51st Entry [Foward-dated to Christmas]

[bluecapboy]

[Good news! After several months, Luke finally heard from his parents again with a special phone call courtesy of Santa!

The bad news? It’s to tell him they have a new son that they love even more, and that he’s better off in Mayfield and out of their lives.

Over the phone lines, people will hear this message repeated over and over until it finally

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[chaoschildofgod]

Replaced?

[bluecapboy]

[The crying doesn't stop.]

Mum...

[chaoschildofgod]

[chaos tilts his head, even if Luke can't see it. His voice remains monotone almost as he speaks.]

What of your mother?

[bluecapboy]

S-she's gone and replaced me...

[doublerinbow]

[Well, Rin got up on Christmas day to find that she had no presents but coal, which annoys her, but at least nobody's dead yet!

... But this crying child is really curdling her egg nog.]

Whoa, get a grip ♪

[bluecapboy]

[Unfortunately it doesn't work, he just continues crying.]

[doublerinbow]

...

[well GEEZ, it's not like she CARES.]

[bluecapboy]

[Unfortunately he'll keep crying then. =<]

[silno_pyanstvo]

[Roshian was shaken more than she wants to admit, by both the present and the note, but she's not so far gone as to ignore Luke.]

What happened?

[bluecapboy]

[He hasn't stopped crying, but between those sobs are a few soft "mum"s and "I'm sorry"s in there.]

[silno_pyanstvo]

What happened?

[A bit more forceful, angry.]

[bluecapboy]

[More sniffling, hiccups.]

M-mum...mum and p-papa said they h-have a new son...