Syntax Error 27 -- Backdated to shortly after Alan leaves

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine hadn't heard from Alan for quite some time. Not since New Years, in fact. At first Dairine chalked it up to him being busy with Code Blair or some pet project. But then one day, a pile of books appeared on her desk... ones that she recognized. They were from Alan's bookshelf. Without a second thought, she tore out of her room, racing down the steps. Being neighbors, it didn't take long for her to reach his door.

The nameplate was blank.

The journal picks up a loud crash as something shatters against a wall, accompanied by a yell full of rage and pain. It probably sounds bad, but she's not physically hurt. Dairine's simply venting her sorrow in the best way she knows: anger.

Once the noise settles down, there is a moment of silence. When Dairine finally speaks, her voice unusally flat.]

Alan’s gone.

Comments

[wizard_redfive]

Because the castle sucks, that's why.

[hard_talker]

Yeah. [the one word comes out as a heavy sigh]

Dammit, it's looking more and more like we're gonna be the ones running damage control after long enough.

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine laughs bitterly.]

I'm sure the "holier-than-thou" grown ups would love that.

[hard_talker]

It'd be like all those movies where a small, rag-tag group of teenagers with hidden badass talents are all that stands between The Evil Hordes and Total World Destruction.

[wizard_redfive]

Story of my life.

[...No really. She's not kidding.]