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[Hi, Vatheon. Sheena's been ignoring most of the world for a while, getting out only during that curse to run around a little bit (though that was more because she was not going to go parading around in something that showed off that much skin with that little support!) for... not a lot of time, and grab the usual groceries. But she tries to look at least a bit indifferent with her curiosity, not willing to let her mood--"glum" being an understatement--seep through.]

Is it... totally and completely certain that if we go home, we don't remember anything that happened here unless we come back to Vatheon?

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I'm sorry, but it is true...

_{[She was back home, so she knows.]}

Or it was like that for me, at least.

Edited 2013-03-30 21:29 (UTC)

I see.

[Sheena makes a show of heaving a sigh, almost exasperated.]

Gotta do all that work all over again, then. Well! Not that I really should ever expect anything else.

_{[Dizzy frowns.]}

Someone you knew doesn't remember this place... right? I'm sorry...

[Her smile is tight.]

Yeah. When I go home, I know I'm not going to remember things we went through here, but...

[She shrugs and her expression turns more relaxed and fringe annoyed while being flat.]

Oh well, I guess.

I wish we would remember... So many things happened here...

It'd be nice, if we could. What would you want to take home with you, as far as memories here go?

_{[She thinks about it for a moment.]}

Everything.

Sounds 'bout right. Hell, there isn't even a guarantee that you'll remember this place if you come back.

_{[He just got lucky--it's been two years since he was here last.]}

Wow, that second one... would be pretty rough.

[And guess who'd be hit by that one square in the face if she was paying attention to the network more frequently or bothered to read back?]

So I guess you're one of the ones who left and came back, knowing that, huh?

Two years.

_{[A grin.]}

I just got back a couple days ago with a bit of luck on my side is all.

Lots can happen in two years.

[She cocks her head a bit, not quite a grin and not quite a smirk.]

Congratulations. Luck is something I don't have.

I don't really know. I mean I've only arrived here a few months ago and I haven't left since. [She's quiet for a moment, pausing to think about it.] Then again I have no idea if I was ever here before or not.

Putting it like that, that's pretty unsettling. Memories aren't always good or bad, but losing them like that and never really knowing...

[Sheena shakes her head.]

I-I don't think I could handle that.

I don't think I could either, but I never really thought about it before. Mostly because memories do return eventually.

I hope so. I'm just not sure about the memories made in Vatheon...

[Which is... really depressing.]

Well we won't know until it happens, right? But I'm positive even those will come back.

You're a lot more optimistic about this than me.

[Sheena laughs, but there's an odd hollowness to it.]

I haven't really been here long enough to not be. I guess.

Yes. That's what happened to me.

[Oh, hey there. She smiles a bit helplessly.]

Seems like that's what everyone's saying.

[Which... means everything that'd happened here was pointless. All those steps forward... There's the sound of crinkling paper from her side.]

I guess I can see why, though. Don't wanna disrupt time and all that.

No, I suppose not.

[Sufferer's voice is gentle as he speaks.]

Did something happen here that you want to remember?

[She's really not one to need people being careful and gentle with her, but sometimes she can appreciate it.]

A lot, really.

[That she's not really comfortable with sharing; it's more than it sounds, and it's all... pretty heavy.]

And it's all stuff I don't want to forget. And I want them to remember even after I go home, too.

[Don't think too much on it, he's like this with everybody.]

Even if you go home, everyone here will remember. As long as they're here, you won't be forgotten.

[She's not really used to it, but she doesn't figure to think on it. He's a dad, isn't he? Families are sometimes like that even when people aren't family.]

Oh, well, I meant...

[Sheena flushes brightly.]

I meant, I guess... Someone... I-I care about, they left. And... And we made a lot of progress past our arguing and stuff. It'd just be a shame to forget all of that and go back to fighting! I-is what I meant by...

[Sheena stop talking you are digging your own hole.]

[Hmmm, sounds like a romance problem. Like his descendant Karkat, Sufferer is interested in romance, but he understands it a tad bit better than the younger version of himself.]

Whatever happened between you here, it can happen again. Perhaps even in your own world. You know you have the strength now to take care of it.

[HEY MISSY don't think he didn't know that you were here and chose to ignore him, you little ninja, you.

Though he can't help but think that this post is about him and then he thinks that maybe she just didn't notice his network post. Well, these things happen when you don't pay attention. You should always remember to do your homework, hunny.

Zelos smiles widely at the camera.] I don't think there's really a guarantee that you'll remember everything even if you come back. But we can always make new, sweet memories together, can't we?

Hey, hunny~

Edited 2013-03-31 21:02 (UTC)

[She hasn't been paying attention to the network! She didn't "choose" to ignore anyone! It's just coincidence.

But Zelos isn't met with the usual annoyance to a greeting like that, though for half a second, she gears up exactly for that kind of exchange before it dawns on her.

He's met instead with wide eyes, and something behind them flickers across a myriad of emotions--none particularly positive. She settles on some kind of distressed anger, followed by hurriedly shutting off the SFC. He'll have to call back if he wants to talk to her, or come find her on his own. And she knows he probably won't. This... Just him saying that is enough to tell her he doesn't remember anything. He wouldn't have... said that.

Which means so much is just... gone. Every conversation, every patch, every... thing.

Why?]

[He'll go easy on her, promise. It's a bit abrupt and a tiny bit frustrating being hung up on like that, but after seeing her expression-- he doesn't think he can handle holding a conversation over video.

Now he can't remember if he's trying to make this easier for himself or for her--

There's always something fishy going on if she doesn't take his bait. If his past self did something important, he needs to know.]

No need to be rude, hunny.

[Sheena stares at the sentence like it's going to swallow her whole.]

Don't call me that. I'm not your "hunny", stupid Chosen.

[The attack doesn't need to be there, and as soon as it's sent, she feels a pang of regret. But this hurts, and she's not sure what to do with it. If he just hadn't... said that--the generic endearment that he uses for every girl, the... stupid letter... What's happened to her? She used to be able to lock this kind of ridiculous girlishness away and tough it out with the best of them! Now...? Now, she's dealing with Zelos, who doesn't remember a thing that's happened over the past three or four months or however long it's been, and it's just slowly...

Where in the time stream did Vatheon even pull him, this time? Sheena almost laughs; if he's from later, then... She opts not to think about it. It's okay if he's from before, though. Before they ran away from their responsibilities in order to keep people safe and fine their way. Before he... Sheena fingers the ring still hanging around her neck, a tacky sort of treasure, and is thankful that Zelos chose text over video. Before any of that, that would be alright. Bite the bullet.]

When are you from? Vatheon likes to be inconsistent about that.

[He'll ignore that for now, though he won't forget about it. Even through text, she manages to sound sharp. Maybe it's because it's through text in the first place? He'd much prefer her voice, the amusing irritation in it, the familiar annoyance in her expression.

Still, he wouldn't be himself if he didn't push buttons. He'll have to put it on hold for now.]

After the worlds are reunited. Got pulled from a slightly inconvenient time, too. And you?

[She wants to sound sharp. She wants that distance, but... He's making it difficult to not feel like she's doing the wrong thing, which isn't fair. Because she isn't, but he's not... really responsible for any of it. For a second, she thinks her heart's stopped when she reads the text. After... And an inconvenient time, huh?]

How soon after? I am, too, but it's been a while. More than a year.

Pretty soon after. Maybe a week or two? I'd just wrapped things up with the King in regards to the church. Seriously, really choice timing.

That's a pretty long time. Has anything worth noting happened?

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