Comments | edensphere_log: You're home again, so won't you close the door

bloody_pens in edensphere_log

You're home again, so won't you close the door

Aug 17, 2011 14:39

Characters: Genius man_genius and Rick bloody_pens
Date/Time: Between July 7th and 17th
Location: The 4th floor
Rating: PG for now for guy love and Rick's potty mouth
Summary: The man-twins are spirited off to the fourth floor and visit Rick's loft. However, something seems a little off about it, too...

( Stay here with me and we'll forget what's gone before )

dollhouse: topher (genius), castle: richard (derrick)

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man_genius August 17 2011, 20:51:37 UTC

For the record, Genius wasn't paranoid. The Sphere really was out to get him, evidenced by the fact that this was his third trip to the 4th fourth floor. Of course, it helped that this time he was trapped with his brother instead of violent teenagers and nervous children. But when the doors finally opened, Genius trailed behind, afraid of what they were about to see.

Turns out he shouldn't have worried. They were clearly in Rick's house--or an elaborate simulation of his place. Genius waited impatiently for people to suddenly appear or for one of Rick's memories to start, but the room remained stubbornly static.

"Is that...Promise?" He belatedly caught sight of the pictures on the table, all professionally done with happy smiles. Rick's real family.

He couldn't help the sadness and slight pang of jealousy from spreading across his face so he turned away from Rick, hopefully so the man wouldn't notice.

bloody_pens August 17 2011, 21:41:09 UTC

Rick didn't reply for a while, going over to the table and reaching out to take the picture of his young daughter in his hands. He touched the glass gently with his fingers, missing her again, the feeling coming back stronger than it had in a while, swelling in his heart. So many questions he'd never wondered about before were coming back to him now, in this place, in his home.

"Yeah," he finally said, not letting go of the picture. "I guess I lived here."

He took a deep breath, turning back to his brother and smiling a little sadly.

"You're missing, though. It needs a picture of you. And me and Promise and Mom."

man_genius August 17 2011, 21:52:33 UTC

Genius flinched when he heard Rick's words and his fists clenched by his sides. He kept his face turned away as he spoke. "And you need a picture of Gai, Bell and Lotus." His voice was calm even if he obviously wasn't. "It would be one of those goofy family portraits, the three of them in Mickey Mouse ears from Disney World."

Actually, he could almost picture it. He even smiled somewhat. "You'd have Stellaris and Lyle's picture on the mantel and a picture drawn by Nova on the fridge." He closed his eyes and painted the fantasy in his head. "Tribble's bed placed right where you'd be sure to trip on it in the morning...do you even have any pets here?" He opened his eyes and looked around. "Maybe you had cats--can you imagine Tribble's reaction to a cat?"

bloody_pens August 17 2011, 22:14:38 UTC

"Or Tribble would be sure to drag it in front of my door every morning just to screw with me. Furball."

Still gripping the picture with one hand, Rick went and put the other arm arm around Genius when he was finished speaking.

"Suppose we'll find out if your star-friend and Simon end up having to take care of Tribble, eh?"

He then closed his eyes, inhaling and exhaling deeply once again, also taking the time to picture what he was talking about.

"...I don't see any of me and Nikki, though. ...Guess that comfirms what both of us suspected."

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