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[wicka]

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[duracells]

oh
i'm really sorry, man
my friend died too
it's really, really rough. i get it

[ is saber a friend? not... really. is he family? unfortunately. but the goal here is to relate, not to be accurate. ]

[wicka]

Sorry ur friend died
I don't wanna bother anyone
They're all sad

[duracells]

you ever hear the saying misery loves company?

[wicka]

I guess

[duracells]

all i'm saying is finding a shoulder to lean on might not be as bothersome as you might think. someone else might need it too

[ a short pause that feels much longer than it actually is, neon's thumbs dancing over the screen as he chews on the inside of his cheek. ]

was it iggy?
or someone else?

[ cellar said iggy and dom were friends, and if iggy's missing and dom's lost someone... seems like more than a coincidence. he hopes it's a coincidence, for cellar's sake at the very least. ]

[wicka]

I don't think anyone needs me

[ Everyone has someone. His someones are too sad, back at Saltburnt, or gone. They're not looking for him. ]

Yea it was Iggy
Did u know him

[duracells]

i don't think that's true

i didn't really know him, no. but a friend of mine did

[ not naming names, not trying to make this any worse. but also, he needs to send a text... ]

i've heard lots of good things about him though
i think might iggy might need a friend when he comes back

[ because he will come back. dom sounds like he needs that reassurance - both that he'll see iggy again, and that he's needed. ]

[wicka]

He has a lot of friends
He's a really good guy
I was an ass to him and he forgave me every time
No one does that

[duracells]

he sounds like a really good friend

[ ... ]

any idea who might not be so friendly about him?

[ present company excluded. ]

[wicka]

i don't know
it's like he got along with everybody
and even if somebody got upset he didn't care
or he found a way to make it okay again
i don't think i've ever met anyone like that

there's just this guy he made fun of a lot
but not to his face

[duracells]

[ sounds a lot like someone he knows, actually. ]

but where this person could potentially see or hear it?

[wicka]

maybe?
but like he's also harmless

you know the old guy with the funny beard?
goodsir

[duracells]

vaguely, yeah.
isn't he a surgeon?

[wicka]

Yeah I guess
He's a doctor anyway
He seems pretty chill but he's from a billion years ago

He has this boyfriend called Tim BTW
That one's uptight as fuck
Got all pissed off at me because I called Goodsir old

[duracells]

[ interesting. ]

how old's tim?

[ none of this is relevant in neon's opinion, but keeping a line open feels important. ]

[wicka]

No clue dude
But he has the personality of a geezer
He said I was worse than Satan

[duracells]

than the devil?
from the bible?

[wicka]

Yea
So like the Tim guy died and came back
Then he made this network post about how he was an angel and burned down the chapel because he was mad at god I guess
And I was like dude, u totally turned into Satan
And that pissed him off and he was like no ur worse than Satan or whatever
It made no sense
He's weird

[duracells]

[ long pause. ]

this tim guy know anyone from the first round of murders?

[wicka]

No idea
I didn't really pay attention to him after all that
Sorry dude

[duracells]

nothing to be sorry about, i was just curious.

[ ... ]

oh, hey
i've got a question

[wicka]

Yea?

[duracells]

were you born a werewolf or were you bitten?
assuming that's how that actually works and it's not a bunch of urban legend nonsense.

[wicka]

[ Oh no, his heart is racing. ]

Why are u asking

[ Another person who thinks he might be a monster. ]

[duracells]

[ breathe, dom. neon's not pointing any fingers. ]

my friend who died
his head is still missing
i guess i was just wondering if you might be able to help me track it down.

i know we all seem to have lost our powers, but it got me thinking
is being a werewolf really a power, or just a natural state of being?

[ if neon was able to tap into whatever it is that influences dom's ability to shift, then it stands to reason that it must be some sort of "power" or supernatural ability, but neon's not the type of person who's quick to draw conclusions without asking some questions first. ]