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[snowypoison]

[After Thad's little... 'Episode', he seemed to have vanish from the face of the Earth. Or not. So where was the little soon-to-be-extremely-paranoid albino? He might've tried to run away and find what he currently believes as 'true justice', but it seems the boy couldn't go that far. An unused class storage room seemed to be the next best thing

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[boxingmidget]

[Little Big Guy swore he heard something in the storage room, some shuffling. Was someone in there? He'll open the door. Completely on purpose.]

Hello?

[It was dark. He switched on the light. And there was Thad.]

Hey, you okay?

[snowypoison]

[What will you find is Thad. However, not in his usual state, it's not exactly a drastic one, but it is to say, a mess. Judging by his messy hair and the black ring around his eyes, it's obvious that he hasn't sleep much lately. Somehow, the life in his eyes also seems to have drained, leaving only an empty shell to look.]

...

[boxingmidget]

[Mac wished he had Ivan's nifty mind read trick. But he didn't. So words would just have to do for now. He tried not to be intrusive and stayed outside of the closet. Thad looked terrible. Almost zombie like. Then he remembered what Thad had told him about "Leader", which he was told that "Leader" was Olimar. He wondered what had happened for him to be affected this bad. Olimar was an innocent man, Mac wouldn't ever believe he did anything wrong like murder. He was going to have to pry fro Thad what was going on. If he was still dwelling on that, he would at least have a clear idea what to do.]

...What's wrong?

[snowypoison]

[It wouldn't easily budge when it's someone he just met not too long ago, and Mac is one of those people to Thad. He might not experience it first hand, but he knows pain when he sees it. And his sibling were definitely a victim. He wasn't going to answer anytime soon.]

...

[leadthemalong]

[Olimar noticed that the boy ran off after he tried to go looking for him. Naturally, he looked through the entire school for him. Eventually, a boy's voice could be heard in the storage. He shook his head. Yeah, it's pretty traumatic to have someone you trust be called a murderer. It looked like the only way to fix this was to coax Thaddeus out of this state and reassure him that everything is actually fine.]

Thaddeus? Is that you? Please... just listen to me for five minutes. I know you're in here somewhere, I can hear you. I promise everything will be okay, just tell me what happened. I'm not angry at you for running off, if anything, I was frightened to realize you disappeared. I care about you. Come out and we can talk about this. What Lilliana had told you was not true.

[snowypoison]

[More lies, those lies hurt his sibling --No, he doesn't want to be lied anymore. He slowly got up and walked towards the door, but not opening it yet. ]

Stop lying, go away. Now.

[leadthemalong]

[Thaddeus was a smart boy, so it should be easier for an also smart Olimar to persuade him.]

How do you know for certain that I'm lying? Your brother was in an unnatural trance last week, and has even reconciled what was said to you. I read it on your journal. Yes, he has been around for a long time, but I think he understands that I never inflicted harm on your siblings.

I would never hurt you. ((It's just a bummer if something else did and I wasn't able to to do anything to stop it.))

[snowypoison]

[He slightly calmed down, still using the door as a guard]

Then how am I suppose to know you're telling the truth? I didn't see it, but I know they were in a lot of pain

[purple_eyebrows]

[Things may have not turned out so well ... between them. So, Ivan was worried. And in the back of his mind as he wandered around campus, he was looking for Thad. Though, he didn't really know what he was supposed to say when he finally found him or if Thad even wanted to see him. Which. It didn't seem like he did buuut. Ivan didn't like losing friends ... he was persistent sometimes.

He passed the storage room. And stopped when he heard soft shuffling and muttering. Mmm. Ivan didn't know if he was close enough, but if he was then his Mind Read should work he was using that way too often recently

((if dat is okay!))]

[snowypoison]

((It's a-okay! :] ))

[And Ivan was right on the money. Though, at Thad's current state, it's a question whether or not that mind reading was a good idea.]

Everyone's a murder.

I don't want my brothers and sisters to get hurt again.

Don't ever trust anyone again.

I bet my other brothers and sisters were in a lot of pain.

You'll get hurt.

I want to protect my brothers and sisters so badly..

[purple_eyebrows]

[It probably wasn't a good idea and Ivan took a step back, snapping the connection off as soon as he did. It was weird. Thad's thoughts were disturbing. Ivan didn't know what had happened. Professor Olimar seemed like a good guy; even Gust really liked him. And with his brothers and sisters... ? It was all kind of a mess that Ivan didn't understand.

But he took a small, brave breath and opened the storage room door.]

Thad ...

[snowypoison]

[When Ivan opens the door, he'll find the albino hiding his face behind his knees. There's a lot of people that can persuade Thad with a eye-contact, Ivan may be one of them.]

[hasprettiestmon]

[Erika had not been expecting the little boy when she opened the door. She had expected some old gardening equipment that a past botany teacher had stashed into this particular storage closet and had left a note about. So while Thad wasn't a shovel... he was not an unwelcome surprise. Her worries over him had been gradually mounting, though she had not been very outward in expressing it until this point.]

...!

[She paused in the doorway, unsure of exactly what to say. She spoke, her voice very calm and soft.]

... Thad?

[snowypoison]

[Erika had the right to worry Thad in his current situation, the boy was a complete mess! He didn't seem to had any sleep either. He ignore Erika's existence, hoping that it'll make her go away]

[hasprettiestmon]

[She recognized the signs of sleep deprivation right away. She was well acquainted with it, though admittedly for very different reasons. There was something else there that Erika recognized as well. She had seen it in pokemon on quite a few occasions, including some of her own in her earlier years. This was different, of course, but at its core it felt familiar. A deep sense of fear of some sort and complete lack of trust for anything around it.]

...

[Erika didn't say anything, but she did not plan on leaving like the pikmin hoped she would. Slowly, gently, she eased herself into a kneeling position in the door way, bringing her to his level. No sudden movements. No judgment. Just patience.]

[snowypoison]

[Thad gave up on ignoring her, she doesn't seem like she's going to leave anytime soon. His face softened up a bit, as if he was (somewhat) back to his old-self.]

... What do you want..

[It sounded more like a statement than a question, but nonetheless, he said what he needed to say]