Dominic ♠ oo2

[unfearful]

Who: Dominic and Anemone
Where: Somewhere in Somni, I'm guessing?
When: Backdated to the start of the sandstorm shh, we're not late
Style: Either
Status: Closed

Dominic had fortunately brought bandages with him before leaving his apartment to find Anemone, which he was now using to tend to the scratches he'd received when he'd gone out. He didn't regret

Comments

[ifionlyhad]

[Anemone doesn't seem at all perturbed by the storm. She's simply sitting on a table and playing with Gulliver]

It's just some sand. Everyone's just making a fuss.

[unfearful]

Sandstorms can be dangerous, Anemone.

[There's something else in his mind though, nagging at him, that he's trying to remember.]

[ifionlyhad]

Maybe if you're an idiot, you'd get lost in one and die. But you'd be a waste anyway.

[unfearful]

[Dominic's used to that--he was almost expecting it, even--but it hurts, all the same. Meanwhile, the nagging feeling only grows worse.]

Anemone...

[ifionlyhad]

[is now humming to herself and opening a jar of jam, completely ignoring his tone]

[unfearful]

[Smiles softly, because it's definitely good to see her well again.]

... How have you been?

sorry school has been kicking my butt

[ifionlyhad]

Bored. This place is stupid.

It's fine!

[unfearful]

[Well, he can sympathize with being bored, at least.]

... So you haven't run into any trouble? That's good.

[ifionlyhad]

[frowns as sets the jam jar down on the table]

I've eaten so much here that it's not even good anymore.

[unfearful]

[...]

Have you been eating only jam?

[He's not even going to bother commenting on her health, since it can't be worse than what she ate back home, but...

And damn it, he knows there's something he's forgetting.]

[ifionlyhad]

Jam and some other stuff around this sweet shop I found.

[unfearful]

[Strangely enough, the topic of sweets reminds Dominic of the conversation he had with Renton, so long ago. And how he'd had given Anemone the desserts he had with him once everything was done. With that comes the memory of everything else that happened then: his attempt to save Anemone, his sacrifice to protect Renton...

And all this, with the danger of the sandstorm fading from his mind--Dominic realizes that Anemone's acting too normal.]

Anemone... [He remembers what Ion told him, but he can't think of a way to phrase the question without being blunt about it.]

... I know this may sound odd, but what's the last thing you remember happening back home?

[ifionlyhad]

I beat you up for not telling me what was going on. Don't even try to get me to apologize! You deserved it!

[unfearful]

T-That wasn't my intention at all...!

[Not telling her what was going on--was she referring to their conversation before her operation? Either way, she's not from his time, which means she knows nothing about invading the core or his death.

... Both of which he has to hide now, doesn't he?]

[ifionlyhad]

Liar! You never say the truth!

[unfearful]

I...

[This is all so... strange. She's Anemone, but not the one from his time. Dominic doesn't know how to feel about it.

... And this one has yet to see him do anything to redeem himself, of course.]