Voicemail, Kannagara

[nightraysewerat]

Gil? Elliot? Fai? Yuui?

I'll get back to you as soon as I get this!

Oh. If it's anyone else, I'll... get around to it.

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[Voice]

[tableowned]

[Honestly... he's not even sure where to begin. He has never been the one to... deliver news like this, and he doesn't even know--

Okay, okay, when Vanessa told him about their brothers she first just simply. Called for him, and told him once she had his attention. Yeah. Damn... Just... everyone all at once, and now he just has an Alice in the shape of a kitten and no Leo and-- Shit.

STUPID...

Okay okay okay... Deep breath. Breaths, more like. He can't even breathe calmly. It's as if he's fighting against crying but, really, he has never cried so why would he even...]

Vincent.

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

[He's still reeling a little from watching the dream, but it's all right, because it was just a dream. He's curled up on his bed when the call comes, and he frowns at the sound of Elliot's voice, at how hard the boy seems to be working to stay in control.

There's real concern in Vincent's voice when he answers.]

Little brother?

[Voice]

[tableowned]

[He wishes it had stayed a dream, he really does. He wishes it so bad. He doesn't have any idea how he's even supposed to deal with this, how they're supposed to deal with it. Something like this is never supposed to happen.

Focus... How should he say it? What words, how much...]

Gilbert... The dream-- Did you see--? Ah. Gilbert... A lot...

[FOCUS.]

Gil died.

[There, as quickly and shortly as possible. "Gil" worked better, for that.]

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

[Wait, wait... what? His brain can't seem to catch up. It can't. He flails about, making noise as he knocks over a lamp with a leg, just awkwardly trying to right himself and not quite able and...

but Elliot has to be wrong.]

No, no. Gil didn't die. It was a dream. Gil can't die.

[He knows this. This has to be true. The world depends on this being true.]

Gil didn't die, Elliot.

[The words plead for an agreement.]

[Voice]

[tableowned]

I-- I know it was a dream. First.

[It's so difficult to sort out all of the words rushing through his head. Cheshire taking it wrong, killing Oz, and of course that would get to Gil, and then... Alice didn't mean to of course, he knows-- But Alice-- And Gil--

Agh.]

But it-- I wouldn't... lie about this, Vincent. I. I saw it, and it wasn't intentional but-- I saw it.

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[nightraysewerat]

[It wasn't intentional. It wasn't intentional...]

What-just tell me step by step, please, I need to know what happened. I can't accept this if I don't know what happened...

[It's true, and it's meant to get details he can use, as well. He's gotten so good at mingling lies and truth and politics by now. Even when he's breaking, he has to have something he can use.]

Please, brother...

[There's a sob here, harsh and painful.]

[Voice]

[tableowned]

[And hearing that hurts. He wishes he could not tell, but of course, he has to.]

That. Chain. Cheshire? It... Must have come to some weird conclusion. It killed Oz and Gilbert--

[He takes a deep, shaky breath.]

Gil didn't... take it well, of course, so. He brought out Raven and killed.. the cat.

[Easier to say than Cheshire, somehow.]

And then I... I'm not really sure what happened exactly but Gilbert didn't calm down and I think Break tried doing something about it but things were just... And Alice tried to stop it, I think, but she-- Gil--

[...yeah.]

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

[His hands are shaking. But there's no way to really tell that, with this being voice. No way to tell that Vincent has collapsed to his knees, besides a slight thumping noise. Nothing to say that he's not calm, unless Elliot can tell his breathing has quickened.]

Calm down, Elliot, it will be okay. This place brings people back from the dead, doesn't it? So just... so just... tell me what happened, and we'll work it out from there.

[Voice]

[tableowned]

[Elliot is a little busy keeping his own breathing remotely in check to notice how shaken Vincent is. But it's what he expects, so even if he could tell, it wouldn't matter. It really... wouldn't.]

Y-yeah.

[It does bring back people from the dead, at least. That's some kind of comfort.]

Alice... killed Gil. I'm sure she didn't mean to, she seems really... shocked, but...

[But she did.]

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

[Voice. He's glad this is voice. That way he doesn't have to try to control his expression at all.]

I'm sure she didn't mean to.

Do you know what happened after that, Elliot?

[Voice]

[tableowned]

I--

[That's the frustrating thing. There's just something missing there, as if he was suddenly just out of it. Maybe it was from shock, and he just didn't snap out of before he saw Break's head--]

I don't...

Something killed Break too, maybe her again but. His head... It's almost as if it was the Headhunter, somehow, but that's... That's not possible, is it?

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

[So that's what happened. Well, that explains a lot. And now how to deal with it?

Vincent keeps his tone quiet, even.]

I don't know, Elliot. But whatever it is, you can all figure it out together, soon enough. Just... come to me, in the meantime. I'll take care of you.

[Voice]

[tableowned]

[Well...

He doesn't really have anywhere else to go, does he? Alone, with just an Alice kitten.]

A-alright. Fine.

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

On second thought, I'll come to you. Are you injured at all? Do I need to bring a healer?

[Voice]

[tableowned]

No, I'm fine. Just... You don't have to come. I... I'll be there soon.

[He would rather get a little while to gather himself together better.]

Re: [Voice]

[nightraysewerat]

Don't take too long.

[His voice goes very soft.]

I need to see you, little brother.

[He does. This one person to hold onto, the only family that's left... he needs to see him.]