007 The pie man cometh

[kinships]

[A: 1648 Albright Lane; Locked to all Housemates]

[Cain is in the kitchen... or what now looks like a disaster zone. The young clone has flour all over him, batter in his hair and a huge derp grin on his face. It still felt so freeing to do something so messy and non-productive, it made him feel almost like he was doing something forbidden. He's

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[fireandiceland]

...He's still droned.

[The hesitation was half not wanting to talk about it and half surprise that someone would actually follow up on that.]

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[kinships]

[There is genuine sympathy in his voice, he knows how hard that is.]

I'm sorry to hear it.

[fireandiceland]

It's not like I expected him to snap out of it or anything.

[kinships]

Sometimes people do come back from being droned, though.

[fireandiceland]

He won't.

[Pessimistic? Iceland? Never.]

[kinships]

How long has he been droned?

[fireandiceland]

The middle of November.

All his stuff's gone, I already know it's permanent. So you don't have to tell me he'll come back.

[kinships]

[...Ah.

There's a slight pause, he already knows what that's like and Iceland was right to say it was probably permanent.]

Do you have any friends with you at the moment?

[Someone who has lost somebody close to them, shouldn't be alone.]

[fireandiceland]

It's fine. I'm over it.

[This is a blatant lie, of course.]

[kinships]

[Cain's not buying it.]

I guess that's a no then. It's okay to need company and be sad, you know.

[fireandiceland]

I'm not a little kid who needs comforting.

[The tone is defensive.]

[kinships]

It's not only kids that need comfort sometimes.

[fireandiceland]

Well I still don't need any. I'm fine on my own.

[kinships]

[A small sigh, Cain isn't one to give up.]

Don't make me hunt down where you live...

[fireandiceland]

And do what? There isn't anything you can do!

[kinships]

You shouldn't be alone, I can at least do that.