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Hey. I, uh... I know things went fucking crazy for a while there.

[Well, this isn't an easy post. But then... He knows he's gotta at least throw it out there. Heather's missing (god, please don't be dead, please don't be dead), and Murphy's hurt and Anne's probably freaking out for his well-being. So. He's gonna just get it over with. Sure, he'll probably get some pretty bad replies, but honestly? He's already fucked up anyway. Got some nasty injuries from some of those fights and he's not planning on leaving the room until the jump happens. Or at least, he'll try not to leave the room. We'll see how that pans out.

He runs a hand through his hair. If Heather had caused this, then... Keeping everyone focused elsewhere would be good. And if it's not her? Then hell, it probably is him, or something. He did piss off two whole towns in one swoop.

His voice is raw, hoarse from the miserable time the last week's unleashed.]

Listen.

The place you were at—I've been there before. Back home. It's was a bunch of supernatural bullshit that might be from a place called Silent Hill. I... used to live next door to it, in the neighboring town. Came back home after a few years and walked right into an empty Shepherd's Glen and some secret cult and their weird mystic shit... Almost didn't make it out of there myself. A pact broken with my town caused everything there to turn into what you just went through now. The otherworlds, the monsters, the puzzles, everything.

... I don't know how it got here. I don't honestly know. Hell, I don't even know most of what happened to where I used to live. But I do know that it was from my world, right the fuck next door, wherever the hell my world is supposed to be out in space. There's nothing I can do to change that, and I'm sorry. I wish I knew how all of this even went the way it did. But if there's anything I can tell you about it, I'll do my best. There's not a lot I even understand, but you deserve at least that much.

[A breath. His chest feels tight. What else can he even do? He drops his face in his hands, sighing.]

... Being in the dark wouldn't be fair to any of you. I'm—

I'm really sorry.

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I'm not really sure when it is -- hahaha -- has anyone even figured out what the date is, around here? All I know is that it's soon; probably in the realm of forty-eight to ninety-six hours, I'd guess. But hell, I could be wrong too.

[A short sigh, before she continues.] Well, if you need help getting around, let me know. Hahaha... you can't go through all of that and get crushed by the jump, right?

[Normally, she wouldn't be this helpful, but hey, she was starting to get attached to Alex. That, and she hadn't heard from the other two friends she made here in a long while. LB didn't have many people here left.]

I... would be the worst person to ask about the date, trust me. But don't worry too much about it; I can still walk at least. Limping to my jump pod and all. [A-ahaha.] Have a feeling I won't be the only one.

Ah, I figured you didn't know. I was just saying that my own estimate might be off.

If you say you're okay, I guess I won't bother you too much about it. Heeheehee... but I'll put on my tentacle suit, if I have to, and drag out to the pods, if I have to.

[She's totally being serious here.]

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[... Ha... Ha ha...]

Hopefully it wouldn't come down to that.

There might be other people who'll need dragging, though. Considering how we're all doing.

Probably better for you -- eheheh -- I never really carried anyone, so I - uh don't know how comfortable it'd be for you.

[Or rather, she was more used to intentionally squishing people in her tentacles, but she wasn't about to mention that.]

And maybe there will be, but it's not like I have the ability to check on everyone. Eeheehee -- it sucks if everyone can't make it, I guess, but we all have to look out for ourselves, you know?

Yeah, well... Looking after yourself for a while can get a little lonely.

[He knows that feeling. He'd rather avoid it.]

Maybe even a little boring.

...

[That silences her for a bit, because she never really thought of it that way before. When she was traveling the battlefields, LB never had to think of it that way, because she simply didn't have the time to. Maybe that was part of the reason she was still struggling to adjust on the Tranquility, where she was left alone with her thoughts most of the time.]

Maybe. Eheheh. It's still a lot better than being dead. You wouldn't believe how creative I can get when I'm bored, though.

[a beat.] Is that why you're so adamant on protecting people?

... Part of it, I guess. Another part's just—making up for what I couldn't do before.

It feels better than stepping back and watching anyway. For me.

I'm stronger than I used to be too, but-- I don't know. Haha. Even with the skills I have now, I'm just not really suited for that kind of role.

[Even if LB was talking about her experiences in general, she also almost literally means it that way; her Octopus suit was definitely built more for offensive purposes than defensive ones.]

Not that I'm saying you're not -- heheh -- really, it probably suits you better anyway.

[Which is really her way of saying that she was pretty sure that Alex was a better person than she was.]

You're wrong. [he smiles a little behind the comm, despite himself] ... Last I checked, I'm alive because you were there to help me back there. Never got to thank you for that, so... thanks.

[She goes quiet again, before hesitantly speaking.] Heh. The funny thing is, I think you're the first person I managed to keep alive.

Limping, but still alive, heheh. [A small sound is heard as she rubs at her neck.] But don't mention it. Again, I'm just glad that you're still around.

[It's good to hear she managed to keep someone alive. He knows how much it hurts—how relieved he was, to see Elle leave the place. To not be dead and lost in a maze of hallways.]

... You, too. Take care of yourself, LB.

[That's all he can really hope to ask for. But it's all he needs, right now.]

Yeah, you too.

Eheheh... stay alive, so I remember I did one good thing, in my life.

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