helping a friend

Rin

Three days... he hasn't touched anything since Tuesday...

Gura

If he won't eat regular food, maybe shark-shaped pancakes will work. they always help me

Froppy

Depression isn't just sadness... it's like being frozen underwater. I should know.

Sunset

Hey Tyler... we made your favorite. Gura's trying to shape it like a shark, but it looks more like a blob.

Rin

We know you don't feel hungry, but maybe just one bite? For us?

Gura

There's a note... "I'm sorry I can't be what you need..." what does he mean by that?

Sunset

He's gone... the window's open. How long has he been planning this?

Froppy

Salt... tears... and something else. Tyler's scent is fading, but it's fresh enough. He couldn't have gone far.

Gura

He left his Slipknot hoodie... Tyler never takes this off. Not ever. something must be seriously wrong

Rin

The shark pancakes are still warm. How long do we have?

Froppy

South. His trail leads south—toward the old bridge. We can catch him if we move now.

Gura

Calling the hotline. If we lose him... if we lose Tyler...

Rin

His hoodie still smells like Old Spice Fiji and sadness. I'm keeping this safe. For when he comes back.

Sunset

Wait... this photo. Tyler at the aquarium, age seven. He's wearing the exact same hoodie. It's not his—it's hers.

Sunset

The note... the hoodie... Tyler's not running from us. He's trying to become his Sister Nicole Moxley, who died on 10/29/24.

Froppy

Something's wrong. This isn't just tears—it's medication. Prescription bottles... empty. We need to find him NOW.

Rin

The phone... it's... oh god, the line is flat. Tyler's heart...

Gura

40... the number's not changing. It's stuck at 40...

Froppy

The smartwatch GPS! It's still pinging—old mill road, by the river. That's only three blocks!

Sunset

Keep the line open! I'm calling 911—tell them possible overdose, cardiac arrest, location old mill near the bridge!

Rin

His sister's hoodie... she died in this. I won't let him die in it too.

Gura

Wait... it's... it's jumping! 45... 52... 67 bpm! Tyler's heart is beating again!

Froppy

That's not medical equipment... that's Tyler's voice. He's... sobbing? But why would his heart rate sync with...

Sunset

The smartwatch... it's not Tyler's. Look—this photo. Nicole had the same one. He's been syncing to his dead sister's watch this whole time.

Rin

Two phones... Tyler's been carrying Nicole's too. The flatline wasn't his heart—it was hers. He's been watching her final moments on repeat.

Rin

The voice-mail... it's playing... Tyler's voice...

Gura

Please, Nicole... don't do this... I'm begging you... just stay on the phone...

Froppy

This isn't live... it's a recording. But the timestamp... it's from the night she died.

Sunset

He's been carrying this message like a wound for months... playing it over and over...

Rin

The message loops... every time it ends, he plays it again. He's been listening to his own pleas to save her...

Gura

The message ends with Nicole's telling Tyler that she loves him... then Tyler's scream... then nothing...

Froppy

Tyler's phone just moved—he's coming home

Sunset

that's good. he even said that he'll eat too. come on ladies let's make Tyler a huge dinner....a feast for all of us