mingle (memory)

[widenessofthesea]

Who: Idols (with and without memories)
Where: Wherever in Tokyo-F
When: Day 358

[ also, maybe some of you want some memories? ]

Comments

[softlyfalling]

[ she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear; maybe she hasn't noticed him, because she's cupped her chin in her palm, tapping a finger against her nose.

quietly, to herself: ]

Almost there, I think.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[he should probably take that as his chance sneak away and let his little lapse into reminiscing stay a secret forever, but on the other hand, all he has to sneak away to is more stupid boring dates, so:]

Looking forward to something?

[softlyfalling]

[ ...ah. ]

...not really. I think I know where that one goes, is all.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Heh. Fucking Sister Crane.

[softlyfalling]

She was always really nice to me—

...which maybe should have been a sign there was something odd going on there.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[a little warning bell is going off in the back of his mind, but -- fuck it, the Neverborn aren't here. the backlash from continuing this little chat can be a problem for future him.]

Wasn't she nice to everyone? What makes you think you're so special?

[softlyfalling]

[ huffs— ]

Not really. I was always just surprised because not very many people really bothered to deal with me like that.

Always made me a little nervous, though. Didn't it always sort of feel like the kind of niceness that wanted something out of you?

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Uh, yes? How else was she gonna find meat to throw into the grinder for Zhanglam?

[softlyfalling]

I mean, that was decided for me from birth. Wasted effort on her part, if so.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Hate to break it to you, but an army needs more than career officers to be an army.

[softlyfalling]

[ half-smiling, mirthlessly: ]

Of course, when the bodies are brought in, who can tell?

—honestly, I’m surprised we were even doing that well in the war.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[shrugs]

It was only a matter of time once the boss got involved.

[softlyfalling]

...mm.

"There's always an ending," as it were.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Suuure is.

[softlyfalling]

...if you remember everything—you probably know about how much there is left in that story, huh.

[carrionmywaywardsun]

Sure do.

[softlyfalling]

...well. I won't ask, to keep the surprise.

I always wondered if I'd be ready to face it, when it came back to me.