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[Things had been happening a lot lately, or so it felt. People dying and coming back, people disappearing and not coming back. Usually.

Between all of that and the attacks, he hadn't had a chance to actually come and talk to Izuku. It wasn't until he saw the younger boy come home with a greatly bandaged arm that he finally took the opportunity to have some kind of talk with him.

So, that's why he's currently standing outside Izuku's bedroom door. He frowns at it for a moment before tentatively knocking on it.]

Izuku? Can I come in?

[He's not entirely sure if Shouto's in there too or not and he'd rather respect their privacy if he is.]

[Luckily, Shouto's still out, so Izuku's alone when he pulls the door open with a curious look.]

Sorey-kun? [He lets the door swing open even more.] Sure you can... is there something going on?

[It doesn't look urgent, but Izuku gets the feeling that there's something weighing on Sorey's mind.]

[He smiles softly in greeting when the door opens to reveal Izuku. At the question he shakes his head.]

No, nothing's going on, I just wanted to talk about something and...see how you're doing, is all.

[When the door's opened enough he steps into the other boy's room.]

How's your arm?

Oh, this? [Izuku fiddles with the bandages on his shoulder, giving a little shrug after a second.]

Not too bad. Amano-san healed the worst of it--there's just these scratches on my shoulder now.

[Of course, he neglects to mention just how deep those scratches are.]

Oh, I see... [He says this softly, though his tone is still laced with worry.]

So it's healing up okay?

[There's a frown as he pauses, unsure how to gracefully transition to this topic, so he just says it.]

I haven't seen Ryoji around in a while...

Yeah. You don't have to worry about me.

[And then the smile dims as soon as he hears Sorey's next words.]

Oh... Sorey-kun. Mochizuki-kun... he's gone. His hex code is struck out like everyone else who disappeared.

[Man, how many times has he heard that from people? The assurance has him smiling sheepishly as he scratches his cheek.]

Alright, alright. Sorry, I just... A lot of things have been happening and tons of people have gotten hurt and...

[He trails off as he registers Izuku's next words.]

Gone like the others who've disappeared...I wonder what happened. He seemed a little...distant when I last talked to him...did he say anything to you?

[Izuku shakes his head as he takes a seat on the floor.]

No...nothing. The last time I saw him--well, he wouldn't have been able to talk to me anyway. I found him as a statue near the forest a little while ago... and then after that, he was gone.

I don't know if he even realized he'd be disappearing.

[He hums softly in acknowledgement of that.]

I didn't see him as a statue...but I wonder if that has anything to do with people disappearing. There's been a lot of people who've become statues before disappearing since we came here, I think.

[The thought that Ryoji didn't know has him frowning.] Kinda like most people don't know when their own death is coming?

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