((quiet like the grave))

[medanmyboy]

[PUBLIC // VOICE]

[Except that there's not much to hear. The old man takes a breath, as though to speak...but nothing comes out.

Silence.

For a long time.

Then he stumbles to his feet...

....falls back to his knees.

His breathing is shallow.]

...

[Silence.]

[PRIVATE // OFFSCREEN // MERYL'S JOURNAL]

[mostly scribbles.]

Comments

sob aang is sad over sokka they can despair together

[flynmabisn]

..Meryl?

Meryl, what's wrong?

i'm in DESPAIIIIIIIR

[medanmyboy]

[Aang's voice sounds so far away.

His communicator is sitting on the floor next to him.

He.

Stares at it.]

GDit DOES AANG HAVE TO COME OVER THERE?

[flynmabisn]

Meryl?

Meryl?

Meryl? Are you okay? Are you hurt? I-I'll be right over!

kjdfskj m-MAYBE ;; 1/3

[medanmyboy]

[ - oh.]

Aang -

[silk_scales]

Are you going to have to go to the hospital again?

1/2

[medanmyboy]

[medanmyboy]

[....Silk.]

Silk?

[silk_scales]

Yes? You're not sick right? There's a girl who's sick, and this is usually the time of year people get sick.

[pissedkitty]

...Meryl?

[medanmyboy]

H.....have....

[pissedkitty]

What happened?

[medanmyboy]

My....my...

[It's starting to crash down on him.]

My child...

Have you heard off the grapevine?

[proudapprentice]

[...]

M... Mr. Winterstorm?

that not much longer would you be mine?

[medanmyboy]

[...

His.....children.]

Luke.

LOL no uhm, Angie's going to talk to a mod about getting elysia back... lolll |D

[proudapprentice]

Is everything alright?

LOL well GOOD THEN HE WONT HAVE TO BE SADZOMBIE FOREVER ;;

[medanmyboy]

...Elysia...is.

[...

he doesn't want to say it.]

She's....

[sing_bluesilver]

Are you okay?

[medanmyboy]

Mmm...

[no.]

[sing_bluesilver]

[ Really, it was enough to make Ryuichi start sniffling on his end. He doesn't like it when people are sad. ]

They are so mean.

[medanmyboy]

[...that sounds like something Elysia would say. He automatically copies it.]

Life is...mean...

[It makes him laugh. And then cry.]