of her tears.

Tori: "(sniffling) He passed away when I started high school."

Tori begins to calm down.

Tori: "(calming down) His rifle is the only thing I have left to remember him by."

Zack: "I... had no idea."

Zack helps Tori up.

Zack: "You know you have us."

Tori: "Zack?"

Zack: "You've got me, Edo, Emily, and now Roy and Asaka. You've got us to fall back on."

Tori: "But..."

Zack: "You can trust us Tori. That's what friends are for."

Zack clenches his fist.

Zack: "(tearing up) You guys know about Serena."

The two lock gazes.

Tori: "Yeah..."

The two hold each others hands.

Zack: "You could've said something."

Tori: "I know."

The sun begins to set.

Zack: "We'd better take some time away from the game."

Tori: "Okay, see you tomorrow."

Zack heads home...

Meanwhile...

???: "Emotional baggage, such a simple weakness."

A large male holding a cannon stands behind the figure.

???: "Cole Irons, it is your turn to leave us."

Cole: "(blankly) Yes..."

Cole walks away...