Day 16 | ~ Separation ~

[worldsapart]

[The CAT feed turns on to video, but for a moment all you see is a blur of darkness and streaks of light. It catches the panicked voice of a teenage boy in mid-sentence.]

-- n't know what's going on --

[Finally, the video settles on a round boyish face, seeming to be roughly the age of sixteen or so, with an untamed mess of brown spiky hair and wide frantic eyes that are incredibly and vibrantly blue. The lighting on his face is strange, pale-green and ghostly, but judging by the kid's background, it seems he's in a... cave?]

Doctor! Doctor, can you hear me? Where are you?! Are you okay?! Doctor!

[His voice is desperate and too many kinds of scared. It's as if he's terrified his world is ending.]

Comments

[video]

[desertdaggers]

[he startles a bit, and rocks back and forth on his feet, looking down]

Yeah. It's… [he sighs, and shakes his head] I don't think anyone's too happy about it.

[video]

[worldsapart]

There were signs that this might happen again but --

[But, they failed. They struck out to find a way to stop this once and for all before it happened again, and they failed. Xion's stomach drops.]

... I'm sorry.

[video]

[desertdaggers]

You did what you could, though, didn't you? [He wants to reach out even more now, but- well. He settles for smiling as reassuringly as he can.] It's all right.

[video]

[worldsapart]

Still... maybe... something more could've been done.

[... Xion shakes her head. No, it's not all right, and while she is glad for the chance to be able to see her friends again, she didn't want it to be like this. She didn't want for them to have to go through this again.]

... it's... good to see you, though.

[video]

[desertdaggers]

Maybe, yeah. Still… it can't be helped now. We'll just have to do what we can from here. Is Jamie still with you?

It's good to see you, too. [He means it, even though they're trapped again.]

[video]

[worldsapart]

... you're right. [Chin up, move forward. Always move forward. Isn't that the way the Doctor does things?]

Yeah, he's right here. [Xion shifts the CAT over so Hawk can catch a glimpse of Jamie.]

[video]

[desertdaggers]

Of course! [Hawk grins confidently.]

That's good. I'm glad he's with you.

[video]

[worldsapart]

[... Xion can't help it; she smiles a little.]

Me, too.

[video]

[desertdaggers]

Yeah. Together, you'll do fine. And- anything you think I can help with, just call. I… well, I'm not sure what there is I can do from here, but…

[video]

[worldsapart]

... thanks. ... I really mean it.

[video]

[desertdaggers]

You're welcome. …mm. I'd give you a hug if I could, but… it'll have to wait until we see each other in person.

[video]

[worldsapart]

[A small smile.] I'll make sure to hold you to it.

[video]

[desertdaggers]

[smiles back.] It's a promise, then.