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Lust ([personal profile] a_sin_for_him) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2016-08-18 06:34 pm

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[Lust simply looks tired when she comes on the network. There's a dark skinned, bespectacled man with red eyes behind her, smiling pleasantly.]

Has anyone discovered the reason for these...visitations?

It's not as though it's very disruptive, but...it's a bit unnerving, I suppose. No matter what I do or say, he won't leave.

Or do much of anything else.

[She'd thought perhaps he'd vanish by the second day, but...no. Whatever his name is is still 'haunting' her.]

I think he watched me sleep last night...
shiro2hero: (like a mecha furry?)

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[personal profile] shiro2hero 2016-08-19 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
He's not... real? You're sure?
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-19 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Really wish I had an answer for that. Right now I'm starting to think they're here just to make us feel bad.

[Okay, maybe that's not it, but... he sure as hell feels that way, anyway. As does Athena and most other people he's seen on the network.

Tim is keeping his video angled away from his ghost, but every now and then he's just barely visible behind him.]


Ignoring them doesn't seem to work, but hell if I know what else to do...
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-19 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
A real fun time for everyone, huh? Damn, that's gotta suck, though. I mean, I don't... I don't actually know a lot about mine either, but I at least know the name.

[If he didn't, this would be even more uncomfortable.]

Yeah, feels like this would be a lot easier if they just said anything. Then maybe we might have more to go on. I mean, there... there has to be something we're supposed to do, right? Because if there's not some point to this, it's just messed up for the hell of it.
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-19 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
That... sounds like it. Not sure I really get it, but uh... Someone you know, but... don't really know personally or something?

[That question... It's... well, it's not like any of this is really a secret and it's not something he wants to hide. But he doesn't feel entirely safe just talking about it openly. Not where everyone can see it.

And by everyone, he means Jack.

So he quickly just switches the conversation over to private. Just in case he accidentally says too much.]


I... I mean, yes and no? It's not like we were really close or anything like that, but we sorta... worked together for a while. And I... [He trails off there. Trying to figure out if there's a delicate way of saying he may have been kinda sorta partially responsible for the guy's death. He's... not sure there is.] I don't know. Guess you could say he was sort of involved in a... a big moment that really changed my view on some things.

[Yeah, okay, that was not the way to phrase that, but god, it's the only way he can think to say it. He can barely even bring himself to look at the ghost.]
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-19 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tim finds himself staring at the screen for a while at that. Surprise and shock, well, Lust probably expects that. The recognition? Probably not so much.

But some of this hits awfully close to home.]


Wait, you... your whole identity... Shit. I mean, I actually kinda... know how that feels. That's... It's rough.

[He's slightly in shock about it, because this is, what, the second person who knows this feeling? What the hell. But her, of all people, that's...

Holy shit.]


Strong feelings. I mean, uh. Sorta. Yeah. If guilt counts.
shiro2hero: (no i dunno the lyrics to Go The Distance)

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[personal profile] shiro2hero 2016-08-19 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Bad senses of humor?
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-19 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the name part and the... face part... and also the everything part, I guess, minus the memory issues? Let's just say there's not a whole lot of myself left here.

[That came out way darker than he intended, but it's... accurate. Sadly accurate.]

That's... wow. That's quite the life. I mean, I know you said you'd been through a lot, but that's something else. Whole lot of death there. I, ah... I'm sorry. That's gotta be... well, uncomfortable doesn't seem strong enough, but let's just go with that.

Guilt. Yeah, might be it... Sounds about right from what I've seen with a friend, anyway. Not that that helps a lot. I mean, there's not a whole lot I can do about that guilt, seeing as it's not exactly like we can bring these people back to life or anything.

[That's all he can think of that'd make things better, anyway. Just... undo what happened.]
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-20 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
That was the idea once. But uh... honestly? No. No, I don't really think so.

[He wants to think there's a way to go back, but... After everything that happened. And considering how Jack is? He seriously doubts it.

Actually admitting that makes him feel awful, though. Great.]


Uh. See, I'd say that sounds kinda like the opposite of alright? Like... really not alright, I don't know, maybe that's just me.

[She seems very chill about being dead and that's... weird.]

No kidding. Feels like there's a better way they could've handled this. A way that's, y'know... not super creepy. At best.
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[personal profile] shiro2hero 2016-08-20 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
They seemed simple enough to me.

But... looks like I have a lot to figure out. [He pauses.] Maybe if you try capturing it?
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[personal profile] shiro2hero 2016-08-20 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I noticed the personality part. But didn't think they could do something like... 'good intentions, bad choices'. If that makes sense.

Better than nothing, right?
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-20 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. Honestly, never figured anyone would ever have any clue what that's like, so... I guess that's kind of nice?

[He thinks, anyway. Maybe nice isn't the right word for it. Comforting, maybe? Or something.]

Well, I ah... I suppose that's a good way of looking at it. Almost kinda like... trading in one life for another one. It's pretty hard to imagine, but, well, it's your feelings that are the most important on that one.

[It is her life, after all. And if she's fine with it like this, that's just how it is.]

Wow. Alright. That sounds horrifying and I'm gonna try not to think about that. But yeah. No way this can last for too long... right? So maybe just waiting it out is the best option.
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-20 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
I... [He hesitates and has to remind himself this is a private conversation. Even so, he still feels nervous.] I dunno, maybe at some point. It's fine, really.

Kinda my own fault anyway.

[It would be great to talk about. He wants to talk about it. And he has, to a certain extent, with someone else, but only really distantly.]

Huh. Like a balance thing? Sounds interesting.

That's... Man, I can't even imagine. One hell of a... well, sorta-life. Compared to that... Yeah, I can see why you'd be cool with things as they are now. Just an improvement all around?

[Not perfect, but... better? That's what it sounds like, anyway.]

Few days. Right. Well, that sucks. But could be worse. I mean... It could be better, but hey, I'm just gonna give the positive attitude thing a try here. Even if I suck at that.
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[personal profile] secondhandsome 2016-08-20 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Right... yeah.

[Sure, let's pretend that's the reason he won't talk about it. Not because every time he feels like sharing all he can think about is Jack finding out and... reacting.]

Sounds kinda nice, in a way. I mean, there's something to balance and stuff like that, sort of more... neutral. Seems a little less terrible than "hey, god is just kind of a dick sometimes".

Oh, yeah. Guess I kinda know better what you meant by that now. Must be a big change. Well, for lots of people, really. It's definitely one way to get away from everything.

[Of course, when what's ruling you is also here, things are maybe a little less awesome.]

Oh, so... just bad luck. That's just great. [...Wait, right. Positive.] And... probably means we've hit the awfulness quota for a little while? Hopefully.

[...He's trying.]

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