Room 222 - Tuesday Night
It took one five minute phone call to wreck Dick's summer. Hell, to wreck Dick's life.
The officer on the other line, Lamb's flunky, said he wasn't allowed to say much over the phone. "Ongoing investigation" or some shit like that. He just made it clear that about an hour ago Cassidy Casablancas jumped off the roof of the Neptune Grand. He died instantly. His mother was on the first plane back to Neptune and Dick was needed there right away. The cop mentioned some shit about that bus crash that happened a while back and Cassidy's possible involvement but Dick was too shocked to actually pay attention to what the guy was saying. He just mumbled an "I'll be there" and hung up the phone only to flip it open again to arrange an emergency portal back to Neptune.
After that was done, Dick didn't stop to think; he just grabbed a bag from the closet and started shoving his belongings in it. Thinking was bad. If he thought he was going to lose it and he'll be damned he was going to leave this school crying like a little bitch. He just shoved whatever he could get his hands on (they felt like clothes but he didn't know for sure) into the bag and didn't think about how he was never going to see his baby brother again. He could send for the rest of his stuff later. Right now he needed to get home and be with Beav--Cassidy.
At some point Sparkles came up to Dick's feet and looked up at him a little worriedly. Dick sighed. "Fuck."
Dick went over to his desk and scribbled out a quick note to Meg briefly explaining what was going on. If she wanted details all she would have to do was call someone in Neptune. It was probably all over the news by now.
He crouched down and handed the wee pink Transformer the note. "You need to give this to Meg. You're going to stay with her now. I can't take you with me, buddy."
The robot gave Dick a sad look.
"I'm sorry. I really am. It's just--" Dick sighed. It was one of those sighs where you were about two seconds from bursting into tears. Stupid goddamn robot. "Look, you just need to go."
Sparkles gave Dick one more sad look before trotting off to Meg's room. Glad that he had managed to get through that without crying, Dick grabbed his bag and his cell phone. He had to leave before he ran into anybody else. He didn't think he'd be able to keep himself from crying twice.
With one last long look at his room he turned off the lights, shut the door, and left.
[And Dick has left Fandom, woe. Sorry it was so abrupt but that's just the way canon is. He'll pop up again in time for Homecoming. He's just gonna go home and emo now. And if anyone asks, I didn't cry while writing this]
The officer on the other line, Lamb's flunky, said he wasn't allowed to say much over the phone. "Ongoing investigation" or some shit like that. He just made it clear that about an hour ago Cassidy Casablancas jumped off the roof of the Neptune Grand. He died instantly. His mother was on the first plane back to Neptune and Dick was needed there right away. The cop mentioned some shit about that bus crash that happened a while back and Cassidy's possible involvement but Dick was too shocked to actually pay attention to what the guy was saying. He just mumbled an "I'll be there" and hung up the phone only to flip it open again to arrange an emergency portal back to Neptune.
After that was done, Dick didn't stop to think; he just grabbed a bag from the closet and started shoving his belongings in it. Thinking was bad. If he thought he was going to lose it and he'll be damned he was going to leave this school crying like a little bitch. He just shoved whatever he could get his hands on (they felt like clothes but he didn't know for sure) into the bag and didn't think about how he was never going to see his baby brother again. He could send for the rest of his stuff later. Right now he needed to get home and be with Beav--Cassidy.
At some point Sparkles came up to Dick's feet and looked up at him a little worriedly. Dick sighed. "Fuck."
Dick went over to his desk and scribbled out a quick note to Meg briefly explaining what was going on. If she wanted details all she would have to do was call someone in Neptune. It was probably all over the news by now.
He crouched down and handed the wee pink Transformer the note. "You need to give this to Meg. You're going to stay with her now. I can't take you with me, buddy."
The robot gave Dick a sad look.
"I'm sorry. I really am. It's just--" Dick sighed. It was one of those sighs where you were about two seconds from bursting into tears. Stupid goddamn robot. "Look, you just need to go."
Sparkles gave Dick one more sad look before trotting off to Meg's room. Glad that he had managed to get through that without crying, Dick grabbed his bag and his cell phone. He had to leave before he ran into anybody else. He didn't think he'd be able to keep himself from crying twice.
With one last long look at his room he turned off the lights, shut the door, and left.
[And Dick has left Fandom, woe. Sorry it was so abrupt but that's just the way canon is. He'll pop up again in time for Homecoming. He's just gonna go home and emo now. And if anyone asks, I didn't cry while writing this]