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[subroutined]

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CODE   🔋 12:34 AM

ASH STARMER

UNSETTLED HERO
GREEN NEWMAN

ADDRESS
DE CHIMA #004

MESSAGE
"This is Green. Sorry, I'm occupied at the moment. I'll call you back in a minute."

TEXT

CALL

VIDEO

Comments

[subroutined]

Hello Red.

[versusseeker]

sup

[He has no idea what's happened.]

[subroutined]

I'm doing much better now that 622 found me and reactivated me


[ A pause, and then... ]

You were right, Red. About Hux.

[versusseeker]

?
wdym?

[subroutined]

He was never my friend. I shouldn't have defended him to you.

[versusseeker]

<(o◕︿◕o)>
did smth hpn?

[subroutined]

We had a fight.
He won.

I only just reawoke.

[versusseeker]

he hrt u?

[subroutined]

Not exactly.

He deactivated me remotely. I was offline for three days.

[versusseeker]

he can do that?
how?

he has no right

[Suddenly someone doesn't have to abbreviate every word they say.]

[subroutined]

He has technology control powers from the Porter.

It's done, now. I won't be seeing him anymore.

[versusseeker]

im so srry g
u dnt deserve tht

[subroutined]

Maybe not.
But it keeps happening, doesn't it?
Maybe it's me after all.

[versusseeker]

it isnt u

u hav plenty o frnds that <3 u
i do
+ u r a gr8 frnd 2 hav

it isnt ur fault
when ppl r bad 2 u

[subroutined]

Thank you, R.

[ Look at him! Using a nickname! He's learning! ]

It means a lot to me, to have you as a friend.
I love you too.

[versusseeker]

[Red is so pleased by this.]

is there anything i can do
2 make u feel btr?

[subroutined]

Can I come by? and just
Sit with you for a bit?

[versusseeker]

ofc

[subroutined]

[ The next message Red's phone gets is: accept file transfer: Ash.exe? ]

[versusseeker]

[He accepts, of course.]

[subroutined]

[ The loading bar appears on the screen, white on black. As soon as it reaches 100%, Green's voice appears from inside the phone. ]

You might want to put your phone down.

[versusseeker]

[Oh, that's right. Red politely sets the phone on the couch and then takes a step or two back.]

[subroutined]

[ Green climbs out of the screen without another word, crawling out onto the couch. When it's done, he doesn't pick up the phone and hold it out for Red to take like he usually does. Instead he just sits there, hands in his lap, eyes focused downward. ]

[versusseeker]

[Red's expression sinks a little as he observes Green's. He takes a seat next to him on the couch, throwing a gentle arm around his shoulder and giving it a little squeeze. There's really no one better to sit with in silence than Red, and if that's what Green needs, he's happy to give it to him.]

[subroutined]

[ Green's posture is stiff, as always, but he leans his head on Red's shoulder somewhat. It's at an odd angle what with him being so tall, but it brings him some comfort to be held like this.

No one has ever really held him before. Not even Martha. ]