92 - back dated to event start
Dec. 19th, 2011 10:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
"Think about it," Alucard said. Even in this dream, Crowe's best friend was no kinder than he usually is. His tone was still short and annoyed as it always was. "You disappear, and all of Mayfield will survive and keep on going. And it won't be a vicious hell hole. Plus, your parents don't have to have a lifetime of worrying about your safety day in and day out, and you never get sucked off to Mayfield to begin with. No one knows you're gone because you never existed. Honestly. Be sensible about this."
Crowe was deep in thought. After a few moments, he spoke. "It's hard to trust Mayfield on these things. They trick us all the time. Deceive us. They--"
"You're not trusting Mayfield, you're trusting me! Look, this offer isn't going to last forever. Eventually, you'll wake up. And that leaves you with two options, Crowe - wake up to a slowly-dying town, or save it and everyone inside. I can't even believe this is an issue. You're you. You're Calleo Crowe, Most Noble Idiot on God's Green Earth."
"Al..." Crowe sighed. If this was really just a dream, and he said okay and woke up to everything being as it was, then nothing was lost. But if this was real, and he didn't do it, he knows he'd regret it forever.
"...Alright. Of course I will help. If... I-If that's what it takes, I'll do it."
[Action A, household and Williams Street
Crowe watches the news bulletin, and is concerned. Maybe that wasn't just a dream. But he was still here. Was this going to be like last Christmas? Was he going to be trapped in an illusion while everyone else wasn't? Crowe immediately runs off to find his non-droned housemates, and out onto the streets to talk to any neighbors or people passing by.]
Did you see that news report?
[Action B, high school and later downtown
The reactions he's getting are hostile and cold, people calling him a fake. It was confusing, hurtful, obviously another one of Mayfield's mind games. But he's not the only one getting this reaction, so he can see in school and out on the streets. Crowe's investigative intuition takes over as he tries to force down the panic. He'll be approaching other people who are getting the hostile reaction to being "fake".]
Hey... Can I ask you something?
[Action C, the porch of 1247 Williams, at night
It may be cold, but Crowe's sitting out on the porch, a candle lit on a small tablet next to him. He's writing a letter. Maybe he can't get through to people, but this may work. He;s working on two different ones - one to his his friends, and one to Silence. Feel free to approach or accost him, though.]
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Date: 2011-12-20 04:12 am (UTC)I swear to god, if you have something snooty to say I'm gonna flip the frick out, because this is totally freakin' annoying.
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Date: 2011-12-20 01:38 pm (UTC)Wh-what? When have I--
[No no no she's not a fake, stop thinking that way!]
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Date: 2011-12-20 08:39 pm (UTC)Never. But I knew you were about to start the fakey faker thing. You don't need to rub it in, okay?
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Date: 2011-12-20 01:39 pm (UTC)H-Hey, are you... Um, are you okay?
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Date: 2011-12-20 01:40 pm (UTC)Um. I guess. I just hate this place and that it makes people say and do.
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From:A | Williams Street (or thereabouts)
Date: 2011-12-20 09:32 pm (UTC)And why exactly are you asking me questions?
[Because the drones don't typically talk much. Or ask much by means of constructive questions, anyway.]
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Date: 2011-12-21 08:31 pm (UTC)B-Because... I was wondering if something happened, o-or what you thought...?
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Date: 2011-12-24 05:02 am (UTC)Why would you even think to ask? You always believe what's being told on the news reports, or just say nothing about it.
[She wasn't exactly about to address a drone by saying "you are a drone"; it seemed like a good way to instigate trouble. It didn't change that that was exactly what she was thinking.]
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Date: 2011-12-26 07:12 pm (UTC)C
Date: 2011-12-20 10:01 pm (UTC)But eventually he can't stand not at least checking any longer, and he makes his way slowly over to Crowe's house. He doesn't even need to knock, he finds; Crowe - or at least someone who looks like him; it could still be a drone - is sitting on the front steps. Uncertainly, Silence moves closer, curious despite himself at what the boy is doing.]
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Date: 2011-12-21 08:30 pm (UTC)He hears Silence approach and looks up, and gets that immediate gut reaction that tells him Silence was already in the same boat.]
...You too, huh.
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Date: 2011-12-29 05:11 am (UTC)It's a fight between his desire to give them the benefit of the doubt, and his more cautious determination not to let the town manipulate him. Of course, regarding the latter resolution...he expects he's already missed that boat. By miles, most likely.
So, after a pause, he gives Crowe a brief nod, walking over to sit on the steps beside him. He looks tired, and he is; uncertainty and painful emotions have been weighing on his mind all day, and even here with Crowe he isn't sure if it's safe to entirely let his guard down.]
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Date: 2011-12-29 03:40 pm (UTC)Ah, I... I-I don't know exactly what their plan with this is, but I-I hope it doesn't last too long. This is... just awful, really.
Um, I... I didn't know i-if you'd be the same way or not, o-or if you'd believe I was me, o-or if you are you or whatever is going on-- [He cuts of his rambling.] I was going to write a letter to you. I thought maybe you would believe that.
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Date: 2011-12-20 11:40 pm (UTC)[She's quite snappy because, well, being treated like a fake all week on top of her usual (not so friendly) demeanor doesn't really put her in a good mood.]
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Date: 2011-12-21 12:54 am (UTC)Stopping when he saw Crowe.]]
Look... I am done, okay? I said I quit.
You can stop now.
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Date: 2011-12-21 08:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-22 03:05 am (UTC)I am not doing this.
You win. I screwed up.
Now go away.
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Date: 2011-12-21 05:08 am (UTC)I did.
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