just a husk

⚐︎✡︎☜︎ 🏱︎🕆︎❄︎✌︎

❄︎︎☜︎︎✌︎︎ 👍︎︎🕆︎︎👌︎︎☜︎︎ ☞︎☼︎⚐︎💣︎ 📄︎📁︎ ✡︎☜︎✌︎☼︎💧︎ ✌︎☝︎⚐︎✍︎✏︎✍︎☞︎🕆︎👍︎😐︎ ✡︎⚐︎🕆︎

👎︎□︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ●︎♓︎🙵♏︎ ♎︎⍓︎♓︎■︎♑︎✍︎✍︎✍︎ 💣︎♏︎ ⬥︎♒︎♏︎■︎ ✋︎ ●︎□︎❖︎♏︎ ⧫︎□︎ ♎︎♓︎♏︎✍︎✍︎✍︎✍︎

✌︎︎︎ ⬧︎︎︎□︎︎︎❍︎︎︎♏︎︎︎⬥︎︎︎♒︎︎︎♋︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎ ❍︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎♏︎︎⑤︎︎ ⬥︎︎︎♏︎︎︎●︎︎︎●︎︎︎📫︎︎♋︎︎♎︎︎🙰◆︎︎⬧︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎♎︎︎ ❖︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❒︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎♓︎︎︎□︎︎︎■︎︎︎📬︎︎︎

☟︎♏︎❼︎⬧︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ⬧︎□︎❒︎⧫︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎❼︎⬧︎ ⧫︎□︎□︎ ⬧︎⧫︎◆︎♌︎♌︎□︎❒︎■︎ ⧫︎□︎ ●︎♏︎⧫︎ ♋︎■︎□︎⧫︎♒︎♏︎❒︎ ◻︎♏︎❒︎⬧︎□︎■︎ ⬧︎◆︎♐︎♐︎♏︎❒︎📬︎ ☠︎□︎⧫︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎ ♎︎□︎ ❍︎◆︎♍︎♒︎ ⬥︎♒︎♏︎■︎ ♌︎♏︎♎︎❒︎♓︎♎︎♎︎♏︎■︎ ●︎♓︎🙵♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎📬︎

[The gentler sensation caught them by surprise, coming closer towards him. With their tear ducts still in tact, Descole managed to let out a few tears in the moment of their distress.]

💧︎︎︎♓︎︎︎❍︎︎︎□︎︎︎■︎︎︎ ♓︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎⑤︎︎︎ ♋︎︎︎ ♐︎︎︎❒︎︎︎♓︎︎︎♏︎︎︎■︎︎︎♎︎︎︎📬︎︎︎ ☟︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❼︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎ 💣︎︎︎♓︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎ ☹︎︎︎♏︎︎︎♎︎︎︎□︎︎︎❒︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❼︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎ ♌︎︎︎❒︎︎︎□︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎♒︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❒︎︎︎📪︎︎︎ ♋︎︎︎■︎︎︎♎︎︎︎ ⧫︎︎︎♒︎︎︎♏︎︎︎ ◻︎︎︎♋︎︎︎❒︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎■︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❒︎︎︎ □︎︎︎♐︎︎︎ ♋︎︎︎■︎︎︎□︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎♒︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❒︎︎︎ ❖︎︎︎♏︎︎︎❒︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎♓︎︎︎□︎︎︎■︎︎︎ □︎︎︎♐︎︎︎ ❍︎︎︎⍓︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎♏︎︎︎●︎︎︎♐︎︎︎

It hurt like hell to say the least. Very sensitive to the sensation, Descole tried to bite down his lip to avoid screaming.]

Fffuck. Fuck.

✡︎□︎◆︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ♐︎♓︎■︎♏︎📬︎ ✡︎□︎◆︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ♐︎♓︎■︎♏︎📬︎

✡︎□︎◆︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⍓︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ♓︎■︎ 💧︎♓︎❍︎□︎■︎🕯︎⬧︎ ♒︎□︎❍︎♏︎📪︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎ ♌︎□︎♎︎⍓︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ♋︎●︎♓︎❖︎♏︎📬︎

✋︎♐︎ ✋︎ ♋︎■︎⬧︎⬥︎♏︎❒︎♏︎♎︎ ⬥︎♓︎⧫︎♒︎ ⧫︎♒︎□︎❒︎□︎◆︎♑︎♒︎ ♎︎♏︎⧫︎♋︎♓︎●︎📪︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ⬥︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎ ◻︎❒︎□︎♌︎♋︎♌︎●︎⍓︎ ♎︎♏︎⬧︎◻︎♓︎⬧︎♏︎ ♓︎⧫︎📬︎

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☟︎♏︎⍓︎📪︎ ⬧︎⧫︎□︎◻︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎- ⬧︎⧫︎□︎◻︎ ♒︎◆︎❒︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎⬧︎♏︎●︎♐︎-

[The being turned ever so slightly to angle themself where they *thought* they could reach Marshall, but wounded up brushing a nerve against his skin in the process.

⍓︎□︎◆︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ◻︎□︎⬧︎⬧︎♓︎♌︎●︎⍓︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ♋︎●︎♓︎❖︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎■︎ ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎ ♌︎♏︎ ❒︎♓︎♑︎♒︎⧫︎ ■︎□︎⬥︎📬︎

💣︎⍓︎ ♍︎□︎■︎♎︎♓︎⧫︎♓︎□︎■︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ❍︎⍓︎ ♐︎♋︎◆︎●︎⧫︎ ♋︎●︎□︎■︎♏︎📬︎

✋︎ ⬥︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎ ⬧︎♋︎⍓︎ ⬥︎♏︎ ❒︎♏︎♑︎❒︎♏︎⧫︎ ♓︎⧫︎📪︎ ⧫︎♒︎□︎◆︎♑︎♒︎📬︎

📬︎︎︎📬︎︎︎ ❄︎︎︎♒︎︎︎♓︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎ ♓︎︎︎⬧︎︎︎ ♋︎︎︎ ♌︎︎︎♓︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎ ❍︎︎︎□︎︎︎❒︎︎︎♏︎︎︎ ♓︎︎︎■︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎❒︎︎︎♓︎︎︎♍︎︎︎♋︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎♏︎︎︎ □︎︎︎♐︎︎︎ ♋︎︎︎ ✂︎︎︎⧫︎︎︎♋︎︎︎●︎︎︎♏︎︎︎✂︎︎︎ ♐︎︎︎□︎︎︎❒︎︎︎ ♋︎︎︎ ♍︎︎︎♒︎︎︎♓︎︎︎●︎︎︎♎︎︎︎📬︎︎︎

👌︎︎◆︎︎⧫︎︎ ♐︎︎♓︎︎■︎︎♏︎︎📬︎︎ ✋︎︎ ♏︎︎⌧︎︎◻︎︎♏︎︎♍︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎♎︎︎ ⍓︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎ ⬥︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎●︎︎♎︎︎ ⬥︎︎❒︎︎♓︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎ ❍︎︎♏︎︎ □︎︎♐︎︎♐︎︎ ♋︎︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎︎ ♒︎︎♋︎︎●︎︎●︎︎◆︎︎♍︎︎♓︎︎■︎︎♋︎︎⧫︎︎♓︎︎□︎︎■︎︎📬︎︎ ☞︎︎❒︎︎♋︎︎■︎︎🙵●︎︎⍓︎︎ ✋︎︎🕯︎︎❍︎︎ ■︎︎□︎︎⧫︎︎ ♏︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎■︎︎ ♍︎︎♏︎︎❒︎︎⧫︎︎♋︎︎♓︎︎■︎︎ □︎︎♐︎︎ ❍︎︎⍓︎︎⬧︎︎♏︎︎●︎︎♐︎︎ ♋︎︎■︎︎⍓︎︎❍︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎♏︎︎📬︎︎

🕈︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎ ♋︎⬧︎⬧︎◆︎❒︎♏︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ □︎♐︎📪︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ⬥︎♓︎●︎●︎ ■︎□︎⧫︎ ♌︎♏︎ ❒︎□︎⧫︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ●︎♓︎🙵♏︎ ❍︎♏︎📬︎ ⚐︎■︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎■︎⧫︎❒︎♋︎❒︎⍓︎📪︎

☞︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎ ⬥︎︎♒︎︎♋︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎❒︎︎ ❒︎︎♏︎︎♋︎︎⬧︎︎□︎︎■︎︎📪︎︎ ♓︎︎⧫︎︎ ♍︎︎♋︎︎■︎︎ ♏︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎■︎︎ ◻︎︎◆︎︎●︎︎●︎︎ ⍓︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎ ♎︎︎◆︎︎❒︎︎♓︎︎■︎︎♑︎︎ ⍓︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎❒︎︎ ⧫︎︎♓︎︎❍︎︎♏︎︎ □︎︎♐︎︎ ♎︎︎♏︎︎♋︎︎⧫︎︎♒︎︎📬︎︎ 💧︎︎□︎︎ ♏︎︎♐︎︎♐︎︎♏︎︎♍︎︎⧫︎︎♓︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎●︎︎⍓︎︎📪︎︎ ⍓︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎ ♋︎︎❒︎︎♏︎︎ ■︎︎□︎︎ ●︎︎□︎︎■︎︎♑︎︎♏︎︎❒︎︎ ♎︎︎♏︎︎♋︎︎♎︎︎📬︎︎ 🕈︎︎♏︎︎ ♍︎︎♋︎︎■︎︎■︎︎□︎︎⧫︎︎ ⧫︎︎❒︎︎◆︎︎●︎︎⍓︎︎ ♎︎︎♓︎︎♏︎︎📬︎︎

☟︎︎♏︎︎⍓︎︎📪︎︎ ⬧︎︎⧫︎︎□︎︎◻︎︎ ⧫︎︎♒︎︎♋︎︎⧫︎︎📬︎︎ ✋︎︎ ♒︎︎♏︎︎♋︎︎❒︎︎♎︎︎ ⧫︎︎♒︎︎♋︎︎⧫︎︎📬︎︎ 👎︎︎□︎︎ ■︎︎□︎︎⧫︎︎ ♒︎︎♓︎︎⧫︎︎ ⍓︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎❒︎︎⬧︎︎♏︎︎●︎︎♐︎︎📬︎︎

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❀︎︎🖂︎︎✋︎︎ ♎︎︎□︎︎■︎︎🕯︎︎⧫︎︎ ♌︎︎●︎︎♋︎︎❍︎︎♏︎︎ ♒︎︎♓︎︎❍︎︎ □︎︎■︎︎♏︎︎ ♌︎︎♓︎︎⧫︎︎📬︎︎ ✡︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎🕯︎︎❒︎︎♏︎︎ ♋︎︎ ♒︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎❒︎︎♓︎︎♐︎︎⍓︎︎♓︎︎■︎︎♑︎︎ ⬧︎︎♓︎︎♑︎︎♒︎︎⧫︎︎ ♐︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎ ⬧︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎♏︎︎ ♏︎︎⍓︎︎♏︎︎⬧︎︎📬︎︎🖂︎︎❝︎︎

✌︎︎■︎︎⍓︎︎⬥︎︎♋︎︎⍓︎︎⬧︎︎📪︎︎ ♋︎︎⬧︎︎ ●︎︎◆︎︎♎︎︎♓︎︎♍︎︎❒︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎︎⬧︎︎ ♓︎︎⧫︎︎ ⬧︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎■︎︎♎︎︎⬧︎︎📪︎︎ ♓︎︎⧫︎︎ ♓︎︎⬧︎︎ 🙵■︎︎□︎︎⬥︎︎■︎︎ ⧫︎︎□︎︎ ♋︎︎ ♐︎︎♏︎︎⬥︎︎ □︎︎♐︎︎ ◆︎︎⬧︎︎ ♋︎︎⬧︎︎ ⧫︎︎♒︎︎♏︎︎ 💧︎︎⧫︎︎❒︎︎♏︎︎♋︎︎❍︎︎📬︎ ✋︎⧫︎ ♓︎︎⬧︎︎ ♍︎︎□︎︎■︎︎■︎︎♏︎︎♍︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎♎︎︎ ⧫︎︎□︎︎ ♋︎︎■︎︎♎︎︎ ⬧︎︎♏︎︎❒︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎⬧︎︎ ⧫︎︎♒︎︎♏︎︎ ♐︎︎●︎︎□︎︎⬥︎︎ □︎︎♐︎︎ ⧫︎︎♓︎︎❍︎︎♏︎︎📪︎︎ ♋︎︎■︎︎♎︎︎ ◻︎︎♋︎︎❒︎︎♋︎︎●︎︎●︎︎♏︎︎●︎︎ □︎︎❒︎︎ ♋︎︎●︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎❒︎︎■︎︎♋︎︎⧫︎︎♏︎︎ ◆︎︎■︎︎♓︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎❒︎︎⬧︎︎♏︎︎⬧︎︎📬︎︎

✋︎ ♎︎□︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎ ♏︎⌧︎♋︎♍︎⧫︎●︎⍓︎ ◆︎■︎♎︎♏︎❒︎⬧︎⧫︎♋︎■︎♎︎ ♓︎⧫︎ ❍︎⍓︎⬧︎♏︎●︎♐︎📪︎ ♌︎◆︎⧫︎ □︎❖︎♏︎❒︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎◆︎❒︎⬧︎♏︎ □︎♐︎ ❍︎⍓︎ ●︎♓︎♐︎♏︎ ✋︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎ ♌︎♏︎♍︎□︎❍︎♏︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎■︎■︎♏︎♍︎⧫︎♏︎♎︎ ⧫︎□︎ ⧫︎♒︎♓︎⬧︎ ♒︎♏︎●︎●︎📬︎ ✌︎■︎♎︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎■︎■︎♏︎♍︎⧫︎♏︎♎︎ ✋︎ ♋︎❍︎📪︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ✋︎ ♋︎❍︎ □︎❍︎■︎♓︎⬧︎♍︎♓︎♏︎■︎⧫︎📪︎ ⍓︎♏︎⧫︎ ❒︎□︎⧫︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎📬︎ ✋︎ ⬧︎◆︎◻︎◻︎□︎⬧︎♏︎ ♓︎⧫︎🕯︎⬧︎ ♐︎♓︎⧫︎⧫︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ♐︎□︎❒︎ ◆︎⬧︎📬︎

...

✋︎⧫︎🕯︎⬧︎ ☺︎♏︎♋︎■︎ 👎︎♏︎⬧︎♍︎□︎●︎♏︎📪︎ ♌︎⍓︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ⬥︎♋︎⍓︎📬︎

. . .

✋︎ ♋︎◻︎□︎●︎□︎♑︎♓︎⌘︎♏︎ ♐︎□︎❒︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎📬︎ 💣︎⍓︎ ⬥︎□︎❒︎♎︎⬧︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ♍︎□︎❒︎❒︎◆︎◻︎⧫︎♏︎♎︎ ♓︎■︎ ♍︎♏︎❒︎⧫︎♋︎♓︎■︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎♋︎⬧︎ ✋︎ ♋︎❍︎ ■︎□︎⧫︎ ♋︎⬥︎♋︎❒︎♏︎ □︎♐︎📬︎

[︎T︎h︎e︎y︎ p︎a︎u︎s︎e︎,︎ a︎d︎ju︎s︎t︎i︎n︎g︎ t︎o︎ t︎h︎e︎ i︎n︎f︎o︎r︎m︎a︎t︎i︎o︎n︎ s︎p︎o︎ke︎n︎ t︎o︎ t︎h︎e︎m︎.︎ L︎i︎ke︎ t︎h︎e︎r︎e︎'︎s︎ a︎ g︎a︎p︎ i︎n︎ their memory. It brings over a subtle dread that silently festers.]

■︎□︎ 📬︎📪︎ ♓︎🙵❍︎ ♐︎♓︎■︎♏︎📬︎ ♓︎❍︎ ☞︎♓︎■︎♏︎📬︎

◆︎■︎♎︎♏︎❒︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ ♓︎■︎♐︎●︎◆︎♍︎♏︎■︎ ◻︎♐︎📭︎📭︎📭︎📭︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎📬︎⍓︎◆︎□︎❒︎ ●︎●︎●︎❖︎□︎♏︎

♓︎ ♐︎◆︎🙰♍︎🙵♏︎♎︎♍︎ ◆︎◻︎

♐︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎◆︎♍︎🙵

❄︎♒︎♏︎📬︎📬︎ 💧︎♋︎■︎♍︎⧫︎◆︎♋︎❒︎⍓︎📬︎📬︎📬︎✍︎ ❄︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♓︎⬧︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎📬︎📬︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ■︎□︎⧫︎ ⬥︎♒︎♏︎❒︎♏︎ ✋︎ ♐︎□︎◆︎■︎♎︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎📪︎ ■︎□︎📬︎📬︎

🕈︎♏︎ ❍︎♏︎⧫︎ ♋︎⧫︎ ■■■■■■■■
📬︎📬︎📬︎
✌︎⧫︎📬︎📬︎ ■■■■■■■■ ?

[The sound buzzes in their heads like static.]

🕆︎♑︎♒︎📬︎ ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎ ⬧︎♋︎⍓︎ ♓︎⧫︎📬︎ 👍︎♋︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎ ❒︎♏︎♍︎♋︎●︎●︎📬︎

✌︎⬧︎ ♐︎□︎❒︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎📪︎ ◻︎♏︎❒︎♒︎♋︎◻︎⬧︎ ♓︎⧫︎⬧︎ ♎︎□︎■︎♏︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎ □︎◻︎◻︎□︎⬧︎♓︎⧫︎♏︎📬︎ ❄︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ⬥︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎ ♌︎♏︎ ❒︎♋︎⧫︎♒︎♏︎❒︎ ■︎♓︎♍︎♏︎ □︎♐︎ ♓︎⧫︎📬︎

💣︎⍓︎ ♓︎■︎❖︎□︎●︎❖︎♏︎❍︎♏︎■︎⧫︎ ♓︎■︎ ⧫︎♒︎♓︎⬧︎ ⬥︎❒︎♏︎⧫︎♍︎♒︎♏︎♎︎ ◻︎●︎♋︎♍︎♏︎ ♒︎♋︎⬧︎ ♑︎□︎■︎♏︎ □︎■︎ ♐︎♋︎❒︎ ⧫︎□︎□︎ ●︎□︎■︎♑︎📬︎📬︎ ♓︎⧫︎🕯︎⬧︎ ♍︎♋︎◆︎⬧︎♏︎♎︎ ❍︎⍓︎ ♌︎□︎♎︎⍓︎ ⧫︎□︎ ❒︎□︎⧫︎📬︎

[The current ends with something barely even alive. A familiar face, yet all that remains is a head, a pair of sockets stained with black ichor, and a body of nerves that sway against the stream.]

✡︎□︎◆︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ❒︎♏︎♋︎●︎📬︎📬︎📬︎ ❍︎□︎❒︎♏︎ ❒︎♏︎♋︎●︎ ⧫︎♒︎♋︎■︎ ✋︎ ♋︎❍︎📬︎

[His voice cuts in, but the figure.. it speaks as though it needs to project towards a window.]

✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎ ♑︎◆︎♋︎❒︎♋︎■︎⧫︎♏︎♏︎ ✋︎ ♒︎♏︎♋︎❒︎♎︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎ ♌︎❒︎♏︎♋︎⧫︎♒︎♓︎■︎♑︎📬︎

[As @geminisideb.bsky.social drifts, the incessant flow of the stream pulls the two closer.]

(He's probably unconscious, Simon-)

(Is he alright?! His breathing…!)

(...🏱︎❒︎□︎♐︎♏︎⬧︎⬧︎□︎❒︎? 🕈︎♒︎♋︎⧫︎ ♋︎❒︎♏︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎—)

[They hear the halt of his breath and hear his movement, but cannot see what action he takes. He too gets closer to Simon.]

(What's wrong with him? I can't see what he's doing—)

(✌︎♐︎⧫︎♏︎❒︎.. ♋︎●︎●︎ ⧫︎♒︎♓︎⬧︎ ⧫︎♓︎❍︎♏︎...

...

✋︎... ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎■︎□︎⧫︎ ❒︎♏︎❍︎♏︎❍︎♌︎♏︎❒︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎❒︎ ■︎♋︎❍︎♏︎📪︎ ♋︎■︎♎︎ ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎■︎□︎⧫︎ ⬧︎♏︎♏︎ ♋︎⧫︎ ⧫︎♒︎♓︎⬧︎ ❖︎♏︎❒︎⍓︎ ❍︎□︎❍︎♏︎■︎⧫︎📬︎ 👌︎◆︎⧫︎ ✋︎ 🙵■︎□︎⬥︎ ✋︎ ⬥︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎ ⬥︎♓︎⬧︎♒︎ ♒︎♋︎❒︎❍︎ □︎■︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎📪︎ ♏︎❖︎♏︎■︎ ♓︎♐︎ ✋︎ ♍︎♋︎■︎🕯︎⧫︎ ♏︎⌧︎◻︎●︎♋︎♓︎■︎ ♓︎⧫︎📬︎ )

(✋︎ ♓︎■︎⬧︎♓︎⬧︎⧫︎📬︎ 🏱︎●︎♏︎♋︎⬧︎♏︎📬︎ ✡︎□︎◆︎ ⬧︎♒︎□︎◆︎●︎♎︎ ❒︎♏︎⬧︎⧫︎📬︎)

[Another shift.]

(...He's in denial that he deserves any help. Clearly he's in no state to fight it now. I... will keep an eye on him.)

(✋︎︎🕯︎︎❍︎︎ ⬧︎︎□︎︎❒︎︎❒︎︎⍓︎︎ . . . ⍓︎︎□︎︎◆︎︎ ♒︎︎♋︎︎❖︎︎♏︎︎ ⧫︎︎□︎︎ ❒︎︎♏︎︎⬧︎︎⧫︎︎📬︎︎

✡︎□︎◆︎ ♒︎♋︎❖︎♏︎ ⧫︎□︎📬︎ ✡︎□︎◆︎ ⬥︎♓︎●︎●︎ ♌︎♏︎ ⬧︎♋︎♐︎♏︎📬︎ 💧︎♓︎❍︎□︎■︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ♋︎ ♑︎□︎□︎♎︎ ❍︎♋︎■︎📬︎)

[Descole switched over to Simon.]

(It's Azran. I haven't been able to decipher it this easily before... At least I don't think. Desmond, perhaps.)

(❄︎♒︎♏︎⍓︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ■︎□︎⧫︎ ⧫︎❒︎⍓︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ⧫︎□︎ ♒︎◆︎❒︎⧫︎ ⍓︎□︎◆︎📬︎ ❄︎♒︎♏︎⍓︎🕯︎❒︎♏︎ ⧫︎❒︎⍓︎♓︎■︎♑︎ ⧫︎□︎ ♒︎♏︎●︎◻︎📬︎ ✡︎□︎◆︎ ■︎♏︎♏︎♎︎ ⧫︎□︎ ●︎♏︎⧫︎ ⧫︎♒︎♏︎❍︎📬︎ 🏱︎●︎♏︎♋︎⬧︎♏︎📬︎)

(If something had happened I would have either ceased to exist, or *told* you—

My vision and hearing are not absolutely clear at the moment, alright? I can't tell if he's—

!)

[Their voice moves to be by the stranger's side again, kneeling down and trying to speak softly. A promise was made.]