[ he didn't know how this happened.
it was supposed to be normal. it was supposed to be a day just like any other, and when he left elliot's side to run back to the library for a minute - just a minute - what he wanted to come back to was elliot, standing, kicking his feet in impatience. normal.
not this.
not this
not this ]
--im back
[ the first words carried through the seal are scratchy, laced with loud sobs and ragged breaths, and the screen flickers on to show- ]
--give him back-
[ blood, smeared on the seal by red fingerprints, droplets clinging to the edges and beyond that - a blurry image of an unruly black nest of hair, crumpled between arms and bloody sleeves. and those shoulders are shaking. ]
Elliot- no, Elliot-- [ a shudder, more breath-hitching sobs, and he drags the bloodied body beneath him and gathers it in his arms. ]
... give him back, [ he's outright crying now, hysterically ] give HIM BACK!!!!
[ ooc: this is an accidental post and he won't be in the right mind to answer most replies. for anyone concerned, he's in the metropolis district... with elliot's corpse. ]