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[ the feed comes on to show a boy with very tall hair and a much shorter girl with scratches on her face over her eye, one looking rather cheerful and the other less so. ]

Hi hi hi everyone, I have an important question. [ he holds up a finger, tilts his head as if a thought had just occurred to him. he's so preoccupied he was going to launch himself into his spiel without even introducing himself. ] I'm being rude. I am Henry Cheng, and we were wondering —

[ the not so tall and in fact very short girl interrupts. ] We're looking for someone we know! [ she pulls a little face, looking over at Mr. Henry Cheng. ] A few people, actually. [ okay, maybe that was a little rude. she murmurs something unintelligible and takes a step back. please, proceed. ]

And that was my lovely friend Blue. [ he gestures with a flourish toward her, shoots her a wink, absolutely unbothered by the interruption or her outburst. ] As she said, we are looking for someone. Multiple someones. I'm sure this place has a list of sorts, yes? A quick way to CTRL-F a friend's name and find out their status?

[ he looks a bit more serious, then, like underneath the cheerfulness he's exhausted. his next words are very earnest. ]

We would appreciate any info. Thank you.

[ in the background, Blue begins tromping away, shedding dead leaves for some reason, and can be vaguely heard to say 'maybe we should've mentioned Gansey by name' before the video ends. ]

Comments

[admemoriam]

He's a creep, and an asshole.

[No details right now - he doesn't want Dorian to know how badly their exchange hurt.]

[oceiteres]

[ She's going to go with unsettled right now, but if Noah's saying that... ] And he knew me before?

[admemoriam]

Probably. [And in a stage whisper-] He's obsessed with Ronan.

[oceiteres]

[ And we all know who else is obsessed with Ronan. (Don't say his name, Blue. Speak of the devil and he shall appear.) ]

Okay. All right. I need to think... this is a lot. How many other people knew us?

[admemoriam]

I don't know. Just Cosima knew me, but a lot of people know Gansey. No surprise there.

[oceiteres]

[ She can't help but smile a little there. Only because any reason feels like a good one right now. ] Not really, no. I bet he's charming everyone, right?

[ Geeze Louise. You find out a guy's your true love and everything goes all mushy. ]

[admemoriam]

You should have seen him at Matthew's birthday party. He wore trunks.

[Mostly he just wants to see her face when she pictures that.]

[oceiteres]

[ Her brows go up, just a bit. ] No. And I missed that?

[admemoriam]

He went down a slip 'n' slide.

[His voice would suggest he's revealing a government secret.

His face is pure little shit.]

[oceiteres]

[ The universe is cruel. ]

He did not. [ Tell her more. ] Did someone take a picture of this?

[admemoriam]

It was broadcast on the network.

[Which is to say - there may or may not be footage still in existence.]

[oceiteres]

On here? Everyone saw this? [ ... the universe is cruel. ] I should've come back sooner, apparently.

[admemoriam]

You should have! [He missed you :X] Everything's less fun when you're not there.

[oceiteres]

[ She's missed you too, Noah. In a manner of speaking... ] Well, considering I make everything more fun, I guess I ought to hang around.

[admemoriam]

You should! That way, you can come on our road trip.

[He gives a devious smile.]

We're gonna look for a volcano.

[oceiteres]

[ Cocking her head to one side. ] A volcano, huh? Wait.

Why a volcano? [ Boys??? ]

[admemoriam]

Because it's on my bucket list.

[Like why else would they be going, come on Blue.]

[oceiteres]

[ She blinks a few times. ] Oh.

What else is on it? [ Look. This is Noah and Gansey. There's literally no end to the possibilities. ]

[admemoriam]

[He disappears for just a second, and returns with a crumpled piece of paper, which he holds up to the camera. His eyes are visible above it, lashes brushing the top edge.]

I've already got offers for a lot of them!

[oceiteres]

[ She takes a moment to skim over the list, gaze darting back and forth. ]

Blow "something" up. [ She looks a little amused. ] How many is a lot?

[admemoriam]

Ronan said we can go pretty big.

[Once again, he brings up his fingers to count off.]

And I've got... 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 15.

[oceiteres]

[ Blue hums, tapping her lips with her forefinger. ] Well, it's...

June, right? So Independence Day is coming. [ That is still a thing here, right? It better be. Even if Joseph Kavinsky is here and may well make her regret looking forward to it. (She doesn't know what to make of that.) ]

[admemoriam]

[His eyes light up.]

Yeah! And we could set them off right at the Meadows!

[oceiteres]

[ Mark it down, this is happening. ]

I think we're going to have to do that now. I insist.

[admemoriam]

Especially because- [He leans in closer.] -that's the new birthday I picked out.