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Evan looked like he'd been stung with some guilt when Izzy mentioned that nobody really thought about her. He looked away for a moment, and then looked back towards her again.

"...all things considered, relatively speaking? Fine." he said.

"I'm not super gone or anything. Just finding myself far more floaty and agreeable to... stuff." he lamented.

"Kind of a pushover at times." he went on.

"What about YOU?" he then asked her.

Evan was quiet for another moment, before heading over and taking a seat.

"Sorry if I've been distant." he apologised.

"Just... had a bit on my mind, and I've been trying to help others, but... hard to, when we're all in the same boat." he admitted.

"And Azazel had to remind me that YOU'RE here, too. And you need people to talk to as well. Or SOMEONE, at least. Just some sort of interaction." he went on, smiling slightly.

"I can at least give THAT." he told her.

She received silence for the next couple of minutes, before she heard his voice call out to her.

"Hello?" Evan called out.

"MIss Izzy?" he called further.

He looked around, shaking his head a little, and sighed.

He grasped at the side of his head slightly, and grimaced a little.

"Got it." Azazel responded, before heading out the door.

As he did so, she received a message on her phone, from Evan.

Hey. If you want to talk, we can talk. it read.

I guess we all need to try and support each other as best we can. the next one said.

Can we meet in the agreed-upon 'grey zone' in the front of the building, or are we just texting each other? he then asked.

Azazel nodded in response.

"Yeah." he said.

"Anyway, I think Evan's going to come and chat with you from time to time." he told her. "He was caught up a lot less in that photo bullcrap, so I think he'll be fine." he went on.

"...still not allowed to leave, though..." he then mumbled.

"Anyway, I really hope you don't go stir-crazy here." he added.

"Not the Council, anyway." Azazel sighed.

"Triad, maybe." he said.

"But anyway, back in a bit." he told her, before heading back into the building. And she was alone again... for about 20 minutes, before Azazel returned, a small smile on his face.

"Seems I managed to break through and beat some sense into him!" he declared.

"He says he'll go through the records room, and he admits he does want to chat with you. He's just scared he might do something."

"Yeah..." Azazel mumbled.

"You're close to Ty, but HE'S pretty far gone. You're close to Jake, but... well... yeah..." he mumbled further.

"But I know you and Dr. Fyrane have had some recreational interaction. I'll go and see him." he told her.

"Maybe I can coerce him to... you know, have some conversation with you. Interact a little." he stated.

"And then I'm going to try and find more info."

@kairu: your art is always so cute!

Azazel raised an eyebrow.

"Gaming?" he asked.

"Well, I think I know of a few people that might do some online gaming with you." he told her, before looking back into the Unit.

"...and you've reached out, huh? Hmmm." he muttered.

"Sebastien's too far gone... so's the boss... Ty is..." he went on, before thinking of something.

"I'm going to see about Dr. Fyrane." he told her. "If he won't come and talk to you, then I'll see if I can get some gamer groups together for you if you like." he offered.

"I may not be able to do crap for Erica right now, but maybe I can help YOU, at least."

"Hm." Azazel mumbled.

"Bored, huh?" he asked, thinking about it.

"...yeah. Yeah, that would be a thing right now, given the circumstances." he admitted.

"I wish I could help." he went on.

"...and I wonder if anyone still in here is sane enough to even chat with you." he then wondered.

"Probably. Hm."

"That sucks." Azazel replied.

"Just... yeah." he mumbled.

"We're all trying what we can." he went on.

"Have you found any info or any hints?" he asked.

"Because I got squat."

"I'm managing." Azazel responded.

"...really want Aedan back." he said.

"Really want to help Erica." he said further.

"How about you?" he asked.

"How are you doing?"

As she was surfing the net, she heard the door to the place open, and saw Azazel step into the area, having done a check of the place, and made sure things weren't going to fall apart.

He looked over towards her, and sighed.

"Well... no better. But no worse." he said.

"At least things aren't deteriorating." he went on, shaking his head slightly.

"And no, I've still not found out any info about Erica, or what may be happening around her." he lamented.

Azazel opened his mouth to answer, but froze for a moment.

"I... really? I am?" he asked.

"You are." Erica responded with a nod.

"Eh-heh... thanks..." Azazel replied sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

"Also, yeah, sounds right. I recall when I came back from that shitshow of a mission, you were already at the Unit." he confirmed. "So yeah, timeline matches up." he confirmed.

"You're one of the best people working there, too." he added.