[Final Day] Endgame

[arsgoetia]

And just as suddenly as everything had began, the demons are gone—all of them. Not a single crow feather remains. As if being sucked backwards out of a vacuum, sound and light flood into the room and the hallway, crashing down on you. You are back in the real world, with noise and physics and sunlight streaming in through the window.

You are also left with two bereft Bellcourt children, the older of which is suddenly doubling over in his wheelchair and shouting in anguish.

Comments

[virtuallyroyalty]

I like your body, even if you think it's weird!

[arsgoetia]

"Uh."

[virtuallyroyalty]

[oblivious!]

What?

[arsgoetia]

"Do you even listen to yourself?" David flusters.

[virtuallyroyalty]

What was wrong with what I--

Oh! U-uh...!

[arsgoetia]

"See?!" David can't help but laugh a little, though.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Shut up. I'm just glad to see you actually in it for once.

[arsgoetia]

". . . yeah, me too," David says quietly. "It's kind of broken, still, but—it's mine." He pauses. "Though I guess I—also have weird superhuman upgrades but I'd still . . . trade those just to be able to walk and see again."

[virtuallyroyalty]

Oh yeah, you can "talk" to Yuki. [there might be an edge of jealousy in his voice.] And then there was that map. Jeez, stop giving people the wrong idea.

I'd like it if you could walk and see too. We could go do stuff!

[arsgoetia]

"I didn't expect you to show anybody. And I'm not giving anybody a wrong idea about anything."

David tilts his head. "Go do stuff?"

[virtuallyroyalty]

I only showed Yuki! Tristan was the one who went all "Oh your boyfriends here" at me without even seeing that map.

Yeah, like see a movie or go to an arcade!

[arsgoetia]

David, for some reason, blushes again. "Ugh, Tristan doesn't know anything!"

". . . I could probably still kick your ass at an arcade."

[virtuallyroyalty]

[smirks]

I'd like to see you try. I won't go easy on you just because you're blind!

What, has he been bugging you about it?

[arsgoetia]

"No, he hasn't been bugging me about it, but he's a goddamn incubus. All he thinks about is sex." Pause. "And occasionally Apple products."

David smirks a little in return. (It's only your imagination if you get a glimpse of fangs). "You're on. Man, haven't you ever heard Pinball Wizard?"

[virtuallyroyalty]

No, but I bet I could ace it. I ace EVERY arcade game.

[arsgoetia]

"It's a song! . . . and a movie, I think. You are uncultured." David hits you lightly on the shoulder.

[virtuallyroyalty]

It SOUNDED like an arcade game. What's the song about?

[arsgoetia]

"A blind deaf-mute that plays pinball," David says. "Uh the movie is messed up though."

[virtuallyroyalty]

Messed up how? Wait don't tell me, I'll watch it and get back to you!

[arsgoetia]

"Don't compare me to it at all!" David warns. "Anyway, you never remember me when you go to camp, so . . ."

He hunches a little.

[virtuallyroyalty]

That's not it! I just want to be able to talk to you about stuff that's not death and demons! Not that I won't if-- just forget it.

[...can't deny he doesn't remember too, so have an uncomfortable silence I guess. Until he has an IDEA! And grabs a near-by pen and paper to scribble something down.]

[arsgoetia]

"What are you doing?"

[virtuallyroyalty]

[shoves the paper into David's hands]

My phone number and e-mail. If you ever suspect I am here, it can be an easy way to get to me.

[arsgoetia]

David wraps his fingers around it tightly. "Sure," he says. ". . . I can usually tell if people are in the same vicinity as me, too."

[virtuallyroyalty]

As in, within the same room?