And All The Stories...

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WHO: Kagerou + OPEN
WHERE: Trion's Temple & Library
WHEN: After Kay's post
WHAT: Venturing out of his pity party for a while, in order to do research. Reading. And maybe stalking anyone else prowling around.
WARNINGS: Nothing!


He wouldn't have left his room, had the guilt not all but shoved him out. He'd forgotten something important. He'd forgotten something important to Kay. It was worse, in a way, than forgetting anything else.

Almost anything.

So he'd slipped out of their room. Despite his outburst, he still seemed to have relatively free reign of the place. No one would mind him poking about, he thought. If they did... maybe his supposed "status" would actually be of use. For once.

Besides, it wasn't as if he was doing anything particularly wrong. Just ducking into the library. Reading the books and scanning the data there was hardly against the rules. Or, if it was, no one had seen fit to tell him. Part of him doubted he'd be able to find what he was looking for -- the FirstForged likely wouldn't want anyone knowing how to remove the markings put in place, if it were even possible at all. One more thing he had to find out.

He could be found flitting about the bookcases. Hovering in the air, or perched up on a shelf, reading, his expression creased in a frown. So far, nothing was helpful. Even though he'd started a pile -- all books and data pads which might contain something useful in getting this mark off him. It couldn't be permanent. They were leading him on.

They had to be.

Except for a select few books he'd located on the "cultural significance of birthdays"...

Comments

[raceme]

None of the pools here are hot enough to melt you. [You silly mech. Blurr pats Kageou on the arm.]

Besides, you can touch the pool with a hand before jumping inside it. If you think it's too hot, moves to the next one.

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... Right.

[So he'll just. Go do that. Gingerly. He's half expecting to lose a hand though, if he pokes his finger into one.]

[raceme]

[Blurr will never put you in a dangerous situation on purpose, relax and stop being paranoid. The pool should be warm to the touch rather tan hot. It it's hot better to move to a different one.] Well....?

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[Well, that's not so bad.]

It's... fine. Do I just get in?

[raceme]

Unless you want me to push you inside....yes, you get in. It will be fun once you manage to re-l-a-x.

[thxforthememories]

No!

I don't -- no, that's all right.

[raceme]

I can get in first if you want. [Blurr likes the pools, he doesn't quite understand why is Kagerou so wary about a bath.]

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... yes. All right.

[Water makes him nervous. Any big pool of liquid does.]

[raceme]

I will get in there too you don't have to worry.

[Blurr would make sure you won't drown, really.]

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I'm not worried.

[Yes he is, don't listen to him.]

[But he eases himself into one, regardless.]

[raceme]

[Blurr is sliding into the pool too and moving to rest his back on the rock wall of the pool.] Ahh...this feel nice, doesn't it?

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[He's sort of hunched up in the pool, arms around his legs, and looking... well. Like he expects the water to rise and drown him.]

It's... warm, yes.

[raceme]

[That body language doesn't say anything good.]

I'm here, Kagerou. Nothing bag is going to happen.

[thxforthememories]

I know. I...

I think I just dislike water. Or... liquid.

[raceme]

Why that? Is it bad for your circuits?

[thxforthememories]

... Things happened back home. In the water.

I don't want to have the same things happen here.

[raceme]

Do you want to talk _about them? Perhaps that will help to make sure that doesn't happen again.

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I...

[He shrugs. He's never really talked about it. About any of it. Somehow, that makes it more real. It makes his perceived failure real and... he's not sure if he can do that.]

[Besides, he's supposed to "grow up", isn't he? If he dwells on those things, or talks about them -- that's childish. Right?]

It won't happen here. Things are... different here.

[raceme]

[Talking can be a good thing. You need to let it go or it will eat you from the inside, Kagerou.]

Can you be sure of that?

[thxforthememories]

[He's learned it's better to just keep things to himself. It's safer, then.]

Unless a human being with a certain name arrives... yes.

[raceme]

Did he hurt you back home? [Frooooown. He dislikes the guy already.]

[thxforthememories]

... Not that I can remember.

[He says it a bit flatly. He doesn't remember only because it hadn't happened yet. And he's not eager for it to happen.]

[raceme]

Then _{why are} you worried about that human?

[thxforthememories]

It's... complicated. Unpleasant. That's all.