[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

Alex, Toph, Shepard, Kevas.

[There's a brief pause.]

Chloe's asking after Sollux, even though I already saw you post, and Jack, Talia, Bobby, Xanth, and Kairi.

You okay?

[There's a muffled voice that sounds like Chloe protesting, then the audio clicks off. Derek's still watching the journals, though, and will answer.]

Comments

[Audio]

[stillseecracks]

I--

I-I'm Xanth. I-- I'm fine, s--so far, b-but I haven't h--heard from... a-anyone else y-yet...

[Namely, he hasn't heard from Kairi.]

Is Ch-- um-- a-are you g-guys safe?

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

Hey Xanth. Derek.

Good to hear. I'll tell her.

[He catches that slip, and knows who Xanth is really asking after, but it doesn't bother him. He wouldn't expect otherwise.]

We're good. No symptoms, and we're going to hide out until this crap is over.

[Audio]

[stillseecracks]

O--Okay. S--Stay safe, b...both of you. If-- i-if you need help, you-- y-you can-- call.

[He'll try his best, but he can't make promises.]

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

We'll be fine.

[There's a pause.]

But, uh. Thanks.

[Audio]

[lightyourway]

Who are you?

[Not important right now.]

I'm Kairi. Could you tell Chloe that I'm fine?

Have you seen a boy with silver hair anywhere?

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

[He grunts an affirmative.]

I'll tell her.

[He pauses, gentling his tone somewhat. Chloe'd be mad at him if he was rude to her friends.]

I don't think so. I can ask Chloe if she has.

[Audio]

[lightyourway]

Could you?

Thanks!

[She's not even sure if Chloe knows Riku, and hasn't yet considered and she might confuse him for Xanth. Kairi's not exactly thinking straight right now.]

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

She says no, she hasn't seen him recently.

[Derek has no idea who she's talking about, or if Chloe's got the right person, but he's relaying the message, anyway.]

I'm, uh, sorry.

[Audio]

[rocklikerunaway]

Yeah. Fine.

[Well that sounds convincing.]

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

[Yeah, no. That's not convincing at all.]

You sure about that?

[He's not going to question her too much, though.]

Just stay safe.

[Audio]

[rocklikerunaway]

Have you seen my friends?

[She's not going to bother beating around the bush.]

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

I don't think so. Haven't run into anyone who smells like you, anyway.

[He's a little too preoccupied to realize that might sound a bit strange.]

What do they look like?

[kptn_sparrow]

H-ere. Ac-counte-d for.

[But not okay. It's hard to breathe and that's all the energy he has for the current reply.]

[sociopathicwolf]

Okay. I'll tell her.

Or she'll probably see this and ask you questions insistently herself.

[Considering this guy didn't exactly sound like he was fine.]

[Text]

[kptn_sparrow]

That's good of you.

[If Derek could see him, there would be a faint smile upon the pirate's lips. Woman had a good heart in her.]

[Audio]

[sociopathicwolf]

[He grunts slightly.]

She worries. If asking after people and passing on the replies'll make her feel better, I'm happy to do it.