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Schuldig ([personal profile] have_your_lives) wrote2010-10-05 12:44 am

Propane-fueled nightmares [Backdated to the morning after the party]

[Mercifully, Schuldig remembers almost nothing of his death; the sensation of his body being twisted more or less blended in with the agony he'd already been experiencing, and his neck snapping happened so suddenly that there's really nothing to remember.

But he remembers the pain, in crystal clarity. And when he jerks awake and upright in bed, breathing hard, it's almost still there, the memory so vivid he has to bring his hands up to cover his eyes and confirm that yes, the sensation of his fingers is what's real, anything else is just an unwelcome ghost...

He can see those fingers, too, which means the blindness is also gone. But still...he feels shakier and more unsettled than he ever thought he could be, than he's been since Rosenkrüs. The comparisons between this place and that one just keep racking up, which is doing nothing for his frame of mind.

He hated Rosenkrüs, more than he's ever hated anything else.

He re-establishes the telepathic link between the Schwarz members, slowly, almost easing his way into their minds. And, eventually, he gets up and goes to the phone, his voice a low rasp rather than his usual sleazy confidence.]


Schwarz, we need to talk. In person.

Joshua...did you ever go see that girl? Your mind's as coy as the rest of you. [It almost sounds like a joke, except that he doesn't quite manage to pull off the humor.] If anyone talked to that Lucy girl, then I want to talk to you.

[identity profile] bittermayfly.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Nagi doesn't sound the best either. His death had been fairly fast but still unpleasant.]

When and where?

[identity profile] have-your-lives.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
I don't care. Anywhere. Probably Crawford will want it at his place.

[identity profile] bittermayfly.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
I'm already there. I went there not long after I woke up at Ken's.

[Schuldig should know what that means.]

[identity profile] have-your-lives.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
[A beat while he takes this in.] Right. I'll be there soon.

Have you talked to Crawford yet? Or Farfarello?

[identity profile] bittermayfly.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
No.

I failed. I got killed by that brat because I wanted information.

[identity profile] have-your-lives.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
Mm.

So did I, only it was a different brat. Although you must have figured that much out when we lost contact.] [Schuldig isn't entirely aware of the screaming he did over their mental link; he knows he screamed, but not that it transmitted.]

[identity profile] bittermayfly.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
I heard your screams. I think we all did.

I'll explain everything when we meet up.

[identity profile] have-your-lives.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never been one for quiet, have I? [It's hard to tell if this information bothers him or not.]

I've got some data of my own to share.

[identity profile] bittermayfly.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think you can tolerate quiet all that well.

So do I.

[identity profile] have-your-lives.livejournal.com 2010-10-06 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Never have.