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[averytinyparticle]

This is Quark! Please leave me a message and I'll read it as soon as I can!

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[averytinyparticle]

you dont need to be
im not your responsibility

[It hits him then, as he's taking the painstaking effort to type the response, what might be happening on England's end. Of course he and Luna went out to look for him. Luna used voice in his message to her, so he knows that she's safe inside, but...]

are you outside

[keepscalm]

[He could lie. He seriously considers lying. There's utter silence on his end for a few moments.

I'm not your responsibility.

Maybe not, but someone else was. Someone who Quark reminds him of.]

Yes

[averytinyparticle]

my fault

[He wants to throw his tablet into the snow and just give up and cry. How could this have happened when he was with other people who care so much? He should've been more careful, just for them if not himself. And so many people are going to be sad for England.

Quark's sad for England, even more than he's sad or afraid for himself.]

[keepscalm]

it's not your fault

I miscalculated. should have been more cautious

[He doesn't know if he really believes that. Could he really have lived with himself if he had been safe beneath a roof while Quark was freezing to death? Could he have done anything except spend every possible moment looking for him?]

[averytinyparticle]

I should at least be with you

[At least they would be together and not totally alone. Quark doesn't want to die alone.]

are you going to make a shelter?

[keepscalm]

yeah. you should, as well, if you can

[Or England is going to try, anyway. There isn't really a lot to work with out here.]

I'll keep talking to you

[averytinyparticle]

I am

[Or he's trying, anyway. As best as he can. Steve's survival guide made it seem a bit easier than it actually is.]

thank you
would it hurt to much to talk about home

[He'd like to here about such a nice place one last time. That way he can pretend maybe he'll end up somewhere similar.]

[keepscalm]

[Home. Ever since they learned that death is sometimes permanent here, one of England's biggest fears is that he would die without ever seeing his home again. And here he is, about to put that to the test.

His chest feels tight. He's always known he would die someday, but he didn't want it to be like this, far away from home with no way of knowing if his people are safe.]

no, it's all right
I'll talk about it

is there something specific you want to hear?