[ Alex starts looking for Lorem a few days after the rainstorm. Hopefully she's in her room - he's dressed in something that finally fits his height, with a piece of furniture trailing behind him.
He'll pass through the various rooms in search of her. Hopefully she's in? ]
[ she's in the garage, her designated bed room in the house, and she's busy trying to set aside a gold and white uniform when she hears someone approaching her room.
looking up at the direction of the door, kept open during the day to allow visitors to know they're welcome to come in, her face has a smile springing forth when she sees who's there.
... with the smile quickly disappearing upon seeing the chair behind him.
ummm. okay. that's definitely not a thing she'd expect to see in remis. on the lornful light? of course, considering who was part of engineering. here? not at all.
with her brow furrowing in confusion, lorem gestures behind alex because... he knows there's a chair behind him, right? ]
make yourself at home, chair. lorem doesn't have a lot of things in her room just yet so there's still some room for them. ]
I suppose it would be useful since it can carry my things around for me while I do my rounds. [ she has to cover her mouth to smother a giggle because- ] Though I think I need to alert the townsfolk about this arrangement. They have so much to deal with as is. I don't want them to think the furniture is getting possessed on top of their affairs.
[ it takes her longer than it should have for her to reply: ]
Of course I am.
I want to help. [ much as her stomach twists at the idea of being near them again after... after what happened, lorem isn't going to back down. not when she can help others. ]
Meddy was patching me up. I think they got the worst of it but I don't know what happened to them. They ended up powering down earlier and I can't power them up anymore.
[ true to her word - when meddy appears within alex’s house, lorem is quick to follow suit. she's quick to smile upon seeing her friend, her expression tired but happy.
she struggles to not yawn while she greets him, mostly out of manners more than fears of making noise. it's the least she can do when it comes to her friend. the house - and the center - are making great headway thanks to his hard work. ]
H-H-Hoow- [ a quick clearing of the throat. ] How are you?
[ lore is warm as always, a soft beam of sunlight that illuminates his aetheric vision. a needed brightness in this world, where the fears of hundreds press upon him, screams of other people's nightmares haunting his dreams. he's never told her any of this, but it seems like it would soon become unavoidable.
he's seated at the table, as always, the tea ready and promised. there are dark circles under his eyes, as if he hasn't slept.
(he hasn't slept.)
still, his expression shifts into a smile, subdued. ]
I'm okay.
[ let him lie to himself. ]
I wanted to ask you something, actually. There's a situation that I'm not sure how to resolve.
[ has she seen the network post? if not, he'll slide his device over so she can take a look. ]
[ immediately there's a look of concern when on lorem's face notices the dark circles under her friend's eyes. her eyes get bigger somehow as the smile crumples into a tight line of worry and unsaid are you okay?
she isn't alone in the observation at least.
meddy's visor flickers in concern as they zip towards alex, finials and flippers fluttering anxiously while she takes a seat at the table.
when presented with the device, lorem looks puzzled when its offered to her but accepts it all the same. radiance's haphazard approach paperwork back on the lornful light taught her how to skim, how to pick up important information in a sea of words and notes and comments.
upon looking back at alex's face, her expression has shifted yet again - calm and still, realising she'll need to be for this talk. ]
[ he lets meddy come right up to him, petting the droid absent-mindedly while lorem reads what is presented on his device. the silence only sinks finality into his awareness, his mind flitting back to what had happened days prior.
the memory leaves a bitter taste in his mouth. it sickens him to think about it now, even though it had seemed so natural back then. the voices that pressed against the inside of his head, tendrils of darkness veiling his vision and sharpening his awareness into a single-minded pursuit of justice.
make him pay, they had said. make him pay for his crimes. make him pay for hurting the people. and so he did. ]
It does.
[ odd eyes flick up to meet hers. there's still a fire in his eyes, of determination - but he is tired, and this is the final straw. ]
I.... I went with them, to question him. They read his mind.
[ which is a big issue, he's aware of, but such things are not odd in his world ]
I wanted to try and prevent them from hurting him. I told them to stop, when he was in pain. But... was that right?
[ is it justice if this world subscribes to something else? ]
I don't know. I... I don't. I don't understand.
[ this he freely admits, feeling a certain stinging in his eyes ]
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HA HA CLAIMS FIRST also this is after rain
He'll pass through the various rooms in search of her. Hopefully she's in? ]
HELLO HELLO
looking up at the direction of the door, kept open during the day to allow visitors to know they're welcome to come in, her face has a smile springing forth when she sees who's there.
... with the smile quickly disappearing upon seeing the chair behind him.
ummm. okay. that's definitely not a thing she'd expect to see in remis. on the lornful light? of course, considering who was part of engineering. here? not at all.
with her brow furrowing in confusion, lorem gestures behind alex because... he knows there's a chair behind him, right? ]
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The chair continues to follow him, floating over to an unobtrusive corner of her room while he raises his device with a prewritten message: ]
It followed me here for some reason. I figure that you would use it better than I do.
[ She might need something to rest on, and it's much quieter than a wheelchair. (Not that he knows what a wheelchair is.) ]
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make yourself at home, chair. lorem doesn't have a lot of things in her room just yet so there's still some room for them. ]
I suppose it would be useful since it can carry my things around for me while I do my rounds. [ she has to cover her mouth to smother a giggle because- ] Though I think I need to alert the townsfolk about this arrangement. They have so much to deal with as is. I don't want them to think the furniture is getting possessed on top of their affairs.
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I hadn't thought of that. Are these things uncommon here?
[ He hasn't seen any other flying chairs around, that's true. ]
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It wouldn't hurt to alert them. Last thing I want to do is scare someone if they see Seat floating around with a sheet drapped over it.
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I see. How should we do that?
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un: hotdog
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Of course I am.
I want to help. [ much as her stomach twists at the idea of being near them again after... after what happened, lorem isn't going to back down. not when she can help others. ]
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where do you live i'll pick you up
During the dust storm -- un:kyouken
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If I told you that I possibly did a reckless thing and I may or may not be injured as a result from it, how would you react? Hypothetically?
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...uh, but how injured are we talkin'? Like 'immediate medical attention' injured?
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Meddy was patching me up. I think they got the worst of it but I don't know what happened to them. They ended up powering down earlier and I can't power them up anymore.
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Is Meddy a robot?
[ what the heck was going on in this conversation, who even is Meddy ]
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Meddy is a robot, yes. A medical drone. I got them back earlier this month.
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but I'm thinkin' you want someone who knows what they're doin' for Meddy.
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4/3 backdated
some crimes, despite good intentions, are still crimes. he's made this mistake before, and he's making it again. ]
Are you free now?
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Where do you want to meet?
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1/2
Meddy is going to accompany me so if you see them than I'm close by.
2/2; action.
she struggles to not yawn while she greets him, mostly out of manners more than fears of making noise. it's the least she can do when it comes to her friend. the house - and the center - are making great headway thanks to his hard work. ]
H-H-Hoow- [ a quick clearing of the throat. ] How are you?
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he's seated at the table, as always, the tea ready and promised. there are dark circles under his eyes, as if he hasn't slept.
(he hasn't slept.)
still, his expression shifts into a smile, subdued. ]
I'm okay.
[ let him lie to himself. ]
I wanted to ask you something, actually. There's a situation that I'm not sure how to resolve.
[ has she seen the network post? if not, he'll slide his device over so she can take a look. ]
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she isn't alone in the observation at least.
meddy's visor flickers in concern as they zip towards alex, finials and flippers fluttering anxiously while she takes a seat at the table.
when presented with the device, lorem looks puzzled when its offered to her but accepts it all the same. radiance's haphazard approach paperwork back on the lornful light taught her how to skim, how to pick up important information in a sea of words and notes and comments.
upon looking back at alex's face, her expression has shifted yet again - calm and still, realising she'll need to be for this talk. ]
It involves our esteemed guest, Lamar, I take it?
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the memory leaves a bitter taste in his mouth. it sickens him to think about it now, even though it had seemed so natural back then. the voices that pressed against the inside of his head, tendrils of darkness veiling his vision and sharpening his awareness into a single-minded pursuit of justice.
make him pay, they had said. make him pay for his crimes. make him pay for hurting the people. and so he did. ]
It does.
[ odd eyes flick up to meet hers. there's still a fire in his eyes, of determination - but he is tired, and this is the final straw. ]
I.... I went with them, to question him. They read his mind.
[ which is a big issue, he's aware of, but such things are not odd in his world ]
I wanted to try and prevent them from hurting him. I told them to stop, when he was in pain. But... was that right?
[ is it justice if this world subscribes to something else? ]
I don't know. I... I don't. I don't understand.
[ this he freely admits, feeling a certain stinging in his eyes ]
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