issue #6 | text; backdated to the 13th

[survivorsguilt]

someone tell me what i missed
do we know anything new about who is siding with those null dickheads

also im back. since yesterday. not saying where i am on the network since i guess trust is a fucking luxury
use that private message thing if you want to know

[That's all. She doesn't know what else to say. She wants to find everyone that helped her, but there's guilt hindering her. They watched her die, slowly and painfully, and she didn't do a single thing to make that easier on them. And she's just back.

Just like that.]

private to duck ;

please call me okay
please

Comments

private, text

[armcollector]

[Gods, but he's glad to see that name, even if there's no face attached.]

no one's announced anything far as i've heard.

[Meaning no one's taking credit for killing her, at least not publicly. Unless they have a direct line to the Null somehow.]

about time, angel.
almost thought you forgot to come back.
do i get the special privilege of knowing where you're hiding out?
just in case you need a snack run or something. you know. obviously.

[survivorsguilt]

[Her gut swoops. Course he answered first.]

hey ham
remember what you said about how im never getting rid of you or whatever? you keep that promise and i will too

gardens right now. i dont know where im gonna sleep tonight

[Part of her says she’s just being overly paranoid. It was a coincidence that she found Malkus, and bad luck that got her swiped. ...The rest of her knows that everything about this stinks.]

[text|private]

[circumitus]

[Judging by the way she's talking...

[Motherfuckers.]

going to kill them.

are you somewhere safe?

[survivorsguilt]

if i knew who they were theyd already be dead
but thanks.

im fine. moving around
im in the garden right now

[circumitus]

if you need a place to lay low, the speakeasy has some space to rest at. and food.

[text; private]

[synthedick]

Where are you? Do you want to stay with us?

[You know, him and Rey, since he has no doubt she is as pissed about this as he is. Maybe if he hadn't been so buried in work, or maybe if he'd met a better eye on her—

Blaming himself won't keep people safe, and he knows it. He can do that all he likes later. There are more important things to do, like make sure it doesn't happen again.]

[survivorsguilt]

near delights housing right now.

sure you happy having a wanted persons under your roof?

Private text

[knifecollecting]

[Oh, thank god. Jo was worried. Of course she was worried.]

Are you okay? Where are you?

[survivorsguilt]

near delights housing. kinda wanna just go back to my place

im fucking peachy. all sunshine and rainbows. you know

[knifecollecting]

Can I meet you there?

[She wants to make sure Ellie is actually okay.]

[puzzlingly]

「The fuck is a private?」

where did you go?

[survivorsguilt]

[It took her months to figure that out, Atem. You may be tech illiterate, but at least you're in good company.]

i died. so. theres that i guess

[puzzlingly]

「Holy shit, why does this keep happening!?!

You can bet he pales and then goes absolutely ballistic then actually calms himself enough to be able to reply.」

the list?

text;

[trashmouths]

how do you make this shit private
i wanna know

text; private

[survivorsguilt]

see that bit thats up the top now? where it says private. theres an option to choose it right next to that

im outside the library [She doesn't know the kid very well, but like. He's a kid. She has no problem telling him.]
why do you wanna know anyway
no offense

[text][private]

[drabsolutelynot]

Back?

Good god, Ellie, please tell me someone didn't

[survivorsguilt]

not totally on purpose i think. its a lot to explain over text

audio, private

[quacked]

[ Duck is on his way from Hope's Temple when he sees Ellie's unread messages on his phone, including the most recent. He checks the network as well, feeling a kind of climbing dread along with the dull fearful ache in his chest when he spots Ellie's post. "Back," like he's back? That can only mean one thing, right?

He ducks into one of the shops nearby before calling Ellie. ]

Ellie? I- I screwed up, I... I'm here now. Sorry.

[survivorsguilt]

[It's really good to hear his voice, but she doesn't like what she's hearing.]

No, it's okay. You didn't screw up. Whatever happened, it's not your fault.

[She's hoping it's not what it sounds like.]

Please don't- don't say sorry. It's okay. Where are you?

text

[so_dark_a_road]

Are you all right??

[ Switches to private. ]

Where are you? Can I help you in any way?

[survivorsguilt]

i dont need anything.

[Which isn't true, exactly. It'd be more accurate to say she doesn't know what she needs.]

im just great, dude
hopes temple if you wanna hang out or whatever. not staying there forever so ill tell you if i move

[resistancemedic]

Excuse me, what are the Null?

[survivorsguilt]

Evil unfeeling assholes. End of.

[Yikes. Sorry, Kate. Ellie may not be your best source of information.]

They might turn up on the network. If they do, you should steer clear.

[am_i_a_monster]

Back? Did someone hurt you? Do you know who did it?

[survivorsguilt]

No idea. About- anything that happened, really. It doesn't make a lot of sense.

[She doesn't like explaining this.]

I got poisoned, but I wasn't like- I wasn't targeted.