37 ... there are no words

[brdskllwarrior]

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[explorationist]

[Oh, man, Coraline winces at the language, there]

...Seven? Are you... alright?

[brdskllwarrior]

[Yeah, she really only swears like this when she's REALLY pissed, so the fact that she used all those in one sentence means it's bad.]

[There's a startled sound; she's just now noticing the journal. She takes a couple moments to try and collect herself, but when she speaks her voice is still very tight and barely controlled.]

He went home. Shortpack went home.

[explorationist]

[Man, she knows how that feels, already ;;]

...Oh. If... you want me to leave you alone, I will.

[brdskllwarrior]

[It sucks, doesn't it?]

[There's a quiet moment. She's used to dealing with things on her own, and she couldn't imagine anything else.]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Sounds about like how I've been feeling about this place lately.

[brdskllwarrior]

Just when I thought it was safe, too. [There's going to be little holes in the journal as she distractedly stabs it with her spear]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

[Have an unhappy Washington replying nervously.] It's never safe, 7. Ever.

[brdskllwarrior]

[That makes her pause. This didn't sound the the Washington she was familiar with.]

What happened to you?

[encryptedlock]

Son of a bitch.

[brdskllwarrior]

[That pretty much sums it up.]

[Just, more sounds of splintering wood in the background]

[encryptedlock]

...You want company, 7?

[brdskllwarrior]

[Being around a pissy 7 when she has her spear in hand is never a good idea, but she does appreciate you asking, even if it doesn't come through]

No.

[inkyprophet]

[...a sad noise.]

[brdskllwarrior]

[She agrees with you there, buddy. First 4 and 5, now Shortpack ... wasn't it supposed to get easier? Because for her it seems to be getting harder to let people go.]

[At least she's still got you. Let us not mention how terrified she is now of losing you.]

You going to be alright, 6? [Now that she's vented her rage on wood and apples ...]

[inkyprophet]

[after a moment of thinking... he answers very clearly.]

Yes. What about... you?

[brdskllwarrior]

[Silence, for several long moments. Then, softly,]

Yes, eventually.

[turnonmycharm]

[H... holy shit D8]

S... Seven?!

[brdskllwarrior]

[She's basically over the shock and anger now, and just sounds sort of numb,]

What, Hanna?

[turnonmycharm]

Y... you... I uh... [Wh... what even you sounded so angry )8]

Did something happen...?

[brdskllwarrior]

[A long, long pause. It was so fresh, so new, that is still hurt just to think about it, let alone put it into words.]

The castle sent my best friend home.