"I haven't heard from him, either. Not in two days."
Two days...so X had heard from him in that long, either. He should have taken more time to search him out, maybe, called him out via writing instead of just searching for that familiar face in the hallways.
Maybe...
Maybe he left. Or he hasn't been feeling well. There had to be some kind of explanation. He couldn't have just vanished, either way.
But...
Worry was a cruel mistress, and it grabbed X by the throat with no intention of letting go. He should have paid more attention, maybe checked up on him more often, even--
"Maybe we can find him on our way,"
--those words were soothing, somehow. They eased his worry from a full boil to a low simmer, and X even found himself able to smile.
...Just a little.
Yeah. We might be able to; we shouldn't give up hope.
"If you're going to help him move, then I'll take point when we head out."
Though maybe it was safer if His roommate was behind Zero rather than next to, if that was the case...
Really, in his condition, it was probably better if he didn't go out at all, but even in the rooms, it wasn't safe. It was better to be out with people he could trust rather than alone and with only a crutch to beat a monster with.
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Two days...so X had heard from him in that long, either. He should have taken more time to search him out, maybe, called him out via writing instead of just searching for that familiar face in the hallways.
Maybe...
Maybe he left. Or he hasn't been feeling well. There had to be some kind of explanation. He couldn't have just vanished, either way.
But...
Worry was a cruel mistress, and it grabbed X by the throat with no intention of letting go. He should have paid more attention, maybe checked up on him more often, even--
"Maybe we can find him on our way,"
--those words were soothing, somehow. They eased his worry from a full boil to a low simmer, and X even found himself able to smile.
...Just a little.
Yeah. We might be able to; we shouldn't give up hope.
"If you're going to help him move, then I'll take point when we head out."
Though maybe it was safer if His roommate was behind Zero rather than next to, if that was the case...
Really, in his condition, it was probably better if he didn't go out at all, but even in the rooms, it wasn't safe. It was better to be out with people he could trust rather than alone and with only a crutch to beat a monster with.