[ WELL, UH. How does he tell a child who recently arrived here that his apartment was destroyed and his living situation isn't the best yet. Still, he thinks it's really cute and appreciates him wanting to give him something, oh ... ]
Uh — where I live is a little complicated right now. [ Yep, that's good. Keep it vague. And he laughs a little awkwardly. ] But if you want, I can meet you somewhere. Helping you was no problem, though, really!
[ He doesn't have to give him anything!! But he appreciates it all the same. ]
[With that, the boy just raised an eyebrow] Complicated? Um...is everything okay? It doesn't sound like it's a good thing.
[But then again, with the destruction of everything going on, he wouldn't be that surprised that some people didn't have a place to live right now. But still...]
But I don't mind meeting up with you! Just tell me where you want to go and I'll be there soon!
[late. it's a word flynn hates and hates especially when it's regarding himself. lateness is not appropriate no matter the situation and doubly so when so easily preventable. the line at the sandwich place he frequents for lunch had been too long. some equipment became faulty and made the wait last the whole lunch break to the point his whole break passed without even realizing it. that was his undoing. finally checking the time, when almost at the front to boot, resulted in panicking and bolting from the line. no lunch today, but that couldn't be helped. he's late. he's late. for a very important date (at least important in flynn's mind).
the idea, thus, was to run as fast as his legs would carry him to the train station. maybe if he makes this next one then he could still make it back right on time. yes, surely that would be doable. it's improbable, but maybe, just maybe, luck will be on his side. please PLEASE let it be on his side. what a shame that this panicked state makes him exert far less caution when doing certain things, like rounding corners. what a shame the fact that he could run into someone doesn't presently cross his late-hating mind. whoops.]
[ WELL Sorey is lucky enough to not be late for anything right now, but he has recently just gotten himself a nice sandwich and is not far from the shop when Flynn bumps into him in his fit of hurryness, causing Sorey to drop it, the plastic container to open, and his sandwich to end up all over the ground. ... Well.
He lets out a sound of disappointment, sob. ] Aaaah ... no way ...
[ L-Looking on at it in sadness. He was looking forward to that one ... ]
[what a way to make a bad day even worse. flynn mentally scolds himself for being so careless and causing someone else unnecessary trouble. important as catching that train is, it's even more important to make sure this poor soul was uninjured.]
My apologies! I was n-- Sorey?
[what is he looking at? flynn's eyes follow sorey's gaze and... oh. a destroyed sandwich. that is his fault, isn't it? shit. flynn understands the trauma of having a sandwich meet such a tragic end. he understands all too well. thanks to being so worried about being late, he made someone else have to suffer such an unpleasant fate. good job, flynn, good job.]
I truly apologize. In my haste, I wasn't watching where I was going as carefully as I should have.
[Compared to their last conversation, this one is a LOT more laidback and ridiculous. But this still needs to be addressed.]
Hey, Sorey. I met a few people who know you when I first got here. Other than Ruby, I mean. Saiduq, Yuri, and Takeru?
[There's a brief pause as he goes for an unimpressed look.]
So...I'm glad you talked "highly" about me, according to Saiduq, but what on earth have you been telling Takeru about me? And seraphim in general? Not only did he think I was a ghost, but he said I was one of your "ancient friends?"
[ He's excited at first because YAY Mikleo meeting his friends!! He likes all of those people a lot so he's happy to know they can all perceive him and befriend him, too. (Overjoyed, actually.)
Buuuut then Mikleo decides to scold him or something and now. Oops. ]
Well, you are kind of ghost-like. [ Ahaha ... At least maybe for the people here, since they don't even know what seraphim are. ] But — well — I ... I was just telling him about how I have really old friends, and ... You're not one of them, at least? You're really young for a seraph!
[ So if this is you being self conscious about your age then don't wooooorry, bro. You're still young!
... Haha awkward laughing. He's not making this better, is he? ]
I am not! [Ghosts are way more terrifying, thanks.
Somehow, being reminded that he's young for a seraph doesn't get the intended affect Sorey's going for.]
I had to explain to him that I'm eighteen and that I'm only an 'old friend' in the sense that we've known each other since we were infants. I'm young enough to still be a child in the eyes of most seraphim.
[Mikleo just doesn't want people to assume he has more experience and wisdom than he truly has.]
[Not too long after she's logged out of the ViViD level, Korra opens up the contacts list on her Cerevice and looks for someone who matches the description and name that Mikleo had given her.]
[After Leon so graciously drops Mikleo off at their apartment, the water seraph proceeds to just lie down on the floor in the living room. He'll get up in a bit to go to their bedroom, but, for now, he's on the floor, too tired to care.
This is exactly what Sorey's going to see in this video, too. Mikleo on his side, looking sicker than he was this morning, and a hint of the carpet seen at the bottom of the camera. His eyes are a little glassy, but they're alert enough.]
Hey. Leon just dropped me off. Apparently, I looked like I was about to collapse, so he brought me back here. Are you doing alright?
[ Sorey is only going to respond with his voice ... Why? Because he looks terrible. He knows it has to be clear in his expression how sickly he's feeling, but ... maybe he can hide it in his shaky, sick voice if he tries hard enough. (Note: he can't.) ]
B-Better than ever, Mikleo. [ H-Haha ... But he has to ask — ] A-Are you on the floor?
Sorey, I wish to apologize for my behavior the other day. Not only were my words inappropriate, but my actions could have caused serious injury to come to you. For that, I am truly sorry.
[For once, Mikleo's asleep. No nightmares that he can't remember wake him up in the middle of the night, something he's grateful for. He sleeps hard, possibly because the whole week has been nothing but exhaustion and stress.
When he wakes up, Sorey isn't there beside him. The space where he'd been is cold, like he hasn't been there for hours. Quietly, Mikleo slips out of bed and takes a look around the house. Why isn't he here? The sealing isn't going to be this early, and he knows that Sorey is going to participate in it.
The seraph decides to try contacting him through the CereVice. This whole thing doesn't sit well with him. No matter how dead tired he is, Sorey leaving the bed would've woken him up.
Then he gets a message while trying to contact Sorey that makes him freeze.
User not registered.]
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
[Mikleo tries again. And again. He tries different modes and doesn't stop trying for roughly ten minutes. When he stops, he has to take a deep breath. He can't go to pieces right now. They need him for the seal they're going to use to plug up the hole in the Residential District. Mikleo can't afford to let something this personal get in the way when so many people are counting on him to do his duty.
[Mikleo feels dead on his feet after placing the seal on the hole. He doesn't rest, though. He just moves to the bedroom he shares with Sorey, as if that's his intention, but he doesn't lie down on the bed. The seraph sits on it and tries again.]
User not registered.
[Every half an hour, nearly on the dot, he tries again. He can't give up on Sorey for lost, he can't.]
[It's been a whole 24 hours since Sorey's disappearance and Mikleo hasn't slept in that time. He knows he should. He's still dead tired after the sealing business. Every time the water seraph lies down on the bed, he can't stop thinking about how wrong it is that he's alone in it. Mikleo shouldn't be the only one sleeping, recovering his strength.
His heart hurts at the thought that maybe his friend won't be coming back, but he gives himself the entire day to rest, at least. Mikleo stays put in the bed, acutely aware of sounds outside the room as he hopes to catch a familiar voice and know that Sorey is safe.
Every hour, the seraph tries the CereVice again. Every hour, he gets the same message that he's starting to get sick of seeing.]
[48 hours. 48 long, agonizing hours. Again, Mikleo hasn't slept. He gets up at dawn and paces the room. He's still exhausted, but it's better than the past two days. One more day of rest and he should be fine. Sick from the residual spiritual corruption, but otherwise fine.
After a few minutes, Mikleo returns to lie in the bed. Again, every hour, he checks the CereVice.]
User not registered.
[The water seraph isn't sure how long he spends rotating between pacing and lying on the bed, but finally he just can't do it anymore. It's some time during the night that Mikleo grabs some gels he'd made before getting sick and carefully, quietly leaves the apartment.
He can't sit here and wait while other people look for his best friend. Mikleo doesn't think his heart can take another "user not registered." He needs to see for himself and search for as long as it takes for his heart to give up on Sorey coming back.
Mikleo tries not to think about Sorey being gone for good and the heartbreak that'll come with it.]
[Well, he at least left the conversation with Hiro on a positive note. However, it doesn't change the fact that what he's found out is rather...somber. His expression reflects that as he finally thinks about what he's going to tell Sorey. Of course, Mikleo's going to tell him everything about what he's found out, but...it's a matter of finding a way to phrase it gently. He hasn't been able to come up with anything other than saying it straight out.]
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Date: 2015-09-26 12:50 am (UTC)But I wanted to ask where do you live? I have something to give to you!
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Date: 2015-09-27 08:16 am (UTC)Uh — where I live is a little complicated right now. [ Yep, that's good. Keep it vague. And he laughs a little awkwardly. ] But if you want, I can meet you somewhere. Helping you was no problem, though, really!
[ He doesn't have to give him anything!! But he appreciates it all the same. ]
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Date: 2015-09-27 11:36 pm (UTC)[But then again, with the destruction of everything going on, he wouldn't be that surprised that some people didn't have a place to live right now. But still...]
But I don't mind meeting up with you! Just tell me where you want to go and I'll be there soon!
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Date: 2015-11-05 05:57 am (UTC)the idea, thus, was to run as fast as his legs would carry him to the train station. maybe if he makes this next one then he could still make it back right on time. yes, surely that would be doable. it's improbable, but maybe, just maybe, luck will be on his side. please PLEASE let it be on his side. what a shame that this panicked state makes him exert far less caution when doing certain things, like rounding corners. what a shame the fact that he could run into someone doesn't presently cross his late-hating mind. whoops.]
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Date: 2015-11-06 03:33 am (UTC)He lets out a sound of disappointment, sob. ] Aaaah ... no way ...
[ L-Looking on at it in sadness. He was looking forward to that one ... ]
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Date: 2015-11-08 07:21 pm (UTC)My apologies! I was n-- Sorey?
[what is he looking at? flynn's eyes follow sorey's gaze and... oh. a destroyed sandwich. that is his fault, isn't it? shit. flynn understands the trauma of having a sandwich meet such a tragic end. he understands all too well. thanks to being so worried about being late, he made someone else have to suffer such an unpleasant fate. good job, flynn, good job.]
I truly apologize. In my haste, I wasn't watching where I was going as carefully as I should have.
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Date: 2015-11-22 03:57 am (UTC)Hey, Sorey. I met a few people who know you when I first got here. Other than Ruby, I mean. Saiduq, Yuri, and Takeru?
[There's a brief pause as he goes for an unimpressed look.]
So...I'm glad you talked "highly" about me, according to Saiduq, but what on earth have you been telling Takeru about me? And seraphim in general? Not only did he think I was a ghost, but he said I was one of your "ancient friends?"
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Date: 2015-11-23 02:20 am (UTC)Buuuut then Mikleo decides to scold him or something and now. Oops. ]
Well, you are kind of ghost-like. [ Ahaha ... At least maybe for the people here, since they don't even know what seraphim are. ] But — well — I ... I was just telling him about how I have really old friends, and ... You're not one of them, at least? You're really young for a seraph!
[ So if this is you being self conscious about your age then don't wooooorry, bro. You're still young!
... Haha awkward laughing. He's not making this better, is he? ]
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Date: 2015-11-23 02:39 am (UTC)I am not! [Ghosts are way more terrifying, thanks.
Somehow, being reminded that he's young for a seraph doesn't get the intended affect Sorey's going for.]
I had to explain to him that I'm eighteen and that I'm only an 'old friend' in the sense that we've known each other since we were infants. I'm young enough to still be a child in the eyes of most seraphim.
[Mikleo just doesn't want people to assume he has more experience and wisdom than he truly has.]
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Date: 2015-11-23 08:09 pm (UTC)Hey... is this Sorey?
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Date: 2015-11-23 09:37 pm (UTC)[ Never mind he doesn't recognize the voice, or know why they know his name ... or even know their name. He sounds cheery regardless. ]
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Date: 2015-11-25 09:41 pm (UTC)[Relief fills her voice as she talks, glad that he picked up.]
I ran into a friend of yours in ViViD--Mikleo? He was looking for you.
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Date: 2015-12-06 01:00 am (UTC)I wanted to say I'm sorry for acting really mean last week. [A sniffle] I don't know what happened but whatever I said, I didn't mean it!
I think a kingdom of sheep is really cool!
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Date: 2015-12-07 03:33 am (UTC)[ A-Aww ... Well, Sorey laughs a little at that last part at least. ]
It's fine! I know you weren't in the right mind. Neither was I. [ A pause. ] So I'm sorry, too, okay?
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Date: 2015-12-08 03:16 pm (UTC)[A slight cough and a shiver]
But I guess it was pretty cool to see my friends think they were wizards and jumping off windows! Even if it was dangerous!
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Date: 2015-12-06 01:34 am (UTC)This is exactly what Sorey's going to see in this video, too. Mikleo on his side, looking sicker than he was this morning, and a hint of the carpet seen at the bottom of the camera. His eyes are a little glassy, but they're alert enough.]
Hey. Leon just dropped me off. Apparently, I looked like I was about to collapse, so he brought me back here. Are you doing alright?
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Date: 2015-12-07 03:33 am (UTC)B-Better than ever, Mikleo. [ H-Haha ... But he has to ask — ] A-Are you on the floor?
video sorey plz
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Date: 2015-12-24 01:09 pm (UTC)When he wakes up, Sorey isn't there beside him. The space where he'd been is cold, like he hasn't been there for hours. Quietly, Mikleo slips out of bed and takes a look around the house. Why isn't he here? The sealing isn't going to be this early, and he knows that Sorey is going to participate in it.
The seraph decides to try contacting him through the CereVice. This whole thing doesn't sit well with him. No matter how dead tired he is, Sorey leaving the bed would've woken him up.
Then he gets a message while trying to contact Sorey that makes him freeze.
User not registered.]
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
[Mikleo tries again. And again. He tries different modes and doesn't stop trying for roughly ten minutes. When he stops, he has to take a deep breath. He can't go to pieces right now. They need him for the seal they're going to use to plug up the hole in the Residential District. Mikleo can't afford to let something this personal get in the way when so many people are counting on him to do his duty.
He'll just have to hope that Sorey is there.]
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Date: 2015-12-24 01:14 pm (UTC)User not registered.
[Every half an hour, nearly on the dot, he tries again. He can't give up on Sorey for lost, he can't.]
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Date: 2015-12-24 01:27 pm (UTC)His heart hurts at the thought that maybe his friend won't be coming back, but he gives himself the entire day to rest, at least. Mikleo stays put in the bed, acutely aware of sounds outside the room as he hopes to catch a familiar voice and know that Sorey is safe.
Every hour, the seraph tries the CereVice again. Every hour, he gets the same message that he's starting to get sick of seeing.]
User not registered.
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Date: 2015-12-24 01:40 pm (UTC)After a few minutes, Mikleo returns to lie in the bed. Again, every hour, he checks the CereVice.]
User not registered.
[The water seraph isn't sure how long he spends rotating between pacing and lying on the bed, but finally he just can't do it anymore. It's some time during the night that Mikleo grabs some gels he'd made before getting sick and carefully, quietly leaves the apartment.
He can't sit here and wait while other people look for his best friend. Mikleo doesn't think his heart can take another "user not registered." He needs to see for himself and search for as long as it takes for his heart to give up on Sorey coming back.
Mikleo tries not to think about Sorey being gone for good and the heartbreak that'll come with it.]
[Video] After talking with Hiro
Date: 2016-02-12 10:10 pm (UTC)Hey, Sorey. Where are you right now?
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Date: 2016-02-14 08:36 am (UTC)Oh, hey, Mikleo. I'm on my way back to the apartment. Why? Need something?
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