Seventh

[akapeanut]

[George appears on screen, face as neutral as ever. She's sitting in a gross, olive green booth, a plate of food in front of her. She doesn't seem to notice it. In fact, if anybody cares to look closely, it's pretty clear it's been sitting there a while. It's probably not even hers.]

I don't suppose anybody wants a tour of ghost city Seattle, huh?

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[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Oh, hey, Minato's never been to America or anywhere outside of Japan.]

... Are you in the waffle house?

[That place is practically famous by now.]

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[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

I guess.

[She looks around.]

Except it's empty as fuck.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Minato nodded.]

But it's winter there?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Must be the same time here as it is at the mansion.

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

Did you want company?

[Because it looks really lonely and abandoned there and at every other world.]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She shrugs and looks away.]

I'll bring you in if you want.

[Yes.]

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

Only if you want.

[But he smiled a little. It shouldn't be his decision alone, although he is on the move to get to where they should meet.]

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[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She's too proud to respond. Instead, she just moves to be in position in case he arrives.]

action

[jivitadana.livejournal.com]

[Sure enough after a few minutes, Minato arrived.]

Thanks.

[epiccombo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure, and then when we're done you can see Lima, Ohio.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Your hometown?

[epiccombo.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's totally exciting.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it.

I'll meet you at the rip, I guess.

Action?

[epiccombo.livejournal.com]

See you there.

y [action forever]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She steps through and clears her throat. Once she's got his attention, she glances back over her shoulder.]

Huh.

[Now she sees her childhood home, just as she remembers it but for the dusting of snow on every surface.

She turns back and holds out a hand.]

Ready?

[epiccombo.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Let's go.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[Not much is different, at first. Their feet crunch onto some snow rather similar to the snow back in Wonderland, and it's just about as cold. But out in front of them there's a house (http://www.screencap-paradise.com/caps/albums/Series/DLM/DLM_S1/deadlikeme_101/dlm101___0864.jpg) and there's no doubt up close now-- it's her parents.]

This is where I grew up.

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[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

....That's the Waffle House. [He knows from his meticulous model building. Also, he wants that food sitting in front of you, George.] I'd like to see it.

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[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[Eww, Souji, some ghost left it.]

Alright. I'll meet you by the...the thing.

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[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[Still gonna eat it. :|]

See you soon.

[action forever]

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[George stands in the snow outside the rip, watching her breath turn into mist.]

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[Souji joins her shortly and looks through the rip.]

Ready?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[She nods and reaches out to take his hand. When they step through they arrive in Der Waffle Haus again. She can't help but tighten her grip slightly at the eerie quiet of the place, but as soon as she notices she's done it she drops his hand completely.]

So, yeah. You did good on the model. Looks just like it.

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

I guess so.

[He looks around the restaurant and walks a little further in.]

It's weird with no people.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

This is where my, uh, coworkers and I would meet up.

[She walks a little further and stands in front of one particular booth-- the one she was in before.]

This booth.