text; un: berserker

[curruid_coinchenn]

for those that knew him, flat escardos is gone.

don't ask me anything else about him.

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text; un: zewu-jun

[zewu_jun]

Are you all right?

[curruid_coinchenn]

no, but there's no need to concern yourself with my well-being.

[zewu_jun]

Perhaps, but I wish to. Perhaps there is something I can do for you?

[curruid_coinchenn]

no. i don't even know who you are. you have no obligation to me.

[zewu_jun]

It's not an obligation. It just seems wrong to let someone suffer. Do I have to know you to feel that way?

[curruid_coinchenn]

how do you know i'm suffering?

[ Because he absolutely is -- Berserker is just a stubborn asshole when it comes to people showing concern for him. ]

[zewu_jun]

I'm sorry. Are you not upset?

[Did he misjudge this? It seems like he's so bad at understanding things in this new world. Everything used to be easier at home (of course it was; there was a rule for literally everything).]

It seemed as though this was a message of lament. It's natural to suffer if you part with someone, even amicably. If I've misunderstood your words, I can only apologize sincerely. It was not my intention to make you uncomfortable.

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ ...

Okay, maybe he's being an asshole and he cares about it for once. Damn that underdeveloped sense of empathy he's gained. ]

i am upset. i was bonded to him, that's how i know he's gone...but i don't even know who you are, so i'm not exactly eager to share my suffering. that's all.

video; un: wangxian

[taciturnly]

( don't worry, lan wangji won't take long. flat taught him very important things, and so he's here to pay his respects, bowing low. )

I am sorry for your loss. ( what DOES happen to people when they leave? who knows. something worthy of their time spent here, or so he can only hope. )

[zewu_jun]

I understand. I do not wish to make your pain worse, only to offer any balm I can.

I am Lan Xichen, sect leader of the Gusu Lan. My chosen title is Zewu-jun, which people seem to find easier.

[Because you have to start somewhere, right? And the stranger is right about not knowing him. It's really only fair.]

I would at least like to offer my condolences. Forgive me for my intrusion, but such a message made me think I did not want the one sending it to have to write alone.

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[loadme]

How do you feel?

[If there answer is anything other than "nothing" then she'll be surprised.]

text, private.

[tryhard]

[ He didn't realize. He should have realized, Waver thinks, somehow-- even though it makes no sense. Why would he? And how?

It doesn't matter. It doesn't make it easier.

This is the way he finds out, and it feels like a punch in the gut. ]

how long?

un: enkidu

[enkidoh]

he is? that is a shame to hear. i have heard that when bonds suddenly end that it makes you quite sad.

should i come by? i can bring some food and stay silent. perhaps i will take care of some of the plants.

[They got this.]

un: caster

[futhark]

If you're up to grab a drink and not talk, let me know.

[curruid_coinchenn]

ciarán cú.

you don't need to apologize...did you know flat at all?

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Well, not what he was expecting, but...Berserker, who doesn't look fit for video at all with how disheveled he is, lowers his head slightly. At least he's not rude enough to blow him off entirely. ]

...That wasn't necessary.

[ "Thank you", is what he means. ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

...

like i lost a part of myself.

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Maybe he should have told people close to Flat in a less public way, but grief makes you do stupid things. ]

a day.

[curruid_coinchenn]

you don't have to do anything. this isn't the first bond i've lost, i'll survive this one, too.

[ Don't listen to him, he is very sad. ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

that's not necessary, but...yes. it's better than staying here right now.

[ His house is full of reminders of the one that's gone now and that's not doing him any favors. ]

[futhark]

[ There's certainly a story going on here, but if what Berserker needs is not to talk about it, that's what Caster is going to deliver. ]

Sordid Shield has some stronger stuff. And fewer shanties than Slydog'

Unless you're into shanties.

[curruid_coinchenn]

i'm used to the shanties by now, but stronger is better. less people recognize me at sordid shield, too.

[ The less questions about his well-being, the better. ]

[futhark]

Give me an hour and I'll be there. Feel free to open the tab on us.

[ Drinks can be on him this time ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

yeah, see you in a bit.

[ By the time Caster gets there, Berserker's already had a few. He looks like a disheveled mess and like he hasn't slept in a couple of days; the latter part isn't too surprising, but it looks like it's affecting him more than usual. ]

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[ua_duibhne]

[Diarmuid might not have felt the severence of Berserker and Flat's Bond but he's acutely aware of the void it's left behind, the aching nothingness and grief. This is the second time the dragon has had to go through this and even now, Diarmuid isn't sure how to comfort him. In the end, all he can do is usher Coill to go and lie across his feet and sit beside him, hand on his shoulder.]

... do you need time to...? [He trails off, eyes clouded with concern.] I'm sorry. I wish I knew what to say.