03 | Voice | Backdated to the evening of the 10th

[healplz]

Bariyan is dead.

[ Someone is having difficulties sounding his usual calm and measured today! This comes out sounding pretty forced. ]

I tried to — I'm sorry. I could do nothing for him, and... and perhaps the Initiative, as they've done for others, will return him. I couldn't— 

[ a pause. ]

I'm sorry.

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[healplz]

[ He is totally just not even gonna justify that with a reply this time, that's how much he intends to ignore that advice. He starts for the other room, sweeping into his usual solemn and collected air as he goes. ]

No, but thank you. I have everything I need.

[moralperil]

Okaaaay.

[He's actually really good at just kind of hovering and waiting and being surprisingly quiet. Which is what he does. He always stays near, though, hopping from the chair and following the moment Ashraf seems like he might go out of sight.]