It was no secret to Gunmax that Deckerd wasn't doing well. Considering what Deckerd had been told--which Gunmax had firmly told Six was to stay a secret==it isn't a surprise at all that Deckerd spent the following 24 hours disassociating. But Deckerd being Deckerd had been determined to work, and Gunmax hadn't been able to follow him.
And then Deckerd hadn't come back.
He hadn't come back, his comms were offline, and Gunmax didn't know where Deckerd was.
Right until his comms clicked back on and Deckerd was there in his audials screaming.
Gunmax froze, his systems instantly whining with fear. No. No no no. No. He couldn't afford to freeze up now. Not with that sound. Not with-- Not when--
:: Deckerd? Deckerd, I'm coming. Hold on. Just hold on, patokaa. ::
He opened the tracker, pinging Deckerd's signal, and booked it down the halls. Why was Deckerd there? Why was Deckerd still screaming? Gunmax didn't like it. He didn't like it at all.
He practically skidded into the hall where the tracker said Deckerd was, his vents heaving. "Deckerd!"
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Date: 2024-08-26 11:40 pm (UTC)It was no secret to Gunmax that Deckerd wasn't doing well. Considering what Deckerd had been told--which Gunmax had firmly told Six was to stay a secret==it isn't a surprise at all that Deckerd spent the following 24 hours disassociating. But Deckerd being Deckerd had been determined to work, and Gunmax hadn't been able to follow him.
And then Deckerd hadn't come back.
He hadn't come back, his comms were offline, and Gunmax didn't know where Deckerd was.
Right until his comms clicked back on and Deckerd was there in his audials screaming.
Gunmax froze, his systems instantly whining with fear. No. No no no. No. He couldn't afford to freeze up now. Not with that sound. Not with-- Not when--
:: Deckerd? Deckerd, I'm coming. Hold on. Just hold on, patokaa. ::
He opened the tracker, pinging Deckerd's signal, and booked it down the halls. Why was Deckerd there? Why was Deckerd still screaming? Gunmax didn't like it. He didn't like it at all.
He practically skidded into the hall where the tracker said Deckerd was, his vents heaving. "Deckerd!"