Research Paper #41
No…no….NO!!
Not…possible. That’s…that’s not possible…
She’d never…never do that. Even under the influence of a story. Never never never never never…
He…he…what purpose could he have for…
…It is…tragic…
No. NO.
Bastard! I…
Everyone’s a marionette…that’s...that’s what he meant…when my father said that…he knew. He KNEW and he never told me!
Damn it! DAMN IT!
((OOC: Autor went to the Fountain to try to contact his mother, who has been missing for ten years. He wasn’t sure if he could, but he wanted to try because of all the talk of the end of the worlds.
Instead of being able to contact her, he saw a vision. It was as follows:
First, a scene of his mother (Johanna) on a bridge nearby their house. She pauses for a moment, then-almost mechanically-walks over to the railing of the bridge. She looks out over the river for a moment, before climbing up on top of it. She leans out a little, and her hat blows off with a gust of wind.
Then, a partially-symbolic scene of Drosselmeyer writing a story. He grins as he finishes it, then cuts the strings to a puppet that looks suspiciously like Autor’s mother. The puppet falls a great distance.
Finally, a scene of his father approaching the river and finding his wife’s hat caught among tree roots growing into the river. Johanna is nowhere to be found.
Autor has taken this to mean that his mother is not missing, but committed suicide under the influence of one of Drosselmeyer’s story. He rushed back to the Opera House in a panic…
However-thanks in part to his fever-Autor’s panic has now turned into a rather blind rage. He’s currently up in his room, destroying almost anything related to writing (which is most of his possessions). Inkwells are being thrown against the wall and smashed, books are having their pages torn out and scattered around the room…we’re talking a full-blown, angsty artist destructive rage.
As you can probably guess, he’s now a little more open to the idea of sacrificing Drosselmeyer.
Opera House residents--feel free to notice. ...In fact, it's probably a little difficult NOT to notice. ...I swear this is the last majorly angsty thing I'll do to him in a while. XD;;))