caughtinanetwork | 22nd Combo

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[The video feed comes on, showing a bleary, teenage face caught in the middle of a yawn. Face already half-buried in a pillow, the most immediately distinguishing feature to be seen is a serious case of bedhead, brown hair sticking wildly every which way. It's almost a whole minute before Lloyd seems to become aware enough to realize the SFC is on. Even then he just stares at it sleepily.

Until something on the screen registers. Eyes widening, he jerks a hand up to reach for the SFC.]

Wait, when did it become Monday?

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Wow! Even I can keep track of days, and I hardly know the human calendar!

Hey, I keep track of them, too. [Is his tone a little defensive? Yes, yes it is.] But I don't know what happened, unless I went back in time a whole day.

[Gasp!]

Maybe you did! Quick, tell us our future.

[She seems serious. Is she serious? Is this actually something that could have happened? It's enough doubt to put Lloyd off balance and actually question if this might be a thing that's real.]

Er... but I don't know who you are. How'm I supposed to tell you your future?

I was speaking in a general sense! Surely you have to have seen something that would be of benefit to the dome as a whole!

Oh. Well, uh...

[Damn now he has to think. What happened in the day he seems to have traveled back through? Anything important? Anything significant?]

Does it count as important if I tell you the coral's still working tomorrow?

Not really! That's like saying the air will still be breathable tomorrow. It's only important if it's not!

I don't think I saw anything important then. It was just... normal. Or will be. Dammit, you know what I mean.

[Time travel is baffling.]

I wasn't paying attention, though. I didn't think I'd go back in time!

Do I?

[She tsks at him.]

That's a shame! You should keep better track of these sorts of things, since you never know when a random case of time traveling might happen.

Um... Don't you?

[SUDDENLY DOUBTING NOW. He thought was clear, but maybe he wasn't! Unless maybe she's yanking his leg, but... but maybe she's serious. If he couldn't figure out which word to pick, who says she could understand it any better?

Time traveling and grammar, orz.]

But time traveling doesn't happen! At least, I didn't think it did. I can't pay attention to everything. How do you always be prepared for something like that?

You shouldn't assume!

But don't be ridiculous. Of course time traveling happens. Just because you have no experience with it doesn't make it any less real!

That's why you always have to be on your toes and take notice of the important details.

[Suddenly sheepish. He really shouldn't have assumed.]

I just meant that what I saw of the future didn't look like anything important.

So, does that mean you've time traveled before?

Not really!

Aradia was the Maid of Time, so that's her schtick. I'm just the Seer of Mind. I just get glimpses of possible futures, but I don't really get to go there.

Whoa, you can see the future? That's amazing! How does that work? Does it get in the way of you seeing other things? How do you know which is which?

So many questions!

For one, of course it doesn't get in the way of seeing other things, because I'm blind! You're such an insensitive boy.

[What. What? No way!]

You are? But you don't act blind at all! You're even wearing glasses. Why would you wear them if you couldn't see?

[The most sensitive boy.]

Are you saying that blind people are not allowed to have a sense of fashion? After all, people dress themselves up for others to view!

Unless you're the sort of person who just stands in front of a mirror all day, I suppose.

W-well, no, that's not- I didn't mean it like that. I mean, of course you can wear glasses if you want. I just thought- [Flustered.] I mean, why would you wear something you don't need?

I'm not a person like that! I hardly look in a mirror at all!

[Sadly, all too true, and his hair's the victim for it.]

How do you know I don't need them? What if my eyes are extra sensitive to the elements now and these glasses help protect them?

There you go assuming again!

So you do need your glasses?

[Alakdjsfas he can't tell if she's serious or not! She sounds serious. Is she?!

Brb, feeling like a real heel now.]

I'm sorry. I just never knew blind people could still have sensitive eyes. I thought once you were blind, that was it.

I think the lesson here, Mr. Unthoughtful, is to not insult anyone's fashion sense!

Is a deaf person also barred from wearing warm coverings on their ears when it gets cold out?

Okay, I get it, sheesh!

[His words may be defensive, but there's still definitely guilt.]

I didn't think about it like that. Can't I just say I'm sorry?

Hmmm.

I suppose I could accept a very heartfelt apology.

[He breathes out a sigh of relief at being let off the hook.]

I'm sorry. I mean it. I'm really, really sorry... um...

[And that's when he realizes he doesn't even know her name. Cue incredible awkwardness.

...what was your name?

Terezi!

And your apology is accepted. Try not to let it happen again.

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