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[fortheempire]

[Well, so much for feeling better finally.

Ioder looks a bit worried when he comes up on the network this evening. He's fidgeting, tugging at little strands of blonde below his ear and looking for all the world like an anxious child waiting for news of something.]

Ah... just... in case anyone is looking for her, my cousin Estellise seems to have left. Her name is no longer on the residency list and I can't get through to her voice mail.

[He forces a smile, though, as if trying to convince himself of something that he's struggling to believe is true.]

But... I'm sure it's just temporary. Yuri came back, after all.

[There's a little more fidgeting, and the forced smile quickly fades. He hesitates, but after a moment he reaches forward and turns the feed off]

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[fortheempire]

... y-yes, of course!

[Somewhere in the back of Ioder's mind, he recognizes what Zelos is trying to do.

And actually, as strange as it is, he's grateful for it. A smile smile appears, and he nods in agreement.]

I should finish those illustrations for her.

[chosen_gigolo]

Illustrations? For her stories?

[He'd only spoken about them with her in passing and never gotten much of a chance to read them, but knowing that it was her passion was enough for him to throw his support behind it.]

[fortheempire]

Yes. We were working on them together, actually. She would write and I would draw. We only recently started, here in fact, but we were having quite a lot of fun with it.

[Ioder has a hidden talent you didn't know about, Zelos!]

[chosen_gigolo]

You'll have to show me sometime! Y'know, I was thinking of maybe having an art show in the club at some point or something. Maybe you could put something up?

[He'd discussed it with Bianca and the idea keeps rattling around in his head from time to time.]

[fortheempire]

Really?

[Oh look at that he's pretty cheerful all of a sudden. Not like he's being bi-polar - it's just a nice distraction. Plus it would be a way to put Estelle's stories out there even while she's gone.]

That would be wonderful!

[chosen_gigolo]

It might not be for another month yet but I'm hoping I'll get a few people in on it.

[Not to mention being a nice stress relief from all the kidnappings, assaults, and murders. They'll have to have caught him by then, right?]

[fortheempire]

That would give me time to finish the ones I'm working on at least.

[They can hope. Doesn't mean it will happen.]

[chosen_gigolo]

Hey, you've got plenty of time. It's still just an idea for now.

[He has way too much on his plate to organize something so big just yet.]

[fortheempire]

Even an idea is a good place to start! Let me know if you need any help with it.