004 ✽ And I say to myself

[giglio_madonna]

Who: Flowers Over Bones (the Doctor, Luce, Rei, Ivan, Pao-Lin)
What: Time to discuss Daft Punk and murder.
When: The day after Naomi's truly atrocious Solstice party.
Where: FoB's penthouse
Warnings: Talk about the event


The morning after is... rough.

Luce doesn't sleep well, and she doesn't know how the rest of her band fares, either. Yet time keeps moving on, no matter what traumas or sadness has happened to the rest of the world, and soon enough morning light is cutting through her windows.

It doesn't feel right to stay trapped in bed. Luce can feel her body itching to do something, anything, but she already knows that after the catastrophe of last night that she won't have so much freedom for now.

So: She tries to go about her day. The cook that comes every morning doesn't seem surprised when he's shooed out, because Luce taking over meals like breakfast is normal, and Angel doesn't stop her. She steps out onto the patio talking on the phone, and Luce feels the tension in her leak away slightly.

When the rest of the band comes out, she tries her best to smile. "Morning."

She can't really call it 'good'.

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[trustme]

Doctor greets everyone else with a tired smile. For once there are bags under his eyes, which is odd because he had always had a surreal way of never looking sleepy even after a night up writing. If he didn't sleep for eight to ten hours some nights one might think he only needed a couple to get by.

The way he greets Angel and the staff passing through hasn't changed. He stops every once and a while to straighten out a picture frame or press a drawer closed. If anyone else in the band was up the night before they know he spent the night tearing the place apart looking for "bugs" and the early morning just before dawn putting everything back in place.

1) Doctor gets Angel outta there
"I did some writing last night," Doctor lies right to Angel's face. His poker face is set in stone and he'd seem normal if he didn't look so worn out. In actuality he had written what he has on the papers he's handing to her a couple days before. "I think you'll be pleased."

Angel takes the papers and stares at Doctor for a moment before saying without hesitation, "You should get some rest. You are needed at your best Doctor."

Doctor blinks heavy eyelids at her, intent on keeping his emotional mask. He smiles. "Just submitting my latest contribution. I think I'd rest easiest after having a quiet breakfast with my family."

Angel glances around the room towards any of the other bandmembers. It feels less like a caring manager checking up on them and more like a security officer watching their moves now. "You are all needed at your best," she adds.

2) Doctor talks about the party and reveals his new found ability
Doctor has his own questions about the evening before and answers to give to others but there are some choice thoughts on his mind he wants to add. "I spoke with Blanche briefly about Lesedi last night. He said that only he can protect us from her and that we need to make it worth his while if we want it to stay that way."

That was as much as Blanche likely would have told anyone. Safe to say out loud.

"There's something I'd like to do before we continue any further... Could we all join hands for a moment?" he asks, holding out his open palms to those seated to his sides.

3) Doctor talks about his latest visions

Among the topics Doctor feels should be said without speaking aloud are the visions they had all experienced. He squeezes the hand(s) of those listening through the mind link before sending the question to them.

"Have any of you experienced more visions since the lock down? I think I had one last night. It could have been shock from the murder but it- it felt like the other times I've seen things."

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[sponsorigami]

"I... don't think I should..." With everything that has happened, Ivan has yet to tell the others about his new... power. If he hadn't talked with Silver, he might have thought it was a curse. However, he thinks now is not the time to mention it. Not until he learns what the others went through.

Ivan pulls his blanket around his body tighter.

[trustme]

An odd response. Doctor makes note of it as he joins hands with those closest to him. He offers Ivan a smile. "Stay close by then. This just may work if you keep your mind open."

He glances around at the others. "I should warn you all that this is going to be strange. Luce helped me out with this just last night- er- I should just get to the point."

Doctor lowers his head and closes his eyes. To an onlooker it might look like some sort of fortune telling attempt the way Doctor is frowning in concentration. "Contact," he murmurs and then...

"Can you hear me? Can you hear the sound of my voice? Or the song in my head?" The sound of Doctor's voice and one of their band's songs played solo on cello seem to float in the air, first as if he were calling out and playing in another room. But as one starts to accept the sound the volume becomes like that of standing side by side speaking. The vision of the cello being played might even flash across the back of one's mind like images in the imagination.

[sponsorigami]

Going stiff, Ivan first thinks of the time that mysterious voice calling for his power or earlier when he was possessed. The urge push or step away is nearly too strong. However, Ivan's posture relaxes slightly at the familiar song. His nerves continue to tremble, but he nods at the question.

[trustme]

"Sorry. There isn't really a better way to explain this than to show it to you. It's all right there's nothing wrong with you. I'm the one doing it. Big surprise everyone! Turns out I'm telepathic." Doctor offers a hopeful smile to everyone else, glancing around the circle to see their reactions.

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[faithfulflame]

Rei froze in place, palms flat on the table and hairs on the back of her neck standing up. Somehow she knew, instinctively, that something was happening. And then the words hit her in the head and her whole body jerks slightly, seat rattling. Thankfully her coffee is on the table already, and she doesn't make a mess of it.

"What?! You're telepathic?!"

[trustme]

"Well yes. You're hearing me speak now in your head and I can hear you, and nobody here is using their vocal chords. I'd say that's confirmation." Doctor looks rather pleased with himself and fiddles with his bowtie.

"I'm not entirely sure how much I can do with this but at least we now have a way of talking without anyone else hearing. I checked the penthouse for listening devices but nothing has been planted. Still, if Angel or someone else working under Blanche is around, this is the safest way to speak about our troubles."

Doctor takes a sip of his tea. As he drinks, he tries to send out the image of the mysterious blue police box he had seen to the others. "And if we can exchange images from our minds then it will be much easier to explain what we've witnessed."

[faithfulflame]

"Yes! God in Heaven, we really, really can't speak out loud about some of this stuff. Not if Blanche really is a sorcerer or something. He's probably not going to like this, or us discussing anything that could be construed with rebelling or acting funny."

She takes a bite of her food, and thinks hard about his police box...and then attempts to send a vision of her castle.

"Do you see this?"

[trustme]

"I do! Looks the same as I saw it when I touched your light in the basement." Doctor picks up his fork and starts to eat. Best to look busy as they have this psychic talk. "That feels like forever ago now."

[faithfulflame]

Chewing on a pancake thoughtfully, Rei's mind wanders a little bit, back towards those odd memories, and it lands on one in particular. The concert, Michiru.

"And you don't recognize this girl?"

[trustme]

"No. Afraid not. I'd remember a violinist that talented. While we're sharing people I might has well show you some faces as well."

Doctor's visions spread to the others. The young lady calling him grandfather. Women sitting at a table, one of them calls him 'sweetie.'

[faithfulflame]

"I haven't ever seen any of them, but the blonde woman looks a little like an old time movie star..."

Rei returns the visions with another. A gallant knightly figure.

"Last night, I saw this man."

[trustme]

"Hmm. Another one I don't know. My latest dreams won't be of much help, unless your visions have to do with this sort of setting."

Doctor conjures up a background behind the knightly figure.

[faithfulflame]

"I...don't think so, no but..."

Rei stutters, stammering a little bit and lurching forward, holding her head.

Doctor will see it plain as day as it floods into her mind's eye. A vision of her own. A new one for a new day...and this one is not so pleasant. A darkling field of stars, a nebula, and an eye coupled with an evil presence. The whole of it makes Rei shudder, gag, and look down at her teacup. But that doesn't end the vision. It flickers, flashes, and a stately woman with a giant key appears, roaring out a command. Dark Dome, Close!

And the presence, coupled with the eye...vanish.

Rei whimpers weakly, swallowing hard, and taking several breaths before she thinks anything further.

"That...was...new. The woman I've seen before. Pluto."

[trustme]

Doctor grips the arm of his chair as Rei's vision fills his mind. His visions of space had been peaceful thus far, with not a single person in sight. A chill runs down his spine and he can't help turning to look at Rei once it's done, concerned.

"I haven't seen anything like that before. Not yet. Are you all right?" Vision progress aside, Rei comes first.

[faithfulflame]

"Fine. Just...surprised. That's all". An honest admission. She is fine, but who sees that and isn't surprised?

[trustme]

"Could that just now have been somehow... related to your castle?" Whatever door that woman was trying to close, it was a grand structure. It seems unlikely Rei would see multiple visions of architecture worthy of ancient kingdoms for no reason.