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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[deadelfwalking]

[it takes a while for him to reply, and when he does, his voice is thick, heavy with sorrow and resignation.]

Something must be done, and it seems that I will have to do it.

[healplz]

You will tell me if there's any way I might help, I hope.

[ even if he's kind of expecting to be able to do nothing at all and never be called!! useless healy bitch that he is!!! ]

[deadelfwalking]

Yes, of course.

[Ashraf has surmised correctly, though. He's fully in 'must face this alone' mode, especially if that means he has to actually hurt Martin, which he desperately, desperately does not want to do.]