[Once Laurent's house fades to void after his death, Diarmuid completely loses track of time. It could have been minutes or even hours later when he finally made himself move away from his friend's body. He settles not far away though, knees pulled up to his chest. At one point he sends out a short text asking a friend of Kakyoin's who has a soft spot for animals to check in on Maribelle. He doesn't want anything to happen to her. Laurent will have a fit if a hair on her head has been disturbed when he comes back.
Laurent...
Diarmuid presses his eyes closed to keep himself from crying again. It's not going to do him any good to spend however long he is stuck here crying. It won't bring Laurent back; it won't erase his mistakes or his inability to protect someone else he cares about. This is his punishment. He will wait until it is done and then afterward... Well, he'll deal with that when the time comes.
It's surprising when the hologram appears. Diarmuid half wonders if he is hallucinating until he realizes he recognizes the man from Laurent's dream. It's strange. Diarmuid knows only parts of the man's story. He wishes he knew more. Maybe in time Laurent would tell him.
Or maybe not. After all this...]
He'll wake up soon.
[Will the man even acknowledge him? Diarmuid has no idea, but he can't help but try to calm him anyway.]
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Laurent...
Diarmuid presses his eyes closed to keep himself from crying again. It's not going to do him any good to spend however long he is stuck here crying. It won't bring Laurent back; it won't erase his mistakes or his inability to protect someone else he cares about. This is his punishment. He will wait until it is done and then afterward... Well, he'll deal with that when the time comes.
It's surprising when the hologram appears. Diarmuid half wonders if he is hallucinating until he realizes he recognizes the man from Laurent's dream. It's strange. Diarmuid knows only parts of the man's story. He wishes he knew more. Maybe in time Laurent would tell him.
Or maybe not. After all this...]
He'll wake up soon.
[Will the man even acknowledge him? Diarmuid has no idea, but he can't help but try to calm him anyway.]