#from cory

It continued on like that for a minute or so, Cory walking behind the other two, until they stopped dead.

"What is-"

They seemed to almost choke on their own voice and stop, as the footsteps ceased entirely.

"Hm?"

The second voice was Sasha's.

The camera shook as Cory's hands did, and they audibly took a breath.

"I'm just- Why? Why all this? That's- That's the one thing you've never said."

The response had an air of dismissal. "We're finding Nelson, we've said this half a dozen times already."

"No but that's not a why-"

"Cory, drop it. We have to focus right now."

They took a step forward, moving Sasha and Caleb into frame, the latter had her eyes narrowed and the former stood a few feet away, beginning to look nervous.

"No. No, I won't. What is all this even for?"

Fidgeting with their hands, Caleb spoke up, ending up gesturing with an arm almost to separate the two.

"We- We're looking for answers. That- he's the only one who would know. That's- that's what this-this is for."

The view shook when Cory snapped, "We've been running around like- like crazy people! Are whatever those answers are even worth this!?"

"Yes. We've put all this work in for a reason."

Sasha retorted, starting to become visibly agitated.

"I don't think that's true! If- There would have to be an easier way than this!"

Their voice was shaking, but it appeared they tried to keep it level.

There was blur in the frame as Sasha gestured quickly, her voice sharp, and bleeding with emotion. "After what he did, anything is worth this!"

They froze for a moment, jolting back. "Wait- answers my ass, Sasha! That's taurosshit!"

She rolled her eyes, sneering.

By now, Cory was shouting. "What- What's even the plan when we do find him?! You haven't said that! And- how could you even get answers out of him?1"

The response was sharp. "We'll take care of it."

"That means nothing! That's all you've said! What are you even gonna do?! You don't wanna turn him into the cops! And- I know you wouldn't kill him."

She visibly stalled, eyes wide, for a moment, before she took a step forward, fists clenching.

"You don't know the HALF of this, Cory!" Sasha began to shout. "You think yourself SO mature, when you don't even understand the slightest bit of how important this is! But NO, YOU INSISTED ON COMING ALONG! And now you're spewing THIS!"

It wasn't anger, so much as pained desperation. Her voice broke, tears pricking at her eyes, and she gestured wildly.

Suddenly, her eyes snapped towards their hands, "Were you fucking recording this?!"

The view shook violently as she knocked the phone out of their hands and to the ground. The angle was awkward to see how it transpired, but their forms were still visible, as Sasha kept screaming.

"You should've just- kept your mouth shut! But you couldn't do something THAT FUCKING SIMPLE!"

It all went dead, and Cory was frozen, visibly curled in on themself, eyes wide with terror, having taken a step back from where Sasha was towering over them.

The only audio was their hitched, panicked breaths.

It stayed like that for several seconds, before Sasha's eyes went wide, and she jerked back.

She glanced frantically around the scene and at Cory, her expression filling with guilt, before she turned on her heel, and ran away.

"SASH! WAIT-!"

Caleb's voice rang out from offscreen, but it faded after a moment. They appeared in frame, bending down and attempting to comfort Cory, speaking in hushed apologies.

After a moment, they looked back up in the direction Sasha disappeared, eyes filled with shock and concern.

And it goes to black.