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Jul 31, 2011 23:51

[An experiment is going on. Nephry knows this and has known for days. She's been in the jungle again, in the desert, and trapped in the same room, going through the exit only to come in through the entrance again. It makes almost no sense at all, and that made it so easy to remember that it wasn't anything real.

This morning she wakes up in her room ( Read more... )

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soreplaceable August 1 2011, 04:07:09 UTC
[It was strange enough that his room had been transformed for the past few days, forcing him to exit the window whenever he wanted to go outside. But to jump out the window on a warm, sunny day only for it to spontaneously turn into a wintery morning is... odd, to say the least. Especially when that winter landscape is as vast as an entire city, yet still only occupies the space surrounding House 1. Luceti was curious like that sometimes.]

[He'll wander about for a little while, searching for the "exit" back into normal land, before spotting Nephry. Though she's clearly much more prepared for the change in weather than he is. He'll just be running over now, taking care not to slip on the snow.]

[With a shiver:] H-Hello, Nephry.

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offallingsnow August 1 2011, 04:09:57 UTC
[The voice just proves it, even more. This can't be her real home.]

Ion. What are you doing out here dressed like that? You're going to freeze.

[If only that weren't a legitimate concern for him. She doesn't even have to think about it, pulling off her coat and wrapping it around his shoulders.]

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soreplaceable August 1 2011, 04:16:13 UTC
The area hadn't changed until I was already outside. By then, the house had disappeared behind me.

[Ion's already not too fond of the cold, so the coat is more than welcome. But now she doesn't have one...] What about you?

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offallingsnow August 1 2011, 04:17:41 UTC
[She is wearing winter clothing and is far less fragile.]

I will be fine. ...I thought I... [No. Don't say it. Think of something else.] I thought I was the only one who could see this.

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soreplaceable August 1 2011, 04:25:10 UTC
[Small thought it may have been, Ion heard that pause. It wasn't hard to tell what she might have thought upon waking up seemingly back in Keterburg.]

...it is a bit strange, isn't it. I can't say I've ever seen the village go through so many different changes like this. Even for an experiment.

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offallingsnow August 1 2011, 04:28:36 UTC
Neither have I. Certainly not all in the same places.

[There is definitely something darker than usual in her eyes, even while she talks to him.]

At least...the people aren't also here.

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soreplaceable August 1 2011, 04:41:02 UTC
[He glances up at Nephry for a moment before looking out into the quiet, empty streets. It was almost unsettling, to see them so devoid of anything but the snow, knowing all the houses were empty... and yet the city was a perfect copy.]

[He shivers again, but this time not from the cold.]

Perhaps there are some things not even they are capable of. Though I imagine that's for the best...

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offallingsnow August 1 2011, 04:42:25 UTC
[A replica city. It echoes off the walls in her head as she follows Ion's gaze into the snowy street.]

It is.

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soreplaceable August 1 2011, 04:50:39 UTC
[The landscape seems even colder in that respect. He falls silent for a moment or two before quickly looking back up.]

Nephry, would you mind if we walked together for awhile?

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offallingsnow August 1 2011, 04:52:21 UTC
Of course I wouldn't mind. [Even her smile is different, though.] It's preferable to walking alone.

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soreplaceable August 1 2011, 05:00:58 UTC
Yes, it is. [He'll mirror that smile with on of his own regardless as they start off in no particular direction.]

I believe you were the one who brought that up earlier this year. Walking in the snow with friends... I don't think we had the chance to do so before the snow started melting.

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offallingsnow August 1 2011, 14:09:09 UTC
Things were...difficult, this winter, weren't they?

[She doesn't want to walk through the empty city. So she turns for the outskirts - at least those, snow-covered wasteland though they may be, are meant to be deserted.]

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soreplaceable August 2 2011, 10:33:13 UTC
[It may not have been her intention, but those words make the smile drop right off his face. Considering his most recent revelation in regards to a particular loss this past winter, "difficult" would be putting it mildly.]

[It comes back soon enough, though perhaps a bit more reflective than cheerful.]

...yes. To be honest, I was glad to see the end of it.

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offallingsnow August 2 2011, 18:35:52 UTC
As was I.

...I may not be the best of company at the moment, Ion. [she looks away, but it's more about taking in the landscape than it is about not looking at him] I am...surprised at how easily I was fooled, even knowing the general nature of this experiment.

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soreplaceable August 2 2011, 22:30:25 UTC
[He shakes his head, even as she looks away. As if he would just turn around and leave her alone in the snow...]

That's all right. I understand. It looks like your home, after all.

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offallingsnow August 3 2011, 01:16:24 UTC
[She almost wants it. ...Only almost.]

It feels like my home. Everything in the place where I left it.

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