snowblindrpg | [network] @LELRIC; audio; night 330 [open to those left behind]

[The first sound to come through is wind in the background, and then Al's voice sounding guilty.]

I, uh-- I may have made a mistake.

[A big one.]

I was looking for the people that went missing, and I kind of lost track of time. It's so stupid, I've never done that before, I guess I've just been here so long that I thought I would never get locked out now. Shows how much I know, huh?

[He tries for a little laugh there, but it sounds a bit choked.]

I'm-- I'm really sorry. I know I promised to be there for some people, but I guess that's another broken promise. It doesn't mean that I don't think you can be strong, or make it, you really can. Whatever happens, I'll be proud of you all, even if I don't see you again.

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[He almost can't do it, not when Gabriel is sniffing so pitifully like that. Unless it's Major Armstrong who cries all the time, he's not seen or heard a lot of grown men crying and it gets to him.

But in the end, his desire to protect Gabriel from what's coming is greater, and after a moment of hesitation the line goes dead.]

[network] @LELRIC; audio; night 330 [open to those left behind]

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