13th Combo - [Video]

[redcladidealist]

[A letter. That's what Lloyd had come home to. A letter. A letter and a suddenly empty apartment, all of Zelos's things just... gone. Lloyd stands there, still numbly holding the letter. Things had been strained between them ever since he'd found out. Found out that Zelos was dead. And how. Why. But he hadn't seen this coming.

Moved out.

Gone.

His thoughts feel broken and stilted. Zelos was gone.

Squeezing his eyes shut, the teen drops heavily into a chair.]

Dammit...

[For a long time all he does is just sit there, too many emotions lodged in his throat and his head to manage anything else. Finally, he pulls his Dreamberry out. He probably looks as bad as he feels - guilty, miserable. Angry. - but he honestly doesn't care. He needs to say something, even if it's stupid and childish.]

Somebody hit Zelos when you see him.

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[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

Gladly.

What'd he do now?

[redcladidealist]

He left. I don't know where he is. All he left was a note.

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

...That idiot.

[Huffhuff.]

Why did he have the bright idea to leave?!

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd's shoulders hunch, maybe with a hint of guilt.]

He's probably avoiding me. We... got in a fight.

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

Got into a fight? About what?

[though she could guess.]

[redcladidealist]

...did you see that dream he had?

[Yeah, she's probably guessing right.]

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

[...Immediately her expression grew sad.]

Yes. I did.

[redcladidealist]

[His feet are kind of interesting right now.]

We got in a fight over that. I don't... I don't want him to die. I don't want to do that. But he says it's too late and he doesn't want to live anyway.

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

He's such an idiot.

[She pauses, and sighs.]

But we still can't just leave him like that.

[redcladidealist]

But what do we do? How do we change what happens? Or at least get him to change his mind about wanting to be alive?

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

I...don't know.

[redcladidealist]

[Now it's his turn to sigh. Not that he'd expected anything different, but... he'd been hoping.]

I guess all we can do is keep trying.

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

Yes. I'm sure he'll come around eventually.

[Maybe.]

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd isn't going to acknowledge that maybe.]

Dwarven vow number sixteen.

He doesn't stand a chance.

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

Of course not. Not with us around.

[redcladidealist]

[The smile on his face fades a little after a moment.]

If you think of something, will you let me know?

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

[She nods.]

I wouldn't just leave you in the dark, after all.

[redcladidealist]

Same. I'll give you a call if I think I have a plan. Good luck, Sheena.

[beats-zelos.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Good luck to you too, Lloyd.