Fantasiestucke VI. Fabel

[collector]

[The CAT turns on without warning as Brax is trying to open his front door. He is fine, his half-amused smile settled easily. He doesn't show a sign of having lost to any of the questions, and he's holding two coins in one of his hands.]

[Then the hologram pops up, and Braxiatel loses all expression. If there is one word to describe him now, it's cold.]

[It is asking him this: What is inside your head?]

[Very, very quietly, Braxiatel speaks.] I'll take the penalty.

[He steps into the house. There is the mechanical click of joints as his hands close into fists, then open again. He drops his coins and a silver pen on the table, then sinks into a chair.]

Comments

[collector]

We could try to look into the minds of the people here. To get the truth.

[fortune_sought]

Oh? Do you know someone with such talents, then?

[bit_impossible]

I really hope you're not proposing we look into everyone's like in some telepathic version of a kissing booth.

[collector]

Certainly not. That comes with telepathic mononucleosis. And for all we know their minds will be telepath-proof.

[collector]

[with a slight smile] In a life before this one, I was in politics. There are quite a few people like that there.

[bit_impossible]

[cracks a smile] Oh, and we certainly wouldn't want that. Some very well could have been trained to prevent any sort of tampering, but we're not exactly without power, either. [he pauses] What about someone else then? Someone trapped here like us?

[fortune_sought]

Really? But how can so many people be in politics? Isn't that a field for the few to rule over the many?

[collector]

In a medieval system, yes. But even there you've the king, his family, his advisers, his nobles, his knights . . . And by my era, you've entire assembles of people brought together to decide how everyone ought to live their lives.

[collector]

One of the other new residents? Why?

[fortune_sought]

[is surprised by this] That sounds terribly unnecessary.

[bit_impossible]

To see if, perhaps, they subconsciously remember anything surrounding the circumstances before their arrival here.

[collector]

Good idea. Anyone in mind?

[collector]

Most of it is terribly unnecessary, and terribly messy. Not my favourite pastime.

Thanks for the notif, LJ

[fortune_sought]

Then I'm quite glad you've changed paths.

[collector]

As am I. The Collection is much more fun.

[fortune_sought]

[smiles] I'm glad to hear it.

[grimmjerk.livejournal.com]

[all of that boils down to he hates it that there isn't an avenue of victory.

Grimmjow can understand that.

he makes the typical 'che' sound] Some.

I'm not answering their bullshit if I don't want to.

[collector]

And if you don't know the answer. How much of you is still you?

[grimmjerk.livejournal.com]

About half.

[collector]

. . . Can you still move?

[bit_impossible]

A couple, but like I said, I don't do that any longer. Of course, it'd be far easier to scan each other, but that isn't going to happen.

[collector]

And for that reason, it may be best if I don't do it. I haven't tried any psionics since my arrival.

[grimmjerk.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but it slows you down. The worse it gets, the weaker you get.

[bit_impossible]

No? Frankly, I'm surprised you haven't suggested this sooner.

[collector]

One does try to avoid the morally dubious, Thete.