[Accidental Voice/Action] Just not the same...

[unseenspy]

[He's got his bell. He's got the Oresoren doll. And now he's got an Oresoren rug, courtesy of Catherine Claus. Jay's apartment is looking closer to home. But a simple doll just doesn't replace the real Oresoren, the most important thing he's missing. Of course, the journal works in mysterious ways, and can start recording at the most "inconvenient" times.]

…What do you do when you miss someone?

[Later that day, Jay can be found by the lake, watching the ducks and occasionally throwing bread crumbs out to them.]

Comments

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

No. When you return, you'd be the same age you were when you first arrived in Luceti.

[He can't remember where he heard this for the life of him. It was probably Jacob or John, but it's a fact he made sure to remember nonetheless.]

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[That makes more sense, but oh the horror.]

I'd rather die than live in this place.

[Pointless, but still had to be said.]

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

Then you can report to the Third Party and ask them to finish the job. They have that same outlook on the matter.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Please. I'm not that desperate.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

Then don't talk about dying so lightly.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Oh, he does it all the time, though this is the first time someone has taken it literally.]

Fine, fine. But you of all people should have known better anyway.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

Oh, really? [His tone of voice sounds dangerous, now. What is Jay trying to imply, here?]

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Did you honestly expect me to walk up to the Third Party and ask them to "finish the job?"

[He sure suggested it lightly enough.]

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

I wouldn't know. If you'd really rather die than live in this place, it's the easiest way out.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Another sigh.]

Even then, it might not be the way out.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

Either the people sacrificed by the Third Party go home for good, or they're dead for good. It's a risk they're willing to take. Most of their victims probably don't agree, but that's what the war is all about.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[That's not what he's talking about, but he'll go with it for the sake of keeping their secret off the journals.]

Well, of course.

[Voice]

[fortunefail]

[Why did they even start talking about something this depressing, anyway?]

... Either way, if you're starting to get homesick, you'd best find something to keep yourself busy, or it's going to be a long stay.

[Voice]

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Right.

[Reality check is complete.]