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Who: Jacuzzi Splot, Isaac Dian, and Miria Dian
When: Afternoon, March 2nd
Where: Abandoned Warehouse in the Dead District which looks... vaguely train-car like on the inside.
What: Echo related shenanigans

Since meeting Jacuzzi, the Dians had agreed that it was best to try to decide if they should tell him what they remember about past-him. Which is to say, nothing except that they gave him a big speech once. While encouraging, the couple decided that wasn't exactly an important thing to tell him. They could get around to it eventually. No big rush.

And then they all discovered that Jacuzzi shot up 18 speakeasies in one night.

Which is. A lot.

The couple quickly entered a debate on sharing their information with their pal. On one hand, Jacuzzi was a bit on the shy side, so that speakeasy thing could really mess him up. This new echo might give him the confidence boost he needed! On the other hand, what if this echo messed with him even more so? On the other other hand, was it right to keep this information from him in the first place?

This discussion went on for about a month and a half before the Dians came a conclusion. They trusted their new reincarnation buddy. If they were going to prove their loyalty, they had to be honest with him too.

Clearly the best way to do so was to recreate the echo as best as they can! And so they spent their afternoon dragging Jacuzzi to the Dead District, heading toward one of the abandoned warehouses in the district.

This was a good plan.

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Oh it would be a great plan if the person involved wasn't Jacuzzi Splot. Jacuzzi is not the most willing partner in this.

"Guys, I don't understand. Why are we here? What's going on?" Seriously why a warehouse. Why the Dead District? It is dangerous here, guys. "I have a test tomorrow in my comp class. I have to study..."

Jacuzzi is kind of whiny.

They seem completely unperturbed by Jacuzzi's objections as they continue to drag him across the final block to the warehouse.

"It's a surprise! You'll find out in just a second!"

"That's right! You should have plenty of time for studying as soon as we wrap up here!"

"What kind of surprise is out here? I don't get it--Guys this seems dangerous!" But he is still not exactly fighting to get them to stop dragging. "And it's cold and I forgot my gloves in the dorm, maybe we can reschedule or something!"

"Nonsense!"

"It's all gonna work out great!"

With that, they pull open the warehouse doors and enter the incredibly daunting and foreboding building. With vigor!

Can this not take place in a creepy warehouse? Really? It was the only available place?

"No I really think this is a bad idea, this isn't a safe part of town...."

Yep! It seemed like the most convenient option out there.

They pat him on the back as they push him forward.

"Relax! This is a great plan!"

The warehouse is... pretty spacious, actually. The metal walls appear to be rusting quite a bit and there are a few empty shipping crates. There's also an abandoned sleeping bag in one of the corners and a few empty cans scattered about. So. Looking totally safe.

This does not look safe at all, and Jacuzzi recoils from literally everything in the room. "I think someone lives here, you guys, we shouldn't be here! What if they come back?! I don't have any cool powers or anything like that so I'm a sitting duck. This is a really bad idea, can we please go home?"

The Dians glance at the surroundings and make no mental connections to how suspicious or creepy this place might seem.

"Don't worry! We think this maybe possibly could help you with that!"

They race over to the center to the building and spin around, trying to get a good feel.

"Yeah, this'll work!"

"So you can stand there.." They immediately point to a spot next to the wall. "And we'll stand here!" They point downward at this juncture.

"How do you two even know how to do the same thing at the same time?! I don't understand..." Jacuzzi that is not the point. "Do you rehearse this stuff....?"

But he's going because he might as well get it over with.

With everyone in place, the Dians can finally restore an extra memory in Jacuzzi! Maybe it'll help, maybe it won't, but the gotta give it a shot. Clearing their throats, they turn to Jacuzzi and...

Completely freeze up.

They both remember the memory very well. It was very clear and understandable.

But what exactly did they say?!

Sure, they remember the general gist of it. In fact, twenty minutes ago they could recite it from memory. But now, presenting it for the first time, this all seems like a terrible idea. What if it doesn't work unless they do it exactly the same way as before? If they get one word wrong, will nothing happen? Is this place not similar enough to make it work the right way?

Well, clearly their respective partner will know exactly what to do! They turn toward each other...

And recognize the look of panic on their spouse's eyes.

OH GOD.

They start to flail around a bit in a panic.

It's amazing. They even panic in sync. "How are you two so synchronized? It doesn't even make any sense..."

Clearly being a little bit meta and sulking is how to handle this.

They collapse to the ground. They have to salvage this! Some...how..

They pop back up and grab the incredibly meta and frequently sulking boy. With the might of a sumo wrestler, they spin him around and direct his attention to the warehouse at large.

"Is this kinda place...."

"Sparking any kind of... memories? At all?"

"Maybe a speech? Of some kind?"

Edited 2014-03-04 16:03 (UTC)

Guys. Guys no. Guys no because he is getting an echo and it's not what you want because he immediately yanks away from them and--

"What are you guys tryin' to do?! Why would you try to make me remember something like that?! A bounty on my head?! Rescuin' somebody--?!" He shakes his head, stumbling back away from them. "I don't--I don't understand what you're going for here!"

Wait, this isn't working right. At all. He was freaking out and panicking more than usual. THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GO LIKE THIS.

They tentatively step toward their buddy, eyes filled with fear. Did they mess up? Did they make things worse? OH GOD, they made things worse, didn't they?

"J-jacuzzi?"

"Wha-what's going on? Is it bad?"

They seem so genuine Jacuzzi immediately feels bad for assuming the worst. He's shaking and he takes a few breaths before he bows his head and sniffles. "I-I don't understand, guys..."

Of course it's bad but... goddamn they're hard to be mad at or upset with or anything. "I turned myself in to a man who kidnapped one of my friends. The Russo family--the family I shot up the speakeasies of--!! I told him to turn me in to them for the bounty!

"I don't understand anything, guys!" He's already crying, unable to hold it back. "Why did you guys want me to remember that?!"

They're initially a little relieved when he stops to take a few breathes, but their concern quickly rises once he explains what he saw. They start to tremble at mention of the speakeasies. Once Jacuzzi begins to cry, both Dians discover tears of their own forming. He remembered something like that?! That was the opposite kind of thing they wanted! They tried to do something helpful to help their pal gain some courage, and yet they managed to bungle it up and make things worse. Like always. Like Mrs. Harvent always told Miria, they were failures through and through. And now, here they were thinking about themselves when their friend was so confused.

Struggling to contain their emotions, the couple race toward Jacuzzi and wrap him in a big hug.

"W-we didn't mean to hurt you!"

"We wanted to bring back a good memory that could help cheer things up! B-but..."

"And now you're..."

They start blubbering incoherently.

You know what's really weird? Really, really weird? Being hugged. By people he barely knows, too. His own parents never even hug him so he freezes up for a minute because it's very strange to him.

And then he just cries more but less from the panic and more because now he just feels like crying.

Yes. Good. Perfect people.

They're just gonna keep hugging and crying for a good few minutes. It's sad, but sometimes crying is good every once in a while. Especially with hugs.

This goes on for a while until most of their tears have dried up. They both step back a little while still holding on to Jacuzzi.

"I-is there anything we can do?"

This is officially the weirdest thing he's ever done and he wants to know how he got caught up with people like this. He scrubs at his eyes to try and get rid of tears still coming.

"I-It's not your fault or anything. It's not like--It's not like you guys were the ones who did this stuff! It was me--"

They shake their heads earnestly.

"But it's not your fault either!"

"You can't blame yourself"

Edited 2014-03-08 02:22 (UTC)

He does anyway because he's Jacuzzi.

"I-I'm sorry, guys... What were you actually trying to do?"

They sniffle a little, trying to clear up any remains of tears. They also chooses to let go of their buddy here as they look downward in shame. Why are they always ruining their friends' day?

"We just tried to make sure you had a good memory, like some of the stuff we remembered about you!"

"But we messed up and now..."

No he's touched by this! He's really touched, he's never had anybody really try to do that for him before.

"... What did you guys remember about me?" He's honestly curious because from most of what he's gotten, Chicago Jacuzzi was a mess of bad ideas, revenge, rule-breaking and self-sacrifice.

They look up toward Jacuzzi in surprise and quite a bit of relief. He didn't seem to hate them. He seemed genuinely curious. So, this was looking up.

They tap their chins in thought and in unison.

"Well... you were a really good guy!"

Their faces light up and they start gesturing to Jacuzzi excitedly.

"Exactly! You were like Billy the Kid, a hero to hundreds of people!"

Wait a second...

"You were a little shy, as far as we could tell, but all you really needed was to ride the waves of life!"

"Right! And as long as one person believes in you, you should be able to ride those waves just fine!"

"And you had the two of us believing in you! That proves you were a really good guy!"

They don't make any mental connections between what they're saying now and what they were trying to say earlier. Because they're Isaac and Miria.

A smile breaks over his face, just for a second. It's a shy kind of smile, and it's interesting, he remembers this, too, now. Maybe Isaac and Miria were a few crayons short of a box in both lives, but it's strange to him how much he can believe them. But then he frowns, looking away and clenching his fists at his side.

"But I killed people, guys. Good people don't kill people. Even if it's for revenge."

Edited 2014-03-08 18:13 (UTC)

Grabbing Jacuzzi again because friendship~

"Then you're the exception to the rule!"

"You're one of the nicest, most thoughtful, caring people we know!"

"And don't let anyone tell you otherwise!"

!! He's grabbed... "But you guys barely know me at all..."

"But what we do know it that you're a great guy!"

"Who cares a lot and is super nice!"

"And that's all we need to know!"

"Other than your birthday or what you want for Christmas and so on!"

"B-but guys, you don't understand. I never even had friends before you two. I couldn't even manage acquaintances.

"I-I really think you've got me wrong. I-I'm just a kid who can't even pass community college classes without a doctor's note. And I'm reincarnated from a guy who had at least three people killed, if not more!" He shakes his head.

"You shouldn't--you shouldn't worry about somebody like me. I'm just a nobody, it's okay!!"

"That's okay! We didn't have any friends in college until we met each other!"

"And with the network by your side, you can make lots and lots of friends and acquaintances!"

"And those people can help you study for community college!"

"And we can help you with that horrible past self part!"

"So we'll just keep worrying about you! Gotcha!"

"W-what, no!" Don't keep worrying about him, it's just a waste of time. "You really don't have to worry, guys, I made it so far so I'll be okay, really."

Too late, they're worrying about him. There's no exits on this road.

"Ah, but it took nineteen years for you made it this far!"

"So with us by your side, it'll be even easier and quicker to get wherever you may go!"

"Got it?"

"But I don't even know where I'm going..." Guys. Guys, really?

"Then we can help you figure that out too!"

"Trust us, buddy! It's all gonna be smooth sailing from here on out!"

He takes a long breath, but his shoulders slump in surrender. "Somehow I don't think I can believe that... But I guess it's better when there's other people around, anyway."

The shoulder grabbing swiftly changes to the couple wrapping their arms around Jacuzzi, putting him in the middle of the two of them.

"It usually is!"

"With pals by your side, there's no way we can lose!"

He is being squished?????!!!

"G-guys I'm--guys, you're really close..."

"That's so nice of you to say!"

"That's right, buddy! The closest!"

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