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[comeonthensexy]

[ There's a good while of silence, aside from the rustle of a paper, like a page being turned. ]

Oh, yes, right! Hello! How do I do one of these voicemails things again?

[ Another bit of silence, and then he clears his throat. ]

You've reached the Doctor - the eleventh, to be exact. Leave a message and I'll get back to you, promise!

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[comeonthensexy]

Lancelot!

[ Oh, yes, he's missed it. Hello, familiar face! Have... a slightly not familiar one. AKA a ginger Doctor. ]

I'm here, in one piece, as you can see! And, yes, ginger, before you ask. I think it was Hel.

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[sworntovalor]

[He smiles, a little easier at getting a reply]

If that is the extent of the change, then I am grateful. How long was I gone for, do you know?

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[comeonthensexy]

Mmm about two weeks. You missed getting Freyr's soul back. Bit of adventure.

[ And war and death and destruction woops. ]

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[sworntovalor]

[...two weeks and he'd miss that]

Tell me?

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[comeonthensexy]

I actually wasn't there for the retrieval of Freyr's soul; me and some friends left to see if we could find Freya. So you'll have to ask someone else for details. But they left to the land of ice, got his soul back. Unfortunately some giants followed them back and there was a bit of... a mess. But they succeeded.

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[sworntovalor]

A mess.

[He should have been here. How many must have suffered in this mess, how many gave up their lives, even if they were returned to them?

He feels sick.]

How did your quest go?

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[comeonthensexy]

It--

[ There, his expression crumbles. Well, sure, they found Freya, so that was at least something. But he's not really sure it did that much, and Rose...

Oh, Rose. Poor darling Rose. ]

Rose died.

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[sworntovalor]

[He doesn't know Rose, but the expression on his face is enough to tell him she's important. Very important.]

Doctor -- [and he wasn't there, for all those people who got hurt, who died, for all those people he loves. It isn't fair.]

I'm so sorry.

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[comeonthensexy]

[ So very, very important. ]

And she hasn't come back yet. She should have, I don't know what the delay is.

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[sworntovalor]

[He can feel his heart breaking under the pressure, the immense pain of it all. Dead and not back. He needs to be by his friend's side.]

I know not - have you tried asking if this happened before?

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[comeonthensexy]

[ He shrugs. ]

I already know it doesn't always follow a system, it's just--

[ Ah. He doesn't want to give away that he died too, but... Well, he could always say he asked her, if Lancelot wondered. ]

Hel said she'd bring everyone back at the same time. It doesn't make sense.

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[sworntovalor]

Perhaps...perhaps she was sent home?

[He imagines he asked her, as he would too in his shoes]

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[comeonthensexy]

No. She's on the list.

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[sworntovalor]

Perhaps she returned but was instantly lost to the gray?

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[comeonthensexy]

Yeah... Perhaps.

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[sworntovalor]

[It's not good but it's the best option he can really come up with.]

We should search together.

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[comeonthensexy]

Yeah. Sounds like a good idea.

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[sworntovalor]

[Screw his exhaustion X(]

I will meet you tomorrow, bright and early?

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[comeonthensexy]

[ Bless you, Lancelot. ]

Sure. Just give me another call, I'll be awake.

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[sworntovalor]

Very well. I will see you then. Have faith -- if she is here, we will find her.

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[comeonthensexy]

Thank you.

[ It's breathy with relief and gratefulness, and oh, how he means it. Rose isn't even his, but he means it. So much. There are few truly sincere words that pass his lips but these are. ]