http://grand-gaia.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] realityshifted2010-10-17 10:15 am
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[Isaac is standing out in the middle of nowhere, hugging.....nothing. But the nothing seems to be a tad shorter than he is, and apparently, he has his head nestled into it's shoulder. There's a tension right through his body - he's trying not to cry.]

I...I missed you so much, Mum...I still have your catch beads!

[He 'lets go' for a heartbeat, to pull a small string of beads out of his pocket, but he looks up, and the expression that appears on his face could redefine 'heartbroken']

Mum? Where did you...


oh.

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oliverplus: (Listening)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oliver catches sight of him and approaches, not sure whether to pull him from the fantasy or not. but then he sees that Isaac's come out of it, so he steps up toward him, tentatively. he isn't sure what to say] Hey... [almost asks if Isaac's okay, but...that would be a really dumb question]

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
...Was I just seeing things?
oliverplus: (Worried)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...it's been doing that to a lot of us.

Sorry, that... [frowns. he's not quite meeting Isaac's gaze, afraid that if he catches his feelings, he'll cry himself] It's cruel.

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Isaac shakes his head out, as if to clear it.]

Yeah, it is. I haven't seen Mum in at least a year, now...
oliverplus: (Worried)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[frowns. it's been a lot longer since he's seen his family, but Isaac's just a kid] You...think you'll see her soon?

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope so. When Mars lighthouse was lit, all kinds of energy shot over to where Mt. Aleph was. We don't know what happened. The village might have been destroyed.

oliverplus: (Listening)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[oh, that is not the answer he wanted to hear] God, I'm sorry...

But I'm sure we'll find a way to leave the Plane soon so you can find out. I'm Oliver, by the way.

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The Wise One was telling people to keep away from the lighthouses, so maybe they got away, but there's no way of knowing yet. We're not far, at least. Maybe a few more days out.

[Isaac manages a small smile for this]I'm Isaac. It's nice to meet you.
oliverplus: (Smirk)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
That's good.

[smiles back, bracing himself as he meets Isaac's gaze for whatever feelings there might be] Nice to meet you, Isaac.

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nostalgia, missing, longing, love, a fading sense that Everything was Alright.]

Have you been seeing things?
oliverplus: (Pensive)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[looks away, so many of those feelings just making his own worse] Yeah. [hesitates] My girlfriend. She keeps appearing.

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh...

[That seems to make him a bit sad again, and he can't help but think about Mia]

Will she be waiting for you when this is all over?
oliverplus: (Small Smile)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
She would do. But...it's complicated.

[takes a deep breath and turns back to Isaac, trying to smile weakly. he doesn't want to fall apart in front of someone he's just met] But at least, once you know it's not real, it's easier to ignore it.

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess so, huh?

[ As he talks, he fiddles with the string of beads he pulled out earlier.]
oliverplus: (Listening)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It is. Your mum wouldn't want this place to use her against you, right? So you can't let them. [that's what he keeps telling himself, anyway]

[curiously] What are those?

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, Right!

Oh, these? They're Catch Beads. Mum gave them to me when I left.
oliverplus: (Oliver - Plotting)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[smiles a little] There you go!

"Catch" Beads?

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup! [Yay, distraction!] They're like...a focus for me to use other kinds of Psynergy I can't use by myself.
oliverplus: (Looking)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[sorry for the one to two-word sentences, but...] Psynergy?

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's a manifestation of Alchemy that Adepts like me can use. I can control earth with it.
oliverplus: (Ohh)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[lightbulb] You've got magic! No wonder you're glowing!

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[SKDFHSDJKFHSDJFKSD]

I'm not glowing!
oliverplus: (Awkward)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa, sorry! [puts his hands up defensively, sheepish] I know, you're not really. It's just, I got one of those choices, so...I'm seeing people in different ways right now. [makes a face] And I hope that didn't sound as daft to you as it did to me.

[identity profile] grand-gaia.livejournal.com 2010-10-17 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd be the third person, actually.
oliverplus: (What?)

[personal profile] oliverplus 2010-10-17 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[blinks, surprised] The third? Me, Sawako, and who else?
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