[thread] Flaws In Your Reality

[soulinflight]

Aligoté sat down on the edge of the empty fountain in the main plaza, having spent the last hour walking around the walled-in city. He had finally come to the conclusion that Sacy was not among the smattering of people present here. This perplexed him, because he'd been positive that

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[quarkonium]

Khrista, with Merlot right behind her, walked into the living room. She wondered for a moment where their parents were, but heard their voices coming from the living room. She sighed, unable to keep herself from wondering if this was going to work at all. But it had to. Or something else, anything else. She didn't want to see her sister in distress again, at least not in the way she'd been earlier. She could stand it happening to herself, but not to Merlot.

Now I'm overprotective, too.

She sat down on the couch. "Uh, Merlot? You know Father best, maybe you should... I don't know, drop him some hints every now and then. To remind him of his past. And maybe... maybe he'll snap out of it."

[crescentlocus]

Maria stared. "How did you-" She was certain that she didn't tell this man what her name was, but on the other hand, she was also sure that she knew him from somewhere. From the old war, from that fight against the Entropi...

The strange feeling grew worse. It was suddenly knowing what was wrong and right - that what she'd felt the past few days was terribly wrong, and that being with these people felt right because it was where she belonged. There were still a lot of things she'd have to piece together, as her memories seemed to have been shattered and all jumbled up, but things were beginning to make sense, at least. Little by little.

She looked at her daughters. No, their daughters. And then she turned to Aligoté finally. "H-Hey," she said softly, her expression indicating that yes, she remembered him. Maybe not everything about him, but she remembered.

[forhermemory]

Merlot's eyes welled with tears, but they were prompted by happiness instead of sorrow this time as she watched her parents. Her hand found Khrista's and squeezed tightly, giving her sister a smile.

"Mother, Father," she said. "It's all right now. You've broken through whatever that was. Even if things are still confusing, you knew in your hearts what the truth was."

[crescentlocus]

Khrista turned away, if only to not make it very obvious that she was tearing up as well. But as Merlot tugged her hand and gave it a squeeze, she couldn't help but look at her little sister and smile. We did it, she mouthed.

Maria nodded slowly, almost as if she couldn't believe what was happening. But she knew her daughter was right; all along, she knew deep in her heart what the truth was. "Well, now, I guess this place hasn't changed..."

[forhermemory]

"Unfortunately not everything is better," Merlot said solemnly. "There are still so many people here which haven't realized their truths yet. We have to help them as well."

[ooc: /failtag is late sorry]