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tearmeanewone) wrote2013-12-07 11:48 pm
tearmeanewone) wrote2013-12-07 11:48 pm
Entry tags:
sept + video
[Video]
[When the video starts up, it’s very clear that the recording is accidental and loud--there's a strange whooshing noise that has a mechanical drone to it, and the image of Elizabeth, just outside the library surrounded by odd glowing airstreams, is on its side and at a sharp upward angle, the strap of her bag obscuring a bit of it.]
[Which is fairly alarming in itself. Arcs of light seem to be coming from speaker-shaped instruments attached to the droids surrounding her. Anti-tear measures, to make certain she can’t fight back--perhaps because her boyfriend had already given them too much trouble. Elizabeth clutches her head and screams, trying to run despite feeling as though her head is about to explode. She puts up a fight, kicks and flails, but eventually there's too much to defend against while suffering the dizzying siphon. The droids overpower her and she’s pulled out of the frame and away. Seconds of that strange mechanical drone continue over the feed, then once it’s faded, the video cuts.]
[When the video starts up, it’s very clear that the recording is accidental and loud--there's a strange whooshing noise that has a mechanical drone to it, and the image of Elizabeth, just outside the library surrounded by odd glowing airstreams, is on its side and at a sharp upward angle, the strap of her bag obscuring a bit of it.]
[Which is fairly alarming in itself. Arcs of light seem to be coming from speaker-shaped instruments attached to the droids surrounding her. Anti-tear measures, to make certain she can’t fight back--perhaps because her boyfriend had already given them too much trouble. Elizabeth clutches her head and screams, trying to run despite feeling as though her head is about to explode. She puts up a fight, kicks and flails, but eventually there's too much to defend against while suffering the dizzying siphon. The droids overpower her and she’s pulled out of the frame and away. Seconds of that strange mechanical drone continue over the feed, then once it’s faded, the video cuts.]
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Eventually, Shu figures that the Gai from his own memories wouldn't cry and scream on the floor in agony. He picks himself up and wipes away his tears. There's something cold and unnatural about the expression Shu's wearing. He's forcing himself to be something he's not. However, Shu himself has always been a bad liar. If Gai looks close enough then he can see some tears flowing down from Shu.
He's pretending they're not there. ]
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[When next Gai speaks, his tone is calmer, more controlled. He sees those tears, and they don't surprise him at all, but he also knows better than to comment on them and put Shu on the defensive. They can both just pretend they aren't there.]
Do you still think I'm nothing more than the way I act as a leader?
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Shu grumbles to himself uncomfortably before slowly shaking his head. He doesn't want to say his answer out loud.]
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[Use your words, Shu. Gai wants to hear you say it out loud.]
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No, you're more than just a leader, Gai.
But...no matter how hard I try I'll never become you.
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[Well. Maybe not the way he is at the moment, but Gai has faith that he'll get there eventually.]
Or maybe I should say that you'll be fine once you stop trying to be me and start trying to be yourself.
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All I'm capable of doing is hurting people. You should know that better than anyone else.
[He killed you, geez. ]
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So he draws back his arm... and decks Shu right in the face.]
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Gai, I'm sorry.
[He knows it sounds ridiculous, but that's how he still feels.]
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[Shu's behavior irritates him, but he understands that it's just the way the other boy is. If Shu starts apologizing, he isn't going to stop, so Gai would rather cut that off at the pass.]
Focus that energy on something useful. If you aren't happy with who you are right now, then work on improving yourself. But don't think that the way to be happy with yourself is to be like me.
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I'm just me. I'm Shu Ouma and nothing more.
[He's forcing himself to say those words because he knows it's what Gai wants to hear.]
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You're the one who is the rightful bearer of the crown, not me. It belonged to you all along.
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[He's getting ready to run away. Shu doesn't enjoy having these kinds of discussions with Gai. There's too much he doesn't understand.
As far as he knows, the Void Genome belonged to Gai. ]
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[Gai's eyes narrow, the look in them clearly disdainful.]
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You can't speak to me that way when you couldn't even protect Elizabeth.
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Why are you so determined to become like me if that's what you really think?
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[Shu really doesn't know what to say to that. He's speechless. He thinks about it for a while.]
You wouldn't understand.
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[seekeywords
Shu really hopes their argument ends soon but he has to get through to Gai.]
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You really have forgotten all about our childhood.
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This whole time I thought I had to become you. But you're...[Actually Triton, which he still has trouble wrapping his head around.]
Gai, why did you say those things back in Roppongi?
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[He said a lot of things back in Roppongi. Shu is going to need to be a little more specific about just what it is that he's referring to, even though Gai has a few guesses.]
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So why did you use Inori the way you say you did later?
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The only way to free her was to have her carry out her role by starting the apocalypse, and then allow you to stop me.
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Shu's trying to sort it out himself but he still doesn't really understand. Did he kill Gai twice?
He's just trying to stomach this, looking very uncomfortable.]
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