[Video; Laptop] Forward-dated to Wednesday, December 11th evening

[youngestone]

[The video isn't focused on Killian's face right away, just his lap. There's a bow (like the ones you shoot) sitting in it, and he's playing with it for a few minutes before he finally turns the video up to his face. It's only focusing on his profile but he still looks like shit.

About like he's been crying, actually. When he speaks he sounds like he's been crying, too]

There...um. The clinic--

[It's really hard to speak. He tries again]

My...mom and I were in the DD earlier and she...she got shot by the Blood Keys. I got her to LSR but she...

[He can't say it, clenching his eyes shut and taking a few moments to recover before continuing]

Um. Yeah. So if...if I'm not, uh, around then...that's. That's why. To help pay...you know, all that stuff, I'm--I got a pulse a bit ago and I can make really fancy jewelery now. [He reaches over and grabs a sample, holding it up to the camera while not looking at it. It's made from the stuff you get at a craft store but it's pretty intricate.] If...anyone wants one, or a bracelet or something, I can make one.

[He hesitates a little longer before reaching over to cut the video]

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[Video]

[originaloddcouple]

[Even the Dians managed to pick up on what went down. They stared at the message in shock for quite a few minutes. Both of them actually began to cry, but they quickly got rid of the tears.

Killian needed some help.]

Is there anything we can get you?

Anything you need at all?

[Video]

[youngestone]

I...don't know, really. I mean, I know I need to...we never found a church she liked so I need to find a priest who'll do a funer--a Mass for her and...all that other stuff.

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[dead_black_eyes]

[This is called not having a terribly strong grasp on social cues. For whatever reason, the connection wasn't made between that moment of silence and tightly closed eyes and the fact that the man's mother has died.]

...is it terribly serious?

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[youngestone]

[Killian's prone to snark anyway but today it may just come off as being a jerk.

Which. You know.

Expected]

What do you think? It's two weeks before Christmas and my mom--

[He can't say it. He just lets out a choked sound]

Yeah, it's "serious". Dead serious.

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[Veronica's new to the network, and the number club stuff, so she's still very ignorant of everything. But even she had heard about the blood keys.]

Oh my god...

Your mother, I-is s-she..?

[Video]

[youngestone]

[He just nods]

Yeah.

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[wirsinddiejager]

[It takes Alan a while to respond. He keeps thinking about his own mother and how worried he's been for her - and how worried she must be for him. He can't even imagine how he would feel if he lost her.]

my girlfriends got a ton of coins and stuff that we cant really use. so if you need metal to work with I think shed be ok with letting you have some.

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[youngestone]

I don't know how to melt metal and remake it yet--at least I don't think I do, haven't actually checked--but I can probably use them for pendants and stuff. thanks

[Text]

[lightsoflife]

[That...brings back way too many memories. Still, Naomi feels compelled to reply.]

I know it's not much, but I'm sorry for your loss. If there's anything anyone can do, including buying jewelry or not, don't hesitate to mention it.

[Text]

[youngestone]

thanks. right now all I know is I need a priest, soon, and a

a place out of town for

you know

the stone.

[He can't say "grave"]

[video]

[caosgo]

I'm very sorry for your loss.

If there's anything I can do--I can help with...[he pauses to compose himself, keeping his voice quiet and careful.] I am a minister, in fact. [though he's wearing a sweater over his clerical collar for the moment.] I can assist you in finding a place for services.

[video]

[youngestone]

Thanks, Father. [That's the word for them, right? He's not sure, he only went to Mass a few times.] Uh, do you know any Catholic priests who'd be willing to do a Mass for her? We never found a Church she liked.

[dorkytracksuit]

i can't buy much, but you can sell them on my lawn if you need a vendor space?

i know it's not much, but.
sorry.

[youngestone]

the Dians said I could advertise in their shop, but if I need it I'll get a hold of you. thanks.

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[saiyanscholar]

[Jeffrey prefers to text, feels more confident that way . . . but that just seems so disrespectful to him. So impersonal. A guy who . . . just . . . lost his mom . . . deserves more than that.]

I -- Oh my god, I'm so sorry . . . for whatever that's worth. Probably not much, but . . . I am.

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[youngestone]

Thanks. Y'know, as much as I hate having these numbers...it's nice knowing people in this city actually give a damn about others.

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[ursoreckless]

Hey.

[he had been silent while Killian sniffled around and then made this post, but he now had a bunch of stuff laid out ready and he felt it was time to just pry him away from the network and give him some time to grieve.]

Do you got a nice picture of your mother?

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[youngestone]

[He nods, holding up his phone. The lock screen is a picture of her]

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[hustru]

[That is ...a really nice piece. Not something that she couldn't technically make herself, but a different style from what she would usually do and if he needs money... she needs to figure out her finances for a moment. But most of her Christmas shopping and sending is done, basically all she still needs is something for the woman that she is not... seeing. But. Awkwardly having her first not-over-the-counter meeting with. She should maybe find something nice for that... yes. Good.

She doesn't know him and doesn't want to intrude on his pain, but ordering jewellry from him probably does the job of not intruding and still offering support, and she can actually use it too... Just something to complete the things that she has been knitting for the other woman. ...wait, does Åsa have pierced ears.

Let her contemplate this for ages. And then reply when she is done.]

How fast can you make something?

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[youngestone]

if I sit down and focus on it? depends on how fancy it is. that example was done in about six or so hours.

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

[[There's a long pause because he knows there's nothing he can say or do to make anything better right now. He knows that all too well.]]

What do you need? Grandma has a bunch of charity groups she does stuff for. She can put together a drive or something. Get you a spot at the Xmas craft fair or something too if that helps.

[Text]

[youngestone]

the fair might be a good idea. more people equals more possible sales, yeah?

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[bibliofilo]

[Maggie is in shock. She has a nasty little encounter with them as well but until now had sort of been numb about it. The possibility of dying, while always known, hadn't been felt until now. She's more than a little shaken and keeps to text.]

I would be interested in buying some.

[How she wishes she could do so much more. He sounds so young]

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[youngestone]

what would you like?

[Voice]

[dododo]

[ Oh... Oh, dear, that's terrible.

First things first. ]

I'm very sorry to hear that.

[Voice]

[youngestone]

Thanks.

[He tries to say more but...it's hard, still]

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[reapsthewind]

[She's still reeling from what happened to her, but... this all started because she almost lost a family member.

What would have happened if he had been lost?]

I can help you set up an online shop to sell your wares, on Etsy. I'm going to assume that you either don't have computer access or, if you do, you're not an expert.

In any case, items like that would sell really well. I can also give you some advice for a few pieces that'll be really popular... people online love pop culture stuff. So, if you did some Inspector Spacetime or Galaxy Quest or GoBots themed pieces, you'd probably make a pretty penny...

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[youngestone]

I've got a laptop but I haven't heard of Etsy. What is it?

[handwritten]

[wastingtime]

My deepest condolences.

[screw the jewelry. this guy is hurting. 8c]

[text]

[youngestone]

Thank you.

[ text ]

[strikeraid]

[ shit. this... definitely makes the thing he's in the process of doing harder to commit to. well, at least they weren't actually friends. (skyler thinks this. no word on if skyler actually believes it.)

still... he doesn't want to just say nothing. guy just lost his mom, after all. ]

sorry. you got somewhere to stay?

[ text ] so why am I seeing a vague Riku-bitching-at-Sora-ala-KH scene in the future?

[youngestone]

[Skyler Killian will kill you]

yeah, Shou's.

if I find any of those bastards, I'm gonna kill them

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[sly_god]

[He's never met the young man before, but that doesn't mean he lacks sympathy for his situation.]

My condolences for your loss. Are you still in need of extra funds to cover the expenses?

[Even he is willing to buy a piece of handmade jewelry if it helps though.]

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[youngestone]

yeah, this sort of thing is really expensive. at least the Mass'll be free.

voice; tmw you just can't find the right icon...

[tenaciousc]

[Michelle sounds subdued. Though she was a lot younger than him when she lost her parents, she remembers how it hurt.]

I'm so sorry. Um... I'm willing to listen, if you need to talk at someone.

voice; or just straight up don't *have* the right icon sob

[youngestone]

[He chuckles softly]

Talk "at". I like that. Thanks.

[ video ]

[allinvein]

Christ, Killian... I--

[John just can't quite find the words. He knew her, and now she's... He swallows hard.]

I'm sorry. What do you need right now?

[ video ]

[youngestone]

John.

[Seeing someone else who knew his mom causes a little of Killian's control to break]

God, I don't know. I don't.

[text]

[amberhearted]

[ his heart constricts with sympathy for killian. even though alex's family is in another state, he still worries about how his involvement with the network might negatively impact them.

despite that, he's not going to make any promises that they, the network, will kill the blood keys, or thunder corp, or the police, or anyone. for one, that's unhealthy, and secondly, that's not a promise alex can personally keep.

you don't make promises unless you're absolutely certain you can keep them. ]

I'm sorry.

I'd like to order a few bracelets and a necklace. Can you make rosaries, too?

[text]

[youngestone]

I can, yeah. not sure if they count since I'm not exactly a practicing Catholic, last Mass I went to was my cousin's confirmation two years ago.

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[skycutter]

[... Aaaaaw shit. That just hits Miles right in the damn heart, having nearly lost his own mom and Echoed back the actual death of another.

So yeah, he's pretty compelled to help this guy out.]

you need anything else? like materials and stuff?

or you know. a listening ear. because i kinda get the whole parent thing too.

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[youngestone]

materials would be helpful, actually. the craft store's basically highway robbery in a cutesy crafty form.

it sucks, huh?