action and text; @bacura

[mellowyellow]

[It's late on the seventh when Masaomi wakes up on a church pew. At first, he can't bring himself to do anything other than stare at his hands. Slowly he raises them above his head, takes in the palms, flips them over, hesitantly touches the backs, slides his fingers down his own arms.

He's whole.

Suddenly, he digs his nails in. It hurts, and he pulls back, leaving harsh red marks. Masaomi sits up then, still staring like he can't believe his own senses.

He's not crying. You're crying.]


[It's not until the eighth that he sends out another text. No ominous snapshots this time.]

Didn't cut it as a carny.

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[evulsed]

So?

Did they pull you apart limb from limb? Did they eat you alive?

[mellowyellow]

They danced.

That's kind of what parades do.

You know. Have fun. Entertain. Be friendly.

Everything you hate!

[evulsed]

Danced you to death?

That's a new one.

[mellowyellow]

Too bad for you. They didn't do anything.

You'll have to rewrite those fantasies you keep having of me.

[evulsed]

You're not a very good liar.

[mellowyellow]

And you're not a people person. What's your point?

If it's that you think I'm lying now, your judgment must be even worse than mine.

[evulsed]

It isn't. Nobody could find you after you took off like an idiot.

You died.

So unless you killed yourself...

[mellowyellow]

You wish.

[Not technically a lie! Just an evasion.]

[evulsed]

If you want to blow off how dangerous that parade is and put your friends in danger... I guess I underestimated just how far you'll go for your own hubris.

I'm learning all kinds of things about you.

[mellowyellow]

[Nngh. He bites at the edge of his lip, fingers faltering. It's so unfair. How can this douchebag always guess so close to the truth before anyone else?]

He says, like he's not the biggest damn tease in the entire afterlife.

Or are you just jealous that you don't have friends to put in danger too???

That would explain a lot.

[evulsed]

You're severely underestimating me if that's what you think my motivation is.

[mellowyellow]

What else would it be?

Linkin Park??

[evulsed]

You'll figure it out eventually.

[mellowyellow]

Not from you.

Clearly.