ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴍᴇ

[persequor]

ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ
I feel like I'm going mad. I keep forgetting things. This morning I woke up and I couldn't remember your voice. [ her voice breaks. ] I kept trying, but it was gone. I couldn't remember it at all. I was really scared. I thought I was going to forget you completely. I don't want to forget. If I forget… [ she trails off. quieter, she continues. ] When will you come, Father? We need you here.

[ A pause as she tries to add some semblance of happiness to her voice. ] I'm doing my prayers every night, Father. I'm working. I earn mine own coin now. And I've got really good with Needle. When you get here, I'll show you. I'll make you proud, I promise.

I wish you were here.


ᴅɪᴄᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ
How normal is forgetting?


ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ
[ considering how curt and frantic she had been, she figures she owes him an apology. ]

Um, I'm sorry. For my behavior that night. And...thank you.

Comments

[persequor]

Because.

[secondchances]

Because why?

[persequor]

Because I can.

[secondchances]

That's a pretty weak reason...

[persequor]

It's still a reason.

[secondchances]

That it is.

What do you think about forgetting?

[persequor]

How do you mean?

[secondchances]

[The shrug is evident in her voice.]

Like. I don't know, would it bother you to forget stuff?

[It's a stupid question, but getting more than a few words out of this kid is like pulling teeth.]

[persequor]

[ Meanwhile, the people she trusts wish she had an off button. C'est la vie. ]

I guess. I wouldn't want to forget important things.

[secondchances]

Did you forget something as your loss?

[persequor]

[ Yes. ] No.

[secondchances]

[She could take a guess.]

Oh, you're lucky, then. I forgot something for mine.

[persequor]

What did you forget?

[secondchances]

I'm not really sure. [She is, but like hell she's telling this kid she forgot having a baby.] But knowing that something is missing, and knowing it was probably important... it's weird.

[persequor]

Don't you have anyone else from your world? Mayhaps you can ask.

[secondchances]

I'm the only one, unfortunately. Guess I'll just have to deal, huh?

[persequor]

No. Have you thought of where the holes are? That might help you figure out if it's a person or a thing at least.

[secondchances]

The holes aren't too big, really...

[persequor]

Doesn't mean they're not important. [ Wait. That's not very reassuring. ]

I guess it might be something silly. Some people have losses like that.

[secondchances]

Is your loss silly?

[persequor]

Yes.

[secondchances]

And you're not gonna tell me, huh.

[persequor]

You've not asked.

[secondchances]

What's your loss?

[persequor]

I can't be given things. They disappear.