[ Just slightly, she peeks out from past his shoulder; the sight must be fairly silly, but, she's still a bit shy about it? ]
That...sounds really nice, Sigma. Even if it's just, well, talking over dinner or something...I'd love to get to know you more. You keep so much to yourself...
[When he speaks again, his voice is surprisingly soft compared to his usual firm tone.]
Diana...
[She's so brave, even now. But maybe, just maybe...he's mistaking it for something else, different than bravery? They don't know whether they'll get out of here or not, but it sure feels nice to imagine going on a real date someday.]
All I can offer are biscuits, but we can eat them together for dinner.
[ if only they knew there was a pantry just a couple of doors down ]
So, then, why don't you start from the beginning? I want to know everything. Your whole life story. Start to finish.
[ She definitely looks a little more comfortable now, coming out from her hiding place and instead opting to look straight into his eyes. Her face is still flush from the kiss, but, if she's still cold, she's certainly not focused on that anymore. She finally gets to learn more about Sigma! No time to be shivering, this is Important Stuff. ]
No secrets, okay? It's not like I'll be able to tell them to anyone other than Gab while we're here, anyway.
let's hope i'm less busy and faster in another timeline...smh
[pantry what pantry what are you talking about, life is simply unfair]
I wish my whole life story would make a great bedtime story...I truly doubt so, but I promised.
[After that, there's a pause, just like he needed some time to gather all the information. It may seem weird, given it's going to be about his own life, though.]
I was born in 2006, my childhood was pretty normal except for one thing. [Sigma goes quiet for a short while, visibly bracing himself for something...] Cat Meowsion. I mean...man-sion. Long story short, one day I realized I can talk to cats and understand them. But I wasn't supawssed to tell anyone about it, but I told a girl on accident and I was cursed. Meow, every time someone mentions cats I talk in cat puns.
[Look at his straight, serious face as he tells her the story, just look at it.]
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THIS UNTIL NOW SO YOU'RE GOOD MY FRIEND
[ Poor Diana hears that story and can't help but burst out into giggles! And to think he said it wouldn't make a good bedtime story; the whole thing sounds like it's straight out of a children's book! And to think he told it so sincerely... ]
Did you just come up with all of that right on the spot? Sigma, you're too funny...
[Even though she's chuckling so much, Sigma still manages to keep up his straight face. Didn't he promise that he'd tell her only the truth? Of course he did, and yet she's laughing at this unbelievable, but definitely real story.]
That...that actually happened, you know.
[Proving it may be difficult unless the cat puns may be considered a proof.]
[He's going to forgive her only because he's older than her and knows better than that.
On the other hand, hearing Diana giggle for the first time in a while...all of a sudden it doesn't matter whether she believes his story or not, as long as it manages to cheer her up even if a little.]
Apart from that, my childhood was pretty normal. School, friends, all that until college. It got pretty catastrophic later, though...
[After all these years he can't hold back the cat puns...]
Answering that question must wait for a while, though; his expression lightens up, and it looks like he's about to let out a chuckle himself, but in the end, no sound comes out.]
But then, why did he decide to open up with a joke like that? Unless it...wasn't a joke? ...Or maybe he's just a little crazy? He did say he had the mind of a 67 year old, so... ]
What happened, Sigma? ...You can trust me.
[ Regardless of anything, that's certainly true. ]
Something terrible happened here, in this very shelter. Something that caused the death of six billion people. A virus outbreak...
[Despite promising her to be honest, he has to lie this time and pretend he doesn't know what possibly happened. It's not even because of the paradox that would occur, but simply for her own sake.]
I'm here to figure it out and prevent it from happening if that's possible.
We're not infected with it, I can tell that much. I hope that neither is Akane...but you're right, it may...no, it is hidden somewhere in this shelter.
[That would basically mean...no, he doesn't want to say it out loud. It could basically mean utterly destroying Diana's hopes of getting out of here sometime, someday.]
I come from the timeline in which the virus did break out...in consequence, Earth became inhabitable. I, myself, lived on the Moon for the past years.
Edited (lmao i hit enter too fast i cant believe myself) 2016-08-22 15:35 (UTC)
[ If it wasn't such a horrible story, she'd almost be jealous of that part. After all... ]
Anyway, there must be a way to break the doors down or something that separate the wards. If we could find something strong enough, we can look for it...
[This is exactly what he's saying; he didn't really want to tell her now, because the chances that she'll sleep after hearing that are...zero. In this situation he can't exactly dodge the question, so...]
We were together.
[Maybe he should say that they will be together instead of that, but that would be even creepier.]
But why even keep it a secret? No offense, but honestly, you really weren't good at it...I mean, really, you tried to keep your distance, but you're pretty bad at keeping me away. It's not like anything is all that much different now, right? I didn't explode from a time paradox or anything...
[No need to tell him that Diana...he knew this all too well. For a moment here, his mind and body are really the same age, he feels like such a fool...]
You didn't, indeed. I...I don't know, Diana.
[Losing her again...he wouldn't bear it. But having her so close and pretending that he didn't care much...he simply couldn't do that.]
I didn't want to come off as a creep...I suppose. Not everyone would believe that story, after all.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
radicalsix) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
lovessorrow2016-07-17 02:32 pm
no subject
That...sounds really nice, Sigma. Even if it's just, well, talking over dinner or something...I'd love to get to know you more. You keep so much to yourself...
no subject
Diana...
[She's so brave, even now. But maybe, just maybe...he's mistaking it for something else, different than bravery? They don't know whether they'll get out of here or not, but it sure feels nice to imagine going on a real date someday.]
All I can offer are biscuits, but we can eat them together for dinner.
[He smiles bitterly to himself.]
I'll tell you whatever you'd like to know.
no subject
if only they knew there was a pantry just a couple of doors down]So, then, why don't you start from the beginning? I want to know everything. Your whole life story. Start to finish.
[ She definitely looks a little more comfortable now, coming out from her hiding place and instead opting to look straight into his eyes. Her face is still flush from the kiss, but, if she's still cold, she's certainly not focused on that anymore. She finally gets to learn more about Sigma! No time to be shivering, this is Important Stuff. ]
No secrets, okay? It's not like I'll be able to tell them to anyone other than Gab while we're here, anyway.
let's hope i'm less busy and faster in another timeline...smh
pantry what pantry what are you talking about, life is simply unfair]I wish my whole life story would make a great bedtime story...I truly doubt so, but I promised.
[After that, there's a pause, just like he needed some time to gather all the information. It may seem weird, given it's going to be about his own life, though.]
I was born in 2006, my childhood was pretty normal except for one thing. [Sigma goes quiet for a short while, visibly bracing himself for something...] Cat Meowsion. I mean...man-sion. Long story short, one day I realized I can talk to cats and understand them. But I wasn't supawssed to tell anyone about it, but I told a girl on accident and I was cursed. Meow, every time someone mentions cats I talk in cat puns.
[Look at his straight, serious face as he tells her the story, just look at it.]
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THIS UNTIL NOW SO YOU'RE GOOD MY FRIEND
Did you just come up with all of that right on the spot? Sigma, you're too funny...
no subject
That...that actually happened, you know.
[Proving it may be difficult unless the cat puns may be considered a proof.]
Should I move on or...
no subject
[ But naturally, that's a lie, because she's still here, all giggles. A curse that makes him talk in cat puns; how absurd... ]
Yes, please, by all means, I can't wait to hear more...
no subject
On the other hand, hearing Diana giggle for the first time in a while...all of a sudden it doesn't matter whether she believes his story or not, as long as it manages to cheer her up even if a little.]
Apart from that, my childhood was pretty normal. School, friends, all that until college. It got pretty catastrophic later, though...
[After all these years he can't hold back the cat puns...]
no subject
[ Diana, please, this is serious-- ]
no subject
Answering that question must wait for a while, though; his expression lightens up, and it looks like he's about to let out a chuckle himself, but in the end, no sound comes out.]
Un-fur-tunate...indeed. For the entire world.
[Now, that sounds serious.]
no subject
But then, why did he decide to open up with a joke like that? Unless it...wasn't a joke? ...Or maybe he's just a little crazy? He did say he had the mind of a 67 year old, so... ]
What happened, Sigma? ...You can trust me.
[ Regardless of anything, that's certainly true. ]
no subject
Something terrible happened here, in this very shelter. Something that caused the death of six billion people. A virus outbreak...
[Despite promising her to be honest, he has to lie this time and pretend he doesn't know what possibly happened. It's not even because of the paradox that would occur, but simply for her own sake.]
I'm here to figure it out and prevent it from happening if that's possible.
no subject
If only we could get to the other wards, we might be able to figure out something...
no subject
[That would basically mean...no, he doesn't want to say it out loud. It could basically mean utterly destroying Diana's hopes of getting out of here sometime, someday.]
I come from the timeline in which the virus did break out...in consequence, Earth became inhabitable. I, myself, lived on the Moon for the past years.
no subject
[ If it wasn't such a horrible story, she'd almost be jealous of that part. After all... ]
Anyway, there must be a way to break the doors down or something that separate the wards. If we could find something strong enough, we can look for it...
no subject
[It's a brief one, but it's definitely a smile pulling at his lips.]
Tomorrow, Diana. Now you need to rest.
no subject
[ There's definitely more to this. ]
I'm not going to bed until you tell me the whole story.
no subject
You told me that. That and...everything else.
[While he's cryptic about the whole thing, at the same time he's pretty sure that Diana knows what he meant: her past, her dreams, her thoughts.]
We were on the moon together.
no subject
So, what you're trying to say is...you come from a future where we lived together on the moon?
[ From anyone else it would sound totally crazy. Maybe even a bit creepy. But Sigma doesn't exactly have any reason to lie to her... ]
Were we...you know...
no subject
We were together.
[Maybe he should say that they will be together instead of that, but that would be even creepier.]
no subject
[ But, again, he's being totally serious... ]
And you waited so long to tell me this because...?
no subject
I didn't mean to tell you that at all, frankly speaking. But you wouldn't let me off the hook if I didn't, would you...
no subject
no subject
You didn't, indeed. I...I don't know, Diana.
[Losing her again...he wouldn't bear it. But having her so close and pretending that he didn't care much...he simply couldn't do that.]
I didn't want to come off as a creep...I suppose. Not everyone would believe that story, after all.
no subject
[ Cooties. Ghosts. Her ex-husband, when he says he loves her. ]
And I believe in you. ...Besides, even if I didn't, I mean, it's not like you haven't proved it.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)