[1/I promise I'll shut up]forgetsyounotDecember 16 2011, 12:12:29 UTC
[Lulu had been asleep for so long that it's pretty much become routine for Shirley to check the Dreamberry--sometimes just to make sure he's still there, and other times for broadcasts like this. She had not been expecting to see anything of the sort today, just like yesterday and the day before; but she does recognize him--eyes widening, as if she's watching a movie.
For a moment, she forgets that this is simply a dream for him. That these strange phones have this power to show her, for a brief moment what he's seeing. But even when it does occur to her, it doesn't make her feel any better, as she can tell how distressed he is. She's trying desperately to make out who the soldier is that is holding him down, but it's too dark, too blurry. It doesn't matter, though--
Because she can see, she can hear the Emperor talking to him. And his words...she knows what's happening. Or at least, she has a very good guess.]
No...
[...It's the exact same thing Lulu had done to her, isn't it? Erasing her memories, inserting new ones. It's the very thing she protested once before. She remembers that clearly now...]
[2/no really i will]forgetsyounotDecember 16 2011, 12:14:01 UTC
[But is the Emperor capable of such a thing?
It's hard for Shirley to imagine; yet the thought lingers in her mind as Lulu yells, still clearly upset, despite being awake. He doesn't seem to notice her, or anyone else watching. The feed clicks off, and she is left staring at the blackened screen in silence, unsure of what to do. Even though she's regained her memories, she's sure she's just seen something that she wasn't supposed to.
It makes her hesitate. She doesn't want to see him angry, especially not with her. How could she watch something like that, violate his privacy?
...But she can't leave things like that, either. She's got to talk to him. She's got to know he's okay.
[3/3] done <3forgetsyounotDecember 16 2011, 12:15:14 UTC
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Lulu...
[Her voice is soft and cracked, as he appears on her screen again. She's so relieved to see him, and though that dream was confusing for her in more ways than one...it's not important right now. What's important is that he is awake and safe; and if it makes him so uncomfortable to talk about what she'd just seen, then she won't make him. She'll let things go his way. At least...for now, until he's recovered again.]
Thank goodness. I'm...I'm so glad you're awake.
[She forces her lips into something of a smile as she wipes something from her eye; and she lets out a deep breath.
What would sleeping for a month feel like, anyway?]
[Hours have passed since his dream, his past was broadcast for everybody in Somarium to see. It worried him that Shirley and Nunnally could see this and he knew they would eventually call him back to check on him, see if everything was okay, find out more about the dream, or just to welcome him back from the sleep coma that he had been in for the last month.
How could he explain this? How could he possibly tell Shirley that what his father did to him was essentially what he did to her? Who is he trying to fool, though... She's smart enough to figure that out on her own.
Lelouch decides to return her call because he can't avoid her forever, after all. She'll find him, she always does.]
I would have preferred being roused from my month long nap in any manner but this... However, I'm glad I'm awake, too. A month is too long a time to spend away from you, Suzaku, and Nunnally.
[She's still getting used to the idea that people could sleep that long and still wake up, honestly. But she tries not to let it rattle her too badly. Not now, not when he's finally called her back. The hours were long ones, and she would scarcely admit to anyone that she couldn't find it within herself to do much else in the mean time, waiting to hear back from him for such a simple message.
When the Dreamberry buzzes though, she is quick to pick it up, delighted to see his face again. Luckily, she's a bit more in control of her emotions as well--so she sighs in relief, nodding to agree with him.]
It is. But...it's all right. [It was only a dream, wasn't it? The past is the past...] My cold got a lot worse, and I only just got better, so...I probably wouldn't have been very good company anyway.
[Haha, she wonders if she is in the first place, really...she is trying to keep up her smile, but it's getting harder and harder.]
For a moment, she forgets that this is simply a dream for him. That these strange phones have this power to show her, for a brief moment what he's seeing. But even when it does occur to her, it doesn't make her feel any better, as she can tell how distressed he is. She's trying desperately to make out who the soldier is that is holding him down, but it's too dark, too blurry. It doesn't matter, though--
Because she can see, she can hear the Emperor talking to him. And his words...she knows what's happening. Or at least, she has a very good guess.]
No...
[...It's the exact same thing Lulu had done to her, isn't it? Erasing her memories, inserting new ones. It's the very thing she protested once before. She remembers that clearly now...]
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It's hard for Shirley to imagine; yet the thought lingers in her mind as Lulu yells, still clearly upset, despite being awake. He doesn't seem to notice her, or anyone else watching. The feed clicks off, and she is left staring at the blackened screen in silence, unsure of what to do. Even though she's regained her memories, she's sure she's just seen something that she wasn't supposed to.
It makes her hesitate. She doesn't want to see him angry, especially not with her. How could she watch something like that, violate his privacy?
...But she can't leave things like that, either. She's got to talk to him. She's got to know he's okay.
So after a few minutes...]
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Lulu...
[Her voice is soft and cracked, as he appears on her screen again. She's so relieved to see him, and though that dream was confusing for her in more ways than one...it's not important right now. What's important is that he is awake and safe; and if it makes him so uncomfortable to talk about what she'd just seen, then she won't make him. She'll let things go his way. At least...for now, until he's recovered again.]
Thank goodness. I'm...I'm so glad you're awake.
[She forces her lips into something of a smile as she wipes something from her eye; and she lets out a deep breath.
What would sleeping for a month feel like, anyway?]
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How could he explain this? How could he possibly tell Shirley that what his father did to him was essentially what he did to her? Who is he trying to fool, though... She's smart enough to figure that out on her own.
Lelouch decides to return her call because he can't avoid her forever, after all. She'll find him, she always does.]
I would have preferred being roused from my month long nap in any manner but this... However, I'm glad I'm awake, too. A month is too long a time to spend away from you, Suzaku, and Nunnally.
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When the Dreamberry buzzes though, she is quick to pick it up, delighted to see his face again. Luckily, she's a bit more in control of her emotions as well--so she sighs in relief, nodding to agree with him.]
It is. But...it's all right. [It was only a dream, wasn't it? The past is the past...] My cold got a lot worse, and I only just got better, so...I probably wouldn't have been very good company anyway.
[Haha, she wonders if she is in the first place, really...she is trying to keep up her smile, but it's getting harder and harder.]
Do--Do you feel better now?
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