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[fabrecation]

[It's well into the night by the time Luke makes his way back to the apartment where he lives, a small bag with the belongings he brought with him being carried by his side. Unfortunately, it had rained while Luke was out there, so the mattress he brought along was ruined by the time he decided to head back. Thanks to the rain, his hair is also a mess, so he's not particularly happy.

He is, at least, much calmer than he was a few days ago. After his talk with Ion, Luke's had quite some time to think. Maybe he was being selfish... Maybe it would've been best to never know about any of it. But at the same time, he's glad to know. It feels like the wool's been pulled away from his eyes, and now he knows that he has to go back. Even if... he'd have to face Ion's death... there was still much to do. And here Luke thought everything was peaceful again...

He'd been thinking about the experiment, too. One that gave him a real life, a real family... He'd have to contact Paprika sometime. And how did Asch feel about it? Should he have stayed away? Well... There was only one way to find out.

That thought, though, makes him stop on the bridge by his community building. He has to wonder whether anyone else felt the way he did about some parts of the experiment... So, on a whim, he takes out his journal and pushes the voice option.]

Hey, does anyone else wish that some of that experiment was...

[Real? ...]

... Never mind, forget that. Uh... has... anyone gone camping before?

[... Stupid question. Luke shakes his head and shuts his journal with a light, frustrated little sound, then continues on his way to the apartment. If Asch was upset with him for that experiment, he'd soon find out about it.]

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[seleniahymn]

[... Indeed, what kind of question was that? Tear wasn't buying it one bit, she knew when Luke was being visited by troubling thoughts.]

... What of the experiment? [But he'd already hung up, hadn't he? Perhaps it was best they not talk right away, and even if she went to go find him now she was not sure where he was staying for the time being.]

[voice]

[fabrecation]

[It takes some time for him to respond, to return and talk with Asch before sitting in one of the chairs and realizing that he should really get another mattress for his now empty bed frame. But first...

... Tear. He stares down at that response for a while, unsure of how he should react. She and everyone else have been hiding so much, haven't they -

No, no no no. It's... okay now. He shakes his head and pushes those dark thoughts aside; even with all of that, it's good to hear her voice after all those days away. A voice that knows him this time.]

... It's nothing. [... Is she even still there?]

voice; drops a placeholder tag here /runs

[byakkoyagirl.livejournal.com]

Camping sounds fun.

[Hi Luke. Want to talk about what happened? No? Neither does Paprika! Camping sure sounds like a great topic though, so lets talk about the great outdoors. She lives out in the woods most of the times, so she has a great list of spots you can sleep under restfully...]

voice; 8D!

[fabrecation]

It's hard.

[Oh, what a great topic, camping! But he does feel a good amount of relief - he didn't even check on her when he left, and he'd been feeling bad about it since.]

Voice

[markofthewise]

I've camped here. Big camping trip, lots of friends. Fishing, swimming, and other stuff.

[Although something tells him Luke isn't looking to camp for the hell of it.]

Voice

[fabrecation]

[More like he just failed completely at it and is discretely trying to gather some advice.]

Really? So, uh... [... And honesty, the camping topic was just a throwaway one, so now he's not really sure what to say.] ... Was it hard?

[dissonates]

[Asch is at home in the living room area when Luke returns, perusing one of his texts and the notebook where he'd sketched some theories and glyphs out during the AU week. It's strange, how differently his skills have developed. Why an artist? Was there so little else to keep him occupied? Still, it was better than behind some sort of uneducated brute.

He doesn't even look up when the door opens.]

[fabrecation]

[Luke sees Asch right away, reading that same big book that he'd been doing so for the past few months now. What was it about, anyway...?

But a longer look makes a feeling rise up in Luke's chest. Bitterness, again... Asch knew Ion was dead, right? And yet he never thought to tell Luke, even if it was so important to know... What other things was he hiding? Of course, he wasn't really surprised - Asch never really told him anything like that. But still...

Luke looks away as he shuts the door behind him.]

Hey... I'm back.

[Voice/Filter]

[knightofratatosk]

... you too?

[Voice/Filter]

[fabrecation]

... Yeah. Not all of it, but...

[Voice] - placeholder. |Db

[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[It takes a while for Miyabi to respond, she's been feeling ill for quite some time after the experiment, what with her appetite not being quite what it used to. She is eating just...a lot less. Plus, she's been thinking much too much.]

...It was nice to have a mama and papa.

[Voice] - righto. |Db

[fabrecation]

Yeah... I bet it was.

[It's not like he doesn't know how having parents feels; he has a father and mother back home... but he wasn't their real son. Still, when they were his real parents... well, his mother, at least, made him feel warm and loved and safe.]

[Voice]

[bullet-dance.livejournal.com]

[Hello, familiar voice who she just shared a breakdown with a few days ago. She catches sight of Luke's entry not too long after. Having the memory of the other day still imprinted on her mind, Noel can't help but wonder if Luke is okay now, especially since he just so nearly happened to bring up the former experiment.

But... thinking to bring it up makes her a little uneasy, especially considering how things turned out in the end. Yet all the same, she--

...w-well, maybe she can talk about camping, too.]

I... I've gone once, but... um...

[...oh, screw it.]

[Private]

...are you okay?

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Really? How... um...

[... Yeah, screw it. The camping thing was a stupid, throwaway topic anyway.]

[Private]

I'm... yeah. What about you?

[He'd come so close to revealing just what he was - he's not sure what else he can say to her without blowing his cover... So maybe he can shift the attention to her instead.]

[voice]

[emp3thy]

[Luke's opinion of the experiment doesn't sound like a good topic to immediately bring up, so...]

I've camped, but not here.

[conversation, instead.]

[voice]

[fabrecation]

Where did you go? [Yes! Camping! Great topic. Except not really. Luke isn't sure what else to say.]

[filtered]

[silversnowfall]

...To an extent, yes. I do.

[filtered]

[fabrecation]

... Same here. I-

What did you like about it?

[Voice]

[trueknight]

Yeah, I've gone a bunch of times.

[Yeah. Pointedly ignoring that first sort-of question.]

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[Let's ignore that sort of question together! Especially since Luke's mind is still shouting "HAY BFF" even though he doesn't know Yuri that well.]

Was it hard to do the first time you went?

[voice]

[godbent]

I'm sure a lot of people liked it, if that's what you're getting at.

[voice]

[fabrecation]

Liked it, huh...

[He's tempted to play dumb, to go right back to the stupid camping topic. But...]

Yeah, I guess that's what I'm getting at.

voice;

[dragoneer]

Iiiii've been camping. But it'd be, um, a little different here than how it was back home.

[Camping out with vikings? Noooot exactly Hiccup's idea of fun.]

voice;

[fabrecation]

What's it like back home? [Because now Luke is curious. Camping is camping, right?]

[written]

[antlioncyclone.livejournal.com]

[Don't think I didn't notice that first part.]

Probably not in the sense that you are asking.

[written]

[fabrecation]

Camping, you mean? [It's easier to run back to that topic when he's writing. Even though his handwriting is terrible.]

[voice]

[unmarryable.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have. Camping's okay. I think it's a lot about the location and who you go with.

[voice]

[fabrecation]

Uh... What if you go alone?