itp: not your face but your heart's desire

[floralingual]

[ today in the center of camp, there are a number of large antique mirrors set up. looking into one of them will show not only you, but also your heart's deepest and most desperate desire. be careful, because the people around you will be able to see it too. good luck figuring out what's going on! ]

(( pretty much the same concept as the mirror of

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[drfeelgold]

[ is wordlessly staring at this young woman in the mirror, and has even reached out a hand as if almost to touch her. he's even smiling a little at the image! it's... just a very, very sad kind of smile ]

[drfeelgold]

[ suddenly comes to a complete stop, slowly but firmly removing his arm from Julian's grip. he finally looks up but he's definitely not making any eye contact ]

T-thanks, I got it from here.

[needsahandjob]

[lets go very pointedly.]

Yo go back there and I will kick your ass so hard.

[drfeelgold]

[ is way tense right now, but is feeling more of the flight part rather than fight at this juncture ]

No, no I- I don't want to go back there.

[needsahandjob]

Good. Lesson number one, Foley. This place sucks. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar.

[drfeelgold]

[ his face is pensive but deeply unhappy, his gaze directed nowhere near your face ]

... it's still better than back home.

[needsahandjob]

No, it isn't. At home at least we know where we stand.

[drfeelgold]

I'm not... trying to argue with you right now, and maybe it's just because I haven't been here all that long, but so far I've not had any problems and people have all been pretty nice. Except for that one weird dingo kid, I guess.

Can that change at any moment? Of course, but I think by and large we can expect better things from the people here than back home.

[needsahandjob]

You'll find out soon enough.

[drfeelgold]

Yeah, I suppose I will.

... I did mean what I said, though. Thanks for pulling me out of there.

[needsahandjob]

I just thought that it'd be stupid if you ended up like that guy who stared at his own reflection and died.

[drfeelgold]

Narcissus, and I appreciate that.

[ rubs the back of his neck after saying that, finally starting to look a little more "in the moment" than he did earlier. still... off though ]

[needsahandjob]

I know who he was.

[drfeelgold]

Yeah. Look, I'm gonna... take off for a little bit- I'm not going back to the mirrors. I'll see you at the cabin later, all right.

[ turns and starts heading towards the corn fields. or at least he tries to! ]

[needsahandjob]

I thought you were leaving.

[drfeelgold]

I'm trying to, but something's not-

[ looks down, and around, and up, up until his sight catches upon the mistletoe resting on a tree branch just above them ]

Oh you've gotta be kidding me.