Action; Evening of November 12thcakeblockedNovember 13 2011, 08:35:07 UTC
[It was only a few minutes ago that Luke received the written message, yet it made him pull on his coat and shoes and head outside right away.
"Can you meet me outside of community housing 2?"
It wasn't really the message itself that worried him, but the way it was written. He could tell it came from Ion, yet the handwriting was messy and shaky. It was pretty clear that Ion was upset about something, and he came to Luke to help him with it. And Luke wasn't the type of person to leave a friend.
So, just moments after receiving the message, Luke opens the door to the entrance of his building and steps outside. It was still sunset, nearing evening... What happened, anyway?]
[Luke will have to look down if he wants to see Ion when he opens the door. Though the message only came a few minutes ago, Ion's been sitting there far longer, back against the wall and knees hugged to his chest.]
[He looks up when he hears Luke's voice, but then just as quickly looks back down. When he speaks, his voice is brimming with false cheer.]
Hello, Luke. I... hope I'm not interrupting anything, asking to see you so suddenly like this. [He's shivering. It's hard to tell if it's from the cold or something else. At this point, probably a little of both.]
I would have knocked, but I've been sitting like this for so long... [A weak laugh.] Could... could you help me stand?
[False cheer or not, Ion's posture, words and behavior is worrying Luke all the more.]
Ion...?
[He bends briefly to take both of Ion's hands before he straightens and pulls him up, taking a step back to further aid this. Jeez, he was cold. How long had he been out here?]
Why didn't you call me sooner? - Nevermind, let's just get you inside.
[And with no room for protest, Luke lets go of his hands to place his own on Ion's shoulder instead, and guides him inside. It should already be warmer in the housing building.]
[At least an hour, though that's not counting the amount of time he spent wandering the village since earlier this afternoon. He was dressed for the weather, yes, but he had certainly not been prepared for staying out so long.]
[He's easily pulled to his feet and walks with Luke into the apartment, but he might be a bit unsteady until they actually make it inside. His legs were just asleep, after all. By the time he speaks up, that false cheer has all but vanished, and his eyes are still fixed on the ground.]
[When Ion saw her first message, his heart sank. He wanted to reply. Just a quick message that he was all right... that would be okay, right? He could handle that.]
[But when he pressed a pen to the page, the second reply came up.]
[By the time he convinced himself this was just proof that he needed to reply, the third reply came up.]
[He had to put the journal down. And he couldn't bring himself to look at it again until an hour had passed...]
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"Can you meet me outside of community housing 2?"
It wasn't really the message itself that worried him, but the way it was written. He could tell it came from Ion, yet the handwriting was messy and shaky. It was pretty clear that Ion was upset about something, and he came to Luke to help him with it. And Luke wasn't the type of person to leave a friend.
So, just moments after receiving the message, Luke opens the door to the entrance of his building and steps outside. It was still sunset, nearing evening... What happened, anyway?]
Ion?
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[He looks up when he hears Luke's voice, but then just as quickly looks back down. When he speaks, his voice is brimming with false cheer.]
Hello, Luke. I... hope I'm not interrupting anything, asking to see you so suddenly like this. [He's shivering. It's hard to tell if it's from the cold or something else. At this point, probably a little of both.]
I would have knocked, but I've been sitting like this for so long... [A weak laugh.] Could... could you help me stand?
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Ion...?
[He bends briefly to take both of Ion's hands before he straightens and pulls him up, taking a step back to further aid this. Jeez, he was cold. How long had he been out here?]
Why didn't you call me sooner? - Nevermind, let's just get you inside.
[And with no room for protest, Luke lets go of his hands to place his own on Ion's shoulder instead, and guides him inside. It should already be warmer in the housing building.]
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[He's easily pulled to his feet and walks with Luke into the apartment, but he might be a bit unsteady until they actually make it inside. His legs were just asleep, after all. By the time he speaks up, that false cheer has all but vanished, and his eyes are still fixed on the ground.]
Can we talk in your room?
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Ion, are you okay? Please come back soon. We're all really worried.
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[But when he pressed a pen to the page, the second reply came up.]
[By the time he convinced himself this was just proof that he needed to reply, the third reply came up.]
[He had to put the journal down. And he couldn't bring himself to look at it again until an hour had passed...]
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