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[unfollowing]

chris is gone

[And it's a testament to how close they'd gotten in Hadriel that she noticed so quickly. They shittexted and realtexted regularly, to say nothing of when she crashed with him after the demon thing. They've been through so much shit here. He'd been here longer than her. Now, of her friends from home, she's the veteran here, so to speak.

So here she is, doing her first official duty as such. Or whatever.

Goddamnit, nerdbrain.]

i know he had a lot of friends here. i'm sorry

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[skelebro]

[That's the thing. He'd liked Chris. Genuinely liked him. Even managed to pull a bit of effort outta his reserves to make sure he was all right here and again.

Ain't surprised. He can't ever be surprised by somethin' like this. It was inevitable. People disappear. Even the people who seem like they never will. He learned that one mighty quick.]

he was a good fella.
i'm sorry.

[It's generic, and it's inadequate.

But hasn't this all but proved that it don't much matter?]

[unfollowing]

he is, yeah

thanks

[skelebro]

always a chance he'll end up coming back.
yeah?

[And what the hell's he think he's doing, preaching false hope? That ain't him.

But maybe it's obvious enough that he's grasping at straws.]

[unfollowing]

[It is obvious, but it's also appreciated.]

yeah, maybe

[skelebro]

i mean, hey.
we need someone around to help program new phone apps.

[Lightening the mood or making tasteless jokes? It's up in the air.]

[unfollowing]

yeah. like, who's gonna code any new emojis? not like rhys is here to pick up the slack

[skelebro]

exactly. we need to expand our nerd quotient all over again.

[unfollowing]

[She just wants their original nerd squad back. And hey, she hoped and hoped for Matt to show up and he did, right? So maybe--

Maybe someday.]

what a drag

[skelebro]

yeah.

[There ain't much else to say to that. He leaves it where it is.]