A question | backdated to the 18th

[replicatedcourage]

[Filtered to Luke, Cadence, and Xion]

[Somehow, Sola has managed to actually put a filter on this post. It took him quite awhile but it's very important to him that no one else see. He doesn't want them to worry. In fact, he's sort of hiding out in the bathroom of Johnny's apartment to make the post.

The young Hylian's face is drawn and he's rubbing his hand as if to try and get the circulation going after sleeping on it funny.]

Umm... hi everyone. Only you three can see this, I think. I mean, I hope so. But I had sort of a question since I don't know...

Have any of you ever, um... started... getting kind of numb o-or... kind of see-through?

[It sounds ridiculous when he says it out loud and Sola crinkles his nose as how strange but he has to know.]

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[fabrecation]

H-Hey... come on, don't say it like that. [This is far beyond what Luke has any experience with... but he can at least try.] You're not going to just worry them. I mean, sure, they might be sad... but I think they'd want to be happy with you, too. No one wants to be sad all the time...

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[replicatedcourage]

[He shakes his head.] You don't know Johnny, he'll think it's his fault. I don't want him to feel like that. A-and I don't want him to look at me and be sad that he knows I'm going to...

[die. It's too scary. He doesn't want to taint what they have now, that warm and fun relationship of hugs and counting fish though the bubble. He can't face that changing so instead he'll hold onto it for as long as he can.]

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[fabrecation]

...

I think I understand.

You'd rather everyone be happy... like this wasn't happening at all, right?

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[replicatedcourage]

Yeah, exactly. I just... I wish it wasn't.

[It's too hard, it's too much, and he's just...

tired.]

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[fabrecation]

... I wish I could help somehow. If you need me for anything, I...

[It's just - it's so beyond him. Even... Even if it's a replica problem, he hasn't known he was like this for long. He wouldn't know a thing.]

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[replicatedcourage]

[Luke earns a small smile for his trouble and a gentle shake of his head.]

It's okay. I just needed someone to talk to I guess.. Thanks for listening, at least.

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[fabrecation]

... Yeah. Sorry I wasn't that great of a talker.

[Is there anything he can do right?]

Tell me if... something else happens, okay?

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[replicatedcourage]

I more needed a listener. You're good at that.

[He knows if anything else happens it'll probably be that he faded away... but someone will surely let everyone know, right? And.. saying that just seems...

...

He doesn't want to do it.]

I will. G'bye, Luke.

[His smile falls into another troubled expression for the split second Luke can see it before the feed goes to black.]