tenth. text. (and if you leave me, rest assured it would kill me.)

[torrefied]

[He's put off doing this notification as long as he can, hoping against hope that she'll turn up again, that her physical absence and alias's disappearance from the directory are mistakes, that there is another explanation waiting to be found. But it's been three long days, and no sign of her. She has friends, and they probably deserve to know, too.]

Sharon's gone.

[Yes, he's upset. No, he doesn't want to talk about it.]

I'm taking over maintenance of her emergency supply cache network, but I could use some help.

[Grieving? What grieving, there's work to be done.]

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[notimpervious]

[Well. This is the boy who was extremely rude to her, and yet Brennan understands all too well what it's like to lose someone important to you. She can look past their disagreements at least for now, when there is a chance he'll accept her help.]

I would like to help.

I'm very sorry. I have also lost someone this way. It is very difficult.

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[torrefied]

[He's too tired and hollowed-out to fight with her right now. The world he's built here over the past year is spinning, in freefall, and it's all he can do to keep a handle on which way is up.]

Thank you. It happens frequently. I should have expected it.

[I should've been better, smarter, more prepared.]

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[dedikated]

Can't make the charms any more but you can have anything from the clinic's first aid stashes.

( What more is there to say? Kate feels hollow reading those words. Concentrating on the practical things is easier. )

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[torrefied]

Thank you, Kate. I'll stop by later and take a look.

[Focusing on work is the only think keeping him even halfway tethered.]

If you do happen to see her again, will you let me know? She's not in the directory anymore, I know she's gone, but if she comes back?

[If she somehow doesn't remember him.]

voice;

[closerift]

[ No. No, not after all this time, not Sharon - ]

Where are you?

[ She at least uses her voice, wild as it is, to ask, rather than just text (as if she could, with her hands shaking). ]

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[torrefied]

[It's taking considerable effort, of course, but he trusts his hands more than his voice right now.]

The orchard.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Wait. Sharon's gone? Seriously?

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[torrefied]

Yes.

[He's too tired and deflated for anything less terse. Sorry, George.]

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[synthedick]

[Nick and Sharon had their disagreements, much like he and Mello, but this is still an announcement he'd hoped he'd never see on the network. Sigh.]

For what it's worth, I'm sorry.

I've been keeping an eye on the caches on my patrol route, but I can pick up a few more to make sure they stay supplied.

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[torrefied]

[He's alternating between being overwhelmed with pain and falling back into complete numbness, and honestly, it's tiring. So he doesn't have the energy to fight Nick.]

Thank you. I'd appreciate the help - I don't want her work to be neglected.

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[thechoiceisyours]

I'll help out however, but I'll also say I've got a wolf and good coffee and a bunch of empty rooms.

[And he thinks it goes without saying that he's really sorry to hear this.]

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[torrefied]

[Are you really sure you want Mello as a houseguest, Chris.]

Thank you. I may take you up on the offer. Is the wolf the same one Emily had with her some of the time?

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[knifecollecting]

[It always sucks when someone goes home, but...Jo is especially sad that it's Sharon. She'll miss her.]

I've already been checking on a few, I can take more if you need me to.

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[torrefied]

[It's funny - he'd been sad when Near disappeared, but not quite this upset. Probably because he had Sharon, and he'd more or less made his peace with his former rival. Losing Sharon hurts much more.]

Thank you. I'd appreciate the help.

[circumitus]

[Fuck. This one hits, hard.]

can help with the supply caches. want to. she was a
friend.

[That's probably what you'd call people who go out of their ways to dig you up from being buried alive. Sharon was good enough to have returned the favor, despite their disagreements at the time.]

[torrefied]

Thank you. I appreciate the help.

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[cakebuffet]

I'm sorry.

[She doesn't know him, she doesn't know this Sharon, but it doesn't matter. She knows how she would feel if she lost someone she cared about. Loss is never easy.]

It sounds like she was doing good work.
If I can help at all, I'd like to.

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[torrefied]

Thank you. I'd appreciate the help. Sharon did a lot for all of us here.

[hasitsthorns]

I'd be happy to help with whatever you need.

[ Grieving is for losers. ]

[torrefied]

Thank you. I'm not sure what's needed yet, I'll have to take an inventory.

[For the caches, at least. For himself ... he doesn't know what he needs.]

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[so_dark_a_road]

OH, HELL.

Sharon of all people. [ Not that it wouldn't be a problem if it were someone else. These disappearances are disconcerting and horrible. ]

I'm really sorry, Mello. I'll miss her too.

And I'll help with the cache.

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[torrefied]

Thank you. I [he misses her the way a drowning man misses breathing air] am trying not to think about it.

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[unknowable]

I've been trying to help out where I can already. I'll do more.

[Adam is terrible at talking about his feelings, especially to someone he doesn't know that well, but Sharon was a person he genuinely cared about, and he knows how she felt about Mello. So he tries.]

I guess I should have expected it, this place takes everyone eventually. But I didn't. She's been here as long as me. This feels unfair.

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[torrefied]

Thank you.

[He doesn't know Adam well, but he knows Sharon's friends were numerous, and Adam was among those who responded when she broadcast that she'd been killed by Beyond.]

I keep thinking the same thing, that I should have expected it. But I didn't.

[elegant_and_proud]

I will help with the caches. They were a good idea that proved useful when the city was split and it's generally a good idea to not be wholly reliant on the gods for things.

[torrefied]

Thank you. I agree, and I'm sure Sharon felt the same way. I appreciate the help.