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[whatwas]

Merlin's gone.

[At least he's not breaking things this time. But if possible, he looks even worse than when Johannes left.]

I'm...I need a few days away.

[To sneak around with Yuca, yes, but also to heal broken heart do manly stuff like smash beer cans on his head instead of crying.]


Raven, can you look after Alice? Please?

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

[Welp, this isn't good.]

Want some company?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[It takes him a minute to register that, another minute to come up with an answer]

I don't know.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

Then you're getting some anyway.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[He nods, a bit frantically, and sends the coordinates.]

[saintedsinner]

-=What? First Winry, then RanFan, and now Merlin? Sucks to be Edward with automail.=-


.... Dammit!

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[They can start a club!]

...yeah.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

[Well, that was easier than he imagined.]

I'll be there soon.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Horst will be waiting, just sitting on the floor with his back to the wall, resting his forehead on one drawn up knee.]

[saintedsinner]

Shit like this is bad enough to drive you to drink.

-=They should!=-

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Of course I will. [As if he needed to ask.]

As soon as I'm done making sure you're okay. ...Where are you?

[Video//Private//Unhackable]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

My room.

[So at least he's not doing anything stupid like last time...he just sounds more defeated.]

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

[And Cloud will be there soon enough, knocking on the door to the room quietly before pushing it open.]

You look terrible.

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Or worse.

[Because Horst was already a drinker.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[He looks up and sets aside the bottle of pineapple rum. He hasn't opened it, nor will he; it had been meant for Merlin.]

You're just jealous.

[Banter without any feeling in it just isn't the same.]

[saintedsinner]

Worse? Better not be worse.

-=He can't handle more bullshit and Al would be upset.=-

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

Obviously.

[His foot steps echo as he walks closer, lifting a booted foot to nudge at the other's leg carefully.]

This is no way to welcome me back.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Fine. Stay there. I'm headed over.

[It would have been difficult to do worse than he did last time. But she hears than defeated tone just the same as she feels his distress, and it breaks her heart.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

I'd hug you, but you bite.

[He looks up at him, and grabs his hand to pull him down beside him.]

Cloud--

[He swallows; his voice broke a little there.]

I don't know what to do without him.

[saucey]

...He'll come back, Horst.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I thought you were the one who bi --

[Offline] I lied, it'll be four.

[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

[And falling now.]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[A hoarse laugh]

And then he'll leave again. Or I will.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

[Right on to your lap.]

[saucey]

Or neither of you will.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[He's not going anywhere like this; the only plans he has, he'll have to put on a brave (or at least unaffected) face for. Not happening right now.]