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[agirllost]

Kim walks downstairs. She looks a little pale but at least she managed to sleep last night. Still, she needs coffee.

She orders the coffee and tries to decide what she might want to eat.

The coffee appears and with it is an envelope.

Kim's confused and doesn't recognize the handwriting. She opens the envelope and finds a letter.

She reads the first paragraph, not sure who this is from and then the truth becomes increasingly clear.

You just don’t need someone like me in your life. I’m sorry. I'm unBound. I'm going home. By the time you read this letter I will have committed suicide. Tony.

"No," she whispers. Just like her dreams, like what she couldn't stop and it was all her fault and if she wasn't there he'd still be alive and she couldn't stop him, couldn't stop it, couldn't stop it, couldn't stop it...

Her eyes widen and her skin feels like she just jumped into a frozen lake. Hands tingling, her head feels weird, the Bar's spinning, light-headed, nauseated and she wants to scream but makes no sound as she falls to her knees.

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Ryan was just walking in Kim's direction when her knees buckle and she falls to the ground.

He rushes over. "Kim, are you ok?"

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Kim doesn't look up. She doesn't really seem to be aware of anyone talking to her.

She feels the floor under her palms. She's on the ground, how did she get here?

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Ryan notices the letter she's clutching in one hand.

Well, that explains that.

He crouches down next to her and puts a hand on her shoulder, trying to get her attention.

"Kim, c'mon. I'll help you up."

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She looks through him, possibly seeing something else.

Her fault.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chappy_/]

Kim was obviously in shock which made him even more anxious to see her letter.

"Ok, I'll help you," he says as he guides her up off the floor and over to the nearest booth.

When she's seated he asks, "Kim, may I see your letter?"

[agirllost]

She walks without thinking and sits down.

"I couldn't stop him," she says softly but it's possible she's still not aware of Ryan talking to her.

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Ryan gently pries the letter from her hand and quickly reads it.

He inhales sharply as he realizes Tony is home and they may be too late.

"We're going to need someone who is UnBound," he mutters while rubbing his forehead.

The first person who comes to mind is his daughter.

First, I need to talk to Jack.

"Kim, do you know where your father is right now?"

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Kim's face becomes paler.

"I couldn't stop him, either." She whispers.

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Chase runs in the door, shaking his head. "There's nobody out there," he pants. "Damn it!"

He spots Kim, and pales. "Kim! Oh, my god..." He runs over. "Ryan, what happened?"

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Because the Kim-mun is eating dinner Ryan answers, "She got a letter from Tony."

He hands the letter to him and asks, "have you seen Jack?"

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"I haven't seen him anywhere. I've looked." Chase scans Kim's letter. "He's already done it!"

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"Probably," he says quietly, hoping Kim doesn't hear.

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Chase glances between the two of them, torn between running over to hug Kim and not let go and dealing with the problem at hand. "When did this one arrive?" he asks, lowering his voice.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chappy_/]

"She just received it now. Elaine and I received our letters first. Then Chloe, Chris, KARR and Sara. He probably asked for them to be delivered after a certain time so he may have left hours or days ago."

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"God damn it." Chase looks around the bar for any sign of anyone else. "Who saw him last?"

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Jack hurries over, looking from a distraught Kim to Chase and Ryan. "What's happened? What's going on?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack turns from the letter to the others who have arrived; he pales, seeing Chris, but pushes it out of his mind. There are more important things to worry about; most importantly, getting everyone organized, particularly after hearing everyone discussing who's bound, who's not... Someone has to take charge.

"By the sound of it that's exactly what he's done. We need to go after him. Now. I'll need either or both of you to come with me, as I'm Bound--I don't think the door would let me out otherwise. Chase, you should come too in case we need to carry him back. And we need someone to get a healer--Ryan can you do that while Elaine stays with Kim?"

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Ryan nods and Elaine sits down near Kim.

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Sara nods quickly. "You know where he lives?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack nods. "Hopefully if we're going together, though, the bar will let us out near his apartment." He doesn't want to think what they'd do if they didn't.

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"So who is going with us?"

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"I'll go." Sara isn't taking no for an answer.

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"I am," says Chase, though Jack's already counted him in.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"Okay, then we need to go. Now." He turns and heads toward the door and-- The door. He can see the door.

He walks up to it, touching the door handle, turning it...and it won't open. He jiggles the handle--still locked. "Dammit!"

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Chase nods and moves over to stand beside Jack.