DLN 005 - Ice [Action/Dictated/Forward dated to this evening]

[whistles_the_blues]

[Protoman had shut down in the middle of the great escape attempt at Holly Peaks. When his systems came back on line it was easy to see he wasn't still in the retirement home. Had they actually managed to pull it off? His fragmented memory couldn't recall exactly how the event had ended, it was certainly possible. He had his freedom, that was all that mattered.

And what did he do with this freedom? He pulled his old and worn joints out of the room he was in and to the roof of the castle to watch the sun set. He sat against his white oval shield, the sun reflected through the cracked visor of his battered helmet. This felt right.]

As quaint as that place was, I prefer to be able to do as I please.

[ooc: Blues is still Protoman with Altered memories from Holly Peaks, feel free to bother him over journal or in person.]

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[dictated]

[antimafia]

Don't we all? But I'm afraid it simply isn't possible sometimes.

[dictated]

[whistles_the_blues]

Hm. True, all the more reason to enjoy it when the opportunity is available.

[dictated]

[antimafia]

Indeed. But are you really free? We're all trapped here, you know.

Dictated forever.

[whistles_the_blues]

Weren't you staff at that facility, can't you just quit? That's hardly trapped.

[Yeah, he has no concept of Paradisa]

[antimafia]

Ah... that. [Somewhere, he's laughing.] Yes, I suppose I could just quit, especially given that they weren't really paying me.

[whistles_the_blues]

Fair enough reason to leave. Why were you even working for them in the first place if they refused to pay you?

[antimafia]

Now that's an excellent question. I'm really not quite sure - but then, I'm used to not getting paid for my work, so that's no change.

[whistles_the_blues]

I suppose. You may want to try looking for paying work in the future.

[antimafia]

It seems to be surprisingly hard to find. Have you had luck with that?

[protosshaze]

Hm? What place?

[whistles_the_blues]

[That voice sounds familiar, of course they'd send someone he knew to bring him back.]

A place I have no intention of returning to, so don't even think about it.

[protosshaze]

[let's see how fast they can confuse each other] You mean your home? You don't want to go back?

[whistles_the_blues]

[Let's.]

I was never one to keep a home, so there's not one to go back to. I certainly don't want to think of that place as a home.

[protosshaze]

Then maybe Paradisa can be your home!

[whistles_the_blues]

Paradisa? Never heard of it.

[protosshaze]

It's the castle's name.

[whistles_the_blues]

I see. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll stick around that long.

[kid_apocalypse]

[Evan recognizes that voice. He remembers talking to him at Holly Peaks. Now that he's back to himself, he recognizes who it is.]

Break? Are you still...old?

[whistles_the_blues]

[That voice sounds familiar, rather young compared to when he first heard it though.]

My internal clock unfortunately doesn't go backwards.

[He sighs.]

I haven't been Breakman for years now, where did you hear that?

[kid_apocalypse]

That's...what you told me to call you the first time we spoke over the journal. You don't remember anything from before?

[A pause.]

Where are you right now?

[whistles_the_blues]

Hm. [He knew his memory was fuzzy, but he wasn't just going to admit it.]

I'm on on the roof at the moment.

==> Action!

[kid_apocalypse]

All right, I'll be right there. What should I call you then, if not Break?

[And a short while later, there's a kid sharing your space, Protoman. An odd-looking kid, but most certainly a kid.]

You're still...like you were at Holly Peaks. I guess other people are too. Maybe I was just lucky.

Forever!

[whistles_the_blues]

Protoman will do.

[He doesn't mind the kid sharing his space, it could be worse, could be his siblings. He does notice the similarity between him and the other he spoke to while he was at Holly Peaks.]

It hasn't been that long since I left, I don't rust that quickly. And how exactly are you lucky?

And ever!

[kid_apocalypse]

But...that should've just been temporary. You getting old I mean. That's how this place works. And I'll show you...

[Evan closes his eyes, and his body seems to grow, thicken, and hunch over, the hair on his head retreating into his scalp, his features becoming heavier and more pronounced. Standing before Protoman is a dead ringer for the aged Evan Sabahnur, as he'd known him at Holly Peaks.]

Because I wasn't left like this when I came back. This isn't me, just what the castle made of me.

'Till the end of time!

[whistles_the_blues]

So, what you're saying is this castle has done something to me?

[It certainly adds up with what other people have said since he woke up.]

...I have no memory of this castle, but I suppose that is part of the point, correct?