savetheearth | 03 ❧ video; iphone

[It was intentional. Stupid, but intentional. He'd wanted to get just close enough for an echo: to get some control over what was happening to him, rather than just waiting for it to happen.

[Then he'd gotten too close. His expensive clothes may as well have been a bright, flashing sign. The guy moved in, and then....

[The redhead trembles, staring at the thing that had appeared. It took the man down like it was nothing. Just a few quick slashes of its bladed arms, and the guy was down. Dead.

[And now, the creature stares at him, like he's supposed to do something. Like it's waiting for him.

[If it got away from the body, he could show it to the network. Much as he scoffs at most of those idiots, maybe—

[As though reading his thoughts, the creature moves obediently away from the body.]

... Fuck.

[The screen is dark, camera currently covered by a hand. When Axel speaks, his voice is calm and measured.]

Alright, Numbers Club. Let's see if any of you know.

[The hand moves, and the camera struggles to focus on ... something. It's not human, that's for sure. The combination of bad lighting and a slightly shaking camera makes it a little tough to see, but eventually, the creature comes into view. It bobs gently, appearing to be floating slightly above the ground. The four blades on each arm look like they're colored slightly different than the rest of it.

[Look closer: it's blood.

[Axel speaks again. Despite the slight shakiness of his hand, his voice is still stubbornly calm.]

What the fuck is this thing?

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im
ari's older brother
it's skyler ok

and you two were watching that last time you were over

just go to sleep will you

[OMG!! Is everyone she knows on this thing?!]

Skyler? You're on here too!

[And she adds just before hitting send:]There was nothing else on tv. [Just keep telling yourself that Holly.]

yeah yeah

[ he knows. older brothers ALWAYS know about the shame. ]

that doesn't look like you going to sleep btw
don't get so caught up in all this

I'm already kind of caught up in this, Skyler.

[She doesn't listen to her own older brother, this is no different!]

you don't have to stay up late on here and make it worse
just go be normal
i got this

I'm not going to let you handle this! My cousin is on here too. Besides I've already gotten three things back, I can't just ignore that!

yes you can
just put whatever they are away
forget about them
it's what i do

[ sometimes, it even works! ]

Except they'll probably show up again. I have a bright yellow dress that I woke up in. I wasn't doing anything but sleeping. I can't really forget about that.

look
i'm not telling you how to live your life
you just gotta understand that people are dying because of this
are you ok with that

Of course I'm not okay with that! It's scary! I'm terrified by this!

But I can't just ignore it. Skyler, what if I'm able to help?

[ ... what scares him (yes, scares him) is that he knows his sister would say the exact same thing. It's probably why the two are friends in the first place. ]

don't let this mess up your life
that's all i'm asking
just
let me handle stuff ok
i have more echoes i can deal with a lot

[ read: IF YOU NEED HELP I'M THERE ]

you didn't tell ari about this right

[It's sweet, really it is, how he's reacting because she's pretty sure her brother would act the same.]

I already promised Elly, Banagher and Ethan I wouldn't go looking for trouble. If I can help I will but I'm not suicidal. And no- I didn't tell her. [She knows she'd have wanted to know everything about it and that could end up with someone getting hurt.]

How many have you had?

good

[ a pause as he digests that question. on his end, he has to gulp down some hysterical laughter as he really thinks about it. uh. he's. it's. a lot.

she doesn't really need to know that though. ]

more than three
no yellow dresses yet :(

Too bad! Arielle would love this dress, it's frilly and came with accessories.

Have you gotten anything back? I've got the dress and a wand.

[She's honestly starting to think she is some sort of witch.]

yeah? i bet she would
bring it over she'll get a kick out of it

[ ... huh. what's innocuous and non-threatening enough to show her? he realizes most of the actual stuff he's gotten is just that - innocuous and non-threatening! thankfully. ]

was your other person a magician or something
and i got a t-shirt the other day
i've been getting some keychains too
i dunno if my other guy was all that interesting

I'm starting to wonder that, my first echo was a memory of a talking stuffed animal, it was really cute but a little surprising!

[She was either a magician or in some sort of movie where frilly costumes and cute wands were needed.]

Did the t-shirt say anything? Or just something you'd find in the mall?

[ SORRY FOR THE PAUSE HOLLY Skyler is having an echo of a talking stuffed animal sort and he's going to come off of it dazed and a little unsettled. ]

maybe it was your pet

nah it's not anything special
it's got a sad face on it and some squares
it's pretty normal
way too small for me tho

Maybe? The feeling I got was more like... a partner? Sounds crazy I know.

[Oh gosh she helped someone have an echo! Currently though she's staring at the little bear she'd made that started this whole thing with a face. Why couldn't she just get a book?]

a partner?
like a witch's cat maybe

[ ... be careful what you wish for, holls. uou and to skyler, it's more like having an asthmatic episode, except not deadly at all. but it's really ok, skyler is triggered by pretty much everything he does now. ]

Oh yeah, kind of like that!

[Is it sad she'd really not thought about that as an option? But now that she was it made sense.]

Thanks Skyler! That makes a lot of sense!

np
im awesome at brainstorming

[ no he's not ]

I'm going to go to sleep now. You should too. Arielle will be worried.

[ OOF. right in the heart. ]

she's already asleep
she'd never know

She will if I told her~ :) Go to sleep Skyler. You can go back to being an adult tomorrow.

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