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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.

Re: day 22, before tanabata

[aididitmyway]

[She closes her eye for a moment, thinking... though there's a hint of sadness at the mention of 'doctor' that disappears as quick as it appeared]

I do remember waking up feeling pretty good for once a couple of days ago... I don't remember any of that, but I usually don't sleep because of bad dreams. The fact that I woke up feeling okay means something was good.