Dream | 08 (City Pass payment 2/2)
Gale isn't in Vayu's form this time. But he is still navigating a maze of sorts. This one is underground, in a waterway. With a thin trail of blood in the water. He follows it dilligently, searching for its source. The water is not stagnant...it moves with purpose, flowing in one direction. The opposite of where Gale is going.
He finally comes across an area where the light of an exit shines ahead...and a man is seated cross-legged near the water. He approaches the man, considers him thoughtfully for a moment.
"Lupa."
The other remains seated. "It's good to see you again."
Gale remains silent for a time. "I found your son. I delivered your message."
"I know." Lupa finally stands, his gaze meeting Gale's. "That's why I'm here. It's time now."
"I don't know if I can. You taught me much...I've resolved to live by that."
Lupa is silent, considering Gale thoughtfully. "And I have been here, all this time. Your task is complete, Gale. You don't need my ghost anymore. You must live for yourself now. You are not me. Be yourself, now."
Gale sighs. "I don't know who I am, anymore."
"Are you worried about David? Don't be. You are him, he is you. There is no use in fighting to separate the two. You are different now, true. I know that I am no longer the man known as 'Greg', but he is a part of me. If it hadn't been for him, I would never have awakened." Lupa places his hand on Gale's shoulder. "Never be ashamed of where you have been, or where you are going."
There is wisdom here, Gale knows. But it's far easier to hear the words than to put them into practice. "I will...try."
Lupa smiles, finally. "That's all that matters. Thank you, friend..."
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*wakes up groggily, for a moment not remembering...then he does, and he lays there for a while. He tries reaching to his left...where Cielo should have been...but then he remembers that the blue-haired Embryon is no longer there. He pauses, then sighs before finding a small card there instead. So Heat was serious about it...
The last thing he does before going back to sleep is reach over and turn the Dreamberry off.*
He finally comes across an area where the light of an exit shines ahead...and a man is seated cross-legged near the water. He approaches the man, considers him thoughtfully for a moment.
"Lupa."
The other remains seated. "It's good to see you again."
Gale remains silent for a time. "I found your son. I delivered your message."
"I know." Lupa finally stands, his gaze meeting Gale's. "That's why I'm here. It's time now."
"I don't know if I can. You taught me much...I've resolved to live by that."
Lupa is silent, considering Gale thoughtfully. "And I have been here, all this time. Your task is complete, Gale. You don't need my ghost anymore. You must live for yourself now. You are not me. Be yourself, now."
Gale sighs. "I don't know who I am, anymore."
"Are you worried about David? Don't be. You are him, he is you. There is no use in fighting to separate the two. You are different now, true. I know that I am no longer the man known as 'Greg', but he is a part of me. If it hadn't been for him, I would never have awakened." Lupa places his hand on Gale's shoulder. "Never be ashamed of where you have been, or where you are going."
There is wisdom here, Gale knows. But it's far easier to hear the words than to put them into practice. "I will...try."
Lupa smiles, finally. "That's all that matters. Thank you, friend..."
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*wakes up groggily, for a moment not remembering...then he does, and he lays there for a while. He tries reaching to his left...where Cielo should have been...but then he remembers that the blue-haired Embryon is no longer there. He pauses, then sighs before finding a small card there instead. So Heat was serious about it...
The last thing he does before going back to sleep is reach over and turn the Dreamberry off.*