( 3 ) ( AUDIO )

[stillbetter]

[Click. Someone sounds distressed, but trying to keep it together. Trying being the operative word.]

I know this is the absolute worst time to bring my own matters up, but - someone, a friend of mine - she's gone missing. I-I believe she's gone home. [Which should be a good thing, right? Except not.] Going home for her is... [breathe, Poppy.] She was in a lot of trouble there. They locked her up, they took away her children and her wife, and - I guess what I want to know is - can they bring her back? Or, I don't know - is there any way we can know she's all right? If we can help her?

[god, this is a mess.]

I'm sorry, I just have absolutely no idea what to do. [Before she forgets -] Her name is Emilia. She was Julia's wife.

[Pause.]

What can we do to help those who have - [disappeared?] All I have are these bloody headphones.

[Said headphones can intercept communications from far away. WILL POPPY EVER FIGURE THIS OUT? Someone help her do that or something]

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[lazyinlove]

[Now...is probably not a good time for this, but she deserves to know.]

Jules is gone too.

[stillbetter]

... I know. [her voice is quiet, not entirely neutral.] I was on my way to tell Emilia.

[lazyinlove]

[After some debate, he switches to audio, too.]

Is she okay there?

[stillbetter]

Julia? [a beat.] Yes, I... I think so. She never mentioned being in trouble, at least.

Not that she really discussed it with me. [bluh.]

[lazyinlove]

Hmm.

[He's totally not gonna touch that one. Maybe if he doesn't they can even have a conversation one day where no one stalks off furiously or something.]

I bet she's okay. Both of them. Jules seems like she can handle herself.

[stillbetter]

She does, doesn't she. [At least she could recognize that... quality, in her.] I just hope they're both all right.

[lazyinlove]

Yeah.

[There's not much else to say. It's gotta suck to be lucky enough to have loved ones here and then have them just ripped away like that. He's not about to hazard a guess on how that feels besides like absolute shit.]

You gonna be okay?

[stillbetter]

Eventually. Don't have much of a choice, do I?

[bluh bluh.]

[lazyinlove]

Not a good one.

[stillbetter]

Just another perk of this wonderful place.

[lazyinlove]

[Okay there's no good way to answer that one, peace out.]