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Day 53: Intercom, Evening

Dec 08, 2010 12:01

The commotion just after the intercom's jingle displayed the same kind of erratic energy that the Head Doctor had been exuding all day.

"Come on, get those papers out of the way - no, I don't...! Ah! Good evening, everyone, and I hope you all enjoyed the activities we had to ( Read more... )

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M57 zack_fair December 9 2010, 00:45:53 UTC

Even though Zack had had no way of knowing that Aerith would reappear just like that, he still felt bad for having already solidified nightshift plans with Aidou and Sasuke. Still, being in SOLDIER had taught him a few good things, and one of those was that you didn't abandon a mission unless absolutely necessary. As much as he wanted to believe that helping out Aerith on her first night constituted something like that, he knew that wasn't the case. He couldn't inconvenience two other people who were relying on him, and so he could only hope that Aerith would take his advice and either stay in her room or find someone to wander with ( ... )

Re: M57 itwillbecome December 10 2010, 00:45:49 UTC

The nurse had swooped in again, much to Terra's chagrin. She seemed to be under the impression that he was a child, with the way she grabbed his elbow and used it to steer him through the building. He kept an eye out this time at least, trying to remember the twists and turns of the near identical corridors (and there were a lot of corridors!) and he was sure that this was a different room to the one that he'd woken up in, but he hadn't exactly been in the best state of mind to appreciate the difference when he'd first woken.

The nurse kept talking, something about a roommate and that was fine with Terra because he could do with the distraction right now. Silence left him thinking too much and he had a lot to think about right now with this place and Riku and the shadow of Xehanort and Master Eraqus looming large over him, the loss of his friends an diquieting constant ache at the back of his mind ( ... )

zack_fair December 10 2010, 09:00:56 UTC

When the door opened, Zack had almost been expecting to see Locke's face there. Instead, he was greeted by someone a bit younger, who looked at him almost as if he knew him. He tilted his head at the kid for a second, but was further taken aback when his name was used.

"You know me?" he asked with a grin. Had the nurse told the stranger his name? But no, she would have used the name "Lance" instead, so...

Maybe he was just gathering that much attention. He didn't really think he'd done anything to merit that much notice, but he'd also ended up with a fan club back home... without really realizing how it'd happened. He'd made First Class and the next thing he knew, he'd had fans. Which wasn't a problem, of course, but that was Gaia and this was somewhere else. So who was this kid?

"But yeah, uhh, that's me," he said as he moved closer to his desk, giving the stranger his hand. "I'm sad to say I don't know your name, though. Care to share?" He didn't mean to offend, but this whole thing had been pretty unexpected.

itwillbecome December 12 2010, 03:17:04 UTC

He'd been expecting a warm greeting, full of Zack's trademark enthusiasm and instead he got this. The grin was familiar, but there was no recognition in Zack's eyes. It was as though they'd never even met and Zack's next words just confirmed that. Zack didn't recognise him. Terra's face fell at the knowledge, his happiness at seeing a friend dimming somewhat. Another jolt that struck hard, after seeing Riku again, grown up and changed ( ... )

zack_fair December 13 2010, 01:40:31 UTC

It looked like he'd said the wrong thing, seeing how the kid's face fell as if he'd just kicked his dog or something. Zack didn't know what this was all about, but it wasn't too long before the young man tried to explain.

The names of both the people and places used in said explanation completely went over Zack's head, however. He blinked, standing there awkwardly as he let his hand fall back to his side. At first he just wanted to assume that the guy had mistaken him for someone else, but he'd said his name. What were the chances that there was someone else out there named Zack who looked that much like him?

The whole thing was just a little bit worrying, but Zack decided that the best thing right now was be apologetic. "I... really don't know what you're talking about," he admitted as sincerely as he could, "but if you explain it to me, that might be good. I don't know why I don't know you if I'm supposed to, but... a lot of weird stuff goes on in this place."

It was disconcerting, and he couldn't really deny that. What ( ... )

itwillbecome December 13 2010, 23:45:18 UTC

Zack looked, to be honest, completely baffled. This did not help Terra's confidence any. He contemplated the idea that he'd made a mistake for a moment, but that was pretty unlikely. He had answered to the name, after all, and his look was pretty unique, even if he was older than Terra remembered him. The apologetic tone of Zack's voice just made things sting that much worse ( ... )

zack_fair December 14 2010, 07:21:51 UTC

Even when Terra said the name, "coliseum" didn't ring any bells. It sounded a bit too outdated for somewhere like Midgar, but maybe there was another part of Gaia that was nicknamed that and he just didn't know? But Thebes didn't ring any bells either, and he was pretty sure he would have at least known one of the two. More than that, he didn't know Terra, so it was no surprise that nothing in his story was familiar to him ( ... )

itwillbecome December 16 2010, 04:26:45 UTC

"No," Terra agreed, still frowning at the revelation. It didn't make any sense that he wouldn't be remembered, but this whole ordeal was proving to be nonsensical in his mind. Maybe his view of what was normal was a little skewed though, by most people's standards. "It wasn't really the kind of thing that someone would forget." He imagined that being posessed in such a way was the kind of thing that stuck in your mind for a good long while afterwards.

The gesture was so familiar though. He couldn't see how Zack could be anyone else than the kid that he'd met. Everything was the same except the age.

This time when Zack's hand was offered, Terra took it, albeit a little hesitantly. He shook it firmly, and at the introduction, a small smile curled his lips. At least Zack's temperament didn't seem to be any different. It would have been worse if Zack had started to hate him or something.

"Yeah, yeah we can. Nice to meet you too, Zack," he replied. And it was a little awkward, and a lot weird, but not half bad.

zack_fair December 16 2010, 09:04:38 UTC

It seemed that something he'd done had been the right thing, seeing how he caught that little smile on the kid's face. It wasn't much, but it counted for a lot considering how weird this situation was between them. More than that, Terra seemed willing to start over, which was good news to Zack. He didn't know how else to approach this ( ... )

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