text:

[charring]

[It's short, sweet. To the point. Charlie woke up to quite a surprise this morning and she hates it. So she packed up the animals and went to stay in one of the nearby apartments. She won't be telling anyone where she is, for a multitude of reasons.]

Yes, she's hiding. No she pretty much doesn't want to see anyone or bother with anyone. And in all likelihood won't bother replying back.]

Merlin's gone again. He went home.

[Yep. That's the extent of it. At least she hasn't been attacked this time? Feel free to try to find her. She's away from her mansion for the next week and won't be coming to work for a few days. She wants to be hard to reach.]

Comments

[text;]

[unflagging]

I'm sorry to hear that. I know you and I haven't talked too much, and he and I only talked a little but--

Well, anyway: I'm sorry.

[Yeah, he feels soooooo bad.]

[text; about three hours later]

[charring]

Thank you.

[text;]

[unflagging]

You're welcome.

I know I'm basically just a stranger on the Network, but drop a line if you need anything, all right?

[text;]

[charring]

I appreciate that. I'll keep it in mind.

Private

[coyote_walking]

Oh, Charlie, I'm so sorry.

Hey. There's plenty of room at the house here if you just want to hide out for a while. It's just me here and with 8 something bedrooms, people could go months without running into one another.

Offer's open if you ever want to get away.

Re: Private

[charring]

I'm good. Thank you, though.

Re: Private

[coyote_walking]

Right.

Well, just know I'm here.

Text

[rianofski]

My condolences. With any luck, it will be temporary.

Re: Text

[charring]

It was temporary last time. My luck's never even that good.

Re: Text

[rianofski]

The City has been known to do stranger things in the past. Has this only happened once before?

text.

[longaevus]

I know that it's painful. [ She does. And she's carefully thinking here ] However home is where he should be. [ And as non-cheerful making as that sounds she has a small hope that it may be - their friend is home, where they should be, where everyone should be. It's sad but pleasing? ]

text.

[charring]

[It's a stranger. Showing concern...what? THank God Charlie's manners kick in, somewhat.]

I know. That was my husband, though.

text.

[longaevus]

[ She tries she tries ] That I am sorry for. Although if I understand right neither of you will know this, or of this place once you have left.

[candothat]

I'm very sorry, Charlie.

[charring]

Hello, Pavel. Thank you. I should have expected it, I guess. It just still caught me by surprise, is all.

How are you, Pavel?

[candothat]

Knowing that it would inevitably happen does not necessarily make it easy.

Me? I have no reason to complain.

text

[not_like_the_rest]

Hey, I need someone to stumble home with me from the bar that isn't going to grab my ass. You in?

[It's Johanna's way of caring.]

Re: text

[charring]

Yes. Yes, I am. I need alcohol.

[and someone who isn't going to give her sad, sympathetic looks.]

I need Jell-O shots in every color of the rainbow.

text

[not_like_the_rest]

I'll race you to the end of the shot rainbow.

private/video;

[majorcrotchgrab]

Charlie... Do you want to stay with Nathan and I...?

Re: private/video;

[charring]

In a couple days? Is that okay?

private/video;

[majorcrotchgrab]

That's fine.

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

...You're going to go home someday too, right?

[charring]

Rumor has it. [She doesn't sound pleased by this.]

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

Eh, what's wrong with going back? I kind of miss my friends and all. Orin's waiting for me back in Hell.

And it's freaking cold here. All the time.