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[ flat, hoarse: ] John's gone.

[ a long, stunned silence. her exhale is unsteady and pained, eventually. ]

You're certain?

Yes. He left a note. I didn't... I was just with him, yesterday.

He left a note? [ a strangled, almost dangerous calm to her voice. ]

Yes. I don't believe it said where he was going but -- but I'm glad he didn't just vanish. [ Bariyan sure doesn't sound glad, though ]

He may have, and simply have a note left behind in the event that he did.

He's thoughtful like that.

Gods. I wish you hadn't brought up that possibility.

... Believe me, I wish I hadn't too.

He might return.

I... I almost hope that he does. I'm going to miss him. [ he already is. ]

His departure almost halves the list of people I find drinking with tolerable.

[ please like she's going to come out and say she's upset about it. ]

[ that gets a laugh out of bariyan, bitter as empty as it may be. ]

Well, I'm still here. And I do plan on staying here a while.

Likewise.

This strikes me as the sort of thing you should see through to the end.