Voicemail, Kannagara

[nightraysewerat]

Gil? Elliot? Fai? Yuui?

I'll get back to you as soon as I get this!

Oh. If it's anyone else, I'll... get around to it.

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[Video] Week 30, Day 4

[devotedraven]

[And so, after the initial shock over Cheshire's arrival passes, Gilbert does the only thing he can think of right now that won't end in the other person ridiculing him for his fears; calling his brother.]

[He looks like his spirit has already partly detached, and judging by cramped up environment, he's cooped up in the supply closet in the bakery.]

V-Vince, t-there's a cat... the c-cat is here...

[Hardly capable of coherent speech, yes.]

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[nightraysewerat]

[He's actually rather surprised by the message, and he blinks for a moment into the screen before responding. Gilbert is calling him? But why not just ask Oz..?]

I saw, it's okay, Gil, just breathe for me.

[His brother's distressed face is so lovely, and he can't say he's sad to see him, at all.]

Are you by yourself?

[Video] Week 30, Day 4

[devotedraven]

[Nods, almost a little frantically.]

I d-don't know what to do... I-I think they're bringing it home...

[NEVER LEAVING THIS CLOSET, his expression says. HELP ME.]

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[nightraysewerat]

Gil, they're not going to let it hurt you.

[He's quite confident in that. As much as he doesn't like some of these people, he does know that Oz cares about his brother in return.]

Do you want me to come there?

[Voice]

[tableowned]

[Honestly... he's not even sure where to begin. He has never been the one to... deliver news like this, and he doesn't even know--

Okay, okay, when Vanessa told him about their brothers she first just simply. Called for him, and told him once she had his attention. Yeah. Damn... Just... everyone all at once, and now he just has an Alice in the shape of a kitten and no Leo and-- Shit.

STUPID...

Okay okay okay... Deep breath. Breaths, more like. He can't even breathe calmly. It's as if he's fighting against crying but, really, he has never cried so why would he even...]

Vincent.

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[nightraysewerat]

[He's still reeling a little from watching the dream, but it's all right, because it was just a dream. He's curled up on his bed when the call comes, and he frowns at the sound of Elliot's voice, at how hard the boy seems to be working to stay in control.

There's real concern in Vincent's voice when he answers.]

Little brother?

[Voice]

[tableowned]

[He wishes it had stayed a dream, he really does. He wishes it so bad. He doesn't have any idea how he's even supposed to deal with this, how they're supposed to deal with it. Something like this is never supposed to happen.

Focus... How should he say it? What words, how much...]

Gilbert... The dream-- Did you see--? Ah. Gilbert... A lot...

[FOCUS.]

Gil died.

[There, as quickly and shortly as possible. "Gil" worked better, for that.]

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[nightraysewerat]

[Wait, wait... what? His brain can't seem to catch up. It can't. He flails about, making noise as he knocks over a lamp with a leg, just awkwardly trying to right himself and not quite able and...

but Elliot has to be wrong.]

No, no. Gil didn't die. It was a dream. Gil can't die.

[He knows this. This has to be true. The world depends on this being true.]

Gil didn't die, Elliot.

[The words plead for an agreement.]