video ❀ 001

[componere]

[ Flickering on the screen is a video-image. There's a slender body of a young man perched on a roof, sprawled along the edge of what appears to be, at least, a five-story. Yes, he is on the edge, laying there. The Dreamberry rests further down the edge, capturing the image at a beautiful angle, as if placed there on purpose... ]What a way to

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[highwarlockmb]

I'm sure returning to Somarium would put me in a foul mood too, but that's a little bit of an overreaction.

[componere]

[ A glance back to the camera. Oh, it's Magnus. Hmmmm. ]

Whatever do you mean?

[highwarlockmb]

First off, it's a messy way to go.

Secondly, it wouldn't be worth a few days of oblivion, and then some embarrassing side-effect. You might as well resign yourself to an unknown period of boredom and get off the roof before you get tan lines.

[componere]

While your explanation seems valid, for the most part...

I'm afraid I don't tan.

[highwarlockmb]

An unsightly burn, then.

[componere]

Perhaps.

[ a slight yawn and he sits up, legs dangling over the edge. ]

What do I owe this honour to?

[highwarlockmb]

I'm pretty good with faces, and since you made a point of taking over the network with yours--

Well, I thought I'd say hello.

[componere]

Mhmmmm.

[ A slight pause. ]

Is that it?

[highwarlockmb]

So high maintenance.

Do I need another reason?

[componere]

Not necessarily.

I just figured interrupting one's feigned suicide is cause for more than just a hello.

[highwarlockmb]

Well, we both agree you don't intend to follow through, so I wrote it off as an ice breaker.

[componere]

Mmm, very well.

Allow me to continue, then: How are you?

[highwarlockmb]

Painfully bored.

Welcome back.

[componere]

[ It's good to have someone actually upfront with this. ]

I suppose it's good to be back.

Anything too exciting happen in my absence?

[highwarlockmb]

Of course not.

When did you leave, exactly?

[componere]

Hmm, hard to say, really.

It was around October, here.