pc catchall for lup.

[agleam]

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[agleam]

[there's another instant flare of concern.]

...Did he seem like he was going to be alright? Did he say what kind of dream he had?

[evocationary]

I didn't ask. [jason didn't react well to being buried, haha] Sorry.

[agleam]

Yeah, I... can't imagine he would want to talk much after something like that. Not your fault.

[evocationary]

[a little nod.]

We'll find out tomorrow. Me and Cloud were taking care of him earlier. Don't - tell him I said that. He'd get mad.

[agleam]

...Don't tell him you told me anything about it, or just the part about him not wanting to talk?

[evocationary]

The first part. The taking care part, I don't want to embarrass him.

[agleam]

[nothing about this situation is funny, but he kind of snorts anyways.]

Noted. Your secret's safe with me.

[evocationary]

[he snorts, and she gives him a little bit of a smile.]

Thanks. He's an ass. [affectionate... 2]

[agleam]

Oh, yeah, he definitely is.

[#friendship]

But he's our— [...] No. No, no, nope, definitely not, I should have thought that through more.

[evocationary]

[this makes her laugh really hard, actually - like it's startled out of her, and she just bursts into giggles.]

[agleam]

[he laughs a little, too, despite himself.]

Please pretend I never said that.

[evocationary]

I will pretend you never said that! [heehee]

... Thanks, Rupert. [she feels better, even just a little.]

[agleam]

Ha, well. If you ever need to laugh at someone awkwardly tripping over their words, I'm your guy.

[joking again, before he gets more serious]

Seriously, though - are you going to be alright?

[evocationary]

I will be.

I'm not easily broken, bud, I'm more pissed than I am sad.

[agleam]

I know you aren't, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna ask. That's what friends are for, dingus.

[he took her word......]

[evocationary]

[oh nOOOOO SHE LOVES THIS ACTUALLY

another giggle is surprised out of her, and then - she makes grabby hands for him? hug please.]

[agleam]

[hug indeed! he will bend to her grabby hands request.]

[evocationary]

[she hugs him tightly.]

Are you okay, goofus?

[agleam]

[after a few moments spent in the hug:]

...Not right now, but I will be, too.

[evocationary]

[she tucks his head under her chin while he's here.]

You don't have to be immediately. [...] I know two of them were from your school.

[agleam]

[this is why she's the best older sister!!]

...Yeah. I didn't know Hope too well, but Aikawa - he's one of the people who came to the daycare around the same time I did, so I knew him almost as well as Bradley.

[evocationary]

[she does her best uwu]

Ahh. Yeah. [that'll do it.] ... He's a good guy, even if he tried to tell me he wasn't. I'm sorry you lost him.

[agleam]

...He had a lot to deal with. I think he beat himself up for more than he needed to.

[he looks grateful, but after a moment:]

The most important thing we can do now is find who did this to him, and a way to bring him back.