🎧 homophonic | pcs | netzach

[silicone]

I tried so hard building a sand castle.

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[silicone]

[ oh good for him honestly. eiden just smiles a little in amusement, resting his head on his arm. he kind of pauses for... a while before speaking up: ]

Can I do anything to help?

[ he has no idea. he reaches a hand out and plucks at whatever he's wearing at his elbow. ]

[abstractart]

...dunno. Usually there's just... nothing you can do.

[it's how this always goes, right? people you're supposed to help will die, and you can't do anything about it.

he's still wearing his usual green jacket, so that's what eiden is plucking at. he'll just shift his arm a little closer.]

[silicone]

Doesn't stop me from trying, usually.

[ closer means that he will crawl a little closer than that even and will slowly sit up, readjust, and then just...

come back down and hug him from where he's laying down. ]

[abstractart]

[oh. how long has it been since somebody actually hugged him-? a while, he thinks. he's not sure he remembers.

he's silent, there, kind of caught off guard by it, but-- he does relax into it, after a few moments.]

[silicone]

[ eiden thinks about pulling away, but when he relaxes into it, he just sort of squeezes a little longer and then shifts back to flop close by. ]

Sorry.

I just. You looked like maybe you needed one.

[abstractart]

...it's fine. Just- been a while, I think.

[they're just flopping and vibing now... time to chill.]

[silicone]

[ oh huh. ]

How long's a while...?

[abstractart]

...pretty long. I'm not really sure how to measure the time.

[silicone]

... huh?

[ he's not moving away he's just ??? huh??? ]

Long enough, then. I mean. I think everyone could use one after bullshit like today.

[abstractart]

It's... complicated.

[how does he even explain that situation. he doesn't think there's an easy way.]

...you're probably right, though.

[silicone]

... You'd be surprised...

[ a beat ]

I mean... I get things being complicated. [ a small smile. ] I have no idea how I'd even explain a place like this to anyone if I end up getting back.

[abstractart]

Yeah. It's going to be a mess... Angela's not going to be happy about it, either.

[pretty sure she will Not like one of the librarians getting brought here instead of her deciding what happens to them.]

[silicone]

She your boss...?

[ that's going to actually suck, damn. he picks at some of the grass with his fingertips. ]

[abstractart]

Usually what happens after I die is up to her, so...

[she won't like it!!]

[silicone]

[ usually... and die... don't usually belong in the same sentence when talking about yourself so like. sweats a bit inside. but frowns a little on the outside. ]

... What happens... usually...?

[abstractart]

Anyone who dies in the Library becomes a book. If it's us, though, she just brings us back after.

[you know, normal library stuff]

[silicone]

This sounds like a really weird library, Netzach...

[abstractart]

I guess...? It's the only library I really know, though.

[silicone]

Just never heard of one like that, hah, sorry... [ people becoming books... help... ]

[abstractart]

...it's okay. I've been getting the impression the way things work for everyone else is... pretty different.

[everyone sounds so alarmed when he explains literally anything.]

[silicone]

It sounds kind of scary, if you want me to be honest.

[abstractart]

I think it's like that for a lot of people... it's a little strange for me too, honestly, hearing you guys talk about the way things are where you come from.

[silicone]

Yeah, everyone's worlds are... really different. The way things work. It feels like it's right out of a book too.

Couldn't even dream half of 'em up.

[abstractart]

Neither could I. Some of them sound like... places I'd hope would exist though, you know?

[silicone]

[ he nods quickly and makes a face. ]

I'm already trying to get back home, [ are you? he hesitates ] so now I'm kind of twice as far away as I was before.