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{pm} No. The main street arena. The man that was shot. He was my friend.

Winn Woods. Do you know him?

Only very few of the creatures that had been freed from their cages in the ring, back when they’d rescued Nell and Remmy, had been spotted by Jared. Even fewer had made an appearance at the farm, and given the hasty connections he’d made at the time he didn’t blame them for not seeking him out. A baseline connection could only go so far after all. He liked to build trust, the trust that would last without adrenaline, and without a controlling hand. He preferred not to extend a controlling hand if he could help it. But back then he’d had to in order to get anything done in the chaos. 

The only creature that he could feel the beginnings of a trust from and had not yet been sighted was the Kerashag. And given the nymph could still feel it in the area, he had decided to just go and gently check up on it. To make sure it hadn’t sustained injuries after they had rushed to the hospital for Blanche. 

The nymph approached where he felt the connection the strongest, however, Jared was forced to duck down. There was a woman following the trail towards the creature as well. But why? Jared paused only a moment before deciding to take a chance. He stood tall, calling out to her pretending to be just an avid hiker.

[pm] Wait, the lighthouse just... disappears? Since when? What  How have I never noticed  You know what, neverm  I mean, yeah, sure, I’m totally in. It’s not like I’m doing anything so... why the hell not? Tell me more about this lighthouse.

{pm} Well shit. I rescind my statement then. And I didn’t lose my head, but I did end up- somewhere else. After I was drowned. Which sucks, if you’ve never done it. But it took hours for me to come back. Hours, Norma.

So many that the damn medical examiner put me in the morgue freezer. She probably would’ve autopsied me if Arthur hadn’t been there. And I make it a point to leave bodies buried too. But since the aforementioned ME blocked me, I doubt she’s going to follow through with exhuming a couple of bodies for me. Or at all. I need to look at them.

[pm] Well I know you didn’t lose your head because you would be actually dead in that case. And I am many centuries old with a fondness for witch trials; of course I’ve drowned. It feels like your lungs are sloshing for at least a few days. I would have told you to avoid it. Not that you would have likely listened. How underfed were you for it to take that long? I’m the one here who can’t use their powers, you should be just fine.

[ User didn’t have his phone on him at the time and missed all of this, half an hour later after dry drowning in his kitchen tries to dial back but is only answered by voicemail. User’s hand shakes as he hits the dial buttons over and over again each time the result being the same ]

Frey? Frey! FUCK Please pick up, pleasepleaseplease. I need you to pick up right now and tell me you’re okay. I felt-- it can’t-- You didn’t--

PICK UP. DON’T YOU DARE

PICK UP RIGHT NOW.

[ user’s voice breaks ]

Please... We only just found each other. I can’t-- I can’t lose you now. Please come back, come home. Just one more time... One more time. For me. We’ll make it work.

It’ll be different.

I promise this time it’ll be different. I’ll be different.

I never got to tell you I lo- No. I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you when you come back. Please come back. 

[pm]

Lol heya Ironic-name-viking-lady! 

Uhhhhhhhhh

Like....I’ve killed a TON of people’s friends. 

Maybe that’s why I’m so popular? I thin out the competition?

Not trying to start shit

Well ok I am

I’d love that

My brothers once dropped me down an abandoned well we found at an old farmstead. That was fun.