@Hector

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Message(s) Received;

@ Punisher - "Saw your post.I will drop by, ..."
@ Faunus - "yaoi dungeon. quest thing. you..."
@ Mr_Misteaks - "Mine was Lilith. She would hav..."
@ Anonymous - "Congratulations. You have unlo..."
@ Yael - "Δ Hidden Forbidden Bulwark. Me..."
@ KaraBear - "Hi Hector!I have a question fo..."
@ Mr_Misteaks - "Do you watch much TV?"
@ hana - "(555)123-4567 -Hana"
@ KaraBear - "Hey. Are you around right now?..."
@ zelkova - "Hello, Hector! :-)I'd like you..."
@ Mr_Misteaks - "HectorI fucked upSomeone's rea..."
@ mithrun1 - "How are you feeling?"
@ FlameMane - "hector i need a healer in lumi..."
@ oriade - "how do you feel about zelkova ..."
@ bigkitty - "He's alive."
@ Vogel - "Hi Hector,Do you happen to hav..."
@ Faunus - "Hey, Hector.I was wondering if..."
@ Owen - "i'm sorry.i was just surprised..."

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[gluttoning]

It's okay. I wouldn't have asked if I wasn't willing to listen.

[There's a pause on the chat, as though he's typing, erasing, and retyping several times.]

Not all that younger. Four years. But it happened a while ago. We got a funeral.

I don't really know how I would feel if I couldn't have said goodbye, though.

[secondthoughts]

Closure, being able to say goodbye - I guess that's all you can really ask for in a situation like that.

[ It'd be a lie if Hector said he wasn't at least a little bit jealous. He can't even remember the last conversation he had with his own sister. ]

What happened to her?

Do I need to cw for child death.... cw for child death i guess

[gluttoning]

[Another long pause.]

Accident.

Got in the way of a car rolling out of a driveway. She was too little.

Dad said she died before the ambulance made it to the hospital.

[secondthoughts]

Fuck, man. That must have hurt loads.

[ A life cut short like that? It fills him with an irritation he can't describe. ]

I'm so sorry, Misteaks. I know it's been a long time, but I send my well wishes and condolences to your family.

[gluttoning]

Thanks.

I don't think any of us were the same after that. Life keeps happening, just without her. She won't come back. Thinking about that doesn't do any good.

I try to remember the things I loved. But it's hard. We still all miss Lily a lot.

[Like a hole that can't be filled.]

All that to say, though, is that I understand. I hope.

[secondthoughts]

No, I get it.

I think there's a special kind of pain only those left behind have. Thanks for opening up about her to me, I'm practically a stranger. but if you ever need anything, I'll do everything I can to help.

[gluttoning]

The same goes for you. I know I'm still young, but I think having someone to talk to is important when something hurts.

I'm sorry you had to spend part of your birthday thinking about that. But I hope it could turn into good thoughts by the end.

[secondthoughts]

[ It's true. It's why he offered, after all. ]

It's okay. I always think of her on my birthday, so it's no different from usual, really. Not often I get to talk about her, though.

But I appreciate it.

[gluttoning]

No problem.

Thanks for talking, Hector. You're a nice guy. :-)

Have a happy birthday.