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day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[Lyra's been visiting Lily off and on to check on him, telling him cute little stories, poking him incessently, like.

Everything she can think of.

That's what she's doing now, actually.

Except it's more of a shoulder shove than a poke.]

Minuet, haven't you slept way too long? Wake up!

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ SNORES LOUDLY

. . . rolls over ]

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[Shoves him! Back over! Except he's a lot heavier than she is strong, so nothing happens.]

Jerk! I've been wanting to talk to you and you're just sleeping and can't you do something other than sleep!? Who the heck am I supposed to shoot grapes at!?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ Well.

She COULD still shoot grapes at him, but it might be a little opportunistic, all things considered.

He continues snoring . . . ]

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[She spends awhile thinking, trying to decide what to do—

But then something just kind of pops into her head, like something from a dream that she wonders if she should even try, but—after a moment of debating, thinking about whether it's real or not...]

The Sign is B, Minuet. Remember? You were supposed to be there when you heard me say that, so you'd better wake up.

1/2

[featherduster]

[ For a very long moment . . . nothing. ]

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ And then he SITS BOLT UPRIGHT, sending his blankets flying, looking around wildly. INSTANTLY ACTIVATED. ]

Huh-- wazzat-- where?!

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[you're joking]

Wait, that actually worked!?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ Blinks a few times to make his eyes like. Properly focus on Lyra. ]

--Oh! Lyra!

I felt like I had something really important to do suddenly . . . that was you??

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

You've been sleeping this long and it's almost Tanabata and I wanted you to be there!

But yes, it was me. I just said something that felt—like something you said to do before? Somewhere...

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ Oh no

OH NOOOOO ]

Ah . . .

[ He remembers it clearly -- but he's not gonna say anything ]

I definitely don't wanna miss Tanabata! I really owe you one, Lyra.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

You were asleep for way too long!

[...]

How'd you know "The Sign is B", though? That's a song from where I'm from.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

Someone really special taught it to me.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[suspicious squint]

And who would that be?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ girrrrrl ]

She's got a star in her eye~

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[it was a dream you can't expect her to remember]

When?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ Just laughs ]

Pretty sure we were both sleeping at the time.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

What happened in the dream?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ Considers for a moment, then opts to just be honest ]

There was a hospital room, and a girl waiting for someone to come keep her company.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[She's silent for a moment, rolling a thought around in her head.]

She was who I used to be.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

Who you "used" to be?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

... My past life. She died when she was twelve.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ ................... Oh. ]

Your-- past life? You remember it?

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

Mmm... yeah. I do. She's part of my dreams a lot. They usually... aren't good.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[featherduster]

[ Being a dying child in a hospital with neglectful parents is probably like that, isn't it . . . ]

This wasn't a bad dream. You were waiting for your doctor friend to come see you, and we threw a party in the meantime. Your friends were all there to celebrate you.