Text, Once again backdated to 12/3

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

[After several hours of adults being either incredibly angry or incredibly relieved, and several more hours of sticking to his paper thin story of 'we went exploring and some stuff fell on me', Luke finally has some time alone in his room. His handwriting is smaller and more subdued than it normally is.]

it's me Luke
I'm home and safe and stuff
just so you guys know

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[songoftimeandtimeagain]

[Luke gives Phillip one last look over before he hm's in not quite agreement. He then turns his full attention back to Gloria. He drops the ball to the ground, patting her back as she ducks immediately to sniff at it, then sits down on the grass to pet her properly. He runs both his hands over her head, scritching at her ears and chin and making their way down her neck. At the shoulders he reaches a patch of fur that's much shorter than the rest. She'd been shaved her by the vet because she needed stitches. She's better now, but...]

I'd be sad if Gloria died though.

[darkhourdear]

[Phillip looks back at him, a little surprised, before back at Gloria. He's quite for a moment, not... entirely sure what to say to that. That was the first time this all had come up, wasn't it? And he still can't get upset by the idea of her dying. But...]

...I'd miss her. [that's all he can come up with.]

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

[Luke is comforted by the fact that Phillip understands that much.]

Yeah. If she was dead I wouldn't get to pet her anymore ever again.

[Gloria of course takes this moment to flop over onto the ground, rolling onto her back in an obvious and clear plead for belly rubs. Luke obliges.]

I want her to stay around for as long as possible.

[darkhourdear]

[This takes a moment for Phillip to process, but he thinks he gets this.] So... people are sad when other people die because they miss them?

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

[Luke kinda shrugs, looking back up over his shoulder at Phillip as he does.]

Yeah I guess? People always tell me they're so sorry my parents are dead, but I don't remember them at all, so...maybe it's supposed to be more than that. But I think it's mostly about missing people.

[Luke doesn't have all the answers either. Luke is pretty sure he doesn't have any of the answers actually.]

Or dogs.

[darkhourdear]

Oh. [So far, that makes way more sense than anything else he's heard. And he can kind of identify with it a little. Instead of saying anything else, he moves down to rub Gloria's belly too, smiling a little.]

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

[Luke scoots over a bit, making room for Phillip. He smiles too. He can't help it. Gloria started doing the leg thing. No one can resist the leg thing. Scrtichscritchscritchscritchhhh.]

[darkhourdear]

[Awwww puppy. This continues for a little while before Phillip remembers something.]

Oh! Do you have that flute thing?

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

Wha- oh! Yeah!

[Luke pulls it out of a jacket pocket, holding it so that the triforce and the holes are facing out.]

It was a treasure of the royal family.

[His hold on it tightens just a bit. This thing is Important.]

[darkhourdear]

Wow... [Phillip had no idea what it was, but it looked cool.] And you know how to play it too?

[songoftimeandtimeagain]

Mhm.

[Luke raises the ocarina to his mouth. He plays Zelda's Lullaby first. He's played it more times, and knows it by heart from more than just a memory by now. When that's done he licks his lips and adjusts his fingers on the instrument. He glances at the sky.]

Well, it isn't raining now so I'm not sure if it'll do anything.

[But here goes. Luke plays the Sun's Song. On the last note he freezes, the pitch still carrying as a faint steady fweeeeeeeeee. Luke's eyes are closed, his body totally still.]

[darkhourdear]

[Gloria makes a slight whining noise at the sound, and Phillip waits a few seconds to see if Luke will stop. But he doesn't. And he's... not moving.

How does he still have air?]

Um... Luke?

[He tries to push his friend, which does... nothing. And the note is still going. And Phillip is starting to freak out. He tries to get Luke's attention a few other ways before making a post. He'll just... sit here with Luke until he figures out what to do, then.]