37 ... there are no words

[brdskllwarrior]

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[explorationist]

[Oh, man, Coraline winces at the language, there]

...Seven? Are you... alright?

[brdskllwarrior]

[Yeah, she really only swears like this when she's REALLY pissed, so the fact that she used all those in one sentence means it's bad.]

[There's a startled sound; she's just now noticing the journal. She takes a couple moments to try and collect herself, but when she speaks her voice is still very tight and barely controlled.]

He went home. Shortpack went home.

[explorationist]

[Man, she knows how that feels, already ;;]

...Oh. If... you want me to leave you alone, I will.

[brdskllwarrior]

[It sucks, doesn't it?]

[There's a quiet moment. She's used to dealing with things on her own, and she couldn't imagine anything else.]

[explorationist]

[Very much so, yes]

Maybe... it was for the better.

[brdskllwarrior]

[A very VERY weighted silence. 7 knew that Shortpack had some idea what home would be like for him, if he ever went back, and though he never told her the specifics she knew it wasn't anything pleasant.]

I doubt it.

[explorationist]

[Well, that gets a pause]

At least he... won't remember all of the bad things that have happened, here. He's home, where he belongs.

[brdskllwarrior]

[Yeah, that just makes her feel worse. There was a lot of bad things that happened, and she was the source of more of those than she'd care to admit, but there were also the good times. They weren't BFFs without reason.]

Fine. Yeah. Whatever. Because the hell he has there is probably not as bad as the hell we have here.

[explorationist]

Maybe you're right. If you are, then it was a good thing that the castle took him away for a while. But you can't escape your problems forever. We'll all have to go back.

[brdskllwarrior]

[Just, a little defeated sound, and then more sounds of splintering wood. At least he was here for a little while.]

I'm not looking forward to that day.

[explorationist]

Honestly... I'm not either. But, we do what we can with what we've got. We have to stick together.

[brdskllwarrior]

[That ... actually makes a lot of sense. 7's not ready to admit that yet, however, so have some more sounds of blatant door destruction.]

[explorationist]

[Sigh. She won't say anything right now, because she knows that 7 wants to be alone. She'll have to do something special for her, later]

[brdskllwarrior]

[7 will appreciate it, once she's cooled down,but she's never really been one to act rationally when pissed off.]

[mouthiness]

He what?!

[brdskllwarrior]

[She's not familiar with this voice, but she can tell it's obvious he knew Shortpack.]

He's gone.