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[The voice that comes out of the phone is a wrenching mix of screaming and sobbing; it's as shrill as Dist ever is, but there's desperation to it that isn't really heard that often.]

I don't know what kind of joke this is, but it's just... [a slight sob] this is just cruel! Why would they do this?! It was... it was their bodies all torn apart and bleeding and... and...

[There's a loud sniffle; Dist stares at the phone blearily and muffles a wordless sob, then drops the receiver into the cradle. He's starting to go numb.]

[A bit later, he can be seen out sitting on his front step, dried up(mostly) but still red-faced. He's got blood on him and is occasionally taking a drink out of what looks like a bottle of vodka cut with orange juice. There's a growing pile of tissues next to him.

Most notable, though, is the heap of burning body parts in the yard. Legs, arms, everything, adding up to about four people. Notably, though, there aren't any heads... though someone would have to look pretty hard to notice. Dist is staring numbly at the fire, occasionally throwing a stick or a tissue into it.]

Date: 2010-12-26 11:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfectvoice.livejournal.com
[...Yeah, this is bad. From what she's picked up over the phones, everyone's wishes were twisted into...what was the word? She didn't remember, but seeing the man from before looking...broken while she was wandering around made her worry all the more. The fire, vodka and tissues only added to that.]

Dist-san? Are you okay?

Date: 2010-12-26 08:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buildstherobots.livejournal.com
No.

[He gives a suppressed sniffle, hoping she won't notice; at some point he has to use a tissue, though, and that makes him scowl a bit.]

...I don't usually sniffle.

[Nice save, Dist.]

Date: 2010-12-28 04:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfectvoice.livejournal.com
I could sing for you. If you want me to.

[Sadly enough, that's all she can do.]

Date: 2010-12-29 06:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buildstherobots.livejournal.com
...Sing?

[It's such an odd offer, Dist isn't really sure what to make of it.]

Date: 2010-12-30 05:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfectvoice.livejournal.com
Mm-hmm. If it makes you feel better.

[It's really the only thing she can do to help.]

Date: 2010-12-30 05:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buildstherobots.livejournal.com
[Dist looks out at the burning bodies - his friends' bodies - and has to fight down a keening whine. He shuts his eyes instead.]

...If you want.
Edited Date: 2010-12-30 05:55 am (UTC)

Date: 2010-12-30 06:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfectvoice.livejournal.com
Okay.

[She starts singing this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hlADpxjj0s), tapping her feet in place of the drums.]

Date: 2010-12-30 06:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buildstherobots.livejournal.com
[The song is haunting, even though most of it is in a language he doesn't recognize, and he can't keep from starting to cry again. They're dead. They're really dead.

The possibility that it's all a Mayfield prank and that his friends are actually all safe at home will likely occur to him later.

There are words that he can understand, though, as the song goes on, and he finds himself smiling bitterly. How appropriate, for this.]


Last night... goodnight.

[He leans against Miku, gently.]

Date: 2010-12-30 09:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfectvoice.livejournal.com
[As she finishes the song, she looks at Dist, with understanding in her eyes. Sure, she may not know what he wished for, but she's sure it was a painful one.

She holds him in response.]

Date: 2010-12-30 10:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buildstherobots.livejournal.com
[Dist isn't used to this sort of sympathy. It isn't often that he's truly comforted, and it's a little bit weird, but he's incredibly grateful for it. He's even starting to feel better. He sniffs a bit - stupid runny nose - and puts his head on her shoulder.]

Date: 2010-12-31 05:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] perfectvoice.livejournal.com
[This is one of the few ways Miku can help someone, and this makes her feel slightly better.

It's Christmas, after all.]

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