[ it takes about two hours. mostly because he's needed to deal with riza, and then find maes, and edward. but once he's more or less proven to them he's not dead, he's finally allowed the time to access his messages.
it takes some doing, because riza's head is on his shoulder. asleep, he hopes. but he texts: ]
Present and accounted for.
[ he doesn't add anything more than that, but he also doesn't shut down the conversation.
[Relief sweeps through him. Roy is alive again. There’s a delay of two minutes before his reply comes.]
Glad to have you back.
[It’s text. It won’t convey how he felt about the loss of Roy. He doesn’t intend to put that on him.]
I assume you want status updates. I can give those to you or talk about something else. I will give you this much because I feel it needs said regardless. We killed it, Roy.
[ the messages roll in, and he exhales slowly, resting his cheek against the top of riza's head. relief seeps through him, and he's heard -- the monster is dead, but everything else is so ridiculously overwhelming that he hasn't had time to really process it. ]
Turns out not everything burns.
[ ugh. ]
But good. It should rot. It murdered kids. Should have never let them down there in the first place.
[Souls don’t burn or he would have never risen again.]
I believe it was being contained down there somehow. We must have been witnessing that containment being breached. If we hadn’t gone after it...it would have come after us anyway. It doesn’t make it any better, I know. Nothing will. Possibly time but, I’m only months ahead of you on the figuring out if that helps or not.
I'm no stranger to death. It's been chasing me for so long that it had to catch up eventually.
[ roy is surprised he made it to thirty, all things considered. but his fingers hesitate, over the keyboard, before he continues. he tends not to talk about what bothers him, or allow anyone else to take on that burden. his shoulders have a massive burden on them, but he willingly carries it.
still . . . ]
I don't want anyone to carry blame. I got myself into that situation, and I couldn't get myself out. The only thing we can do as a group is learn from what happened, and move forward.
It isn’t anyone’s fault. People and creatures that have that kind of power rely on taking whatever they can find and breaking us with it. That’s why we watch each other’s backs. Where one slows the other won’t.
You're my friend and colleague, Roy. I'd have reached out no matter what. ...I just knew how because of my experiences. I'll let you know if we need anything. Let me know if you need anything.
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Date: 2019-03-25 07:03 pm (UTC)Respond to this whenever you’re up to talking.
...
I won’t claim to know exactly what you’re going through. But, I’m here. However you need a friend to be.
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Date: 2019-03-25 08:36 pm (UTC)it takes some doing, because riza's head is on his shoulder. asleep, he hopes. but he texts: ]
Present and accounted for.
[ he doesn't add anything more than that, but he also doesn't shut down the conversation.
he is so tired. ]
Text
Date: 2019-03-25 09:40 pm (UTC)Glad to have you back.
[It’s text. It won’t convey how he felt about the loss of Roy. He doesn’t intend to put that on him.]
I assume you want status updates. I can give those to you or talk about something else.
I will give you this much because I feel it needs said regardless. We killed it, Roy.
Text
Date: 2019-03-25 10:18 pm (UTC)Turns out not everything burns.
[ ugh. ]
But good. It should rot.
It murdered kids.
Should have never let them down there in the first place.
Text
Date: 2019-03-25 10:42 pm (UTC)[Souls don’t burn or he would have never risen again.]
I believe it was being contained down there somehow. We must have been witnessing that containment being breached.
If we hadn’t gone after it...it would have come after us anyway.
It doesn’t make it any better, I know.
Nothing will. Possibly time but, I’m only months ahead of you on the figuring out if that helps or not.
Text
Date: 2019-03-26 04:11 pm (UTC)It's been chasing me for so long that it had to catch up eventually.
[ roy is surprised he made it to thirty, all things considered. but his fingers hesitate, over the keyboard, before he continues. he tends not to talk about what bothers him, or allow anyone else to take on that burden. his shoulders have a massive burden on them, but he willingly carries it.
still . . . ]
I don't want anyone to carry blame.
I got myself into that situation, and I couldn't get myself out.
The only thing we can do as a group is learn from what happened, and move forward.
Text
Date: 2019-03-26 07:06 pm (UTC)People and creatures that have that kind of power rely on taking whatever they can find and breaking us with it.
That’s why we watch each other’s backs.
Where one slows the other won’t.
Text
Date: 2019-03-31 05:26 pm (UTC)Riza doesn't see it that way.
[ she blames herself, even if she won't admit it. ]
Text
Date: 2019-04-01 12:13 am (UTC)[There’s a long list of people who blame themselves. Him included.]
It takes a while to come to terms with it.
[He still hasn’t quite come to terms with some of the more recent things he has been forced to do or couldn’t do.]
Text
Date: 2019-04-01 08:28 pm (UTC)[ the exhaustion is almost palpable, in the words on the screen. ]
Thank you, though.
For reaching out.
It is appreciated.
And let me know if you, or your team, need anything.
And when Allura is ready to talk, I'm available.
Text
Date: 2019-04-02 12:26 am (UTC)...I just knew how because of my experiences.
I'll let you know if we need anything.
Let me know if you need anything.
And I'll let her know.
Get some sleep if you can.
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Date: 2019-04-05 07:56 pm (UTC)Thank you.