[ well. this is certainly not something he expected to see on the seal. could he be dreaming this? he could be dreaming.
it has that déjà vu sort of feel to it.
but if he were dreaming it, it would have no seal involved. this is actually happening. no one really understands how awkward that is for vincent, do they?? elliot what did you do? ]
[ it had been fine the way it was, even if he did not have leo to himself again. he had to worry about gil anyway, not to mention break was no doubt going to become very bothersome. so it was fine.
and this. this is not fine.
but of course he has to get to leo before anybody else can. the public reactions... he can leave that to gil. gil is the eldest. gil would have the better reaction to hearing that something has happened to their dear little brother when the nightrays have been dropping like flies...even in this world. it's quite a troublesome affair. . . and gil's good with that. ]
[ he doesn't see it at first. (how can he, when all he can see right now are elliot's bloodied corpse in his arms, the red smudged on his glasses and the flow of tears down his stained cheeks) and all he can hear is the echo of his own broken cries. it doesn't even occur to him that the seal was there, that vincent was speaking to him, and he continues to sob until
it finally registered.
and he reaches for the seal with a trembling hand. ]
[Gilbert had only been here a few days-- a few days of still not knowing what was going to happen, why it did- a few days of incredibly, tense atmosphere conjured by his own peace of mind. A few days without Oz, and the servant was always beginning to question if this was some type of punishment.
...No, Vince didn't have anything to do with it, and Gilbert was somewhat thankful that he and Elliot were still in his line of vision, at least somewhere he could keep on eye on them. Break wouldn't insist, and the stupid rabbit was more than enough-]
...Leo? [Gilbert never let the seal out of his sight, and the first few words filter through, much to his horror-] Elliot..?
[Gilbert stalks outside, not even noticing that Vincent wasn't around, just allowing the thought to pass through his mind once.] Leo, are you there? What happened to Elliot?!
[ he's still bent over elliot's body, still crying and barely aware of everything else around him. vincent calling him dragged him back to reality just barely, and it takes him yet another while to register gilbert's voice. ]
I don't know-
[ but it just makes him wail louder as his face presses into elliot's shoulder. if he knew, he would have gone after the murderer and kill the bastard, but he doesn't know. he doesn't know anything and it makes him feel powerless, like elliot's death was his fault somehow, that if he hadn't left this wouldn't have happened.
[none of what Leo is saying- trying to say- is making sense but Gilbert can't wait around any longer. it feels like the weight of something horrible, something he couldn't have stopped-- as just crashed against his shoulder. He had just got here, Elliot had just--]
Where are you? Leo, you have to tell me! [Gilbert doesn't even know where he's going now, but he's running, trying to keep himself in place, one place at a time and in place.
he doesn't want to know anything, yet. he just needs to get there.]
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it has that déjà vu sort of feel to it.
but if he were dreaming it, it would have no seal involved. this is actually happening. no one really understands how awkward that is for vincent, do they?? elliot what did you do? ]
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and this. this is not fine.
but of course he has to get to leo before anybody else can. the public reactions... he can leave that to gil. gil is the eldest. gil would have the better reaction to hearing that something has happened to their dear little brother when the nightrays have been dropping like flies...even in this world. it's quite a troublesome affair. . . and gil's good with that. ]
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Leo... where are you? Answer me.
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it finally registered.
and he reaches for the seal with a trembling hand. ]
Ma- master... Vincent?
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...No, Vince didn't have anything to do with it, and Gilbert was somewhat thankful that he and Elliot were still in his line of vision, at least somewhere he could keep on eye on them. Break wouldn't insist, and the stupid rabbit was more than enough-]
...Leo? [Gilbert never let the seal out of his sight, and the first few words filter through, much to his horror-] Elliot..?
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Leo? [he'd find them, he'd have to.]
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[ he's still bent over elliot's body, still crying and barely aware of everything else around him. vincent calling him dragged him back to reality just barely, and it takes him yet another while to register gilbert's voice. ]
I don't know-
[ but it just makes him wail louder as his face presses into elliot's shoulder. if he knew, he would have gone after the murderer and kill the bastard, but he doesn't know. he doesn't know anything and it makes him feel powerless, like elliot's death was his fault somehow, that if he hadn't left this wouldn't have happened.
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Where are you? Leo, you have to tell me! [Gilbert doesn't even know where he's going now, but he's running, trying to keep himself in place, one place at a time and in place.
he doesn't want to know anything, yet. he just needs to get there.]
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