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“‘Suma?”
Xisuma doesn’t respond.
“Why did you just give me ownership of the server?” Xev asks.
It wasn’t like Xisuma giving Xev admin was a small thing. That had been a huge conversation months back. Why would Xisuma give him ownership without so much as a heads-up?
Xisuma mumbles something.
Xev raises an eyebrow, but Xisuma isn’t looking at him.
There’s silence for far longer than is typical between the brothers.
“Come on then, Xev.”
“What?”
“Do it,” Xisuma says, presumably referring to whatever he mumbled.
“Do… Do what, ‘Suma? You’re kind of scaring me,” Xev says, trying to hit a sarcastic tone, but not quite getting past genuine concern.
There’s another long pause. Xisuma wraps his arms around himself, shivering despite the temperature regulation built into his armour. Xev steps closer, reaching out to put a hand on Xisuma’s shoulder.
Xisuma jolts at the contact, spinning to face his brother with a sort of crazed look.
“Ban me,” Xisuma demands.
“What?” Xev takes a step back in shock.
“I said, ban. Me.” Xisuma grabs Xev’s wrist.
“No, Xisuma, why would I do that?”
“I deserve it,” Xisuma says.
“Why the fuck would you- How could you even think that you deserve to be banned?”
Xisuma sighs, dropping Xev’s wrist. He turns away again.
“‘Suma, come on. What are you talking about?” Xev lets the concern in his voice be heard.
Xisuma doesn’t look back at him, typing on his communicator.
“Xisuma. You clearly need to talk. I know we argue, but I don’t want to see you hurting. Talk to me, please,” Xev urges.
Xisuma doesn’t respond.
“If not me, at least let me take you to talk to someone else. XB? Keralis? Joe?”
Xisuma stares at his communicator screen.
“Xisuma, you need to talk to someone.”
“...”
“Stop staring at that screen, you’ve gotta talk.”
Xisuma’s hand hovers over the interface.
“Quit it!” Xev shouts, and yanks at Xisuma’s shoulder to reach for the communicator. The sudden jolt causes Xisuma to hit something on the interface.
And then Xisuma is gone. Xev growls in frustration, assuming his brother teleported away. Then he notices the communicator on the floor.
Xev frowns, then looks at the place on the wrist of his armour where his own communicator usually stays. It’s not there, so that’s his communicator on the ground. Xev kneels down to pick it up, then stares at the screen in horror.
Banned Xisuma
Xisuma left the game
Xev rushes to unban his brother. However, he can’t force Xisuma to rejoin the server. Xisuma probably doesn’t even know that he’s unbanned.
He prays to The Void and every deity he knows of that Xisuma isn’t gone for good.