ϡ - Chapter Twenty; those who have gone missing [action/voice]

[folkloristic]

[ There's a clear strained sigh coming from the opposite end of the transmission. A few moments later some shuffling as someone moves about in the background. ] Frederic's been...taken. He, um, has been for awhile. I-I wasn't supposed to make anyone worry, I'm terribly sorry for not saying so sooner. [ There's a clear tone of guilt in his voice. It

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[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

It's all right. Sometimes worry can't be helped... and that situation is something that people should be aware of, isn't it?

[Voice]

[folkloristic]

Yes you're absolutely right. I just...went against his wishes. But it had to be done.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

Sometimes there are acceptable circumstances for that. Hiding it won't make it any easier for him or anyone else. Was it for... all this time that you've been teaching, then?

[Voice]

[folkloristic]

[ He might wince a little on his end and there's a substantial pause before he answers. ] I-I'm afraid so. I...should have said, I apologize for that. Saying he was taken ill was bad enough--but I don't think he wanted anyone to worry.

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

You don't have to be too hard on yourself about it. I understand when it's... difficult to accept that people will worry regardless, despite the attempts to reassure them otherwise. The experiments they do can do a lot of terrible things to a person... and the possibility that you would not be the first to find him also exists.