Limelight: Mr. Duty Game | Elegy and Forte

[cathasahat]

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[untilldeath]

[Great. The last thing he wants is to be stuck with his childhood friend in a game where either one could be hurt. What sort of sick ideas did the producers come up with this time? He frowns, reading the blue screen.

. . . At least it seems like they can work together, rather than against each other.]

You alright, Elegy?

[cathasahat]

[Also frowning at the screen]

I'm fine--what about you?

[untilldeath]

[Aside from looking exhausted because he didn't sleep well-]

Tired but fine. What kind of bullshit is this? We can agree that no one's taking some kind of self-sacrificial route, right?

[ . . .The last thing he wants is to see her hurt.]

[cathasahat]

Agreed, don't even think about picking your "permanence," whatever that is.

Also you look tired, did something happen recently?

[untilldeath]

Glad we can agree on that. There are way too many people on this piece of junk who would jump at the chance.

[Insanity. After a moment, he smiles faintly, though.]

And your brother would kill me if I let you.

[Her question though... His smile fades after a moment and he glances away.]

I'm just... tired of the boat fucking with people I know. People falling into comas. Others from our visions showing up here. How much longer are they gonna drag all of this on?

[cathasahat]

[sighs]

You're right, even if it was my choice he would still worry.

[Gives him a worried look]

...I'm sorry. Do you want to talk about it?

[untilldeath]

Are you going to try and therapize me in the middle of a performance?

[cathasahat]

We do have an entire hour.

[untilldeath]

You make that sound like a lot of time when our survival apparently depends on our decision making.

[He flops down onto one of the red cushions and tips his head back to stare up at the roof of the car.]

What do you make of the visions these days?

[cathasahat]

We can also do the therapy after we make a decision, if you'd prefer.

[She'll sit next to him after a moment, though not so close as to make him feel pressured]

I'm not sure. They feel more realistic when I watch them now, but it's still so different from our lives here. What about you?

[untilldeath]

[They can do both. He doesn't really know what to put down for himself anyway, right now. It isn't as though he has much that is valuable. What he has is his voice, his creativity, his feelings... but those are things he can't imagine giving up.

What else is there...? He can't just fail Elegy.]

I think that they're our lives.

Or at least, a past one. But I think those memories really belong to us.

[cathasahat]

It does seem to be the case, I've heard different theories on if they're a past live, an alternate universe, or something else.

[untilldeath]

What do you lean toward?

[cathasahat]

Some sort of combination? It's definitely not this universe, but it feels so realistic.

[untilldeath]

How many people from on the boat have wound up in your visions?

[cathasahat]

Just my brother, I think.

—oh wait, I saw someone at Dixie’s performance who might have been in one of my brother’s visions.

[untilldeath]

Really? No name or anything?

[cathasahat]

It was a little busy, so I didn't have the chance to talk to him more.

What about you? You had said Moray was in your visions, but did someone else show up?

[untilldeath]

My sis- uh... Star [Since they aren't actually blood related. He can't remember if he ever told her about Star, yet.] And Moray. They've both fallen into those sleep comas here on the ship, though.

[...]

And Gossamer. Apparently, some people knew her before her arrival on the boat. I know her from Anakt, though.

[cathasahat]

--oh, I didn't realize Moray had also fallen asleep. I'm sorry to hear that. What family is Gossamer from?

[untilldeath]

Yeah... some time ago shortly after getting back on the boat.

[He looks... pretty complicated about that actually.]

. . . 'Least if they're asleep, they're not stuck inside shitty performances.

[It doesn't make it easier, though.]

Gossamer's on Sunsign. She's... I dunno. Someone pretty important from my memories. It was a real shock to see her here.

[cathasahat]

...even though that's true, it doesn't mean you can't miss them or worry about them.

I assume she doesn't recognize you right now, which probably makes it more difficult.

[untilldeath]

Yeah. She doesn't at all.

. . . To be honest, it would probably be less painful for her not to remember that... life. Whatever it is.

[He runs a hand through his hair, a little stressed.]

But it's not realistic to prevent her from it, either. So the situation sucks.

[cathasahat]

And if she's new, talking to her about it will just freak her out.

[untilldeath]

The situation seriously sucks!