{Eighteen (46)} &diams There's a yellow brick road/That we follow back home

[burnt_orangesky]

[Her writing is rushed, a little bigger than she would normally write, in her haste to get the words down on the page.]

What the bloody hell happened while I was away?

[A slight pause, and her next writing is almost calm.]

Precisely how long have I been away?

-Fred

[ooc: I'm assuming 00 was asleep when Fred got home.]

Comments

[spandexisyouth]

FRED!

It has been too long! I do not remember what day you left on! But today is the 20th and welcome back! I should come visit!

OH THANK GOD. FINALLY.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Everything happened and too long.

Just tell me you didn't die again.

[live_ringer]

Goddamned zombies happened.

[A pause and he shakes his head, laughing to himself.]

Welcome back, stranger.

[burnt_orangesky]

Kindly take the time to explain exactly what 'everything' is. Why are there [pen taps] remains everywhere?

I did not.

[burnt_orangesky]

A bit more than two weeks, then. That is longer than I was expecting, really.

You are doing well?

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Oh, those. I think Gai tried to cook again and it exploded over the sphere.

Ah, good. All of us survived that one, then.

[spandexisyouth]

It was longer than any of us wanted.

Well? Of course I am! I am always doing well! Define well?

[burnt_orangesky]

Zombies? [Slight pause] Are they gone now?

Thank you. It is [pause] very good to be back.

[burnt_orangesky]

Most amusing, I assure you.

Yes. It would have been most troubling to have to wash off the cocoon goo yet again.

[burnt_orangesky]

[Pause. You are acting suspicious, good sir.] I meant your mental well-being, I suppose, but now I wish to know if you have been hurt. Or if you are sick, or otherwise unwell in any way.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

At least I haven't lost my touch.

I bet.

You should go see the Man-Twins when you have the chance. Genius missed you. [And is injured, but he's going to try not to worry you right now.]

[spandexisyouth]

I am always mentally fit! And I am not sick at all.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Subtle, Gai. Subtle.

[spandexisyouth]

I will get better at subtle one day!

And my cooking did not damage the sphere. You actually had seconds the last time I cooked!

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Sure you will.

You were imagining things.

[live_ringer]

Been gone for about a week, I believe.

I'm guessing you took a little trip on the lift? [Because people who get lost in the Wilderness would be likely to at least run across the evacuees.] I've gotta say, your timing is pretty decent. Of all the times to go missing, this was likely the best.

[burnt_orangesky]

Then you are hurt in some way?

[spandexisyouth]

I am sure that I did not say that.

[spandexisyouth]

I shall!

I was not. You got up and had seconds. And ate them. And did not complain.

[burnt_orangesky]

Gai. Kindly do not insult my intelligence.

[spandexisyouth]

You are very smart! I would never insult your intelligence.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

And didn't die? It had to be some sort of fantasy you were having.

[burnt_orangesky]

I shall, thank you.

[spandexisyouth]

Obviously you did not die. And I do not fantasize about my cooking getting eaten!

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Nothing happened at all. Nobody here but us chickens. Buck, buck.