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rattlingthestars) wrote2017-02-07 12:46 am
rattlingthestars) wrote2017-02-07 12:46 am
IC Inbox II
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'S Jim. Leave a message.
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'S Jim. Leave a message.
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Having trouble sleeping.
Looking through the pictures I have.
Maybe I should change my wallpaper.
I have one of you sleeping.
It's pretty cute.♥（ﾉ´∀`）
Having trouble sleeping.
Looking through the pictures I have.
Maybe I should change my wallpaper.
I have one of you sleeping.
It's pretty cute.♥（ﾉ´∀`）
[ Jim blinks up, a little stunned, before he dives for Zell's pocket without any warning. He comes up with the second ring, running his thumb over it to get a feel for which key Zell had used without looking. ]
That means it's my turn, right?
That means it's my turn, right?
[ A part of him was hoping Jim might stay in his pockets. He's perplexed by what Jim is up to. ]
Your turn?
[ Tracing along his jawline, while looking up at him. ]
Your turn?
[ Tracing along his jawline, while looking up at him. ]
[ Jim's eyes burst half an hour ago. He can still feel the phantom sensation of it, around the gaping pits where they once where.
He can feel something dripping down his cheeks, still, and knows if it were blood he would be dead right now. He doesn't want to think about what it could be instead.
The message he plays over and over again, even when it hurts his ears, even when he feels almost too sluggish to hit play.
He wants to respond, but he doesn't want to be seen and doesn't trust himself to speak. ]
Goodnight, Sunshine.
He can feel something dripping down his cheeks, still, and knows if it were blood he would be dead right now. He doesn't want to think about what it could be instead.
The message he plays over and over again, even when it hurts his ears, even when he feels almost too sluggish to hit play.
He wants to respond, but he doesn't want to be seen and doesn't trust himself to speak. ]
Goodnight, Sunshine.
Edited 2017-06-06 06:01 (UTC)
Zell? Zell!
[ His voice is choppy, like it's carried from a far-away wind. ]
What the hell happened?
[ His voice is choppy, like it's carried from a far-away wind. ]
What the hell happened?
[ Jim can't bring himself to respond to this one. Not like this. ]
[ There's nothing visible on the tablet screen, except the occasional glimmer of something that might be an entire galaxy, far away.
For a long while there's no sound, either, but finally there's a shifting. Something groans like old metal forced into motion, and between it there are words. ]
alone - alone help - alone - alone - left me -
[ The video ends. ]
For a long while there's no sound, either, but finally there's a shifting. Something groans like old metal forced into motion, and between it there are words. ]
alone - alone help - alone - alone - left me -
[ The video ends. ]
[ Maybe later.
Jim leans into the touch but then sits back on Zell's thighs, considering him. ]
Zell -
[ He hesitates, thinking it over, and then shrugs before holding out the ring. ]
Forever, right?
Jim leans into the touch but then sits back on Zell's thighs, considering him. ]
Zell -
[ He hesitates, thinking it over, and then shrugs before holding out the ring. ]
Forever, right?
[ For a moment he's distracted as he looks Jim over. Then he nods as he lifts his hand up for the ring. ]
Yeah. Forever, baby.
[ Placing his other hand on Jim's hip as he sits up too. Just going to bump noses against each other. ]
Going to do my best to make you proud and give you reasons to look forward to the future.
Yeah. Forever, baby.
[ Placing his other hand on Jim's hip as he sits up too. Just going to bump noses against each other. ]
Going to do my best to make you proud and give you reasons to look forward to the future.
[ He sees the text. He can feel something in him leaping at the contact. A part of him wants to continue it, to keep Jim talking to him.
He's also dreading the use of text. It means he can't talk or doesn't really want to talk, right?
Sighing as he asks his animal companions there thoughts, but eventually he lets it go. He'll try again tomorrow. ]
He's also dreading the use of text. It means he can't talk or doesn't really want to talk, right?
Sighing as he asks his animal companions there thoughts, but eventually he lets it go. He'll try again tomorrow. ]
[ Seconds drag onto minutes. Half a hour lapses, before Zell finally responds. ]
Hey, Stars! [ Other than tired, he sounded fine. ] Sorry about that. Seifer scared Mochi and Morph.
Hey, Stars! [ Other than tired, he sounded fine. ] Sorry about that. Seifer scared Mochi and Morph.
[ Seeing the name on the screen, he could feel his heart rising in his chest. The video itself dashed the feelings fairly quickly. The galaxy reminds him of the anamoly of Jim's dad. Missing. Empty. Gone.
Then the words. The words make him feel wretched.
Swallowing back the wave of emotions that are threatening to claw their way out, as he shakily responds. ]
Jim?! No one left you. You aren't alone! Tell me where you are... I'll come find you! [ His voice cracks with desperation. He hopes Jim actually tells him. Actually gives him a clue or something. Anything.
He misses him so badly. ]
We can figure this out together. Let me help you.
Then the words. The words make him feel wretched.
Swallowing back the wave of emotions that are threatening to claw their way out, as he shakily responds. ]
Jim?! No one left you. You aren't alone! Tell me where you are... I'll come find you! [ His voice cracks with desperation. He hopes Jim actually tells him. Actually gives him a clue or something. Anything.
He misses him so badly. ]
We can figure this out together. Let me help you.
You already did,
[ Jim says as he captures him in a kiss. ]
[ Jim says as he captures him in a kiss. ]
No!
[ It sounds, for a moment, like Jim. The tablet shifts back and the light catches his terrible face - Jim's face, with no eyes, just stars where they ought to be.
He corrects it as fast as he can and the part of him that's still human hopes it hadn't been enough for Zell to see. ]
alone - Don't follow me - alone, alone, quiet - I don't want to hurt you -!
[ It sounds, for a moment, like Jim. The tablet shifts back and the light catches his terrible face - Jim's face, with no eyes, just stars where they ought to be.
He corrects it as fast as he can and the part of him that's still human hopes it hadn't been enough for Zell to see. ]
alone - Don't follow me - alone, alone, quiet - I don't want to hurt you -!
[ It's strange. A little too strange when he looks up from where he'd been searching among the building and it just seems a lot quieter than normal. Usually, he'd at least be hearing Zell and Jim chattering about and at first he'd thought maybe they'd gone a bit deeper into the building or had wanted some space together.
But that thought dies when he finds out he's not with Zell either. And he soon finds himself standing out on one of the skywalks with this uneasy feeling crawling in his gut as he pulls out his tablet. He'd been acting a little strange earlier, but maybe Zack's overthinking this.
Maybe... except when he pulls off a glove to stuff in his pocket briefly to make typing easier, his eyes fixate on the odd, almost sharper looking edge there seems to be to his nails. It's enough for him to decide to shoot a voice message. ]
Jim, where are you? I know this place is pretty big, but...
But that thought dies when he finds out he's not with Zell either. And he soon finds himself standing out on one of the skywalks with this uneasy feeling crawling in his gut as he pulls out his tablet. He'd been acting a little strange earlier, but maybe Zack's overthinking this.
Maybe... except when he pulls off a glove to stuff in his pocket briefly to make typing easier, his eyes fixate on the odd, almost sharper looking edge there seems to be to his nails. It's enough for him to decide to shoot a voice message. ]
Jim, where are you? I know this place is pretty big, but...
[ Jim is restless. He doesn't want to leave his hiding place - too much risk of being caught - so he paces between rooms and desk, knocking into things and knocking them over as he goes.
The sound of an incoming message hurts his ears and he wants to curl back, but he's never been so relieved to hear that voice. ]
Seifer?
The sound of an incoming message hurts his ears and he wants to curl back, but he's never been so relieved to hear that voice. ]
Seifer?
you know those cheesy lines about seeing stars in their eyes
swatsflies
2017-06-09 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ He takes in a sharp intake of breath. The expression and color he loves seeing were now gone. Only thing left was space...
When he picked Stars for a username he never could fathom it being twisted in this way. ]
Oh, Jim.
[ Swallowing. ] You won't hurt me. I trust you, Jim. Where are you?
When he picked Stars for a username he never could fathom it being twisted in this way. ]
Oh, Jim.
[ Swallowing. ] You won't hurt me. I trust you, Jim. Where are you?
The anomaly from before, but he's... [ He stops as he looks at the different pieces all stitched together. His stomach drops as he matches them to people he knows. His voice drops with his mood. ] He's different, Jim.
[ Thanks to the skywalks, Jim's already put a good bit of distance between him and Zack. He hopes, anyway; if the others are coming his way, there's only so much he's going to be able to do to hide in this state.
This eyes are blacked out more often than not, now, and he's avoiding rubble somehow but he doesn't know how much longer he can keep that up. ]
Not there anymore. I had to go, Zack.
This eyes are blacked out more often than not, now, and he's avoiding rubble somehow but he doesn't know how much longer he can keep that up. ]
Not there anymore. I had to go, Zack.
[ He's quick to pull out his tablet again the moment he hears his tablet go off. Quick to open it and frowns at it. He can feel his heart starting to pound, but he tries to settle it. Still doesn't erase some of the distress that comes through his voice though. It's impossible- he left.
Why? ]
What do you mean "You had to go"? What's going on?
[ 'Where are you?' The question's unsaid but it hangs there all the same in his tone. ]
Why? ]
What do you mean "You had to go"? What's going on?
[ 'Where are you?' The question's unsaid but it hangs there all the same in his tone. ]
I will.
[ It's still Jim, apparently, and the echoing has died down for the moment. It's only his harsh breathing - in the same cadence as they've practiced again and again, if Zell listens for it - that remains. ]
I could. Please - if you trust me -
[ Jim cuts off with a strangled noise and drops the tablet, leaving Zell with only sounds of scuffling. ]
[ It's still Jim, apparently, and the echoing has died down for the moment. It's only his harsh breathing - in the same cadence as they've practiced again and again, if Zell listens for it - that remains. ]
I could. Please - if you trust me -
[ Jim cuts off with a strangled noise and drops the tablet, leaving Zell with only sounds of scuffling. ]
Different how?
[ Jim hates the sound of sadness in Zell's voice, hates whatever's going on now even more for making it worse. ]
Did he hurt them?
[ Jim hates the sound of sadness in Zell's voice, hates whatever's going on now even more for making it worse. ]
Did he hurt them?
He didn't hurt them. Morph is sticking by me and Mochi is now under some furniture.
[ He tries to figure out really how to say what's different without saying that he thinks Seifer took pieces of his friends... swallowing hard. ]
He's like Ecks.
[ He tries to figure out really how to say what's different without saying that he thinks Seifer took pieces of his friends... swallowing hard. ]
He's like Ecks.
[ He does catches the breathing and he wants to point out that Jim is still himself. He's still trying to be in control. It's the please that kicks all the fight out of him. He can't say no to Jim saying please.
Making a low, agonized sound in return, and he's ready to say something. Anything, but then the sounds on the other end of the tablet make him forget everything. Something was wrong. ]
Jim? Jim?! What's wrong? [ A million things run through his mind as to what is happening. Maybe someone found Jim and decided to dispatch him? Maybe there are monsters there? ] Jim!!! [ He's on the verge of freaking out. ]
Making a low, agonized sound in return, and he's ready to say something. Anything, but then the sounds on the other end of the tablet make him forget everything. Something was wrong. ]
Jim? Jim?! What's wrong? [ A million things run through his mind as to what is happening. Maybe someone found Jim and decided to dispatch him? Maybe there are monsters there? ] Jim!!! [ He's on the verge of freaking out. ]
[ Overly literal? Kind of cute in a strange way? Or - ]
Stitched together?
Stitched together?
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