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[demiurgos_girl]

[Elaine is out by the gardens now, sitting at the base of a fountain most people will recognize. There are no mirrors out here, and she's feeling rather averse to them now.] That was not cool.

There should be sixteen people back now, after the switch. Can everyone check on their friends? We can't be sure that they all went back until we do.

[Her expression softens, the curve of her mouth smoothing out into a wistful line. But her voice when she speaks is direct.] Sofia? Minato? [She'll wait calmly for a reply for all of twenty minutes. Then she'll look for them in person.]

[And now she sighs, settling into a lighter, softer tone of voice. With almost visible effort she forces anger and worry away. Her eyes turn toward the forest for a few moments, before settling back on the camera.] Do you think anything happened to us, the pieces, because we lost the game? Maybe it-... Maybe we died.

...Is there any way to know?

Comments

[genki80.livejournal.com]

It's good to keep thinking but since things here don't make sense maybe it can't be understood like that. If we both feel fine, let's just believe we are.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

That's actually a pretty good point.

I'm still not sure. I'll try to believe it, but it's not easy.

[genki80.livejournal.com]

I'll believe it for the both of us, then. We're here, we're alive, and we are definitely okay.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

[She laughs just a little bit, under her breath.] You're a real optimist.

[genki80.livejournal.com]

I get that a lot. Lucky for me, everything really does work out alright in the end!

I'm Yamamoto Takeshi. It's nice to meet you.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

I guess that's because you get to decide when things end.

I'm Elaine. It's nice to meet you, too. It's good to have an optimist to talk to.

[genki80.livejournal.com]

An optimist, huh? Haha, I guess people here can get a little sad and forget that not everything here is so bad.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

Which feels like the whole idea behind the place, sometimes. But when there aren't any big things happening, everything's usually okay.

[genki80.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know what you mean. This is a great vacation most of the time. My best friends are here so that helps. Do you have any friends from home here, Elaine?

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

...No.

It's good you have friends here.

[genki80.livejournal.com]

I bet you've made friends here, though.

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

Of course! They're all really good to me.

[genki80.livejournal.com]

I hope you're enjoying yourself here most of the time, then!