liveslaughsloves | [limelight

I mostly missed the cupcakes...yeah, Aloe texted me pretty soon after he got back into phone range. I yelled at him but not too hard. How much crap did you guys give him for it?

I mostly teased him. Nettle kicked him.

I guess he didn’t do it on purpose, at least. It’s kinda scary people can just vanish for days, though…

[ makes a face ]

It's terrifying. Bet you're really relieved.

[when he looks up again it's perhaps unexpectedly serious]

Y'all should really pack some trail mix and a big water bottle when you're goin' around the ship. It ain't always 'woo freaky magic, you think it was a lot shorter than it was,' one of Forge got lost for two days and nights for real. Thought the trackers would fix it, but looks like that thought was wrong.

...

No comas, right?

[shakes his head.]

I heard about 'em from other Families, but no, nothing like that at all for us. Did anyone on Acidia--?

[ shudders ]

No. Aloe's the only one that's left for more than a couple of days.

... I heard they could happen to anyone at any time.

Me too.

[sighs out deep]

It's freaky, but there ain't nothing to be done about it right now, so I'm puttin' it in 'don't worry unless it happens.'

Yeah, that's the smart way to do things.

[ a half-laugh ]

Just keep searching for clues in the meantime.

It sounds like people are finding stuff all over, so maybe it'll all come together at some point. Seems like someone wants us to, maybe more than one someone. Showmaster does, at least.

And the—

[ oh, right ]

What's up with you and Zoe, anyway?

[what. makes a face like he bit a lemon]

There ain’t nothing between me and that blob.

You're making a face.

It creeps me out, okay?

Were you part of the build-a-blob dream?

[his mouth presses together in a hard line; the silence goes just long enough that it's kind of its own answer

finally, though:]

I don't want that spread around, y'hear?

...that you have amnesia?

Yeah.

It's not a secret secret anymore, especially not after that damn dream, but I'd rather ease people into it.

Whoever saw you with that star in the lobby probably guessed, even if they weren't in the dream. You were pretty tucked away, though, so who knows.

[ shrugs ]

Either way, I won't tell.

I didn't get anyone asking me about it, so I don't think everyone's made the connection. Thanks.

[a little shrug]

It ain't the same as Aster's, anyway. I got in an accident a little while back, it messed my memories up. People remember me, so I got a past and I can put some of the pieces back together. Getting pulled into a creepy adventure over it was a bit of a shock.

Does Aloe know?

Aloe knows.

...

Can I ask something weird?

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