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Post by Tony on Jan 3, 2019 23:34:44 GMT -5
Sonic simply pointed finger-guns in Shadow's direction, and winked. "Well, you know me - somebody's gotta try to keep you smilin', Grumplestiltskin." He gave Silver a small salute and a grin as he turned away. "Don't let him ruffle your headfeathers too much, buddy. I promise he's got a nice side to 'im. You'll find out, eventually. Peace." With a wave of his hand, Sonic the hedgehog immediately hit the ground running, leaving a small cloud of dust in his wake as he dashed down the street, avoiding random passersby as he made his way out of town.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 3, 2019 23:36:33 GMT -5
Silver waved after the blue hedgehog. "Take care! It was nice seeing you again! ... Technically..." Silver paused for a moment, allowing the gravity of that notion to sink in. But only for a moment. Giving a shake of his head, he turned, following after Shadow. He took to floating backwards alongside the darker of the two hybrids. "So what is this, anyway? I've never seen so many people together all at once!"
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Post by Val on Jan 3, 2019 23:36:56 GMT -5
The impatient hedgehog was already a good way down the street, having only given a derisive huff to his blue rival before he sped off. Though still focused on the path ahead his ruby eyes shifted to the hovering Silver…This was going to take some getting used to. While second guessing his offer to host the time traveller, Shadow answered his inquiry, “It’s Dia de los Muertos. A holiday invented by the humans in this region.” His gaze trailed down to the sidewalk beneath him. “They believe…” He lost his voice for a moment. While he knew the details of the celebration, having had them explained to him already this was the first time he’d had to explain it to someone else. “They believe in celebrating the life of those they’ve lost rather than dwelling on their own sadness.” He got it out slightly faster than he’d expected, wanting to just get on with it. All he needed were some candles and some champurrado. Then he could go home.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 4, 2019 0:10:09 GMT -5
"Oh," The difficulty of Shadow's explanation wasn't lost on the minkhog. Silver knit his brows together, the revelation of this having grounded him. Quite literally. He turned forward-facing and began to walk alongside Shadow. A celebration of the life of those who've been lost. Huh. "How do you.. celebrate it?" Silver asked, having adopted a more serious tone.
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Post by Val on Jan 4, 2019 0:12:10 GMT -5
Without moving his head an inch the chimera’s eyes shifted over to the minkhog at his side. At least he seemed more respectful than Sonic was. Shadow gestured lazily towards the church as they passed by it again. “Families will build small shrines as memorials to whoever they’re remembering and decorate them with flowers and food the person enjoyed. Then you light candles or incense.” Trying to explain it in such a matter-of-fact way, distant from emotion wasn’t easy but it did make him feel a little better about it. But still…he had not planned to do this with someone else around. “It’s meant to be a party.” Shadow muttered as he came to a halt outside another store, the air spilling out was heavy with floral and herb scents.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 4, 2019 0:14:24 GMT -5
"A party..." the word trailed off of Silver's tongue like molasses. He scrunched his nose up at the idea. Parties were a thing he had never had the chance to experience, but all the same the thought of celebrating that? "Why would.. so.." he paused, frowning. "Okay hold on, I think I'm getting this confused. It's not the death that they're celebrating? It's their life? I'm not sure I'm completely understanding. Why would you hold a party for someone who's gone?"
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Post by Val on Jan 4, 2019 0:15:24 GMT -5
Shadow froze on the last step. His hands tightened into fists so hard his knuckles hurt. What part of that concept was this idiot not understanding? He claimed he was from a ruined future, surely he’d lost people he cared for. He had to know what it felt like to have someone you love disappear one day and feel that loss, as if a piece of you was missing. The unbearable pain of that….cavity in your being. He couldn’t be so oblivious to not see why people would choose to remember those they lost this way, could he? Releasing the pressure in his clenched jaw that he hadn’t even noticed was hurting, Shadow let out a sigh through his nose and glanced over his shoulder to the confused minkhog. “Because when you’re faced with that…It’s better than the alternative.”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 4, 2019 0:17:11 GMT -5
Shadow would find himself met with an extremely puzzled expression. "That... didn't answer my question," Silver wrapped his arms around himself and glanced away. " Forget it."
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Post by Val on Jan 4, 2019 0:18:57 GMT -5
…what? What was he? “Do you..?” Shadow raised a brow, now just as confused as Silver was. His anger had simmered down to a low irritation as he tried to figure out what Silver had actually meant then. “You think the celebrations are –for- the people that’re lost? As if they’re somehow going to attend?” Well that was stupid. Why would he even wonder that? Shadow’s face scrunched up as he tried to think of how to respond. He’d never had to be this...basic in explaining this before. “Think of it like a funeral.” He began, “Except instead of focusing on the fact that you’re sad they’re gone, remember what they did to make you happy. Don’t focus on the fact you miss them but instead, -why- you wish they were still around.”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 4, 2019 0:20:39 GMT -5
" I've read about funerals..." Silver mumbled. "They aren't really a thing we have in my time. I... I like that idea, though," Silver hugged himself tighter, continuing to look off to the side. " You're right... it's better than the alternative..."
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Post by Val on Jan 4, 2019 0:21:18 GMT -5
So he –had- lost someone. There was no telling how long ago but it clearly still hurt him. Again that little voice in his head sounded, recommending ideas he did not wish to entertain but…Chaos dammit, he knew he would anyway…He hoped he had enough Rings for this. “Wait here.” He muttered before disappearing inside the store for another minute or two, returning eventually with a brown paper bag held against his chest which he promptly jutted in Silver’s direction, expecting the psychic to take from him. “…Do you have anything of theirs?” He asked, trying to sound as nonchalant as he could. Which was barely at all.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 4, 2019 0:52:17 GMT -5
Silver took it, fumbling it in his hands as he did. He looked at Shadow with an air of intrigue. "N-no," he responded. "I don't have anything that belonged to her." looking the bag over, he shook his head, trying to offer it back, "I can't take.. whatever this is. You're doing so much for me already!"
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Post by Val on Jan 4, 2019 1:08:24 GMT -5
Shadow just perked a brow at Silver’s comment. Reaching behind him, the black and red hedgehog produced a glimmering yellow emerald, pulsing with radiant energy in his hand. “I needed my hands free to get this.” He said dryly.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 4, 2019 1:09:22 GMT -5
"Oh," color flushed across Silver's face. "Oh, uh, sor-" he paused, his eye catching what Shadow now held. "Oh. OH! That's a--!"
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Post by Val on Jan 4, 2019 1:09:49 GMT -5
Before Silver could finish his exclamation the chimera raised the emerald above his head and focused on it. Arcs of white light launched from the jewel and spun about the pair as Shadow called out, “Chaos Control!” A sense of extreme vertigo flooded Shadow as he felt the world be ripped away, everything about them going white as his fur rose and wafted about in the rush of air as he transported himself and his new roommate miles up into the stratosphere to the colossal derelict space station known as the ARK. As soon as they “land” on the station the two would be med with pitch blackness enveloping them. The cold metal floor coming up to meet them as they exited the warp as the energy from the emerald fades away quickly into silence, the only sound being the hum of the machinery all around them.
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