[Not necessarily succeeding, but he doesn't need to know that. He'll just fuss. And that won't accomplish anything except maybe give him a few, new gray hair and wouldn't that be terrible?]
Ḣ̵̺o̵̮̎p̷͙͠ḙ̵͝f̸͙̍ǘ̶͇l̵̨̃l̶̡͌y̷̺̿ it's a good lead. And this c̸̜̓a̴͉̿n̶̻͒ ̵̉͜a̵͙̍l̷͈͘l̸̦̇ ̷̹̍b̵͔̕e̸̫͝ over soon.
[And because Caitlyn wants to reassure him, that ultimately, despite everything she's going through? She's not doing that bad.]
I promise, the second we have your location, we'll be coming for all of you. The factions are actually working together, and they're letting people meet up in Nocwich to make plans. They're setting up hospitals and areas for people to go once they're rescued. We're close.
You can live in a bath for a week if that's what you want. How is Ciri?
[It's what's been keeping her together, this whole time. Despite everything. Simply the unshakeable belief that Jayce would never, ever abandon her in a situation like this. Not Jayce.]
I'm glad t̶̺͌͊h̸̘̜͘ë̸̝͍́͒ẙ̸̡̀'̶̻̳̚r̸̨͔̈ȩ̵͚͑ working together. Wish it wasn't ̶͇͒̀ḅ̴̪̈̀e̷͈͆̽c̴̢̎ą̸̺͋ű̵͓s̵͎̼͛é̶̼̔ ̸̱̙̈́̀o̴̱̲͛f̷̺͊͛ ̷̯͊t̷̼̍̏h̷̼̬̒i̴̞̔s̸͓͇̿̕,̷̲͌ ̴͖̺̈͊b̶̛̮̅ȗ̷ͅt̶̻͎́.̸̝͑.̵̗̆̇.̵̘̈̅ ̴͉̯͐͝i̵͙̔t̸̤͑'̴̮̪͛̀ș̸̒ better than nothing I suppose.
I want to be clean Jayce, not a prune.
Ciri's okay. S̸̡̙̃h̴͈̠̏e̵̩̋͗͜'̶͍̙̔̓ṡ̵̛͕̩ ̷͕̗̽͝b̴̻̀e̷̳̲̕ȩ̶̪͑n̵͕̚ a big help
[Is Caitlyn going to tell him what happened? No. No she's not. At least not now.]
[ Jayce would die trying to save her, he would never give up. Luckily their minds and the help of other people will lead to the answer. It's just that time is of the essence. ]
I agree, it's better than nothing.
[ He is able to read through the scrambled messages enough to get what she means. ]
She volunteered to be captured intentionally, it was very brave. Stick close to Ciri and Geralt, they're both very capable. If all of you stay together too, you'll get through this better.
[ That seems like such an understated word for what this edge of panic feels like. He is frantic about her, everything feels wrong because she is no longer in his sphere. ]
It's okay if you're scared. You don't always have to be strong.
I know. Don't forget to take care of yourself t̷̢̟̽o̴̭̽ȏ̵̞̿͜,̷͍̘̀̔ ̴̙̱͌i̶̖̚t̵͍̙̅'̴̟͆s̶͖̍ ̸̨̝̾j̸̬̲̎͘ủ̴͙s̶̱͝ť̸̮̏ ̵̞̍͝å̶̠̭͊s̵̺̈́͝ important.
[Because they can both lecture each other on this. But she's sure he's both undersleeping and undereating. With probably far too much of the coffee they've become so fond of. No reason they should both be this low on sleep.]
Later. Right now, I do have t̶̠̎o̸̪̓ ̴͉̄a̵͇̽l̶̻̈́w̵̻͝a̵̳͝y̶̮̚ṣ̶͝ ̶̯̑b̵͙̿e̴̺͘ strong. I'll fall ă̶̙p̷͓̣̑á̶̘̩r̴͚̠̈́t̷̩̔ ̴̫̒l̷̪̒ḁ̶̼̇͐t̵̙͛̓e̶̹͝r̶̝̽,̷̝̤͝ ̵̲̭̈́ǒ̴̖̝͗ń̷̩̭c̸̙̀̃è̶̺̱ ̷̫̺͊ȳ̸͌ͅou're there to catch ṁ̴̨͈̻̎̒͒̂̐̈́̇̉̄͠e̴̢̛̛̯̟̱̻͎̣̭̠̗̺͓̋̃̃̿̈́̂͌̇̑͐́̏̉̉̚͘ͅ Deal?
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zvi
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Date: 2023-03-17 06:12 pm (UTC)We almost have a guess as to where you are. Viktor and I have completed our tech, we're requesting to move locations and do final testing.
We think you're north of the Singularity. On an island.
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Date: 2023-03-17 11:19 pm (UTC)Please, be careful.
[A pause]
An į̵̰̝͉͕͖̬̻͈͊̑s̷͖͙̥̭̯͔͕̟̥̳̬̔̿̿̚͜l̸̗̿̒̐̔̽̅̈̈̃͝͠a̶̜̘͓͎̳̝̬̋̀̏̓́͑͊̉̆̚ņ̸̛͙̯͍͔̮̟͔̯̖̣̜̬̃̈̄d̴̢͙͙̖̗̘̞̱͍̥̥̠̙͋̔̑͛̔̒̅̉̆̆̀̚͠͠?
You're sure?
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Date: 2023-03-18 12:24 pm (UTC)We're not sure yet. We have a test. But it seems like the right place, all of the trackers and receivers have led there.
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Date: 2023-03-21 04:38 am (UTC)I'm trying, Jayce.
[Not necessarily succeeding, but he doesn't need to know that. He'll just fuss. And that won't accomplish anything except maybe give him a few, new gray hair and wouldn't that be terrible?]
Ḣ̵̺o̵̮̎p̷͙͠ḙ̵͝f̸͙̍ǘ̶͇l̵̨̃l̶̡͌y̷̺̿ it's a good lead.
And this c̸̜̓a̴͉̿n̶̻͒ ̵̉͜a̵͙̍l̷͈͘l̸̦̇ ̷̹̍b̵͔̕e̸̫͝ over soon.
[And because Caitlyn wants to reassure him, that ultimately, despite everything she's going through? She's not doing that bad.]
I'm rather overdue for a bath you see.
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Date: 2023-03-24 01:05 am (UTC)You can live in a bath for a week if that's what you want. How is Ciri?
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Date: 2023-03-24 01:15 am (UTC)[It's what's been keeping her together, this whole time. Despite everything. Simply the unshakeable belief that Jayce would never, ever abandon her in a situation like this. Not Jayce.]
I'm glad t̶̺͌͊h̸̘̜͘ë̸̝͍́͒ẙ̸̡̀'̶̻̳̚r̸̨͔̈ȩ̵͚͑ working together.
Wish it wasn't ̶͇͒̀ḅ̴̪̈̀e̷͈͆̽c̴̢̎ą̸̺͋ű̵͓s̵͎̼͛é̶̼̔ ̸̱̙̈́̀o̴̱̲͛f̷̺͊͛ ̷̯͊t̷̼̍̏h̷̼̬̒i̴̞̔s̸͓͇̿̕,̷̲͌ ̴͖̺̈͊b̶̛̮̅ȗ̷ͅt̶̻͎́.̸̝͑.̵̗̆̇.̵̘̈̅ ̴͉̯͐͝i̵͙̔t̸̤͑'̴̮̪͛̀ș̸̒ better than nothing I suppose.
I want to be clean Jayce, not a prune.
Ciri's okay. S̸̡̙̃h̴͈̠̏e̵̩̋͗͜'̶͍̙̔̓ṡ̵̛͕̩ ̷͕̗̽͝b̴̻̀e̷̳̲̕ȩ̶̪͑n̵͕̚ a big help
[Is Caitlyn going to tell him what happened? No. No she's not. At least not now.]
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Date: 2023-03-24 02:44 pm (UTC)I agree, it's better than nothing.
[ He is able to read through the scrambled messages enough to get what she means. ]
She volunteered to be captured intentionally, it was very brave. Stick close to Ciri and Geralt, they're both very capable. If all of you stay together too, you'll get through this better.
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Date: 2023-03-24 11:10 pm (UTC)I'd thought as much.
[Not that Ciri had said exactly those words, but she's kind of parsed it together over time.]
We're all d̴͖̘̹̚͘ȍ̶̲̮̦ï̷̟ͅń̶͚͝g̵̛̟̱̘̋͠ ̸̡͇̹̍͠ö̶͖̻́̓̂u̵̖̳̚͝r̵̮̣͖͆͂ best. I can promise that m̵̝̉u̵̬̲͆̂c̸̡̗͔̐̓̏h̶̹̰̃
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Date: 2023-03-27 07:56 pm (UTC)[ That seems like such an understated word for what this edge of panic feels like. He is frantic about her, everything feels wrong because she is no longer in his sphere. ]
It's okay if you're scared. You don't always have to be strong.
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Date: 2023-03-29 03:44 am (UTC)Don't forget to take care of yourself t̷̢̟̽o̴̭̽ȏ̵̞̿͜,̷͍̘̀̔ ̴̙̱͌i̶̖̚t̵͍̙̅'̴̟͆s̶͖̍ ̸̨̝̾j̸̬̲̎͘ủ̴͙s̶̱͝ť̸̮̏ ̵̞̍͝å̶̠̭͊s̵̺̈́͝ important.
[Because they can both lecture each other on this. But she's sure he's both undersleeping and undereating. With probably far too much of the coffee they've become so fond of. No reason they should both be this low on sleep.]
Later.
Right now, I do have t̶̠̎o̸̪̓ ̴͉̄a̵͇̽l̶̻̈́w̵̻͝a̵̳͝y̶̮̚ṣ̶͝ ̶̯̑b̵͙̿e̴̺͘ strong.
I'll fall ă̶̙p̷͓̣̑á̶̘̩r̴͚̠̈́t̷̩̔ ̴̫̒l̷̪̒ḁ̶̼̇͐t̵̙͛̓e̶̹͝r̶̝̽,̷̝̤͝ ̵̲̭̈́ǒ̴̖̝͗ń̷̩̭c̸̙̀̃è̶̺̱ ̷̫̺͊ȳ̸͌ͅou're there to catch ṁ̴̨͈̻̎̒͒̂̐̈́̇̉̄͠e̴̢̛̛̯̟̱̻͎̣̭̠̗̺͓̋̃̃̿̈́̂͌̇̑͐́̏̉̉̚͘ͅ
Deal?
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Date: 2023-04-01 12:23 am (UTC)I'll find you, Cait. Just hold on.