Week 5 | Friday, post investigation

[concasse]

[Hey so Ion where the fuck are you???

Because after spending like a good hour crying somewhere, the boy's disappearance stabs him in the gut, and that adrenaline has him running for the Earth dorm in a hurry.

UM... KNOCK KNOCK?]

Ion? Ion!

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[fragileprophet]

[And there's Ion, in his room, laying in bed. He looks...really tired, so that's why he wasn't around today! He starts to smile at Sanji, but his face falls. He knows what day it is, after all.]

What happened?

LSDHFOSHIDOFISHDF

[concasse]

[...

Honestly Sanji is just going to pull Ion into a hug.

He'll try to speak after that but it

He's just so relieved]

[fragileprophet]

[Startle! Concern! Ion falls into Sanji's arms like he's made of twigs since he basically is made of twigs. But he hugs him back.]

I'm sorry.

[He worried everyone it's his own fault!]

[concasse]

[No it's fine!

It's fine.

Sanji needs a few moments (god no, he needs an eternity) but eventually he'll pull back, eyes bloodshot but at least somewhat dry.]

Jae-ha's dead.

[His voice is strained]

Sousei, too... and apparently we lost track of a body. There's one more person whose gone, but we don't know who it is.

[fragileprophet]

[Oh, well shit.]

Sanji...

[Ion only spoke with Jae-ha and Sousei a few times, so he barely knew them...but clearly it wasn't the same in this case. And every death here is hard to swallow.]

Who's still missing?

[concasse]

... I haven't seen Zelos, yet.

[Biting his lip. He-- he can't dwell on that right now.]

I don't know where Reyna-chan is, either.

[Or Fane, but that one (selfishly) worries him a little less]

[fragileprophet]

Oh, no...

[Concern rushes across Ion's face. He likes both of those people!]

I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

[But he has to admit...there's no way of knowing for sure. If it's been confirmed that there's another body somewhere then, well, they have to assume it's someone. Ion's eyes close slowly.]

I know it doesn't make it hurt less...but we'll get them all back.

[He knows that Sanji knows this, but...it just helps to say it. To be reminded. To hear those words.]

[concasse]

... Yeah, you're right.

[Sanji has no choice to believe Ion's words. He's heard them echoed throughout the castle already, from various places.

To accept anything else is just... not allowed, at this point.

He doesn't think he could weather the disappointment.]

Of course we'll get them back. No one deserves to get stuck in that Other Side.