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[Static, soft but intrusive, fills Peter's ears suddenly, sometime in the day.

And then a jumble of letters, glitching, that finally shift into something partly legible.]

▒f▒▒u▒▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒
pEte̷͙̎?
So▒▒rry▒▒
they caught morse c̸o̷d̸e̶

found LOOP▒h▒ole
earpi̴ece

[ Peter startles at the sound, since when he is not guardian Newton's cell he is in his room alone, and then it takes him a second to understand what he is seeing ]

NEWTON!? That's really you, isn't it? Ah fuck.

We're figuring out a plan to get rid of these bastards. Are you...[ He doesn't finish, because it's stupdi to ask if Newton's is fine He can't be. ] ...are you in pain?

ah
h̵͙͋u̵̚ͅr̷̻̓t̶̖͘ŝ̷̤ ̴̜̀ŝ̵͓ọ̴͂m̷͎͑e̶͍̿t̵̲̓i̵͖̊m̷̧̍ē̸̢s̴̖̀
hurts sometimes
a little_
▒▒▒▒if I push back t oo much
sometimes don,t feel anything
that m_ight be w̸o̸r̸s̸e̷.

mostLy tired

i"m sorry I
they h̸u̶r̸t̶h̸u̶r̸t̶h̸u̶r̸t̶ hurt you

I tried to stop ▒▒them▒▒
in GIVa
couldn't
in TRain

[ The replies are heartbreaking, and Peter wants nothing more than to go grab a Precursor by the neck and twist it until it snaps, but that's unfortunately not a possibility. The reason why he's tried to be so careful around Newt despise his anger is that he's sure that hurting the body will do nothing to the aliens and only cause his friend further pain. ]

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. We're working as fast as we can, and we will have a plan soon. We're not leaving you like this.

[ He wants to make ti clear that they are not giving up on Newton no matter what. ]

It's all right, don't worry abbot me know. I know now it wasn't you, and it's not your fault. These aliens are fucking assholes.

You saved me in Giva, didn't you? You made them miss the shot. Thank you, Newton.

▒▒▒░░░░░░I was▒▒▒░░░░░░ the twitchy winG
I could cOntrol the wing a — l i t t l e bit
ha..._

don,t
don't t̶h̸a̴n̴k̵ me
this is my fault░░
I hu rt so many people i k̷i̷l̵l̷e̷d̵ ̴people
they wouldn't have hurt everyone▒▒▒▒▒▒if I weren,t here
fail ed you guy s

Ah, good. Lucky for us.

[ That makes Peter smile a little, even if it doesn't last. Reading the next part is heartbreaking and Peter shakes his head even if Newton can't see it. ]

No, no, no. Don't say that. It is NOT your fault, Newton. Whatever they did, what happened, it was always them. You wouldn't have hurt anybody if you had been in control. Don't think that way, is what they want.

but I
i g̴h̶t̷g̴h̶t̷g̴h̶t̷g̴h̶t̷g̴h̶t̷
i brought them here
sTUPIDfuckingstupididiotnewtonyou IDIOT-

almo st g̶o̴t̶ you all killed
I
would NEVER
hurt you g̸u̸y̵s̵

i love you g̸u̸y̵s̵!

Just don,t let
anyone e ls e get hurt
cuz of me░░░░░░░░░░░░
okay????

if too dangerous
to f̶i̷n̸d̵ me
don't

They sneaked in, you couldn't have known this would happen. You told me how things were in your world, how it was the end of humanity. You did everything you could to help.

We..know, Newton.

[ It's why the betrayal hurt so much when Peter thought it was real. In truth, it still hurts, but he's not blaming Newton. Peter should have been more careful as well. ]

We love you too. And we will do all it takes to bring you back safely. You know how stubborn we can be, man. We're going to kick some precursors' ass. But if you had any information that could help us, that would be great too.

told Yzak som░e about theM.

They don,t like Xichen's flute.

H̸u̵r̵t̸s̶ them, disorients them, they can't think.
does,nt hurt me.░░░░░░░░░░
Made me fe el better.

not super helpful.

s̴o̸r̷r̵y̸
lame

just blabb er ing

get_ting a littlE tired

Edited 2022-05-28 04:42 (UTC)

I'll talk to them. Xichen is a curator, they exorcise evil spirits, so it makes sense that his power could affect them.

[ He is happy to know it doesn't hurt Newt Peter has been afraid of that, of causing Newton more pain in the process. The magic flute is a start, and Peter can only hope that if others join forces, it will be enough to kick away the Precursors. ]

That's plenty helpful, don't be sorry. Divide and conquer, got it. We will focus on that too, and on shielding your mind. [ Because these creatures are spiteful, and Peter doesn't trust them not to tear Newton's mind to shred on purpose before they can be booted. ]

We're here for you, Newt. Don't give up. We're not leaving you.

▒▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒will keep

t̴r̵y̷i̶n̸g̵

if I don't see you again
i just want you t_o kn▓o▓w

it' s true_
that you were one of my best pals here▓▓▒▒▓▓

than k you for every thing you've done for me
for tak ing care of idiot s like me

take care of
yourself too though

don,t you e v e r give up either
▒▒▒▒▒▒o̵k̷a̷y̴?

[ Peter shakes his head at the text and almost wants to scream at Newt for thinking that way. But given how things are, how strong the precursor's influence is, there's that horrifyingly small chance that they won't be able to talk again. He doesn't want to think about it. He feels his eyes sting when Newt mentions that they truly were good friends. ]

We will see each other again, Newt. Don't doubt it. You mean a lot to me as well, I'm glad we met each other.
Even if your cookies are horrible.

[ There, an attempt at a joke, hoping that maybe it could bring a small smile to Newt's face. ]

Okay. I'll see you soon, Newt.

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