IC Contact (Hadriel)

[storyseeker]

This is Elena. Leave a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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[restinglichface]

[Lup's been a little busy checking in with her fam, but it doesn't take long into the chaos of Hadriel's big fire before she's calling one of the few people in this place she actively cares about.]

Just checkin' in that you're not caught up in this whole thing. You're good, right?

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[storyseeker]

Lup, hey! We're good, we're both good. [Far from the glow of the fire, but the way it could spread, that might not always be true.] What about you and your brother? No injuries?

[restinglichface]

[Lup's instant swell of relief is all too obvious.] Good. Knew a stupid fire wouldn't be enough to take the two of you out, but, y'know, thought I'd check in.

We're good. Just moved our shit to a new place in the south end of the cave a few days ago. Timing could not have been better for us.

[storyseeker]

Good. If only everyone could have been so lucky. Do you know what caused it?

[restinglichface]

No clue. It spread so fast I couldn't begin to guess where it even came from.

[storyseeker]

Ugh. That sounds like arson.

[restinglichface]

Do you think we have an arsonist in town stupid enough to light up in an enclosed space? I mean, as someone who fucking loves fire, even I know how stupid that is.

[storyseeker]

You'd be surprised how stupid people can be.

[She still is sometimes, and she hears a lot of stories, working in the news.]

Maybe that's not it, but the fire did start. I'm not willing to make assumptions about how.

[restinglichface]

True. My faith in this bunch may be too strong.

[Wouldn't be the first time. Not all of the planes they visited were as helpful in tracking down the light.]

But everyone I know in this place is safe, so--[She shrugs. Hadriel can start a witch hunt to find out who was responsible, but Lup's happy to stay out of it.] As long as it doesn't become a Thing, it doesn't matter.

[storyseeker]

Right. Just a fire, no big thing.

[The words sound like they should be sarcastic, but she's almost chuckling. Compared to some of what she's heard about, the fire isn't a big Thing, if people made it out safely.

That says something about Hadriel.]

Anyway, thanks for checking in. I can unclench a little now.

[restinglichface]

[Hadriel sure is a real special place.]

Let's hang out next week, when all this shit is over. We can chat over drinks.

[storyseeker]

You're absolutely on.

Stay safe, okay?

[restinglichface]

You too, babe. Talk at you soon.