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[ruinsprofessor]

--"Raine Sage. I can't reach the console right now. If it's an emergency, don't wait to get a hold of me, keep moving. I'm sure I'll hear about it soon. If not, leave a message and I'll contact you when I can."

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early August; audio

[edgeoftheknife]

[Erskine hardly ever calls with just audio; he almost always uses video. That he's changing that now might mean something. He does sound tired, although that's hardly out of the ordinary.]

Raine. I....

Would you... be willing to talk, sometime?

video;

[ruinsprofessor]

[Everything about this call is unusual. Raine takes it in stride with little more than a tilt of her head, though.]

[It's odd -- she still doesn't quite know what to make of Erskine, doesn't quite trust him, but -- there's not a question that she'll try to help.]

Of course.

Is something wrong?

[edgeoftheknife]

Yes--I mean no, nothing immediate. No emergency.

But... yes. I don't even know if you'll be able to help, but I didn't know who else to ask.

[There's a soft laugh as he says that last part, although it doesn't particularly sound like he's trying to be funny.]

If you're free sometime, would you mind coming by the Hotel? No rush.

[ruinsprofessor]

[Wrong, but not immediately pressing, and she's his best choice to ask for help. Raine cannot help but think of the lingering trauma.]

[Perhaps it's something else, but all the same, it's her best guess.]

You're there most of the day, aren't you? I'll come by after work sometime this week.

[edgeoftheknife]

I go to the dojo occasionally, but... yes. I'll be here. Thank you.