[Everything was gone. Everything. The only thing she owned that was truly hers was fabric, but that and everything else was gone as well. How did it happen? Why did it happen? She couldn't answer either of those questions. For now though, she could get herself together and find her housemates, maybe go looking for others.]

[When she gets up she sees Sollux kneeling where a tree used to be, she remembers seeing something there before. His lusus if she recalls correctly. Carefully she makes her way to Sollux, placing a hand on his shoulder.]

I'm glad you're well.

[He looks up at her and smiles sadly.]

I'm glad you're okay too.

Do you know what happened here? Why is everything destroyed except for us? [she looks at her hands] Perhaps this body is stronger than we knew.

I don't know anything about what happened.

[He's just as scared and worried as you are.]

I don't think thith happened becauthe of any of uth non-droned people.

[she kneels next to him, but keeps her hand on his arm, offering them both a type of connection, as if saying you're not alone] How could this happen during the night without anyone noticing. It's almost unbelievable. Perhaps we're dreaming and it'll all be over soon.

You believe that the drones had something to do with this?

[He puts his hand over hers.]

I think they did, yeah.

Why do you think that? Does this happen often enough to warrant blaming them?

I'm pretty thure it'th not thankth to one of the oneth like uth being kept captive here.

I'm not thure if the other eventth were their doing though.

I'm not trying to divert the blame from one of the drones but it is also possible that someone got one of their powers back and it caused this destruction. I do not want to place blame on anyone just yet, it is not something I am able to do.

Why would thomeone taken here want to make it worthe then it already ith?

If there is no town to reside in perhaps they would let us go? It is an odd way of thinking, I agree, but it is something I find very possible. At the same time, I agree with you, it is more likely to not be a non-droned person. Oh, I'm talking in circles.

[Finding everyone has never been more important to Feferi. She's honestly running scared at this point, going on pure adrenaline.

When she sees Sollux, she lets out a relieved sigh. It doesn't last, though, not when she sees the way he's kneeling, looking at where his lusus would have been. A moment later, she kneels down next to him.]

...I'm sorry.

It'th okay.

I jutht hope he'th happy wherever he ith.

[He feels like this was his fault. He should have kept a better eye on him.]

It's not okay that the town can take our important things away, give them back, and take them away again.

[She puts a hand on his shoulder.]

I am sure he's still keeping an eye on you...

You're right, it'th not okay. It'th not fair to thothe who don't detherve thingth like thith happening to them.

[He clenches his fists]

Yeah.

It's not. It's not fair and it's not okay. You have every right to be upset. It's a valid feeling.

[She starts with the papping. Papping and shooshing.]

It'th ethpethially not fair to people like KK. He'th already been through enough thit, he doethn't need anymore.

He doesn't deserve this shit. But no one does. No one at all. I just...I wish there was more I could do just to -- to keep this shit from happening at all. If I...if I became Empress, I was going to unite everyone and try to make everyone happy. It hurts, knowing it isn't possible.