❧ Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood

[luministimods]

[Nothing much has changed in the interior of Dr. Caligin's office since Nathan gave everyone leave to make their decisions. Nathan is still there waiting by Lab #3. If they are returning from doing whatever around the spacestation, they'll notice that all of the photos on the wall have been removed and stacked neatly on the desk, along with all of Caligin's possessions that had been shoved into a desk drawer. (Of course, if one had never left the office, one would have seen him pulling all of the photos down.)]

If you have made your decision, please let me know now. And, uh, if you haven't for some reason and want to ask me something, I guess you can do that too.

So what have you decided?

[ooc: When your character is ready to leave, please write "Going home!" in the subject line of your comment and that will be your exit from the game for the season! And if your character is staying, please write "Staying in this universe!" in the subject line of your comment once you are done with your conversation with Nathan. (This will also be your "exit" from the game, but just in a different sense.)]

Comments

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

No- of course not. [Everyone involved with this seems to have their secrets.]

I'm glad that there is someone watching out for us, and not just watching us.

[luministimods]

Well, I'm only sorry we couldn't have stopped this sooner. But it will be stopped. You can trust me on that.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I wish you the best of luck so that you can stop them before we get drawn back here again.

[luministimods]

[he nods. he truly hopes they can, but...] Thanks. We'll need it.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

[She then takes a deep breath, stretching her arms out, as if to dispel the gloom that hung about such a serious conversation.
Ahh-! There are so many things she would like to ask and talk to him about, but... well. Clearly all the most interesting things were also potentially dangerous secrets. So she would let it go. But~]

One favour then, if I may? If things get all resolved and you can talk about all those details, could you please come tell me how it worked out? I'd love to know.

[luministimods]

If I can once the situation enables me to, then yes. I'll be able to explain some things. But I promise I'll honor that favor.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And you will be able to find me? I'm afraid I'm not certain how valuable my street address will be, given how we've all come from different times and places.

[luministimods]

[he smiles knowingly] I'll be able to. Surprisingly enough, addresses aren't all that different between the universes. It's a weird quirk, but it works.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[She smiles at that, both thankful that she will hear how it all turns out, and at the knowledge that Nathan seems ready to travel time and space as easily as a postman travels the city.]

Thank you. Is there any last thing I can do for you? Anything at all?

[luministimods]

[he blinks, slightly wrong-footed by that] Ah, no. Not that I can think of. But thank you for the offer! I guess...what you can do for me is to return home and have a happy life. It's the best feeling out there. [smiles]

"Going home!"

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I will do my best to fulfil that, then. [She bows deeply once again.]

I am ready to return home.

[luministimods]

Then I won't keep you any longer. [opens the door to Lab #3 for her] Just head on in to, uh, that chamber there and give me a second.

[he heads over to the desk to grab something.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[When he opens the door she nods her thanks, but then glances back curiously as he goes to the desk.
...Mmm. Thinking of...]

Nathan, did you happen to hear all of our conversations with Mister Resarci?

[luministimods]

[he stops, slipping something under his coat before he turns around] I did. I heard everything through the CATs.

(lol, "going home" eventually. clearly it's too good to end XD)

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I see. Hopefully things that had been said will be helpful...

[She gives his coat a very curious look.]

It was very nostalgic to see everyone's pictures. [She makes a small gesture to the neat piles Nathan had made of them on the desk.]

Hahaha oops~

[luministimods]

It did. It means he's in danger now himself now that he ran.

[that observation confuses him a bit] Nostalgic? You've seen most of these people everyday for the past few months.

♥

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head sadly - it seems like everyone who gets close to this business ends up getting hurt. But Resarci - both of them - made their choice.]

Mmm. Well, some of them. But some of them were here for only a short time. And some I haven't seen in a while.

[luministimods]

They were lucky, then. They weren't wanted in the end. But, you should be able to rest easier knowing that they have been returned home. They probably wouldn't want you to worry.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Yes, you're right...

But- 'wanted'? I don't know what would make me 'wanted'. There were many stronger, more clever, more beautiful people than me...

[She suddenly shakes her head.]

I'm sorry. It's better by far that I'm here, and the others went back to live in peace.

[luministimods]

[oh Fuu, if only he could explain right now.] And you get to go back to a live of peace yourself. It just took a little longer.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[If only.]

Yes. A relatively ordinary life of peace. [She smiles longingly - her life will never be normal, even if she doesn't remember Luministi.]

Thank you again. Because of your help, we have the choice to return at all.

[luministimods]

[he starts rubbing the back of his neck, a bit modest about the whole thing] I was just doing my duty... But good luck back home.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Thank you. And good luck to you as you continue on here. Oh- which reminds me. You will be able to return Mister Caligin's pictures to him? [She had promised herself that she'd see the things that had been meant as a trap would peaceably find their way back to him.]

[luministimods]

His personal belongings in his desk? Of course. Told him I would. [smiles] I'm pretty good about keeping my word.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I'm relieved that everything that belongs to him will be returned.

So who does the thing that you just took from the desk belong to?