... I was enabled for this, too. :|

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[There's a briiight flash of light before a Ven drops down from the ceiling, unconscious. He starts to plummet down...

Into a gigantic pinball machine that just happened to pop up in the hall. K'THUD! He lands right on one of the bumpers and immediately awakens, not even having the time to grasp the fact that, hallo, he's back from being shanked.

Crash, bang-- up goes one of the paddles! This could definitely take a while.]

[ooc: l-lol. So I have no idea what's going on with the spoilery spoils of doom, but it's been a week, so, doop. Decided to bring the kiddo back. No spoilers in the post right now-- will edit if that changes.]

Comments

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's gotta be one somewhere! I just mean that it would've been nice not to wake up to that.

[He'll probably have sooo many bruises.]

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

Wake ... up? What happened?

[He looks a little worried, now.]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[...So he didn't know. Maaaybe that's a good thing.]

Oh, uh. Nothing!

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[Phew. Biiig sigh of relief, here. At least it can't be anything too critical, he thinks...]

Nothing. That's okay, then.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[Oh wow, that actually worked! Good. He doesn't need to worry anyone about his last little run-in.]

Uh, yeah. I was just sleeping, when I wound up out here.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

That's good. [He smiles.] I'd ... been a bit worried about you. I thought something'd happened.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[...Eep!]

Huh? Why'd you think that?

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

You hadn't been around. And I ... saw a couple of things that suggested it.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Well...

[le sigh.]

Okay, something did happen.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[Aw maaan... he looks downcast.]

... Do you want to tell me about it? Or is this ... one of those things I probably shouldn't ask about?

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Basically, I ran into someone from back home. He sorta...

[Slight lie here.]

Destroyed me.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

['Oh crap' face here.]

... At least you're back now. But if I ever see him, I'll...! He's not getting away with that!

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

No-- don't! Vanitas... he's strong. I don't want anyone else getting hurt because of him.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[He opens his mouth, closes it, sighs through gritted teeth.]

Fine. If you say so. It's just - it's hard to let go of something like that. Someone doing that to you - to a friend. But if you want me to stand back... [he nods.] I will.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[... Whoa there. He's getting slightly familiar vibes from the way 'nort's acting all of the sudden.]

That sounds like something he'd say, too.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

...who would? [Uggh. He lets out another sigh.] ...Sorry.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Just one of my friends.

[He shakes his head.]

It's okay.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

Well... [Alright. He smiles.] Okay, then.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[Hrm...]

He's here, too, but I dunno what's gotten into him.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

How do you mean? [Curious face, here.]

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

He keeps acting all cold, for one. Sometimes it's hard to believe that's really Terra...

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[His heart skips a beat. Another connection.]

... Is this the Terra who's calling himself - who's using my name?

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's him.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

And I sounded like him.

[He sighs.]

Hope I never get that cold, at least. But I've got to wonder what's going on.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

Me too. There's gotta be a reason why he's like this.