CliveRosfield | Text

[herofhopeless]

I haven’t been able to find my brother, Joshua, since the fog came. Has anyone seen a man, a little over 6 feet tall, light brown hair that’s a big longer, blue-green eyes, wears a lot of black and red, has a very formal and convoluted way of speaking? He’s kind, curious, intelligent. He would have done his best to help anyone who may have needed it during the mission.

Please, if anyone has seen him, call me, text me, yell my name from the top of a building, I don’t care. I just need to know that he’s okay.

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[oblige]

Of course. Given the circumstances, I've no doubt many are preoccupied or recovering from their ordeals.

I have a good route to survey from [ Last...time... ] prior experience.

[herofhopeless]

Thank you. Let me know what you find. Let me know if you don't find anything.

[He could really use a hug and a nap. Once he gets the latter, it'll hit him that Dion just told him he has done this before.]

[oblige]

I shall. Whatever I do or do not find, it's information.

[ He understands full well. Even if results are discouraging, it's more to work with. Sometimes, it's all they have. Such was the way of it last time. ]

[herofhopeless]

I’ll do the same.

[Any answer leads towards to closure. Hopefully. ]

[herofhopeless]

Barnabas can’t feel Joshua’s aether anymore Sleipnir confirmed with aurora Joshuas not here anymore

[oblige]

[ That Clive asked Odin... To verify, in hope one of their senses had simply failed...

He knows the feeling well. ]

I am sorry, Clive.

[ It isn't the first time for Dion.

And even with that wealth of confirmation, his reluctance to give up on his friend spurs him to keep looking, just as it did last time. ]

[herofhopeless]

I’m sorry too.
I’m going to bring Clea home and get some rest. I want to talk to you tomorrow in person. There’s something I want to ask you and I’d rather be with you when I do.

[Also, then he can make sure you’ve had rest, food, and water. Grief, no matter its form, can damage more than just the mind if left unchecked.]

[oblige]

[ Clive might or might not have noticed a familiar shadow sweeping overhead, large as it is. But then, he did ask Dion to take the high ground, so to speak. ]

Very well. Please let me know when you are on the way tomorrow, that I may ensure I'm present.

[ One guess why this provision would be requested. ]

[herofhopeless]

[He noticed.]

Will do. I'll see you tomorrow. Try to get some rest, even if it is only a couple of hours.

[oblige]

You needn't worry.

[ Famous last words. ]

[herofhopeless]

I doubt that.

[oblige]

Taking care of myself is only practical.

[herofhopeless]

When was the last time you were at your apartment?

[oblige]

Before I set out this day.

[herofhopeless]

Go eat something and at least lay down for an hour. We’re no good to him if we’re barely coherent.

[By the Founder, Dion was as bad as he was.]

[oblige]

I do know to maintain myself, I assure you.

[ He'd learned well the necessity of that, to stave off the curse as long as he could in their world. ]

[herofhopeless]

Knowing and doing can be two different things. You need rest.

[He is going to fuss. He needs to fuss. It's the only thing that feels normal right now.]

[oblige]

Have you known me to be that variety of reckless?

[ What he doesn't say is that it would be more like the Phoenix, though they both know it. ]

[herofhopeless]

No, but I've also never seen you in a situation like this and know you have a penchant for sacrificing what you need for the sake of others.

[Clive doesn't have the emotional wherewithal to be less direct right now. He'll apologize for being snippy later.]

[oblige]

Did I appear unwell when we crossed paths in the Gold Saucer?

[ Go with him on this, Clive. ]

[herofhopeless]

You did not, no.

[oblige]

Then I have weathered one search well enough. I may yet survive a second.

[herofhopeless]

I would like to reiterate that just because you can do something alone doesn't mean you have to.

[oblige]

No, but in this case, I cover ground swiftly.

[herofhopeless]

I know you're more used to Priming than most of us, but it will still wear on you, just like I know that you know your limits. I also know that you will push them.