FORSAKEN

*sets glass down with a sharp clink* My wife... she loved this place. *traces the rim of the glass* She used to say the sunset here looked like fire on water. Now it's just... *trails off*

...how many drinks have you had?

*007n7 doesn't look up* Too many to count. *swirls the amber liquid in his glass* But not enough to forget.

*A few minutes later, coolkid storms back in, clearly frustrated*

*eyes crack open* what now?

coolkid: She said he's probably at the bar again! That idiot always drinks when he's stressed!

coolkid: hey, I have a question

*sits up* what is it?

coolkid: do you know where my dad is?

No... not now..*カムズin his pants*

*coolkid runs over* COOLKID: WHAT?! Bluudud, you can't just- *sees the hug, his jaw drops* DAD! Bluudud's stealing my mom!

*The sound of Bluudude and coolkid's bickering fills the room, a constant backdrop to the silence. John Doe just sits there, staring blankly at the wall, while 1x1x1x1 tries to build something with LEGO bricks.*

*Elliot pats coolkid's back* Elliot: "swallow first, talk later."

*coolkid swallows hard* I'm fin- *coughs* Bluudude: *grins* Should've listened to me, baby.