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Recollé Mods ([personal profile] recollecters) wrote in [community profile] retrospec2018-06-01 05:59 pm

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Don't bother the techs.

Seriously, don't. I'm not entirely sure what's going on but all I'm getting is that it's the equivalent of being hacked and someone who knows layer theory better than we do is out there screwing things up and tampering with the project.

I don't have a really good update for you guys, but bear with us. Please?

Zee Carlisle
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complementing: (✿ doubt seeping through [ TARAKA ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-03 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[She reaches out to set a hand between Lucy's shoulder blades.]

There's next year. And lots of other parties to be had during the rest of this year, too.

[Though right now she's more worried that Lucy completely forgot in the first place.]
long_live_the_queen: (murder does not cure headaches)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-03 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[The sullen mood hanging around Lucy's head didn't lift so easily this time. She shifted a little when Minako touched her back, an unspoken acknowledgement.]

...I know. Just...

[It seemed like such...random, bullshit chance. One day she had stepped out to get some time to herself, the next it was weeks later and everything was doing its best to fall apart.]
complementing: (✿ new quest available [ NORN ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-03 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I know.

[She stands there and rubs over her back in an effort to soothe her. And after a few minutes, keeping her voice light:]

Do you want to talk about it another day? We still have so much corn chowder prep to go.
long_live_the_queen: (it's Monday)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-03 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if I'll even be here tomorrow.

[Minako's presence kept her from slipping any further, though her voice was still gloomy and quieter. Lucy leaned her shoulders back a little under the other girl's hands despite herself. That was nice.]

So I guess now, or...nothing.
complementing: (✿ could i touch the sky [ KARTIKEYA ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-03 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, but they should get away from the knives first. Minako steers Lucy to the living room and onto the couch.]

Lucy...why don't you tell me what you do remember? And then I'll tell you what happened in April.
long_live_the_queen: (murder does not cure headaches)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-03 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Numbly, Lucy put the paring knife down and, one foot in front of the other, let Minako nudge her towards the couch. She sat, only distantly aware of how soft and familiar the cushion was.

Lucy just let out a long sigh, rubbing at her temple. Some things she could remember; some things weren't just broken and fragmented, of no use whatsoever.
]]

After Freya told us what...was going to happen to her, I needed...I needed to be by myself, for awhile. The forest here was too close. So I took one of the buses to Bosuma. And it helped, for awhile. I think.

[She runs her hand through her hair, the motion slightly agitated.]

I got lost. I only saw one other person, some woman who had a little house there. I was supposed to do something then, but I can't...remember what it was. It was important.
complementing: (✿ don't run from truth [ SCATHACH ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-04 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[A soft hum from her.]

You must have found your way back eventually, though. When I saw you again at the party, you...she looked so childish and innocent. I thought she might've been another sister of yours, but I couldn't believe that at the same time, either. She called herself Nyu.
long_live_the_queen: (murder does not cure headaches)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-04 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Lucy shook her head more violently this time, like she could dislodge a memory if only she tried hard enough.

It didn't work. And it didn't make that feeling of incredulous denial any better.
]

...I don't remember that. I don't have any other sisters.

[That she knows of. Don't give her dad any more ideas.

Her fingers curled more tightly to her temple, holding the hair there in the beginnings of a messy tangle.
]

Did I say something stupid?
complementing: (✿ days of reckoning [ MOT ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-04 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Minako gives Lucy about a minute of clutching at her hair, and then reaches up to slowly pull her hand away and clasp it in her own.]

No. [A pause.] You're using "I".

[She's not sure what kind of inference she should pull from that.]
long_live_the_queen: (quiet)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-04 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lucy sighed a little when Minako curled their hands together, twitching her fingertips. It didn't feel right to look up yet.]

It was still me, wasn't it?

[It was an...was it an accident? Just a thoughtless word.]
complementing: (✿ compromising situation)

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-05 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. If you believe that, then I'll use "you". But I don't think Nyu and Lucy are the same.

[A pause, and then an attempt at levity:]

Though I did call you two Lunyu in my head for a bit when I was talking with her, when I was confused about what was going on.
long_live_the_queen: (I forget what she's looking at)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-05 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Now it was time to look up, albeit with a confused blink. Several of them.]

You...did?

[Lucy wasn't so glum when she was busy being surprised, at least. What an...odd thing.

But it seemed like something Minako would do, too. Something much more understandable than...whatever had happened to Lucy.
]
complementing: (✿ i am tiny and cute [ ALICE ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[She squeezes Lucy's hand.]

Silly, huh? But I don't think it suits either of you.
long_live_the_queen: (I forget what she's looking at)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-06 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
...I guess not.

[A little of an understatement. Lucy thought it was a bit undignified, and Nyu was...well, she didn't have an opinion right now.

Belatedly, Lucy squeezes her hand back. That was something she could do, even if she couldn't make sense of much else.
]

I don't have anything else to tell you.

[Besides other things and unrelated events babbled in Minako's direction while Lucy was busy not letting go of her roommate.]
complementing: (✿ keep your chin up [ OBERON ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-06 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
That's fine.

[She's silent as she mulls this over, eventually letting out a soft hum.]

We'll get to the bottom of this eventually. Maybe we can go back to where you stopped remembering as Lucy, and see what we can find.
long_live_the_queen: (tiny possessive creature)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-06 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lucy blinked, protesting immediately. Her hand squeezed a bit tighter around Minako's.]

Are you sure? What if it happens to you?

[She wanted to know what happened, but not at the price of losing Minako again.]
complementing: (1503004 (4))

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-06 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm, there is always that possibility, huh...but! We just have to avoid that lady that you talked to, right? She was the one that probably changed you.

[A small smile.]

And even if I forgot again, I wouldn't stop being your friend, you know.
long_live_the_queen: (tiny possessive creature)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-07 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
I know you will. [That assertion was almost as automatic, with no hesitations. It even startled Lucy a bit.]

Just...

[Realizing how tightly she was holding onto Minako, Lucy eased her grip. But her fingers were still possessively curled over the other girl's hand. Her expression wasn't distant, frustrated, or sad, but a worried frown.]
complementing: (✿ she is happiness [ KIKURI-HIME ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-08 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I know. [She smiles wryly.] It's scary to think about it actually happening again. But take it from me...what if situations will just drive you crazy. Let's take one day at a time.
long_live_the_queen: (murder does not cure headaches)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-08 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[About letting those what-ifs pile up...

Lucy sighed, shoulders losing some of their tension. She didn't know if she could just...let go of things like that. Stop worrying about things like that.

She could apologize, though. She should.
]

...sorry, for dumping all this on you. Again.

[Thinking about these conversations after they happened always made Lucy feel guilty. Minako always seemed like she had so much to worry about, and here Lucy was adding to it. Again.]
complementing: (✿ keep your chin up [ OBERON ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-08 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Minako gives her a small smile and pats her hand. She is, admittedly, a little exhausted by the idea that something is wrong again. Something is always wrong, and for once it would be nice if things were alright instead. But it concerns the safety and happiness of a friend, and so she can't ignore it.]

Don't be. I'm glad you told me.
long_live_the_queen: (tiny possessive creature)

[personal profile] long_live_the_queen 2018-06-08 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was a small relief, hearing that. It didn't make that lingering backlog of negative thoughts and guilt go away--it'd had far too many years of a head start--but, for the moment, it seemed just a little more manageable.

Lucy tried to dredge up some of that infectious positivity that came so easily to Minako. It was difficult, and her voice wavered more than she liked.
]

You wanted to make that soup, right?
complementing: (✿ whispers of more [ SARASVATI ])

[personal profile] complementing 2018-06-09 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
[She appreciates the effort. Minako breathes out to steady herself and then nods.]

Yeah. Still got a lot of prep work to do before we can eat. Let's get back to it.