[text, cellphone; backdated to shortly after Proud's death]

[healspec]

[Jan 25, shortly after the meeting and the accidental death of David Proud.]

[Ravi just feels numb, but he realizes it's important to inform the network how things turned out, so here he is. everything is still kind of sinking in, so he doesn't have much to say about it beyond the bare facts.]

Snakes are gone. Proud is dead.

[pause. he considers adding in a 'sorry,' but ultimately decides it's too much effort in his current emotional state and doesn't.]

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[gogoghostpowers]

Thanks, Brooke. I'll definitely remember it.

[And he appreciates the gesture, but in all honesty, he's probably not going to talk to her about it. He'd really rather just keep it under wraps--he regrets getting involved with this conversation as it is.]

text;

[somesayinfire]

Try not to blame yourself. Sometimes bad things happen, things we can't control. It'll take a while to recover, but you will.

[that last bit is wishful thinking on her part.]

text;

[gogoghostpowers]

I know. Thanks.

[And to an extent, he does know that this was beyond his control. But he still feels like Proud's death was his fault--he was, after all, responsible for keeping him safe, and he obviously didn't.]