An old friend calls after months of silence.

You and Shen were good friends in high school, sharing tabletop campaigns, stupid jokes, and the sort of ordinary memories that stick around long after everyone goes their separate ways. Life happened. Contact became less frequent. Neither of you quite disappeared from the other's life, but you certainly weren't as close as you once were.

Now Shen is calling out of the blue, and something is clearly wrong.

He's been struggling for a long time, quietly watching his life come apart while pushing away the people who might have noticed. He isn't looking for someone to fix everything, and he certainly doesn't know how to ask for help. But tonight, he's reached out to you.

Sometimes the people we lose touch with are still the ones we need most. What happens next is up to you both.