[ voice - forward-dated to morning ]

[underachieves]

[He sounds hoarse, like he just woke up. Or maybe a little worse than that.]

I'm here, um, if anyone...

[- cares, he means, but he doesn't finish the thought. There's some shifting of sheets, because he's in bed still, and he sniffles like he has a cold.]

...

Is the power out?

[He's at his factory loft, not the boarding house.]

Comments

text;

[reassures]

youre at the loft?

text;

[underachieves]

apparently

text;

[reassures]

ill be there soon

text;

[underachieves]

isn't it snowing

[voice]

[mentis_reae]

[A long, long pause, and then, softly:]

...Nara?

[underachieves]

[There's a sharp intake of breath and a long pause on this end as well. Then:]

Edgeworth?

[mentis_reae]

[He swallows. Softly:]

Indeed. I returned while you were...out.

[underachieves]

Oh.

That's...

[There must be some word for whatever that makes him feel, but he can't find it. He clears his throat and wipes his palm across his eyes.]

1/2

[bloodthirsts]

[she's so certain it's his voice but... what if it's not... what if...

She's been here weeks and been told he's been missing, possibly dead, possibly moved on to another world again leaving her trailing behind --]

[Voice]

[bloodthirsts]

[[No she trusts her senses]

... Shika?

[underachieves]

[The memory of her has been buried deep by the journey between worlds and the years that followed, but now a name comes to mind for someone he used to know -]

S... Seras?

[This is getting to be overwhelming.]

[bloodthirsts]

Yes it's me! [so much happiness in her voice]

What hapened to you! I got here a couple weeks ago and the people I talked to said you were missing! ... and that you've been here a really long time, before me. [she's babbling a bit]

Are you okay?

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[the_dead_pool2]

Sup, Broomhead?!

[He hadn't seen this guy around for a bit]

[underachieves]

Hey, Spandex.

[Look, he has some humor under that hangover voice.]

[the_dead_pool2]

So, what stupid shit you manage to get yourself into this time?

[underachieves]

The usual.

[makes_asteroids]

There you are.

[Relief. It's there.]

[underachieves]

Yep...

[makes_asteroids]

You sound like you could use some hot tea and soup.

[underachieves]

Something stronger, maybe.