The Unlife Equation - Voltra Online

Amber Lynne

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Lunet nodded before pausing.

". . . how about that one buffet that you took me to ... what, two years ago?" She asked, still not having the timeline quite right in her head. That had actually been a few years back. He hadn't taken her to any buffets in a few years.

"For my grade eight grad." She added as a clarification. It was also a place that had closed down about a year ago and she'd been rather upset as it had delicious food.

Granted, while that was concerning, it was very easy to believe that little slip was due to the lack of sleep.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal paused for a moment.

"Sweetie, that place closed down a year ago." he told her.

"Remember? It was in the news. There was a fire, and it demolished the building in the late hours of the night." he explained. "You were... well, practically devastated." he continued.

"But I suppose it's forgivable, seeing as you might not be in the best head state right now." he then reasoned.

"How about that other buffer? The Royal Selection?" he offered.

"Last time we went there, you said you liked it."

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Lunet paused, and for a second he could have sworn he'd seen sheer confusion, shock and the pain of losing a place she'd loved, but it was gone before he could properly say that it was actually there.

"Oh! Yeah, that works." She said with a smile.

"I'm jus tthinking somewhere that has a flat rate for food." She added. "I don't want to cost you a few hundred for food, as I feel like I could literally eat that much right now." AS weird as that may be, she was young. She was still a teen, and teens ain't a lot more than people usually expected. So maybe sh ewas catching up for all the time that she'd not been like that.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal just laughed when she said that.

"I understand." he said.

"We'll go there, then." he told her.

"And you can eat as much as you want!" he declared.

Still, something in his mind was nagging at him.

Even though everything that she had said could be adequately explained by her being a teenager, or otherwise, something was bugging him.

Something about this was familiar. But he couldn't place it.

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"Let's go then. Because I'm seriously feeling like my stomach is going to gnaw its way out of my torso." Lunet commented with a chuckle. That was an odd phrasing though... and one he'd heard in a very select set of circumstances.

The qyestion, of course, was where, when and how? Who the hell had said that to him in the past, and why?

He couldn't dwell on it for long though, before leading her out of the building and to his car.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

The drive to the buffet was generally quiet, as, more than ever, things were nagging at him. He just couldn't QUITE place it, though.

And it irritated and frustrated him to NO end.

But he swallowed it and put on a smile. For Lunet.

"We're here." he told her.

"Looks like it's not that busy right now." he then commented.

"Lucky for us." he said with a chuckle.

"So... how was your appointment with the doctor?" he then asked her.

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Lunet was silent for a moment before shrugging.

"It ... was what one might expect." She told him simply.

"Lots of talking, lots of questions." She added.

"She told me that she wants to give me something to help me sleep though." She sighed before shaking her head.

"I'm... admittedly... rather hesitant for that, though."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"........." Hal was silent as she said that.

"I know." he replied.

"I got the script for it." he told her.

"I am... admittedly, rather hesitant about it, as well." he then said further.

"....I want to do whatever it takes to help you, though." he went on, before pausing.

"But let's discuss that later." he continued.

"For now, let us concentrate on food, and eating." he suggested with a smile.

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Lunet just nodded.

"Sounds good." She commented.

"Since I am seriously starving." She added with a light laugh.

". . . maybe not literally, but I certainly feel it."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal just sighed, but there was a lightness to it.

"Right, let's go." he said.

And so they did. And Lunet showed her father JUST how hungry she was. She ate more than he'd ever seen her eat at a buffer before. It was almost as though she would never be satiated.

But, eventually, she decided that it had been enough, after finishing some dessert she had grabbed.

"...wow." Hal mumbled.

"That was... that was actually quite impressive." he told her.

"I think that's a new personal best for you."

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"Very close, yeah." Luinet agreed with a light laugh.

"Close?" Hal asked, slightly surprised.

"Yeah... I nearly ate Cain out of house and home the other day when we went to his parents' place." Lunet responded, a sheepish tone to her voice.

"I mean, I know I could probably still deavour another piece of pizza or two, but ehh. I just don't want anything more."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"............." Hal was stunned as he heard this.

"I... ah... I see." he said.

"That's... I see." he repeated.

"At least you should be feeling better now." he commented.

"Anyway, let's go home." he told her.

"Cain should be there waiting for us." he continued.

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"I am definitely feeling better." Lunet said with a nod before getting to her feet.

"And yeah, let's get out of here." She then said with a light smile.

"Thanks, Dad." She added, referring to the fact that he'd put out for them to eat here.

"I really do appreciate it."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Think nothing of it, sweetie." Hal replied.

"I'll do whatever I can for you." he told her.

He then got to his feet as well, and paid for their meals before they left.

They then returned home, where Cain was, indeed, waiting for them.

"Welcome back." he greeted them.

"Hello again, Cain." Hal responded.

"...so... how was it?" Cain then asked Lunet.

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"Hey Cain." Lunet greeted as she kicked off her shoes.

"And it was as was expected." She then said. "Because, seriously. It was an appointment where I sat and chat with someone."

"Nothing special or anything." She added with a shrug.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"I see." Cain responded.

Hal then snapped his fingers.

"Ah." he said.

"I actually need to head out again." he commented.

"You do?" Cain asked.

"I need to get the script filled." Hal clarified. "Back in a bit." he finished, before heading out the door again.

"Ah... wait, what?" Cain mumbled.

"Script?" he asked Lunet.

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Lunet nodded as she made her way to the couch.

"Yeah..." She said after a moment.

"Something to help me sleep." She added as an explanation.

"I... I really don't want to though." She admitted. "I'm scared to..."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Cain followed her to the couch and sat down beside her.

He was silent for a moment, before sighing.

"I..." he stammered.

"I understand that." he said.

"I mean, what with what's been happening and stuff..." he mumbled further.

"But... I mean... well..." he then said further, unsure as to what to say here.

"I don't know." he just admitted.

"You need sleep, but... I understand why you'd be scared." he told her.

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Lunet just sighed.

"I know." She commented. "I just... I know." He could hear the frustration, and super clearly. He could also hear the fear of going to sleep, of being forced to sleep, with what was going on.

"I just..." She started before shaking her head.

"I have no idea what to do, because it's getting to the poin tthat I'm actively avoiding sleep... I just... I can't keep going through all that... " She never said as much when at her appointment, or to Hal at any point. Cain, meanwhile, had heard something to the extent, just not so bluntly.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Cain bit his lip slightly, and then sighed lightly.

"....yeah..." he mumbled.

"Yeah, I... I figured as much." he said.

"I... I don't know what to say, though." he then admitted.

"I'm sorry." he apologised.

His mind had been racing with possibilities and things that she had said were nagging at him, bothering him. He didn't know why, but there was something that sounded so... familiar to him.

He swore he'd heard it or read it before, or something akin to it, but for the life of him, he couldn't remember WHAT. Or WHERE. Or WHEN.

It frustrated him, and he knew if he could remember, there was a strong chance he could help her.

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