[ Fabian - after thoroughly grumbling about it to himself - was actually relatively quick with sending the message to Riz that Gorgug bullied him into writing up.
But when nothing arrives in return - not from Gorgug, anyway - he kind of gives up on the idea that anything might. It's not really like Gorgug to trick someone, but.. maybe he did? Maybe Fabian is just the idiot falling for this kind of stuff. It does make him a little more disgruntled, but he keeps it to himself, especially since that's where the anger and annoyance turns anyway-- to himself.
Until he gets a message anyway. Probably by the time he's already half-forgotten about the whole deal. It almost makes him think Gorgug is telling him to check the group chat for something important, but he isn't talking about the earpieces, he's talking about his... crystal? Fabian is pretty sure he hasn't looked on that thing much at all since arriving here, other than to look at the rare few pictures he has saved on there of his parents and Cathilda.
So seeing that message instead is a surprise. Even more so when he realizes he's a little bit younger in that photo, and then in turn realizes what that means as to where he is back there. Or when it was - so close to his initial breakdown, and his attempt at reinventing himself after it, scrambling back up to his feet to dance.
He hadn't really thought about how Gorgug and Riz were watching him back then.
He had considered the fact that either of them might have recorded it in any sort of way even less. He didn't really think anyone was paying attention to it at all - he had mostly just been dancing for himself.
It makes all of this.. a lot. Fabian isn't even sure whether or not Gorgug intended it that way. He knows the other guy can be surprisingly thoughtful, but sometimes Gorgug also has less thoughts going on than anyone might suspect. It means this could lean either way, and Fabian bites his lip as he looks at the photo and the message, feeling his eyes growing a little watery.
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But when nothing arrives in return - not from Gorgug, anyway - he kind of gives up on the idea that anything might. It's not really like Gorgug to trick someone, but.. maybe he did? Maybe Fabian is just the idiot falling for this kind of stuff. It does make him a little more disgruntled, but he keeps it to himself, especially since that's where the anger and annoyance turns anyway-- to himself.
Until he gets a message anyway. Probably by the time he's already half-forgotten about the whole deal. It almost makes him think Gorgug is telling him to check the group chat for something important, but he isn't talking about the earpieces, he's talking about his... crystal? Fabian is pretty sure he hasn't looked on that thing much at all since arriving here, other than to look at the rare few pictures he has saved on there of his parents and Cathilda.
So seeing that message instead is a surprise. Even more so when he realizes he's a little bit younger in that photo, and then in turn realizes what that means as to where he is back there. Or when it was - so close to his initial breakdown, and his attempt at reinventing himself after it, scrambling back up to his feet to dance.
He hadn't really thought about how Gorgug and Riz were watching him back then.
He had considered the fact that either of them might have recorded it in any sort of way even less. He didn't really think anyone was paying attention to it at all - he had mostly just been dancing for himself.
It makes all of this.. a lot. Fabian isn't even sure whether or not Gorgug intended it that way. He knows the other guy can be surprisingly thoughtful, but sometimes Gorgug also has less thoughts going on than anyone might suspect. It means this could lean either way, and Fabian bites his lip as he looks at the photo and the message, feeling his eyes growing a little watery.
He's unsure of what to write back, even.
It takes a few moments before a reply arrives. ]
i didn't know you took a picture