Forty Second Flare [Text]

[daddyslilpyro]

metal's gone

won't be leaving lab. gotta work.

trunks: don't worry about food. not hungry. take mini-robo with you if you go anywhere

alpha: could use some coffee... and some company

ed: got some schematics ready. will send them to you later.

everyone else: if you need anything, leave a message with trunks.

out

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[latteheart]

...I'll come over now.

[daddyslilpyro]

thanks. door's locked, so be sure to knock when you get here.

[latteheart]

[She doesn't even bother with an answer, already rushing around. She finishes pouring a fresh pot of coffee and puts whichever worker was standing closest at the time in charge of the shop before hurrying over to the lab. As per Lucca's instructions, she knocked twice before calling out hesitantly.]

Lucca? It's me.

[daddyslilpyro]

...

-There's a pause before the sound of the latch being pulled is heard. It's a heavy one. And then the door slowly slides open... revealing the mess of a human being behind it.-

... Hey.

[latteheart]

[She'd been planning to offer her a small smile, say something comforting, but as soon as she saw Lucca's face that idea was forgotten. She stepped forward and threw her arms around the other girl, just hugging her without a word.]

[daddyslilpyro]

-Lucca paused in shock for a moment. She wasn't expecting anything like this, and yet...

Within moments, she was clinging, crying, failing to keep control of herself.

Her son was gone.-

[latteheart]

[Alpha couldn't do anything but stand there, hugging her tighter and murmuring vaguely reassuring words. She knew nothing she could say would help that much. Losing someone close to you was never that easy. All she could do was be there.]

[daddyslilpyro]

-it was enough for Lucca, really...-

I'm sorry... I told myself I wouldn't cry...

[latteheart]

Don't be silly...of course you should cry if you need to. It will be okay in the end, but I know...it's hard. So it's okay to cry for now.

[daddyslilpyro]

-It takes her a long time to calm down. The coffee probably isn't hot anymore at all...-

[latteheart]

[It doesn't matter - Alpha can wait as long as it takes. The quickly cooling thermos she'd brought along is certainly all but forgotten now, but that's hardly important.]

[daddyslilpyro]

Thank you... -Lucca could at least speak now. But she wasn't letting go, either.-

[latteheart]

[And she's not going anywhere.]

You don't need to thank me for something like this...even though we're friends, this is all I can do...

[daddyslilpyro]

Well... you can come in, if you want.

-They'd been standing in the doorway the whole time...-

[latteheart]

[Oh...right. She gives a quiet, embarrassed half-laugh before finally letting go and following Lucca inside.]

[daddyslilpyro]

Sorry... the place is kind of a mess...

-It's always a mess. It's just MORE of a mess.-