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estoria2016-02-20 01:15 pm
cryptologic) wrote in estoria2016-02-20 01:15 pm
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and when we burst, start over [ OPEN ]
Who: Dipper & YOU
When: IC 5/26
Where: Various
What: Dipper died, but life goes on.
Rating/Warning: Talk of death
[ A: REENTRY ]
[ It’s all the same.
The Powerpoint. The spiel. The drop into VIVID. It’s even the same level he initially arrived in. He’s almost nauseous with the sense of deja vu - if he weren’t already nauseous with the feeling of being alive again.
He’s been dropped into the middle of the Tetris level, and he’s so disoriented at the simple impossibility of life that he reacts slower than he should. It’s not that he didn’t expect to be revived. Logically, he knew he would, but there’s only so far that logic can take him when something so final as death is so casually overwritten.
Finally, he does react - a Tetris block is about to flatten him, and he ducks out of the way. The block should clip his shoulder as he awkwardly run-falls away from it, but...it doesn’t. That’s weird. VIVID must be glitching.
It’s only then that he realizes he might not be the only one in this particular level right now. ]
[ B: REUNIONS ]
[ After logging out of VIVID, Dipper makes his way back to the apartment. It’s the obvious place to go, isn’t it? He definitely doesn’t want to go anywhere else. The thing is...he doesn’t really want to go there, either, and the thought of being isolated in his room once again makes his skin crawl with anxious dread. But he knows he can’t leave his roommates and friends hanging. Dipper can’t be sure who knows what happened to him, but he’s sure at least his close friends could probably guess if they weren’t outright told. They’re a sharp bunch.
He kind of wishes they weren’t so sharp right now.
Though he realizes with sharp responsibility that he can’t keep them in suspense forever, Dipper hesitates in front of the door, because he knows, he knows once he goes inside, the unavoidable things he’s been dreading will happen. He’ll have to own up to what happened. He’ll have to process the tidal wave of emotions he’s only just kept at bay with forced numbness. He’ll be reunited with his friends.
He’ll be reunited with the person who saw him die.
Swallowing against a dry throat, Dipper turns the handle on the front door and heads inside. ]
[ C: REPRIEVE ]
[ After talking to his roommates, there’s only so long that Dipper can stay in the apartment. There’s just too much of something he can’t name, and he has to leave.
Before he does that, he sends out a short message to Minato and Hiro. They knew what had happened to him, and they deserved to know he was back. There are probably others he should text, too, but sending messages to just the two of them already took more out of him than he wanted to admit.
And then, he leaves. Maybe it’s selfish - maybe he should stay where Yu and Rise could know he’s safe and well and alive, but he just can’t stay there anymore. He’s restless. So he heads out to take a walk.
He eventually makes his way to the gardens, hands shoved in his vest pockets and every so often, he turns quickly to glance over his shoulder. That’s strange, he could’ve sworn he saw someone watching him from the corner of his eye. He chalks it up to his nerves getting the better of him, but a nagging voice in the back of his head insists that there’s more to it than that.
The gardens aren’t really his typical go-to place to unwind, but at least they’re quiet and he doesn’t want much more than that at the moment. Eventually, he sits in front of one of the trees and leans back against it. It’s fine, for a moment, until something goes wrong and he falls backwards, right through the tree.
There is absolutely nothing to see here. There is definitely not a kid seemingly fused with the trunk of a tree. Move along. ]
When: IC 5/26
Where: Various
What: Dipper died, but life goes on.
Rating/Warning: Talk of death
[ A: REENTRY ]
[ It’s all the same.
The Powerpoint. The spiel. The drop into VIVID. It’s even the same level he initially arrived in. He’s almost nauseous with the sense of deja vu - if he weren’t already nauseous with the feeling of being alive again.
He’s been dropped into the middle of the Tetris level, and he’s so disoriented at the simple impossibility of life that he reacts slower than he should. It’s not that he didn’t expect to be revived. Logically, he knew he would, but there’s only so far that logic can take him when something so final as death is so casually overwritten.
Finally, he does react - a Tetris block is about to flatten him, and he ducks out of the way. The block should clip his shoulder as he awkwardly run-falls away from it, but...it doesn’t. That’s weird. VIVID must be glitching.
It’s only then that he realizes he might not be the only one in this particular level right now. ]
[ B: REUNIONS ]
[ After logging out of VIVID, Dipper makes his way back to the apartment. It’s the obvious place to go, isn’t it? He definitely doesn’t want to go anywhere else. The thing is...he doesn’t really want to go there, either, and the thought of being isolated in his room once again makes his skin crawl with anxious dread. But he knows he can’t leave his roommates and friends hanging. Dipper can’t be sure who knows what happened to him, but he’s sure at least his close friends could probably guess if they weren’t outright told. They’re a sharp bunch.
He kind of wishes they weren’t so sharp right now.
Though he realizes with sharp responsibility that he can’t keep them in suspense forever, Dipper hesitates in front of the door, because he knows, he knows once he goes inside, the unavoidable things he’s been dreading will happen. He’ll have to own up to what happened. He’ll have to process the tidal wave of emotions he’s only just kept at bay with forced numbness. He’ll be reunited with his friends.
He’ll be reunited with the person who saw him die.
Swallowing against a dry throat, Dipper turns the handle on the front door and heads inside. ]
[ C: REPRIEVE ]
[ After talking to his roommates, there’s only so long that Dipper can stay in the apartment. There’s just too much of something he can’t name, and he has to leave.
Before he does that, he sends out a short message to Minato and Hiro. They knew what had happened to him, and they deserved to know he was back. There are probably others he should text, too, but sending messages to just the two of them already took more out of him than he wanted to admit.
And then, he leaves. Maybe it’s selfish - maybe he should stay where Yu and Rise could know he’s safe and well and alive, but he just can’t stay there anymore. He’s restless. So he heads out to take a walk.
He eventually makes his way to the gardens, hands shoved in his vest pockets and every so often, he turns quickly to glance over his shoulder. That’s strange, he could’ve sworn he saw someone watching him from the corner of his eye. He chalks it up to his nerves getting the better of him, but a nagging voice in the back of his head insists that there’s more to it than that.
The gardens aren’t really his typical go-to place to unwind, but at least they’re quiet and he doesn’t want much more than that at the moment. Eventually, he sits in front of one of the trees and leans back against it. It’s fine, for a moment, until something goes wrong and he falls backwards, right through the tree.
There is absolutely nothing to see here. There is definitely not a kid seemingly fused with the trunk of a tree. Move along. ]
jumps on that C train
[There's a tree that he particularly likes as a napping spot, when it isn't otherwise occupied. Unfortunately, when he pads his way over to it, it is quite occupied...]
[By a kid who is inside its trunk. To a portal-user (and, as such, someone who is inherently used to seeing disembodied parts sticking out of things), this is less alarming than it might be to a human, but it's still a bit alarming. He could walk away and find another nap-spot, maybe one in the sun, but that seems irresponsible without at least checking to see if he's okay...]
Er... Are you alright, there, young man? [Chibi bends down to take a closer look, eyebrows raised.] Is that a power of yours, or...
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I, uh...if it is, it's...definitely news to me.
[ And while having phasing powers might be kind of cool...well, considering what just happened to him, he's not so sure this kind of power brings any kind of good tidings.
Oh man. He hopes he looks calmer than he feels. Dipper tucks his hands behind his head, still inside the tree, like he's just the most relaxed guy in the world. Like he's totally got this under control.
...Whatever this even is. ]
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[Either way, there's no notice taken that Dipper's nervous! Chibi has trouble noticing that sort of thing, anyway. Instead, he drops to sitting by the tree, leaning back against its other side with a sigh and a languid stretch. Not all of the tree is taken up by where Dipper's inside of it, after all!]
Is it relaxing in there, at least? I'd not know.
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He squirms a little. Okay, he got into this tree. There has to be a way to get back out, right? Is he just going to have to wait until his body starts glitching again?
This is certainly less than ideal. ]
Uh...I guess? I mean, I've never been inside a tree before. It's not as unpleasant as you might think.
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[Wait, can he actually--]
Er, you can get yourself out of there if you have to, right? [concerned adult look......]
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[ Is this even working at all. ]
You know, as soon as I...want to.
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[But Chibi is not going to pry - kids this age don't take well to the prying; he dealt with Yugo, so he knows. Instead, he simply says:] Don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it. Spatial manipulation can be tough to handle, even for those experienced with it, in a place like this - I've accidentally dropped more than my fair share of people through portals, because of some glitch or another throwing me off.
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Cautiously: ] So do you...think you might actually be able to get me out of here? If, you know, I needed your help to get out.