[Voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

[There's a few long moments of staticky silence, then Mituna's voice - quiet, but still with that trademark horrendous lisp. He didn't lose that this week, clearly.]

Tho.. my matethprit ith gone, I gueth.

[A long pause follows this announcement, then he continues.]

I don't want to change back.

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[Voice]

[thekidsare0kay]

Well...fuck.

[Voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

That would be an adequate thummary of my feelingth on thith thituation.

[Voice]

[thekidsare0kay]

I know what it feelth like, 'Tu.

...Well, not completely. I don't know what it'th like to know you're going to become a retard in a few dayth on top of lothing my matethprit.

[aim_exorable]

Do you want me to visit you, Mituna?

[Robot dogs are only such good company.]

We can talk, if you like. Or not, if that is a preference.

[helmetdoesnothing]

[He does like the dogs. They've at least stopped him walking into walls, and from feeling like he's talking to himself.]

.. Thure. Jutht don't break a leg on the way here, I can't come out to drag your ath inthide.

[aim_exorable]

I have robots for that.

I'll be there soon.

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[timebender]

[ Oh no, sad Captors, Aradia's weakness. ]

I don't think there is any preventing that. But wouldn't you rather be the real you?

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[helmetdoesnothing]

[Have a nice view of Mituna's ceiling, Aradia. He's somewhere close, though, if the level of his voice is any indication.]

Are you actually athking me if I would rather be the guy who doethn't know where the fuck he ith half the time? Are you thopor'd?

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[timebender]

If you want to get technical, then yes, I am asking exactly that. But what I am really trying to ask is if you would rather be this, or if you would rather be yourself, the troll your matesprit pities and that all your friends like.

[Voice]

[ohshellno]

Shit, man, I would krill for my matesprit to leave right now.

[That's whispered, but she takes a moment to consider that joking around is probably not what Mituna wants to do right now. Being a leader is hard and nobody understands.]

You wanna glub about it, Tunaboy?

[Voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

[He hears that, giving a slight, hissing laugh, but no, joking isn't really something he's in the right mood for.]

Don't f-fheel like you have to do me any favourth.

[bestestfurrend]

Oh no! Latula's gone? I'm so sorry, Mituna...

Do you want me to come over?

[helmetdoesnothing]

[He appreciates how kind Nepeta has been to him right now more than ever.]

It'th ok. [It's really not okay, and next week it will probably be less okay, but Captors aren't known for their emotional capabilities, right?]

If-f you really want to, but I'm even thhittier company than uthual.

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[replicatedcourage]

[Oh no... Sola knows how he felt when he thought Johnny was gone. Mituna feeling like that...]

that sucks a lot mituna. we should ask the coral to bring them back.

[The second part strikes him as curious though. Change back?]

what do you mean change back?

[Voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

[Whatever the message is, he can't read it, being blind as the metaphorical bat right now. He does hear the notification for it though.]

If that'th anyone but Cronuth, I'm blind right now and can't read it. If it'th Cronuth, fuck off.

[voice]

[toreadorkabull]

... I don't want to change back either.

[voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

[He doesn't know this voice. Sounds a little like Rufioh, but not quite..]

Why not.

[voice]

[relinquishing]

...Matesprit?

[It's a quiet question - he can assume it's someone of great importance, and he's seen the term used before. But he's never gotten a full answer for it.]

[voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

My..

[He has to pause and think. He's spent long enough now around humans and human words to be able to come up with an approximate translation, but it doesn't really cover what Latula meant to him.]

My thoulmate.

[onlyasign]

I'm so sorry, Mituna. Is there anything I can do to help?

[helmetdoesnothing]

No.

[There's a bit of a pause then, before he speaks again.]

Will thhe come back?

[Voice]

[zipperlips]

[Kurloz... doesn't mind this development. It means that Mituna is his and his alone, not Latula's, it means that there's one less troll to be cautious of and poke around in his business.

But it'll upset Mituna, and Kurloz does care about that.]

Where you be at?

[Voice]

[helmetdoesnothing]

At home, where elthe.

[He's not really gone out much at all, except to sit on the step for some fresh air. It's still hard to co-ordinate himself and he can't do anything that he usually enjoys.]

[formerabyssinian]

[He couldn't understand all that well, but...]

A Matesprit? What's that?

What were you before?

[helmetdoesnothing]

My thoulmate. [He sighs, and from the way his voice is muffled there's the distinct impression given that he's either rubbing his face or has his head half-stuffed against a cushion.]

And I wath a fucking halfwit ith what.