Thirty Third PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[Well. It had been a day or two since being rescued from Westport, and Lucas finally felt well enough to return to his daily activities. After the first day of binging, the thought of eating more food had been slightly nauseating, actually. When he's finished with school, he will make a call about something that's been on his mind since returning.]

[voice, public]
Ah. Hi, everyone. This is Lucas. Um. First off, I'd like to say thanks to whoever it was that brought us all back. . . . I really don't want to think about what would have happened to us if you hadn't come. I think Vince said your name was Mr. Doctor...

The other thing is, I'd like to talk to the people who were in Westport last year. Did any of you take a look around for more clues . . . ? I guess no hazmats means no clues, and I don't really mind that, but. I know I didn't find anything important. . . . There were a few things, though - Some things that were odd. There wasn't a church or a library. And, Kay, do you remember the television in the house you hid in last year? I went back to the same house, and . . . there wasn't anything there. But I know it was the same. The place where the TV had plugged into, it was missing entirely.

. . . I'm not sure what any of this means, but it might be important to think about.

Comments

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Yeah.

They must have gotten so afraid of us last time that they didn't dare to come back, right? Eheh . . .

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles.] Sure, sounds about right.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Either way, I don't think anyone was hurt too badly this time. Aaron wasn't doing too well when I saw him, but other than that . . .

Anyway, you're feeling OK now, Crowe?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Aaron was there too? He's still in that cast... I'll go check on him then. He lives right across the street from me.

I'm fine now. Much better now that I'm-- [He actually has to stop himself from saying "back home". Side affect of being in Mayfield too long.] -- out of there. How about you?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I fixed him up a little better so . . . hopefully, he was able to get through alright.

Nothing especially exciting happened to me. ... I guess I got a stomachache from eating too much but that's my own fault.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Ha, same here. Could be worse, I guess.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It made me think about how much I miss food from home, too.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I really do too. Though, ordering food from Italia and Seborga comes pretty close. That's pretty close for me.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Where did you say your home was, again?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Ah, a world like Mayfield, I guess, but not quite the same, of course. I lived in a lot of different countries, so saying where "home" is, is hard to say. But I spent the longest time living in Italy, and it's the place I liked best.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

That's right. I thought it sounded a little familiar. So . . . I guess that means you have your favorite country here.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Both of them. Germany is here as well, and I lived there a long time too. It's kind of fun, having the nations around like this. Someone to talk about home with.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Are they at all what you thought they might be like? . . . I mean, if you ever thought about that.

I guess that'd be kind of a weird thing to think about.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Ha, actually, they are, strangely. Especially Germany. Italy is... quite young, but he comes from several hundred years in the past from me currently.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

What kind of person my home would be . . . I don't think I have the imagination for that.