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FalseSymmetry: Hey X, got a moment? I was wondering something.
The whisper popped up with a quiet notification ping on Xisumavoid’s communicator. Strange, he mused, False wasn’t usually the one to approach him out of the blue.
Xisumavoid: Of course, what’s up?
FalseSymmetry: This might be better face-to-face. Can I meet you somewhere?
Xisumavoid: Town Hall, in about 10 minutes? I need to finish this up first.
FalseSymmetry: Perfect, I’ll meet you there.
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The town hall truly was a beautiful building, False thought as she climbed the steps up to the entrance. It was to be expected though, with three of their best builders working together to design and create it. As election day drew closer, actually becoming the Hermit in charge of it seemed so close and yet so surreal.
The quiet noise of feet hitting the ground brought her out of her thoughts. Xisuma had just landed a few feet away from her, and he turned to face her properly. He was wearing his bee mask. In any other group of friends, someone dressing as a bee all day would probably be strange. Among the Hermits, it was rather tame.
"False, you said you wanted to talk to me. Is everything alright? Are you okay?" he asked her, still a bit breathless from his flight.
"I'm fine," False replied. "It's not about me. It's…" She motioned for them to sit down in the doorway. "It's about someone else."
"Shouldn't you be talking to the person in question, then?"
"That's the issue. I can't." At Xisuma's confused expression, False took a deep breath and asked: "Do you remember when we went through the Infinity Portal to get here?"
"Yes?" Xisuma replied, hesitation in his voice.
"Are you absolutely sure that...everyone made it through?"
"Of course!" the beekeper replied. "We sent out the invitations, everyone showed up, and we all stepped in together."
" Everyone ?" False repeated. Xisuma's brow furrowed. He opened his mouth to reply, but he suddenly froze.
"Wels."
"Exactly." False hugged her own sides to hide the trembling of her hands. "Wels is still there. Alone." Before Xisuma could say anything else, she stated: "And I'm going to get him back."