[Edward sounds very, very exhausted and burnt out, his voice is flat, worn, and dull. Numb, even.]
I don't know how much longer I can do this. I've searched everywhere, more times than I can keep track of already. I've searched like crazy - by myself, or with Sasuke. No matter how far out into the City we go, or how deep we travel into the Wasteland, we can't find him.
I've been sleeping only because I have to, I don't care about eating, I don't care about taking care of myself, I only fucking care about finding my little brother.
[His voice raises, angry with the situation, as well as himself.]
AND I CAN'T SEEM TO DO THAT.
[There's a long pause after that before Edward's voice finds itself again.]
I don't understand what happened.
I just want him home, safe. [His voice drops, going cold, and bitter.] I'm never going to be right unless he is. I can't live without him.
Don't leave me, Al, please don't leave me. If you can hear this - hang in there, alright?
[There's another pause, before Edward raises his voice to normal level again.]
I'd really appreciate it if everyone just kept their eyes open for him at all times, alright? If you run into him, or have any form of contact with him whatsoever, let me know immediately.
Thanks.
[OOC: Strikes gone. Obviously, Ed's reacting to
this incident. For this reason, Ed will not respond nearly as much on the network as usual. It'll almost be like he disappeared too. And if he does respond to something around the network lately, his reply might be curt, to the point, and probably rude. Al's his top priority.]