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[sharknundo]

[ Calling always results in three long rings before the default voicemail greeting starts.

Texts are never answered.

The only reliable way to contact Sister of the Deep is through the service bell, or by visiting Echidna. ]

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Re: day 7

[madasa]

[freezes at both of them shouting! but. he is absolutely losing his shit. she has his instincts going wild, and she's TOUCHING REIM.]

Re: day 7

[chew_toy]

[ facetouched. ]

...

I-I don't know why she does this.

Re: day 7

[connectivity]

[Blinking, Sharon gently picks up the crumpled paper, convinced that things have calmed down-- at least for the moment.]

...you dropped this.

[She uncrumples the paper.]

Re: day 7

[sharknundo]

[ who is this note for? it's truly a mystery

only face touching now ]

Re: day 7

[madasa]

What does it say?

Re: day 7

[chew_toy]

[ I will let Sharon read the note aloud while I occupy myself turning around and reaching up to try and put Specter's hands down to stop touching my face ]

Re: day 7

[connectivity]

[After reading it silently to herself, she closes her eyes and summarizes the details.]

...it details the symptoms of "oripathy" as well as several suggestions regarding the treatment and alleviation of those symptoms.

As for the symptoms... listed are "crystals", tiredness, pain and "sleep".

Regarding treatments... it states that removing the crystals should alleviate symptoms. But it also lists "rhodes island medication" and designates the suggestion box. Which likely means it's a substance we have limited access to, as it likely comes directly from her own world.

It says to ask someone else as well, however... I cannot read that part.

Finally... there is an apology for you, Reim.

[She folds up the note and hands it to Reim for keeping.]

Re: day 7

[sharknundo]

[ he can lower her hands but at what cost (the cost is she's holding his hands now) ]

Re: day 7

[madasa]

...

[okay he cannot fucking cope with this actually.

just.

turning and leaving.]

1/2

[chew_toy]

--Xerx-

[ - letting go of Specter's hands to take the note, quickly scanning it over himself-- ]

2/I can't fucking count

[chew_toy]

[ -- huffs, taking a marker from his pocket and turning over the note, holding it on the back of his hand to quickly but neatly scrawl a reply

Thank you.
- Reim Lunettes

and tries to fold it neatly into quarters despite the paper's crumpled state ]

ok now done

[chew_toy]

[ presses the paper into Specter's hand ]

Please try to keep this in a place where you're sure to find and read it once you're awake.

[ and turns on his heel to go run after Break ]

[connectivity]

[Sharon reaches out to try and stop Break-- but it's too late. And the moment Reim is finished, he's gone too. She drops her hand and turns back to Specter.

She doubts she can catch up to them so instead she turns to Specter and... places her hands on her cheeks.]

...thank you. And... I am sorry.

[Then she leaves too, making sure to close the door behind her.]

[sharknundo]

[ she will hold the paper tightly, but that leaves one hand to press to the back of sharon's hand while she's still there—still wordless, but maybe she understood?

in any case, she's not chasing after them. have fun kids ]

[madasa]

[Break is breaking into a run the second he's out of Echidna. he knows he can't hurt her, she didn't mean to do this, she's sorry, but the ramifications for Reim are very real anyway and he. doesn't know what to do with that. doesn't know what he can do. this isn't something he can fight, and he feels his uselessness keenly.

so yeah, trying to outrun his feelings. good luck.]

[chew_toy]

Xerx-!!

[ CHASING. HOW COME YOU'RE WAY FURTHER ALONG IN YOUR TERMINAL ILLNESS THAN ME BUT YOU'RE SO FUCKIGN FAST ]

Wait! Where are you even going?!

[connectivity]

[Attempting to run with jelly legs is, in fact, a terrible idea but she tries-- even if it ends up with her just falling flat on her face. They can only take so much pressure.

Part of Sharon knows that she could use Equus' power to chase after them instead. But... the other part of her is hurt that they just. Left her behind.

So after picking herself up she returns to her own cell block to... confront her own feelings on the situation for a while.]

[madasa]

I don't know! I just-- you don't want me to hurt her, so-!

[he is slowing though. running away from Reim isn't really appropriate here, and he can't quite stop himself but...]

[chew_toy]

Just come back-- just come talk to us.

[ reaches to catch his wrist and pull him to a stop ]

[madasa]

[lets himself be pulled, but--]

I'm no good! I can't help with this at all, and--

[chew_toy]

You're saying that to us?!

[madasa]

I can't kill this!

[chew_toy]

[ puts his other hand on Break's shoulder, gripping at the fabric of his shirt ]

That isn't the only thing you're good for.

We don't even know if I'm sick yet. Even if I am, the note mentioned treatments. There's things we can do.

[madasa]

. . .

[well he's not running anymore so there's that?]

[chew_toy]

Let's go back to Sharon. ... She has to deal with this from both of us.