Our avatars are in a room together

<If you call these coordinates you'll get to my parents directly...>

<...>

"...There's drinks in the fridge if you want something to calm your nerves. Grab a water."

-Calls up the number-

<I uh... no mouth...>

"...Well my heart was in the right place, c'mon, pick up..."

-Philip-

Well- on a surface level there seems to be no other plausible explanation. But can you yourself confirm that man was truly dead?

-Stevo-

.......REALLY now? Do go on...

...

.....

<Hello? Hello? Who is this? This better not be another salesperson.>

-Samus, there's a female voice being broadcasted to your ship-

...!

...

.....

<Hello? Hello? Who is this? This better not be another salesperson.>

-Samus, there's a female voice being broadcasted to your ship-

...!

"My name is Samus Aran, I'm a...contractor working for the Galactic Federation. I found your son, Jovek."

edited 9th Mar '18 9:58:29 PM by Randomman5

She's back home though so- hard to really get to her.

I guess it could be her dead bro, but I only say that 'cause I remember reading about him in the newspapers.

One of the weirdest deaths in the last decade or so.

Guy was taken out by a hunk of debris falling out of space...

Fuckin' awful, and it hit him right in the head.

Dead before he hit the ground. That kinda shit.

-There's a deafening pause as this woman tries to take this information in-

<... He's alive, right? He has to be if you know his name...>

-Jovek's knees are buckling-

<Mom...>

"He's perfectly fine, he's on my ship right now. His ran out of fuel."

I saw him die in front of me two years ago.

-oh...-

So I believe I can. Unless you mean our "probably ghost", then I can say "probably yes."

-well hey at least he can crack a joke about it-

<By the stars... Jovek? Please speak up... Please...>

< I'm... I'm really sorry. >

"He's right here, just a little...anxious. Good thing I picked up his distress call."

Wrong thread.

edited 9th Mar '18 9:58:24 PM by RegularDefender

<... Jovek... we're so sorry. We should've known you didn't want to become an Asrith...>

...!

-The alien child seems taken aback as he places his hand on his chest-

"...If you want, I can send you my coordinates if you want to come pick him up, or I can bring him home. I'm not busy."

<Jovek... please come home. It'll be a new chance. We'll protect you this time...>

<Why are you not mad at me? Why aren't you yelling?>

“He mentioned potentially being in some kind of trouble, will he be safe at home? It’s against Federation law to deliver a minor somewhere they’ll be in danger.”

{That’s a lie.}

edited 9th Mar '18 10:15:36 PM by Randomman5

<No, no. Uncle Abrat... he... settled it. In his own ways.>

<You can't quite prosecute a member of an Asrith warrior class for defecting if their teacher wasn't fit for training them in the first place.>

<Jovek, please come home... Our family has been shattered enough...>

-Samus, Jovek's crouched on the floor, crying-

“...Jovek? Do you...need a minute to talk alone?”

<They're... they're okay? All of them?>

<All the little Asriths that were under that group were dismissed from their duties.>

<Holden... Kassadin... they're okay... Miss Samus, they're okay!>

<Jovek...>

“...I’m glad to hear that. Sounds like you’ve got some catching up to do, Jovek. And a family to go home to.”

<Y-yeah...>

-Jovek's ears droop-

<But what about all you guys? I'll... I'll really miss you if I go...>

-It seems that wasn't broadcasted to Jovek's mom-

-Stevo-

...Damn, that's grim...

-Philip-

....Oh, that's-....really grim. I apologize.