[Game 10] Day 5 ... of visit...

[arsgoetia]

The next day, Lucia invites everyone into the main room... "Hey everybody! After all this sitting around and thinking I thought everyone might want to get out and have some fun! Which is to say, laser tag! Let's all go around and harmlessly shoot each other in the dark for a bit, it's a great time also I have never got to do it before because I have no friends."

She says it totally deadpan and jerks a thumb to the door.

"Or if people want to stay home and eat and rest up sure, that's fine. Some of you are looking pretty tired. If you're having trouble sleeping, I totally have drugs that will konk you right out!"

[OOC: I will be putting up a top level comment for everyone to thread running around and shooting each other while glowing bizarrely under a blacklight if they want, and people can also comment to the main post if they want to stay back, talk to NPCs, etc (just let us know if you want anyone in particular). In fact, you can comment in both places if you want and just assume one happened before or after the other!

We will also be having a couple of small plot hook events going up at whatever times through the rest of tonight and tomorrow, but thread in those at your leisure, there is no time demand. Coming late, leaving early, w/e w/e as you see fit, picking up and backthreading and timespace bending all encouraged.]

Comments

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

They didn't think of it on those terms, but yes.

[arsgoetia]

"That's kind of more horrifying, in a way."

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head, a little less calm now]

It would have been fine if the people acting as my parents hadn't been killed.

[arsgoetia]

His eyes widen. "Fon..."

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

No-- it's okay, it's been five years.

[arsgoetia]

"Still... Sorry. That -- exposed things, or-?"

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

... there's a program. It's supposed to be integrated with the personality, but my parents' murder made me unstable. It's not quite a split personality but I... can get lost in it.

[arsgoetia]

"...That kind of sounds like it'd be disturbing as hell?"

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

[smiles a little]

It was helpful last time I was here.

[arsgoetia]

"How's that?"

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

The demon was trying to swallow me, I would have given up but it took over and since I'm programmed to survive and return to Ilegenes there was nothing the demon could do.

[arsgoetia]

"...Yeah I have to admit that does sound like a pretty good failsafe," Kieran admits, with a faint tired grin. "As far as the things you guys always seem to have to deal with here go, anyway."

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

It does give me a headache, but as long as I don't try to avoid going back, it's fine.

[arsgoetia]

"I am basically completely defenseless to things like this," Kieran admits, "so it does seem kinda... yeah. Is it gauche to think it sounds both really like a horrifying thing to know is always in the back of your head but think is probably also kind of a relief?"

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

... it is relieving when I'm not home. I have things to do and it would be too easy to not do them. Back home it's just a dangerous thing I have to watch out for.

[arsgoetia]

He nods. "...Saying 'I'm sorry' again sounds pretty lame, but there it is."

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

Thank you-- it's fine, talking about takes away the emotional impact.

[arsgoetia]

"That's good, at least." Kieran leans his chin on a fist and watches him.

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

... what?

[arsgoetia]

"Seems like you're a pretty strong person." He gives Fon a crooked smile. "Kinda glad to know you're watching out for my friends."

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

[OH NO]

... I'm not. I have a friend who looks after me.

[arsgoetia]

"Oh?" Kieran seems a touch amused.

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

[DERE DERE TSUN]

Let's talk about something else.

[arsgoetia]

"Uh-huh." He doesn't press, though. "So why did you think Tristan'd be bad at paying attention to chess?"

[peacockeyes.livejournal.com]

He seems to be really easy to distract.