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[wrecked_egg]

Shiro's busy right now!

Leave her a message, maybe?

Or just come find Shiro! Bye!

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[cantcatchme]

Yeah. Yeah, uh. Stay there for a bit, okay?

There's been... some shit went down. I think it's over, but I don't want- don't want you getting hurt, okay?

[He can't take any more guilt.]

[wrecked_egg]

[She gets more and more worried as he talks, and the frown is almost audible in her voice when she speaks again.]

What's happened? Are you hurt??

[cantcatchme]

I'm not- I'm fine, Shiro. But some people, uh. Did get hurt.

Mickey hasn't woken up yet.

[He hates that he has to be the one to tell her this. Wants to scream it wasn't his fault, he didn't mean it to end this way.]

[wrecked_egg]

[He's okay, but Mickey--]

Hasn't...? What happened! Where's Mickey??

[cantcatchme]

Infirmary.

I think he- I think he died. And now I... coma, I guess. I didn't stick around. I couldn't.

[wrecked_egg]

What? You just left him there?

[There's sounds of motion on her end, gathering stuff, footsteps.]

I'm coming now. Where are you?

[cantcatchme]

No! No, you'd better... I don't know if it's over, okay?

[It is. He doesn't know if he can look her in the eye in person, though.]

He's being looked after.

[wrecked_egg]

What's happened?? You just say Mickey's dead and stuff's happening and maybe it's not over, but people are hurt--Pietro, tell me!

Just...tell me. Please.

[cantcatchme]

A few bombs went off. I don't know what happened to Mickey, I just... found him in the infirmary.

[His voice is quiet.]

Must've gotten caught in a blast.

[wrecked_egg]

So Mickey's...but you're okay?

I wanna help. Let me help.

[cantcatchme]

I'm... I'm okay.

[He sounds miserable.]

I don't know how much helping there is to do. I-

[His voice wavers a little, cracking. Fuckfuckfuck. He can't hold it together.]

[wrecked_egg]

Pietro. You're not okay, not really. Can hear you aren't. Don't need to lie, okay??

[cantcatchme]

I'm not hurt, Shiro. Honest. I'm just- just a little freaked out, okay?

[wrecked_egg]

Cause of the explosions. And Mickey. Right? People hurt. It's okay. Here, wanna meet Shiro at Lua's room?

[cantcatchme]

Yeah, exactly.

I... I've got a few more people to check up on, okay? You gonna be all right?

[What he means is, he can't face her yet.]

[wrecked_egg]

'M always okay. Gonna go find Mickey, keep him safe. You come find Shiro later, okay??

[She isn't always good at telling when people are dodging an answer. Not very good at always telling when people are lying, either. But Pietro's different, and she knows better. She also knows when there's other stuff she should do instead of sulking at him.]

[cantcatchme]

Yeah, see you later kid. Be careful, though, okay?