24 February

[tamerofdragons]

[clatter as the D-Comm hits the floor and turns on]

Unngh ...

[quick, hitching breathing and the sound of someone shifting in bed]

... Master?

[more rustling; the breathing quickens; it's almost gasping, really. Someone whimpers.]

M- Master?! WAKE UP!

Hnng--

[a choked gasp and the sound of bed-springs moving as someone shoots upright, and then ragged

Comments

[pkmnmyth_hunter]

... Lance?

What's wrong?

[tamerofdragons]

[sharp in-drawn breath as he realises his D-Comm is on--again--and then the sound of someone fumbling for it. It takes a few moments, and when he speaks ... he doesn't sound good. At all.]

Cynthia?

... N- nothing--nothing.

[pkmnmyth_hunter]

... It's obviously not nothing if you're behaving like this. Come on, tell me.

[tamerofdragons]

It's--

[deep breath, pretty shaky, but his voice is a little steadier afterward] It's nothing you need to worry about.

[whoshotsherlock]

... Lance?

[tamerofdragons]

[voice breaking slightly] ... Greg? I- I ... [a deep breath, as if he's trying to calm himself, but it's shaky]

[whoshotsherlock]

Shit, man... you really don't sound good...

Uh... want me to come over?

[tamerofdragons]

... please ...

[Audio, registers as Silverwing's D-Comm]

[scrapperzen]

...

It's okay. You're going to be okay, Lance.

Re: [Audio, registers as Silverwing's D-Comm]

[tamerofdragons]

I--I know.

[deep, deep breath, and then a sound something like a laugh, only it's bitter and breathless] It just--doesn't really feel like it right now.

Re: [Audio, registers as Silverwing's D-Comm]

[scrapperzen]

You never do. It just takes a little bit of time to recover. Sounds like you've got some people coming to check on you.

You gonna need a little more company?

Re: [Audio, registers as Silverwing's D-Comm]

[tamerofdragons]

... [quietly] No. No, thank you.