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[demiurgos_girl]

[Poor Elaine looks heartbroken as the video comes on. Behind her is Mhairi's empty box, looking small and discarded in a corner. She brushes some hair out of her face and leans back in her chair.]

Amazingly, that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's amazing what the human imagination can come up with sometimes.

I thought my mirror would leave some lasting damage... I mean physical lasting damage. [With that comment she suddenly looks rather angry.] Mirrors aren't supposed to be on the same side as us. It's not fair. Those were the rules.

[She opens her mouth as though she's about to say more, but the look in her eyes calms and her shoulders slump. She crosses her arms.] This feels like my pet just died. Or was stolen. [Not gonna cry again, not gonna cry again.]

Comments

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

No, I mean a way out that we can use. Not a random coincidence.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

I don't think there is.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

...I haven't tried to find one for a long time.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

There have been a lot of smart or powerful people here. If there were one, someone would have found it.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

It feels too much like giving up.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

What else can you do? Just surviving is hard enough without wasting time looking for an exit that's not there.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

...

I hope we have a nice event soon.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

That'd be a relief.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

A much needed one.

Did your mirror take anything?

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

My notes.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

Uh-oh. How long have you been working on them?

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

Since I got here. Over a year and a half.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

That sounds really annoying.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

It sure as fuck is.

Naoto has most of my information though, and I have a couple copies of parts of my notes. I can reconstruct them, but it's a pain in the ass.

You lost something too, huh?

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

Yeah. [Doesn't feel like talking about it.]

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

[He waits a minute to give her the chance, then shrugs.]

Sorry.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

No, it's okay. You don't have to apologize.

I'm too sad too often. It's this place, probably. My mirror.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

Why don't you do something about it?

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

...Like what?

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

Shit, I don't know. Whatever people do when they don't want to be sad anymore.

[What. What is this acting like her big brother thing lkadsfjgdbn]

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

Oh! I thought you meant about my mirror.

[She seems to give it some thought.] Well I'm asking some friends to come swim with me.

[hurricanebomber.livejournal.com]

Well that's something I guess.