[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

[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?

[arsgoetia]

"That's about my limit when I'm awake, yeah," David says. "Or I could tell if somebody was outside the door. When I'm asleep, I can reach down to the bottom floors of the hospital . . . so I guess, if I was on the ground floor, I could probably reach out a couple blocks? While asleep, so that's not greatly useful, but . . ."

[virtuallyroyalty]

I... don't get it.

[arsgoetia]

David looks at him oddly. "I'm kind of psychic?"

[virtuallyroyalty]

Well, yeah, but I think being able to mind talk with Yuki is better psychic-ability than that.

[...wrinkles his nose] Don't do that with him around me! I have to deal with it in camp all the time, it's annoying.

[arsgoetia]

"Are you jealous?" David asks placidly.

[virtuallyroyalty]

No! I just don't like silent conversations happening when I'm RIGHT THERE.

[arsgoetia]

"We're not talking about you, we're talking about how cool Yuki is."

[virtuallyroyalty]

That's not what I meant! If you're ignoring me, ignore me properly!

[arsgoetia]

"I'm not ignoring you!"