Chapter 9. War, children, it's just a shout away

[thebestseller]

[Assume that Derrick's skimmed all the entries he's missed and spotted Genius'. Yes, he has an opinion on what happened in the elevator; no, he's not going to be sharing here. He doesn't quite realize how much time has passed, either.]

Hey, man-twin, why are you bitching that I haven't made you dinner yet? I was only gone for a little bit to get coffee thanks to dreaming about tea with Bernard. Took a bit of a detour in the elevator along the way, but it hasn't been THAT long, has it? Where are you, in fact? I thought you'd be here pining away for me, fork and knife in hand, looking pathetic til you get your supper.

[A pause as he thumbs back through his journal again, finds the last entry he remembers reading, comes back to the current page.]

...how DID all these entries pop up in such a short time period, anyway?

Comments

[burnt_orangesky]

Has Genius disappeared now?

You have been missing for a few days, actually.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Apparently so. He's usually holed up in our apartment when he's not at work; I checked the clinic and he's not there.

... a few days? No way. Can'tve been more than a few hours.

[burnt_orangesky]

[Pen taps. Fred does not approve of all her friends poofing without warning.]

I assure you, it has been about 3 days. Youth vanished at about the same time, actually; I don't suppose you have seen him?

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

He was with us. So was [pause, next word is written slowly enough that the ink makes it bold] Black.

And my roommate confirmed that it's been a few days. More tricks with our perception of time. That, or we were knocked out for most of that time we spent missing.

Strikes crossed out after a momet, as if she's thought better of writing the words.

[burnt_orangesky]

I'm glad he was safe, then.

Black? [Pause; that name is familiar. After a moment she remembers why.] I have spoken with him via the journals before, he seemed pleasant enough.

Interesting. Edensphere seems to manipulate time as easily as it manipulates reality.

Same

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

Yes, they all seem normal until That might not have been "real", I'm told. But I wouldn't turn my back on him. Not that it would do any good

Or just our perceptions of it. I wish I could tell.

[burnt_orangesky]

[Pause.] I'll keep that advice in mind.

It would be nice to know a great many things for sure.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like Rogue said. I'm sure he's off- being Youth someplace.

3 days, huh? Sure doesn't seem like it, but seeing as how I trust you and this has apparently happened to others, I'll believe it.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Genius isn't home with you?
If I thought he would get lost, I wouldn't have let him go home.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Nope. I checked all the places he's likely to be, and some where he's NOT likely to be (that is, anywhere except home or the clinic) and he's nowhere to be found. Think the elevator got HIM, too?

/late. Bell does not like you guys disappearing D<

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Ah.
It's possible. Hopefully that's all that it was.