004 ;; [ VISUAL]/[LOCATION: TOPHER'S OLD PLACE] stranger things have happened
Echo had been wandering, close to drifting since Topher had left but had kept herself quiet and out of the way. She'd checked the tablets and the immediate area to where they'd been staying but Topher was nowhere to be there. The chair was still there, unused and untested since it had been built and it was staying that way. That wasn't the only thing that was strange as of late. When Echo had awoken that morning there'd been more; not around but in herself. The memories were clear, who she was and, most noticeably who she wasn't. Echo hadn't felt like this in a while, at least not as clear as this. She'd started to remember but it had been more faded, muted. Now? Now Echo remembered everything. Boyd knew and now, so did Paul. She'd left and he'd gone with her; helping her more and protecting her. Now it wasn't about Caroline, it was about her. Bennett had helped with that, showing her a glimpse of Caroline, someone who now Echo wasn't sure if she wanted to be. She'd saved this body for her, but did she deserve to have it?
The memories filled her; memories, this time, of what had happened rather than of everyone else. They'd returned to the Dollhouse. Solitary, Alpha. Paul. So much had happened, there was so much that they'd done. Six months. Echo hadn't been in Taxon for six months but she had that many memories filling her now, falling into place.
For now, Echo didn't know what to do. She was sure that someone could tell her, if she reached, but for her? Taxon was just as complicated as LA had been. And now, Echo felt even more alone.
"This isn't right."
Now, more than ever, Echo needed to return. Paul was in a coma and now, in Alpha's head. If she wasn't there, who would stop him?
The memories filled her; memories, this time, of what had happened rather than of everyone else. They'd returned to the Dollhouse. Solitary, Alpha. Paul. So much had happened, there was so much that they'd done. Six months. Echo hadn't been in Taxon for six months but she had that many memories filling her now, falling into place.
For now, Echo didn't know what to do. She was sure that someone could tell her, if she reached, but for her? Taxon was just as complicated as LA had been. And now, Echo felt even more alone.
"This isn't right."
Now, more than ever, Echo needed to return. Paul was in a coma and now, in Alpha's head. If she wasn't there, who would stop him?