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bloody_altruism in elegycity

{ 1 } Setting the Board - [voice/action]

Aug 25, 2009 01:20

[He steps off the train and into the darkness. For a moment, he takes forward strides like a sleepwalker, only to stop abruptly and turn back toward the train.

Or where the train was. And no longer is.]

What--?

[He cuts himself off.]

[[private // thoughts in italics]]

I have no recollection of arriving here. Amnesia? No. To just forget ( Read more... )

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[voice] 1/3 crippledroyalty August 25 2009, 15:07:23 UTC

[Unlike Suzaku, someone else is jumping to conclusions.]

[voice] 2/3 crippledroyalty August 25 2009, 15:10:55 UTC

That's...but...what did they do to him?

[voice] 3/3 crippledroyalty August 25 2009, 15:13:20 UTC

[Well, he's back, and that's all Nunnally really cares about. She'll fret over him later.]

Brother!

[1/2] bloody_altruism August 25 2009, 18:08:52 UTC

[Sharp intake of breath.]

Nunally…?!

[2/2] bloody_altruism August 25 2009, 18:09:37 UTC

Where are you? Have you been--?

…Are you all right?

[voice] crippledroyalty August 25 2009, 18:26:06 UTC

Yes! Yes, I'm fine! But what about you? Are you hurt?

[The sound of a door closing is barely audible; though she asks, she's fairly certain he's going to lie about his condition, so she needs to see for herself. That and she's been worried sick about him ever since he disappeared.]

[voice] bloody_altruism August 25 2009, 18:46:37 UTC

Nunally…

[He remembers too late. Zero Requiem. He has to… he has to…

But he can't. Not again. The plan's already gone awry, so for now…]

No, I'm all right.

Can you tell me where you are? I'll come find you. I'll be there as soon as I can.

[voice] crippledroyalty August 25 2009, 19:23:31 UTC

[A familiar pink wheelchair should be coming into view right about now.]

Ah, I stayed in the Hotel like you told me to...don't you remember?

[voice/action - 1/2] bloody_altruism August 26 2009, 06:15:59 UTC

[Upon seeing the wheelchair, he hustles toward it, as fast as his Lelouch legs can manage. He gets about halfway before her words make him stumble, and he nearly trips.]

Nunally, what are you--

[voice/action - 2/2] bloody_altruism August 26 2009, 06:16:26 UTC

[He stops, already breathing hard. Go figure.]

I told you that?

[action~] crippledroyalty August 26 2009, 06:22:24 UTC

[Luckily, Nunnally's able to close that distance fairly quickly. Never mind that they've stopped in the middle of the street, of course; that's not important. She stops a few feet from Lelouch, reaching out for him hesitantly as if he'll vanish again if she touches him.]

Yes, you did...you were here, but you disappeared and we couldn't find you. They must have done something to you...are you sure it doesn't hurt anywhere?

[action] bloody_altruism August 26 2009, 06:52:18 UTC

[Normally, Lelouch would have a problem with the middle-of-the-street rendezvous, but he's a tad preoccupied at the moment. He drops to a knee, taking her hand between both of his with as gentle a touch as he can muster.]

No, Nunally. I don't hurt anywhere.

But… are you sure? I can't ever recall being in this place before, or saying those things.

[action] crippledroyalty August 26 2009, 07:06:52 UTC

[It's...strangely normal; Nunnally's not fully expecting that hand to be solid. Considering some of the things that have been going on lately, she wouldn't put it past this place to kidnap and then create an illusion of her brother.]

Ah...I'm glad, but...I think they did something to your memories. You rescued me the night I came here, and we were together until you disappeared. That was several weeks...

[action] bloody_altruism August 26 2009, 07:33:32 UTC

[He holds her hand just a little more firmly, and as he does, he marvels at his own will. Could he really have left her--abandon her, essentially, to his own death? How?]

I see. I was under the impression that my memories had been altered.

[Giving her hand one last squeeze, he straightens up. Back to business. Time to get out of the street, somewhere safer, and figure out what's going on.]

Let's get back to where you just were, Nunally. [He smiles.] But I'll need some directions, of course. On the way, could you tell me what you know about this place?

[He moves to take the back of the wheelchair, intent on pushing her wherever they need to go.]

[action] crippledroyalty August 26 2009, 08:02:04 UTC

[She squeezes that hand back, smiling, though she's worried. They obviously did something to him; he wasn't wearing those clothes before.]

Ummm...it's right across the street...that's the Hotel Mezzo. [She points it out.] It's where everyone is staying. We don't know why we're here...only that there are people from other worlds here and that we don't how to leave. Someone is paying all of our bills, but no one will tell us who...

And the music you're hearing is inside your head. If you sing or play an instrument with an intent here, you can make things happen...the two gangs that were fighting before used music as a weapon, but it can be used to heal, too. I think that's everything...

[action] bloody_altruism August 26 2009, 08:39:07 UTC

[Carefully, and with some speed, he begins to push her toward the hotel. At her mentioning the music, he nearly stops again. He'd been so focused on Nunally's appearance and his own thoughts that he'd almost effectively and completely been oblivious to it, but not now. It's there, like a little orchestra in the back of his mind.

He definitely uses his big-brother voice here.]

They use music as weapons? Does anyone know how that actually works?

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