Thirty One Truffula Trees

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler hasn't heard from his mother in a while. This is nothing new, really. She only ever comes to him if she wanted something, it's always been that way, and he doubts she'd ever change, magical castle notwithstanding. But he hasn't heard from her since that dinosaur mess, and eventually, his love for her overwhelms his common sense and desire not to get his heart kicked in, as it always inevitably does. He heads off to her room, finding the nameplate gone.

Well. That was that. She'd left him. Again. Quietly this time, with no harsh words to bite into his memory as she drives away into the smog. Just a door without a name on it. He doubts he'll ever see her again, and he feels guilty for finding some relief in that thought. He exhales, opening his journal. He doesn't even know what to say at first, he doesn't even know if she even HAD any friends here]

For anyone who cares, my mom. [Pause] Flora her name's Flora. Look, I don't know if anyone knew her or not- but she's gone. Back home. So there you go.

[He'll just go try to find somewhere to brood where his friends won't find him now]

Comments

[whichwayyoulean]

Wait until someone comes around who can fix the mess I made.

[yay_heiress]

You should get a lawyer for that.

[whichwayyoulean]

The lawyers all left.

[yay_heiress]

What? What kind of lawyer passes up a chance to earn money?

[whichwayyoulean]

Because I'd run out of it, mostly.

[yay_heiress]

Too expensive, huh?

[whichwayyoulean]

You try finding a lawyer who'll represent you for nothing.

[yay_heiress]

*gasp* That's worse than I thought!

[whichwayyoulean]

Welcome to the real world.

[yay_heiress]

Thanks! But... isn't Paradisa not a real world?

[whichwayyoulean]

I'm pretty sure it's real or we wouldn't be here.

[yay_heiress]

Huh. I guess that does kinda make sense.

[whichwayyoulean]

See? It totally make sense.

Sorry for the delay!

[yay_heiress]

Well, this is the worst real world I've ever been in!

No problem

[whichwayyoulean]

...What the magical soul eating castle wasn't bad enough?

[yay_heiress]

No, that's still pretty bad. It took away my color vision!

[whichwayyoulean]

...

That's it?

[yay_heiress]

Well, I'm pretty sure it brainwashed me the first time I was here.

People keep saying that I'm a daddy's girl and I'm only rich because of my dad. But... I don't remember ever having a dad. I must have gotten rich somehow... Moseby sure as heck doesn't have much money.

So I think it took my dad out of my brain.

[It had previously taken her a while to come to this conclusion. Especially since she specifically remembers losing her mother to another guy.]

[whichwayyoulean]

...Oh, wow. [A guilty pause here] I'm sorry, that must be hard. Not remembering someone who meant a lot to you, I mean.

Once more, with the right account this time!

[yay_heiress]

It probably would be worse if I did remember.

wooo

[whichwayyoulean]

You really think so?

[yay_heiress]

Uh-huh! Think about it!

Since I can't remember what I don't remember, I can't really be sad, can I? If I could remember what I couldn't remember, I'd be sad that I forgot it!

[whichwayyoulean]

...


That logic, twisted and convoluted as it is, actually makes sense.

[yay_heiress]

Of course it does!

[As if everything London's ever said always made perfect sense.]