ba mươi sáu ❀| in the footsteps of ghosts

[lotuslife]

[Fourteen years isn't so long ago; one year is even shorter. Still, somehow the former seems like yesterday, and the latter a decade. With them are both memories still raw in her thoughts and ones set so deep in her mind that they may well be part of the marrow of her bones now

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[coolbowtie]

[Did he follow her like a creeper? Of course he did, but she's Sen and he's extremely protective. He doesn't plan on stopping her from doing what she needs to do, but to just stand in the background quietly and make sure nothing goes wrong while she's about.

Of course the Doctor does "quiet" fairly badly. And when he tries to be quiet that tends to just mean he walks into things and breaks them more frequently...]

[lotuslife]

[It's okay, Doctor. She's used to you being a creeper. What, did he walk into her motorcycle or something...

She looks over her shoulder and doesn't seem surprised to see him, touching a hand to her cheek and giving a soft smile.] Chào, anh... How long have you been standing there? [She doesn't sound annoyed or anything.]

[coolbowtie]

Oh, not long. You know, just out for a walk. A rather long walk.

[Oh, but she's not mad! So this is encouraging and he approaches her.]

It's nice out here, isn't it?

[lotuslife]

...I like it because it's on the edge of everything. [a sheepish shrug.]

[coolbowtie]

It's a bit interesting when you put it like that.

[He moves closer to her. And invitation to talk or for physical contact if she needs it]

[lotuslife]

I'd like to leave. [she drops into silence for a moment.] ...I did, didn't I? For a while, there. Last month. Everyone said they thought I was truly gone. But I don't remember going home...

[coolbowtie]

[His face and voice are sympathetic. He reaches out to touch her cheek.]

You will. I promise. I'll get you out of here.

[lotuslife]

Hmm? And what about you?

[coolbowtie]

I'll follow you as soon as I can. Promise.

But, you're much more important than a mad man who no longer even has his precious box.

[lotuslife]

...Don't say that. [she presses her cheek to his shoulder.] You're important, too. If not to yourself, then to me.

[coolbowtie]

[He slowly wraps his arms around her]

Well, alright then, together it is. [A lie] So, what's the occasion? Not that I wouldn't like to escape out on the highway and leave Mayfield forever, but eh, seems a bit unlikely.

[lotuslife]

It is an important day to me.

[coolbowtie]

[Resting his chin on her head, looking thoughtfully at the patch of earth she was kneeling at]

And that would be?

[lotuslife]

Today it has been... fourteen years since that war ended. Though it really just seems like blinking... It is a short amount of time.

[coolbowtie]

Well...

That is an occasion, isn't it. [He's silent for a bit, staring thoughtfully at the patch of earth she was kneeling at]

You alright then?

[lotuslife]

I'll be fine. [she closes her eyes.] I really will.