[It was night raid time on the convenience store. Just a few innocuous items had to go. Nothing much. Just some key ingredients to help flesh out the crop they'd grown...and to get the brewing process started.]

[ Rolling over, Neil reached out with his arm to curl against her for warmth... but all he came up with was a cold pillow. The sensation wasn't enough to rouse him from his peaceful slumber, but the rustling in the room was.

Blinking the sleep from his eyes, he rolled over then pulled the communicator from nightstand. Was that really the time? ]

Ne, Lacus...? [ Yawning, he propped himself up with his elbows, eyes scanning the room until he picks her silhouette out from amidst the darkness of the room, sitting on a chair out of reach. Cocking his head to the side, ] It's a little late, isn't it?

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[ A short while later. ]

[ Voice | CB Encryption | Lyle Dylandy ]

Lyle, wake up. [ His voice is firm, and just a bit loud. Who knows how far away his brother keeps his communicator when he sleeps, or if he's even asleep. For all he knows, they're all involved, and have left him out... just like he asked, and was beginning to regret doing so. ] Lyle!

[ After a moment, he tries another angle. ] Frederick? If you can hear me, I need you to get Lyle. It's an emergency. [ Surely the haro was programmed with a sense of the word. ]

Who: Tieria Erde, Ribbons Almark, Regene Regetta, Hiling Care, Revive Revival
When: Late evening, Day 90
Where: Sector 3, undisclosed location.
Warnings: Rainbow text.

( 'Take a chance, like all dreamers can't find another way...' or What happens to those who mess with a power more potent than theirs. )