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002 ✽ Come back! Even as a shadow, even as a dream

Who: Everyone stuck in Virgo HQ
What: This happened, and now we're all stuck here.
When: Nov. 1 - 5
Where: Virgo HQ
Warnings: Honor system, I'm trusting everyone to put warning in the subject lines if it comes up in their threads!

So.

Press events? Not happening. Concerts? Cancelled. Going out at all? N o p e.

Everyone- well every newbie- is ball and chained to Virgo Entertainment's headquarters for the time being. What's the emergency? No one knows, but you're all stuck here regardless.

> What will you do?

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[And with that, a warm lush blanket is being draped across her body.]

I wish I could say, dear.

[Luce would have put it there quicker, if she weren't looking around to see if any of the others were around whether Doctor or Angel or the other two teenagers of their little band. Things shouldn't be so stressful when they're all stuck in a gorgeous penthouse in a wonderful building...]

[So what's going on here?]

[The blanket was well received at least. Rei rolled over a little bit, curling into an almost burrito-like state and looking up at Luce. Confusion roiled in her eyes, cheeks still stained with silent tears. She wasn't the sobbing sort, but she wanted answers. She really, really wanted answers.]

This stuff...isn't normal. It isn't right. I keep seeing these people, these places...and I don't understand them. [She swallowed, a thick, gummy feeling in her throat.] Like the castle. And your song...

It...[Chewing her lip, she tried to form words.] It's insane...

[With a grace that seems contradictory to her own turmoil, Luce draws herself down to the floor so that she's besides Rei. Softly, she brusehs some of the wet spots from Rei's face.]

It doesn't make any sense... I know. You're not alone in whatever is going on.

Once we are allowed to stretch our wings again, we can work on trying to find answers, alright? I'm sure there must be some sort of explanation... We just have to be patient.

It will be frustrating, but I'll be here, alright? I'll be here for you.

[Having no idea that Luce was going through anything of the sort, Rei simply stared, rolling a bit and reaching arms out to pull the sitting woman into a hug. It was so…irksome…with everything going on that she was having to rely on other people. It was nice, at least, having those other people to rely on though. She’d never had many friends, and never had much in the way of social skills, but the last few months had been a whirlwind and she found herself genuinely appreciative of them. Not for the fame and the money or even the music, but for the sense of belonging.]

This time…it was something normal. I don’t know what that says about me, I just…don’t want to think I’m going crazy. That we’re going crazy.

[It’s weighing on her heavily, because there’s a huge significance to these visions that just isn’t present anywhere else in her life.]

Is it crazy to dream about a beautiful violinist and a concert you’ve never been to?

Any crazier than being stuck in a spooky basement with thoughts trapped in the form of light?

[Luce murmurs it into Rei's hair, even as she hugs the younger woman back.]

You're not going crazy. I'm not sure what's happening, but I know it's not that.

I feel like I am. It's insane...

[Rei relaxes into that grip, just...drained and tired.]

But...she was so good. So much better than me. Better than I could hope to be. It was like she wasn't human.

[Continuing her soft strokes of Rei's hair, Luce hums softly.]

You're still young... So it shouldn't be surprising there are others with more experience who are better than you. If you wanted to be logical, I suppose someone could say... "It's just the stress of becoming a celebrity musician and the uncertainty of the future", or something like that.

[If they wanted to be logical... But so much doesn't feel logical lately.]

You know... I dreamed of my mother, last night.

[Logic flew right out the window with that castle, and with Doctor's police box...yeah.]

Your mother?

[Rei's voice quivers slightly, a little confused.]

Isn't that normal, though? I dream about mine, too.

Yes, it should be normal...

[There's a quietness to Luce's voice that hints otherwise.]

When you think of a woman who would send her daughter off to a convent, what kind of woman do you think of?

I would...think of someone faithful and kind?

[Like her own mother, really.]

So not a woman with a tattoo on her face, or wearing gun holsters around her shoulders, right?

No. Not...at all.

[That's a surprise.]

Exactly.

When I first came here from Europa... I remember getting this tattoo to celebrate my independence from that dreadful locked in fate.

[She lightly touches it, staring off to the balcony. The long stretching shining sea.... It makes her thinks of those rings.]

Yet for my mother to have a similar one, especially when she had been so fervently religious as I recall her... That doesn't make any sense at all.

Despite that, even if it's not totally outrageous... It seems so much like that song.

I really don't understand it either. Yet... Carrying on is all I can do, until I can find a way to realize what's happening.

[Rei's eyes flicker to the tattoo, and she nods. She can understand that, even if she'd never get a tattoo herself. She...didn't mind the thought of being a priestess, but a nun was different as she understood it.]

No, that doesn't add up, you're right. A lot like that song...or my stupid castle.

I guess, yes, you're right though. There isn't much we can do, even if it is incredibly frustrating. I'm just trying to keep it from Angel so she doesn't think I'm unfit to play...

Ha, that's my responsible Rei. So long as you keep thinking like that, the band won't be in any danger at all.

We'll look into things in our spare time. I'm sure something will come up, eventually. It's just a matter of staying calm.

I'll always be here for you on that front, whenever you need me.

[Rei stifles a sniffle and nods. Her arms wrap around Luce's and pull her in close.]

I know. You're...definitely the best surrogate mother I could ask for.

And I could ask for no better daughters with you and Pao-Lin.

[There's a soft kiss to Rei's temple.]

Lay down and relax. I'll make you something. If Angel asks, I'll just tell you you've been feeling a little under the weather.

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