006 [Written]

[fabrecation]

[Now that Luke can stay awake for more than an hour, he'd really like to get back to the people of Auldrant as well as the friends he made here in Luceti. He still can't hear anything, but... well, maybe no one has to know that. As long as they don't try talking to him, he'll be fine.

And being bedridden for these past few days has been extremely boring.

So, he grabs his journal and writes.]

Hey... I'm back.

[... Yup. Not much to expand on there. So let's go on.]

Anyone have any good stories to tell? Or... Actually, what's the most fun you've ever had? Here or in your world.

[Filtered to Asch; 15% Unhackable]

Asch, can I talk to you?

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[Fonic Link]

[dissonates]

[Asch grumbles some vague response before offering a decent answer.]

Fine, whatever.

[Fonic Link]

[fabrecation]

[Talking with Asch for too long might just annoy him, so, as much as Luke doesn't want to, he figures it's about time to end their conversation.]

Hey, Asch? ... Thanks. For talking to me.

[And here he was telling himself that he wouldn't say thanks. But... really, just hearing someone's voice again is a blessing for him, even moreso that it came from Asch, who's been a cause for worry for a while.]

[Fonic Link]

[dissonates]

...Forget it.

[He's not going to say it's fine, because he's not sure if it is or not. And he's not going to shrug it off either, because- ...well. Luke is Luke, and Asch is Asch, as Guy probably would have said it. They are who they are.

Asch does feel a little calmer, though, and - even if he'd never admit it - a little less lonely. So when he breaks the link he does so more gently than he'd done before.

One step at a time, right?]