Audience: Hikage

[gatonina]

Comments

[psychedelica]

Did you create this world, then? Or maybe you don't remember.

[ it took him a long time to remember. ]

[gatonina]

Directors.

...understand others have not liked answer, but-- easiest one to give. No other word for what we are, or I would give that instead.

[gatonina]

We're not gods.

[psychedelica]

Spirits? Gods? Demons? One of those things has to fit you. You clearly have a soul and some type of form.

[psychedelica]

You don't need to be gods for that. I did it, too.

[gatonina]

Right. It still doesn't change my response, though.

[gatonina]

No. None of those. As said-- just Directors.

W5, MONDAY

[gatonina]

[well, he does have to go find hikage so he eventually ventures off down the aisles, looking for him with a container in his hands. upon spotting him, he waves said-container gently in front of him.]

Hey. Special delivery from the other side.

[psychedelica]

... Huh?

[ gross, it's junpei. Somewhat warily, he reaches out to accept the box. ]

What is this?

[gatonina]

Cookies from a friend on the other side. Don't worry, I didn't do anything to them.

[psychedelica]

... Is that something I should be worried about?

[ he's peering inside to double check. they sure look like cookies... ]

Who sent these?

[gatonina]

No, but considering how much you like us I figured I should preemptively say so. [but there's a shrug.] Two guesses, man. Who do you think?

[psychedelica]

Belph and Stephanie don't cook.

[ ...... unless they do?? ]

[gatonina]

For all I know Belph had somebody else make them, but I got the sense he did it himself.

[psychedelica]

[ ok, that was literally his last guess, and he looks a little stunned. ]

... Are you serious?

[ HE'S LOOKING IN THE BOX AGAIN LIKE HE NEEDS TO DOUBLE CHECK THESE ARE ACTUALLY COOKIES ]

[gatonina]

Yeah. He asked me to deliver them, so I am.

[psychedelica]

[ he's going to try not to look too pleased about this... but he's obviously very pleased. Belph... ]

... Well, thanks, I guess. [ after a moment of consideration, he opts to just continue holding the tin in front of him - he doesn't want to tuck it under his arm and risk messing some of the cookies up. ] This works out fine. I wanted to ask you something, anyway.

[gatonina]

[that's fair. junpei just nods along.]

Well, you've got my attention. What is it?

[psychedelica]

Everyone else who was in our past world is asleep somewhere. You've said that. But as far as I can tell, you're only referring to participants. [ a beat. ] ... My little sister was there, at the very end, because I made a wish for her. Where is she?

[gatonina]

...I imagine she's waiting for you on the other end. Where was she before she came to rescue you?

[psychedelica]

... Dead. Like me. She was stuck in the place between life and death.

[gatonina]

Don't take this the wrong way, but does that mean there's a possibility of revival then? If it's between life and death.

[psychedelica]

[ that is a bit of a tender subject, but, miraculously, Hikage doesn't clam up about it - this discussion is too important for him to get overly emotional. ]

I'm here, aren't I? [ a beat. ] ... She's there because I tried to revive her. I just failed. But Tiger and Dragon brought her back for me after everything in the castle.

[crashout]

I see. [he seems to think that over.] Well...if your original hosts were able to bring her back, like I said, I imagine she's waiting for you where you were planning to go before you came here. History didn't get erased just because it got derailed.

[psychedelica]

... How certain are you?

[ he wears the face of a man afraid to hope for things. It's rarely worked out well for him. ]