chikaidestroyer | ∞ 35: Reminiscence [written/action]

Twenty more days.

That is what Faeren has told me. When Luceti was still at its most unknown and the time of day was the least of my concerns, she observed. October 27, by the calculations based off my calendar. As I think of it now, I imagine it will be a depressing day when it arrives. But the reality will likely be less stunning. Unless, of course, the Malnosso have set the day aside for an anniversary experiment.

Because that is what it will be: an anniversary.

There were 20 of us, in the beginning. Ironic how I write that on this day. Of those 20, there are only 3 of us who remain. The houses were occupied by one or two at most, and the only community housing building was largely empty. That first day was the only time I could reliably record the population of the Luceti for several months.

Then came the floods. Not the experiment, but the droves of people. Luceti fell into chaos; a cacophony of confused souls who couldn't wrap their minds around the situation. As quickly as the chaos settled in, the Malnosso made themselves known by sending the rains and stealing away individual test subjects.

It hasn't ceased since then. The kidnappings, the experiments. But the Malnosso have changed their tactics, ever so slightly. They do not speak or taunt anymore, as they did before every experiment in the past. They have developed a system for introducing new test subjects, which has since then been dubbed the New Feather cycle. They have been seen, and yet have not, by several inhabitants.

Some call Luceti home now. Some cannot imagine ever leaving it. Some live in a daze, comfortable in this peaceful anarchy. Some have given up entirely.

Twenty more days.

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[Albert sits on a bench in the fountain plaza, his expression closed. He looks pale from his time spent indoors nowadays. In fact, he looks rather numb, just sitting there with his journal.]

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[Albert looks up at the acknowledgment, blinking slowly at the familiar young man. They have spoken so infrequently that they are still virtually strangers, though the networking of the journals has helped him keep an eye on the other from afar.]

Cless. Good afternoon.

[ooc: Mutual fault! I haven't really made any effort to get these two to interact. x_X]

-Oh, yes!

[Cless gives him a brief nod. However, he can't take his eyes off him because of how pale his skin looks.]

...Are you well?

[ooc: I was reading his entry and it reminded me that these two and Luke are the only ones and... Cless and Albert have had no direct contact xD;;;]

[Albert can't help but raise a brow at the question. He must look pretty unwell to garner this kind of attention.]

I would say so. I'm alive, after all. [This may or may not be a reference to Cless' own death. 8|]

[ooc: It doesn't help that Albert's almost literally a hermit. XD;; He hasn't spoken to either Cless and Luke, and there's really no excuse for that besides ... ... being a hermit.]

[Alive. To respond like that... Albert's words sends shivers down Cless' spine, he knew Vyse and the Blue Rouges had known but. He wasn't aware anyone else in Luceti had noticed his absence. The knowledge that he had been dead for six days still hadn't settled in his mind either, so to be reminded of it... It wasn't pleasant.]

...of course. But I thought I'd ask, I wasn't sure if you were ill or not.

[ooc: Oh, I know. I still love your Albert xD]

[Of course, Albert had found out during the experiment when the barrier disappeared, and Cless' presence is as clear as any other way of knowing that he was, in fact, alive again.]

I do not leave my house very often. That may be why I look somewhat under the weather. [He looks up at the sky briefly.]

A fine time to be outside, I suppose. The weather will be getting colder shortly.

[ooc: Why thank you. ♥ I can't believe he's survived a year in an RP!]

Oh, not enough sun?

[Cless can't imagine spending so much time inside, especially for it to show.]

Yeah, the begining stages of autumn are always really nice but the cold won't be too bad as long you're prepared for it.

[ooc: My very first muse, I can't believe it either xD ♥]

You can say that I lean towards a bookworm's habits. I prefer autumn; I generally prefer the weather as it begins to get colder. [Idle chitchat. Before Luceti, he probably wouldn't have bothered speaking to somebody like Cless, out of the blue.]

We're looking at spending another winter here. Hard to believe, isn't it?

The colder seasons aren't bad but I guess I prefer warm weather overall. Makes it easier for me, I've grown accostumed to being outside for most of the day.

[Cless sucks in a breath.]

...it is. I haven't really gotten over it yet. I mean, months ago I didn't think I would still be here.

[Looking up at the sky.]

But here I am.

I suppose we will need to prepare for adjusting for the cold weather; being indoors more, needing to keep the buildings warmer, taking care of any damages that won't repair themselves. [His tone implies that he's mentally ticking off some sort of 'to do' list.]

Have you given up the hope of returning home?

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