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[opticular]

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"This is Scott Summers. Leave a message after the tone."

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[frostfist]

[ Sometimes your bike breaks down and a friend passes along a name of a trustworthy guy but you're too busy chasing your mannequin all the way across town to actually do anything with said recommendation.

Which is to say, two weeks after he actually means to, Wriothesley finally gets around to firing off a text message. ]

Is this Scott Summers?

[opticular]

[ The random text doesn't really surprise Scott one bit, since he has given his number to a couple of other fluxdrifts he has met here. So, it doesn't take a few minutes before Wriothesley receives a reply. ]

This is him. Can I help you?

[frostfist]

I got your name from a friend of mine.
Her name's Lucina.
My motorcycle broke down awhile ago and she suggested you as someone who might be able to take a look at it.

[opticular]

Yeah, I know Lucina. [ So this person is the friend she mentioned. ]

I'd be happy to repair your motorcycle. Just let me know when and where I can take a look at it.

[frostfist]

I'm camped out on the south side of town.
I can be there whenever works best with your schedule.

Let me know how much I owe you too.

[opticular]

Duly noted.

We can talk about payment later when it's done. [ It'll most likely be on the house since Lucina recommended him. ]

I'm free this afternoon if you are.

[frostfist]

Absolutely.
I assume you have all the supplies you'll need?

[opticular]

I do. I'll come equipped when I see you.

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[valle]

I told him. You don't have to worry about it anymore.

[opticular]

[ The reply comes after almost 36 hours. And it's a very brief: ]

Good.

[ Normally, Scott's replies come within a minute of receiving the text. But, in this state he's in, there are days where he'll (either accidentally or intentionally) leave his phone in his unit. ]

[valle]

( It's the amount of time it takes him to respond that concerns her. She doesn't know him very well, but he seems like the type that texts back quickly.

Doesn't hurt to ask. )

Everything okay?
You didn't catch any flack because of me, did you?

[opticular]

[ It takes another 8 hours before the reply comes in. Sorry, Laura. ]

No, I didn't. Everything's fine.

[valle]

If you say so.

If you wanna talk about it, I'm here.

[opticular]

[ ✅READ

Again, sorry Laura. He's still in Grief Mode. Currently, Scott doesn't have space for this in his brain. ]

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[thetruefocus]

Scott, I'm checking in. It's fine if you ignore me, but if you could let one of us know that you aren't drowning in a pool of liquor, we would appreciate it.

[opticular]

[ The reply comes after 7 hours. ]

I'm fine.

[ He's, in fact, drowning in a pool of liquor. ]

[thetruefocus]

Have you been eating? Can I bring you food?

[opticular]

[ It takes thirty minutes for his reply to come through. ]

No need. I'm good.

[ He hasn't been eating a lot, admittedly. Probably only two meals a day. The rest is just booze and fighting his ass off at the Dome. ]

[thetruefocus]

You will tell me if you need anything?

[opticular]

[ Receiving and then reading this text almost breaks Scott's heart. While his grief is still very much present and he's been dealing with it the best he can (he doesn't, not really) there's still no love lost between him and Charles. He's just very adrift right now.

So, his reply comes after almost two hours. ] I will.

[ And then, it takes a couple of minutes before he sends another message. ] I'm sorry, Professor.

[thetruefocus]

You never need to be sorry with me, Scott. I love you. I'm just worried about you.

[opticular]

[ This time, Scott's reply comes after only a few minutes. ]

I'll be alright.

[ When that will be, he doesn't know. Only time will tell. But he hasn't been as lost as he was a week ago, even if the pain is still fresh and won't let up. ]

[thetruefocus]

I know you've been fighting and drinking. Are you letting anyone in right now? You shouldn't be alone.

[opticular]

I can handle things just fine.

[ Thing is, he knows someone (Ororo) has been cleaning after him. He just doesn't know who it is. His bruises and cuts from the Dome don't get infected (for now) even when they don't appear to be healing, mostly because he doesn't stop from fighting. ]

[thetruefocus]

And what if you can't? Will you turn to anyone?