☀ EIGHT; ( video )

[couldbeavoided]

[ It's Bob -- well, no, it's the Sentry -- and he's in his room at the Avengers Mansion, standing by the window. ]

Um -- I'm not sure if there's a protocol for this or an etiquette of some kind, but those of you who knew Black Bolt of the Inhumans should know that I think that he's gone. [ His brow furrow slightly. ] We were sharing this room but I haven't seen him in a couple of days, and I can't get a hold of him, either.

[ He hesitates for a moment before continuing. ]

But I guess this could be as good an opportunity as any to move back in permanently, if none of you mind. If he comes back we'll figure something out again.

Comments

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

Heh. And don't I know it. It's been two and a half years for me, now.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

Straight through?

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

Yeah. Never gone back, not even once.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

Is that common?

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

Not sure. I know that a lot of the other people who've been here awhile have been sent back at least once or twice.




[Have a loooong pause, then.]

I'm not even sure I want to go back anymore.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

... How come?

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

Dunno. Lose two and a half years of memories from here? I was twelve, the last time I was there.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

You wouldn't know the difference.

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

But isn't that..

Isn't that even worse?

voice

[couldbeavoided]

Sometimes forgetting is the best of all possible options.

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

[It'll just take her a long time to reply to this.

It's recording, but there's only background noise.

Until-]

I don't want to forget.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

What if it's better?

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

I guess that's for you to decide. I don't want to forget the friends I've made.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

No, but, you wouldn't know the difference either.

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

I know.

[There are some muffled sounds. Almost as if she's crying and hiding it.]

That's part of why it's so terrible.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

[ Uhhhhh crap crying kid... ]

It's okay. You're still here. I'm sure you won't have to deal with that any time soon if you've really been here that long. It'll be fine.

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

[Well she's like 14 and stuff...]

It's not okay, as long as there's the risk of losing everything.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

Life works like that anywhere.

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

Yeah, but it's worse here.

voice

[couldbeavoided]

That's the sacrifice.

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

...I guess.

[Sigh. You really have a way with young people, Bob.]

voice

[couldbeavoided]

You should focus on the now. It doesn't matter what might or might not happen. Right?

voice

[tinybutdeadly]

Something like that.

[Siiiigh. Bob you are the most depressing.]