[ the thirty-third ] / [ text ]

[enigmaestro]

The action, since spliced
A head lost and wandering
The body, returned.

I've always wanted to try riddles within haiku. It's a poetry in itself, riddling, but when measured so precisely, so delicately? Simply sublime.

But it seems I have my chance after all.

Hello.

ooc || Aw, look who's back. He's in NOHoPE now, and unable to accept private/

Comments

[gallitrap]

Hello.

... Disorientation?

[enigmaestro]

A little darker.

I think everyone's had a rather bad weekend, haven't they? I'm in such good company.

[gallitrap]

More severe?

But... yeah. I suppose that's true.

[enigmaestro]

I would say so, yes.

Is anyone going to tell me what happened? I'm not -- around a television. Or the radio. Or the internet.

[gallitrap]

Today's the seventh.

How many days have you lost?

[enigmaestro]

Since the third, or the night of the second. I don't -- precisely remember.

[gallitrap]

Okay. That's right around when the rioting started, I think. Everything with this whole... Vulcanus thing, you know. There were some protests, in the City, and a couple other places, but they didn't stay peaceful for very long. They only lasted a couple days, I'm pretty sure.

Things are calming down, for now, but it still feels pretty tense.

[enigmaestro]

Well, what a pleasant surprise. When I'm gone, the place really does go to hell.

[gallitrap]

If that's the case, try not to go anywhere next time. [ >:c ]

Where have you been wandering?

[enigmaestro]

I think I was in Europe a bit, isn't that funny? I didn't need a passport.

[gallitrap]

I didn't take you for the teleporting type.

[enigmaestro]

I'm not the teleporting type. At least, that isn't my power set.

[gallitrap]

I didn't think so.

Must not have been good company.

[enigmaestro]

I would said it was decidedly terrible company.

[gallitrap]

Familiar terrible?

[enigmaestro]

Perhaps more familiar than I had realized.