First Morning

[onceasomebody]

[It's later in the day (as I'm assuming most of his morning was spent with Nia, this cool, Styx?), and Simon doesn't know how he feels about this.  On one hand he very much recognizes this town, and it gave him nightmares for years after.  It looked unchanged, except for the street he was on.  On the other hand... it's been seven years since he was

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[bustydefense]

Still... here?

[onceasomebody]

Yeah. It's been a few years since I was here. ... Everybody's probably been brainwashed, who I knew.

[bustydefense]

[ ... ]

A few years?

[onceasomebody]

Yeah.

I think... had to be seven years ago.

[onlyeverabackup]

Excuse me?

[onceasomebody]

I used to be here.

[onlyeverabackup]

Really? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't recognize your voice. Who are you, exactly?

[onceasomebody]

My name's Simon...

Completely fine, complete with spelling fail!

[kaitopants]

[... waitaminute, that voice is entirely too familiar. Older... more mature... but... it doesn't hurt to ask]

... Simon?

[onceasomebody]

... Who's this?

[kaitopants]

Kaito Kuroba.

[onceasomebody]

[Pause]

You're still here?!

[ACTION]

[luvconservative]

[SOB she is actually greeting their children happily, taking their coats and hanging them up and leading them into the kitchen for cookies]

[ACTION]

[onceasomebody]

[siiiigh]

Nia... they're not--[... y'know what, so long as she's happy.]

[And alive.]

[...URGE TO CLING RISING]

[ACTION]

[luvconservative]

[smiling at the kids as they sit down and dive into a pile of cookies.

Turns around to face Simon. Gives him a brighter smile.]

[ACTION]

[onceasomebody]

[Cannot resist the smile. Puts the phone down.]

[braided_icarus]

[....]

Still here? I am.

[onceasomebody]

Who's "I"?

[braided_icarus]

...Ed.

[onceasomebody]

[long sigh.]

It's Simon.