Message to Armand St. Just (Private; voice-post)

[lastsonofangtu]

*Mano's voice; it's shaken, and whispery

Comments

[voice]

[young_idealist]

Mano! What's wrong?

I don't blame you, not for this...

Mano?

Re: [voice]

[lastsonofangtu]

Outnumbered, outgunned... no idea how much longer we have?

Already one of us was infected; we had to... to...

*sobs* Why could I not have died with Angtu?

[voice]

[young_idealist]

[trying to catch his breath]

You're with Neville Longbottom, yes?

Don't give up, please don't do that. They're going to need you. Who--who was infected?

Re: [voice]

[lastsonofangtu]

Yes. Neville...

A doctor; wore a vegetable in his lapel?

*muttered* I don't want to be a monster... didn't come back to be a monster... not unless this was trick... get us to condemn ourselves...

[voice]

[young_idealist]

I knew him.

Dear Lord, save us...

Is he dead now? Are you hurt?

Re: [voice]

[lastsonofangtu]

Dead, then undead, then dead again. I think.

No, the others got to him first...

*whispered* ...again I fail...

[voice] sorry for posting from email - v. busy today

[young_idealist]

Fail? How?

No. This isn't your failure!

Re: [voice] sorry for posting from email - v. busy today

[lastsonofangtu]

If I'd been faster, better... your friend would still live. How is this not a failure?

[voice]

[young_idealist]

The Doctor was an adult, older than either of us. You were not his bodyguard.

Re: [voice]

[lastsonofangtu]

But he is -- was, part of my squad. What's the point if we don't watch each other's backs?