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[bashfulshifter]

[Needless to say, Rick has seen better days. He's had a chance to read his note and change and get a feel for the dormitory level of the tower, but no amount of acclimation is going to make him comfortable with the fact that everything he knew--everything he was comfortable with knowing--has simply vanished. Desperate to find some tangible connection to his world, Rick makes a call for the one person that he knows can support him. So far, he's found no evidence that she's even here; an open post is all he can think to do next.]

Codi? It's Rick. You're probably hiding, and that's okay--you don't have to say where you are. I just want to know if you're all right.

I love you.

[He might be starting to panic a little bit.]

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[unkindnessof]

i haven't done or said anything worth being thanked for, so that's unnecessary.

[ a moment's deliberation, and then another message. ]

good luck, though. i hope you find her.

[ just be pre-- just don't-- expect the w-- are all aborted thoughts Raven deletes before he sends the text. ]