[Re-introduction] All that we see or seem is just a dream within a dream.

[iwalkindreams]

-- she will be there, and she will be sleeping.

Confusion. A blast of pain. Then - just - you know, a sudden twist of the brain; like it used to be when he was still fighting his inner demons.

I was supposed to --.

Adrian isn't sure what he was supposed to - do? think? say? He's rather - empty. This is just the word. He rises from the ground, looks

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[blindbomber]

Here's one that's missed friends and will be happy to hear a voice he'd thought he'd lost. Not Nellas, but Adrian is a close second?

Icarus won't see Adrian coming, but is probably in the hallways somewhere, untangling a forgotten bit of garland from his wings.

"Oh for... Of course." He's muttering under his breath.

[iwalkindreams]

Adrian is still half-lost, searching for something familiar - more familiar - something to make him finally decide if he knows this place or he doesn't. He'll nearly bump into the unaware Icarus - "Oh. I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention."

[blindbomber]

Meta!Iggy is sad that Adrian doesn't instantly recognize him like he does Adrian.

Icarus blinks at the voice, the garland still stuck in the feathers of one wing. "Adrian?" Of course he knows his friend. Hell, he let the vampire feed off of him. Not like he's easy to forget. "Where've you been man?"

[iwalkindreams]

Blink blink. Adrian almost steps back, but something in the youngster's voice makes him hold his ground. "-- been?" Er. "I'm not sure I was supposed to disappear from somewhere, though people keep telling me that."

[blindbomber]

That wasn't what we were expecting.

"You... You are Adrian right? I recognize your voice. You've been gone for a while..."

[iwalkindreams]

"Adrian I am, indeed. But that asides, I'm afraid I can't really put a name on your face, pal. People - um - they keep telling me I've been gone. Where exactly? And what is this place anyway?"

[blindbomber]

Oh. Well. Icarus' face shuts down a bit at that and he shifts his wings to resume digging the garland out of his feathers.

"Oh. I'm Icarus and this is the Mansion."

[iwalkindreams]

"Icarus. It's a good name." Adrian knows his mythology. "Well -- er. Did I have a place to live in at this -- place?" A terrible lack of vocabulary, Ad. We're frowning at you.

[blindbomber]

"Yeah. You had a room. Um, want me to show you?"

[iwalkindreams]

"Sounds cool." What if it's taken -- what if --? "You sure 's alright? I mean, I've been gone for quite a while by what I'm hearing."

[blindbomber]

"Well, if it's taken, we can get you a new one. No shortage of rooms here." He places his fingers on the wall and heads down the hall.

[iwalkindreams]

"I see. It does look like a pretty big place indeed," Adrian admits, following Iggy and looking around with a mix of curiosity and apprehension. "And what exactly are we doing here?"

[blindbomber]

"You mean in this hallway or in the Mansion?"

[iwalkindreams]

"At the -- whatever." Keep walking, Adrian. Keep walking. "It doesn't look very cheerful, if you ask me. And a place to mourn is definitely very low on my list."

[blindbomber]

Iggy chuckles a bit. "You must not be talking to the right people then. There's a group of us that definitely don't mourn. Zhane, Andros, myself, and a couple of other guys and girls around our age all like to play games and pull pranks. You're invited."

[iwalkindreams]

"-- gulp." Adrian's face actually opens in a smile. "Sounds -- cool. I guess."

He isn't sure that getting involved with teenagers would help much, not after the Academy experience and Rose, but heck. "I'd like to."