they don't seem too terribly surprised though? maybe a little, but like most things when it comes to clementine, they roll with it as they appear on this train.]
...where are we traveling to? Do you know? Or is the destination less important than the journey?
[they don't really expect an answer, letting this happen.]
and, hmm. clementine moves to go sit down with her legs dangling off the edge. outside, the scenery is different from the autumn forests this train had been passing through in reality. instead, the train seems to be passing by sunny, sandy beaches, with the ocean a little ways out.
the beach sounded nice, after all. ]
It's always about the destination. Even if I never know where I'm going.
well. clem goes to have a seat, and gemini wanders after her to mirror the stance, letting their legs kind of kick slowly through the air as they dangle off the edge. they seem to be watching the scenery instead and perk up just slightly in the sun.]
I think maybe it really doesn't matter if you know as long as you know you're going. You know?
[ yeah. YEAH. luckily there are some good fighters among the dead but... still. ]
... And that was very sweet of you. But it didn't really tip the scales on how bad this place is.
I guess it... [ hrm. how to say this in a nice way? ] It felt easier to deal with the ones who didn't seem like they were taking their 'job' here that seriously.
Yeah, I know. [...at least they don't seem offended or anything when she says that. it's not like they aren't aware of how this looks, after all.] ...I get it. I'm not, like, mad or anything. I don't know how to make this easier either.
[a pause.]
...you and Hope are the only ones who know on this side of things. And it has to stay that way for now. I do have to keep doing my job.
but good, clementine does look a little relieved that he says he's not mad. even if she still feels... very conflicted about all of this. like she can't decide if it means she can relax or if it's just a new stress factor.
her strategy right now is to not really address that. ]
...Lup and Cloud both do. But I don't know if they've told each other they know and that's probably better, too. Cloud told me on Monday he knew it was me. Lup remembered me last Saturday.
...I don't know. But it's better that as few people know as possible right now. And I don't know, I think...they have a different relationship right now. And Lup's still Lup, but she's a different Lup still. So it's fine if they haven't told each other. I don't expect them to.
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[ ... and while a beach would probably be nicer, the first thing that occurs to her to visualize when she closes her eyes is... a train.
listen, it's where you go for comforting dreams, okay??? ]
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they don't seem too terribly surprised though? maybe a little, but like most things when it comes to clementine, they roll with it as they appear on this train.]
...where are we traveling to? Do you know? Or is the destination less important than the journey?
[they don't really expect an answer, letting this happen.]
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and, hmm. clementine moves to go sit down with her legs dangling off the edge. outside, the scenery is different from the autumn forests this train had been passing through in reality. instead, the train seems to be passing by sunny, sandy beaches, with the ocean a little ways out.
the beach sounded nice, after all. ]
It's always about the destination. Even if I never know where I'm going.
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well. clem goes to have a seat, and gemini wanders after her to mirror the stance, letting their legs kind of kick slowly through the air as they dangle off the edge. they seem to be watching the scenery instead and perk up just slightly in the sun.]
I think maybe it really doesn't matter if you know as long as you know you're going. You know?
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Or maybe it's more annoying because you don't know if you're getting closer, or even if you're already there.
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My optimism is usually "I'll probably live through this," but it's hard to keep that up after dying.
[ this is? a joke? ]
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[you should both maybe stop joking about the fact you're varying states of dead.]
...how are things over there right now anyway?
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It's kind of like home, honestly.
[ which is to say: everyone is very chaotic and immature. she lives with children. these are adults. why. ]
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but that does get them to laugh slightly.]
Yeah? Considering who's there...maybe that shouldn't surprise me as much. [there's hesitance to the question.] How mad is Bucky?
[sometimes...you watch a dude get scapegoated twice.]
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He's handling it okay. I think.
He's picking fights with Virgo, though. And we all voted for him at a fake trial on Monday.
[ scapegoat............ 3! ]
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Doesn't surprise me. He picks fights with all of us. [...what the fuck are the dead doing, actually.] Why...was there a fake trial?
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[ that's not entirely true actually gemini was the only one she picked a fight with, for some reason?
and as for why there was a fake trial........ she just..... shrugs! who knows. ]
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It still doesn't make sense, but at least you're busy and...you know. Not going on weird adventures.
[. . .]
Wait, why did you keep fighting with me? [hey!!]
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[ and she's not sure how she feels about someone like... kazunari getting stuck in a cyoa. ]
It was funny.
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You're the worst. And I gave you nail polish and everything.
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... And that was very sweet of you. But it didn't really tip the scales on how bad this place is.
I guess it... [ hrm. how to say this in a nice way? ] It felt easier to deal with the ones who didn't seem like they were taking their 'job' here that seriously.
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Yeah, I know. [...at least they don't seem offended or anything when she says that. it's not like they aren't aware of how this looks, after all.] ...I get it. I'm not, like, mad or anything. I don't know how to make this easier either.
[a pause.]
...you and Hope are the only ones who know on this side of things. And it has to stay that way for now. I do have to keep doing my job.
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but good, clementine does look a little relieved that he says he's not mad. even if she still feels... very conflicted about all of this. like she can't decide if it means she can relax or if it's just a new stress factor.
her strategy right now is to not really address that. ]
Do more people know on the other side?
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...Lup and Cloud both do. But I don't know if they've told each other they know and that's probably better, too. Cloud told me on Monday he knew it was me. Lup remembered me last Saturday.
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Does anything... Happen if people know?
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[ she thinks about this for a second and decides she doesn't want to try to figure out what's going on with lup and cloud. ]
... I'm glad you remember me.
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Why would I ever forget you? [they sound so surprised.] I've, um. Kinda thought about you a lot since we left.
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Well, if you weren't the same you... I guess. Since that's a whole thing that can happen.
[ but, actually ]
How long has it been for you, anyway? Because Bucky said it's been years for him, and for me it's only been a couple of weeks.
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