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[perfectsymmetry]

After last week's truthful phone call, Crowe's daring to venture outside again. He really hates wasting the nice summer weather, after all. So it's time to get back to life as usual in Mayfield. As usual as it ever gets, anyway.

A) How does Crowe vent frustration? SPORTS! Well, in this case, martial arts practice. Crowe's been training religiously in Mayfield in his long stint here, and has had a few different trainers. Today, he'll be teaching the boxing equipment a lesson it'll never forget, complete with some yelling as he throws some punches and kicks. Who knew Crowe had it in him? That meek personality hides a fierce fighter underneath. He tries to go to the rec center just as it opens, hoping there will be less people for him to bother with all the noise. But there's bound to be some other early birds there, right? Maybe some who want to see what's going on, or maybe even spar.

B) Later that day, exhausted from his workout, Crowe heads to his usual hangout, the park. He's working at a picnic table in the shade, and in front of him lies his dozens of newly-developed photos. Crowe takes pictures of all non-droned people in town, and has been doing so for months. He's looking through the new ones, pictures spread out on the table that anyone passing by could see. You might be in there, or someone you know. He has his old albums there with him too, and is sorting them all away. His iPhone is sitting on the bench next to him, quietly playing music. Some of the older ones he flips through, looking over the ones of his now droned friends sadly. Once in awhile, a breeze picks a photo or two up, and he has to chase after. Maybe it blows your way?

Tucked away in one of the albums is also a piece of paper that you might find him looking over. Ciel gave it to him months ago, and he's still trying to figure out what it could mean.

Comments

[repeatsalvation.livejournal.com]

Most people seem to think there has to be something more. The fact is, there doesn't.

Tell me, why did you take those pictures Crowe?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Oh. Um, well, at first it was a hobby, something to do. But now it's to try and capture everyone in town as they really are, before they're droned. I try to get them to sign the backs too, if I can. People come in and out of this town pretty fast, so... I-I want to remember them.

[repeatsalvation.livejournal.com]

And so, in a way, it's a monument to your affection for them. If it wasn't so, you wouldn't have done it.

People rarely do anything else for anything other than such a reason.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Ah. I guess so, yeah. They deserve to be remembered as they should be, not the mindless things the town turns them into...

[repeatsalvation.livejournal.com]

They're still there.

Perhaps, not even within the bodies. But nothing ever truly leaves Crowe. Not even in death. It's a simple fact of the world.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I- know, but it's not really them on the outside... I-I've been droned before and have the vaguest recollection of what happened. It's terrible. But as long as we can remember them... Even if they never come back to normal, we can remember them.