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[thenightmarebegins]

[Vincent is off in a forested area not far from town. He's seated under a tree, thinking and watching leaves fall.]

Yet another alternate reality... but something about this was different from others. As if we were living out a set story, each time...

[It's not as if they have the exact same fairytales on his world, after all, but there had been a strange way to how the week's events had unfolded that it was noticeable. He wonders about it, vaguely, and about the parallel to the one he'd lived through and how it fit into his own background. There's also plenty of other things on his mind, the typical human vs monster divide, and the love issues... but he won't bring any of those up on here.]

[He takes a red leaf in hand as it falls and stares at it.]

...the time of year... it's close. Perhaps it's best if I spend it away.

Comments

[voice]

[pepepepen.livejournal.com]

Then you were affected as well?

[voice]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately... but many of us are rarely spared.

[voice]

[pepepepen.livejournal.com]

I thought as much. How troublesome.

[She's quiet for a moment, and then asks:]

How often do those happen here, if you know the answer to that?

[voice]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

[That tells Vincent this must be a New Feather, probably the most recent cycle.]

It's a regular occurrence... typically every month. Even knowing this, we can do nothing to prevent their effects.

[voice]

[pepepepen.livejournal.com]

Every month? So this is going to be even worse later on?

[ voice ]

[happyends]

Huh? Are you talking about what happened a little while ago..?

[ voice ]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm referring to... the latest experiment.

[ voice ]

[happyends]

That one was about stories, wasn't it.. I was lucky enough to not get caught up in one, but one of my friends did. Luckily she's okay though..

[ She giggles, even if there's something nervous about it. ]

I don't think many people got hurt, so it's a good thing.

[ voice ]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

No stories I personally know, but... there was a sense of familiarity to them.

[Since he's familiar enough with stories that have similar tropes, even if not the exact same ones.]

It's rare to have an experiment cause so little harm. Perhaps that was fortunate.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

It certainly seemed that way. Could we just...pretend that never happened?

[Voice]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't even have to think of an answer to that one.]

I would be more than willing to forget the events of the past week.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

It's good that we can agree with each other on a lot of things here...

[Voice]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

...and there's no end to those things. I doubt there ever will be.

[Voice]

[hear-thanatos.livejournal.com]

...What would be close at this time of the year? [Yuri doubts he's talking about the onset of autumn.]

[Voice]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

A date which no longer holds meaning.

[Yes, it's not just about the autumn. It's about Vincent having far too much else in mind, as always.]

[Voice]

[hear-thanatos.livejournal.com]

...If it didn't, you wouldn't speak of it.

[Voice]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

[A wise enough assessment.]

Perhaps I'm still determining what it should mean now.

[It's only been a few years he's been... conscious, altered as he is.]

[doubleppk]

Why away? Or perhaps, "Why this time of year" as opposed to any other time in Luceti. At least it's not February.

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

No... it's nothing to do with the weather. It's simply... a time I would prefer solitude.

[Though honestly, there are many such days on Vincent's Calendar of Angst.]

[doubleppk]

I meant Halloween as opposed to Valentine's Day. Unless it's not about holidays either.

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

Right... That's toward the end of the month. I would take the nightmares of Halloween over the ...perils... of that other day.

[He still can't bring himself to think about that holiday too much. It's like the universe played a horribly twisted joke, making it share his name. Good thing that's not anytime soon though.]

It's about neither of those.

[Action] fhasljdhsa did not mean to be so late. /pile of fail

[lostinmyway]

[Grune loves walking in the woods. It's especially nice this time of year, with all the beautiful colours of the leaves. The forest is different every day, and so she tries to remember to visit it often.

Today, she hears someone talking not far away. Being who she is, the only course of action is to head towards the sound to say hello. She only arrives in time to hear Vincent's last couple of sentences, and so she greets him with:] Hello! Are you going on a trip?

[Action] nothign wrong with late!

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

[Vincent looks up suddenly, surprised that someone apparently overheard him. He regards her silently for a moment.]

I was considering some time away from town.

[Action]

[lostinmyway]

[Grune closes the remainder of the distance between them and sits down next to him.]

Hmm.... You should go to the beach. It's a nice place to have a vacation.

[Action]

[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

[He stares back thoughtfully. It's... for the best the beach is nothing like Costa del Sol back home, he's sure. Still, watching the water could be relaxing.]

I suppose I could find a secluded area.