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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 5, 2019 13:41:59 GMT -5
"Uhh..." Silver blinked. "... Yeah? That's not weird is it? Everything is weird to me."
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Post by Val on Jan 5, 2019 13:42:47 GMT -5
She shrugged. “<Shadow doesn’t understand me. Maybe he’s the weird one.>” Quickly popping another skull into her mouth, she got an idea and continued in a muffled voice, “<Was I in the future with Shadow?>”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 5, 2019 13:44:03 GMT -5
"Nuh-uh," Silver shook his head. With an effort he raised a hand, wiping at his face. His cheeks were streaked with dried tears and his body felt as though it weighed into the floor like lead. "I've never seen you before. I've never even seen a chao before. To be honest I never really saw anyone apart from Blaze..."
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Post by Val on Jan 6, 2019 8:05:18 GMT -5
Sombra narrowed her eyes and sloooowly fluttered up to Silver’s eye level, staring at him the whole time before asking. “<Was Blaze your girlfriend?>”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 6, 2019 15:10:42 GMT -5
"W-what?!" Silver jumped up with a start, a rosy tint flaring across his muzzle. He had to move quickly with his hands, as the psychic hold he'd had on his mug of cappuccino the entire time broke. He breathed a quick sigh as he saved it from clattering to the ground. The same could not be said for the sugar skull. "N-no!" he said quickly. "No no no! She was just.. just a really close friend. That's all!"
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Post by Val on Jan 6, 2019 23:55:49 GMT -5
A wide grin of fangs spread across Sombra’s face as she snickered watching Silver fluster. “<Sure, sure. Whatever you say.>” She flew down to her mug once again. “<Y’know she could still be out there. If you lost her and then undid time, she’d still be around, right?>”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 6, 2019 23:58:32 GMT -5
And just like that, the color in Silver's face faded. He gave a pensive look at his mug. "I.. don't think it works like that. Time travel is weird and I don't really get it. I don't even get why I can remember everything while Shadow and Sonic don't. I'm not sure if I should even exist right now?"
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Post by Val on Jan 6, 2019 23:59:46 GMT -5
The Chao twisted her face as she considered Silver’s words. “<Shadow wonders if he should exist sometimes too.>” She finally replied. “<He doesn’t like to talk about it but he blames himself for a lot of bad things.>”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:00:38 GMT -5
"Huh.." Silver mumbled, going in to try another sip of his cappuccino. It caused a painful tingling in his taste buds. "I guess me and him have something in common, then."
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:01:25 GMT -5
Sombra stared down into her own half finished drink and gave a small nod. She blinked and then suddenly jumped into the air, flapping her wings to carry her over to the bench, waving in Silver’s direction. “<That’s why you don’t mope! I have enough of that from him!>” She grunted with effort as she picked up a large candle into the air and tried to make her way to the door Shadow exited through. Despite her best efforts the Chao dipped and rose in the air, struggling to keep it up.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:02:59 GMT -5
"Whoa, hey, take it easy!" Silver jumped to his feet and walked after. As he did, an aura burst around the candle in an effort to ease the small chao's load.
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:03:25 GMT -5
She huffed as the candle lifted higher, practically dragging the small creature with it as she flew towards the door. “<Thanks>” She muttered begrudgingly, “<But I had it! Shadow will want the other stuff too>” The door slid open as Sombra disappeared inside, rounding a corner into an adjoining room from which a low orange glow was emitting.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:04:19 GMT -5
Silver's attention turned toward the door, remembering Shadow's request to join him in there a few minutes earlier. The minkhog pursed his lips together, and then sighed, rubbing at the side of his face with his palm. Approaching the door, he inquisitively peered into the room beyond.
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:04:42 GMT -5
At first Silver would hear nothing above the low hymm of the machinery all around them. Around the corner into the room Shadow and Sombra vanished into he’d see it to be fairly small with candlelight dancing about on the walls, casting flickering silhouettes. Said candles would be placed all about a coffee table at the far wall, decorated in bright orange marigolds, several small bowls of candies and the mug of champurrado sat next to one of the bread buns Shadow had bought earlier. Both were sat infront of a framed photograph. The colors were worn and faded, age having turned the paper brown but the image was still clear enough; a smiling young girl. Knelt infront of the table was Shadow with Sombra at his side. She placed the candle she’d been carrying next to him and nuzzled into his leg. The ebony chimera slowly, gently rested his hand around her.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:06:09 GMT -5
Silver stepped inside, his feet thudding gently against the floor in the otherwise silent room. As he looked around, he felt an awkward sense seize hold of him. While he had little understanding of the altar or its symbolism, between Shadow, the photograph and the somber mood, the sentiment was something he understood very well; this was a time of mourning. Silver cast his eyes toward the floor. Despite the fact Shadow had requested he come, the platinum hybrid felt as though he were intruding. Silver twiddled his fingers a bit, unsure of what to do. "Umm.."
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:07:30 GMT -5
Shadow’s head barely tilted as Silver entered the room. Reaching over, he picked up a small lighter from the table and offered it up to Silver without turning around. “Come on in.” He said softly, the usually stern tone he was known for having vanished. “There should be enough for you to make your own, if you want to.”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:09:59 GMT -5
Accepting the lighter, Silver had a realization of what the rest of the stuff sat out on the bench had been for. Gripping the lighter in his hand, the minkhog bit his lip. " You've done far too much," he whispered. " Thank you." He took a couple of steps backward and poked his head out of the room. The flowers, candles and candies each began to levitate, following the will of the one calling them toward the small room. While the symbolism was still lost on him, he used Shadow's altar as a reference, setting up his own altar beside the ebon hedgehog's. Once he was satisfied he set about with lighting each of the candles. Finally, reaching hesitantly into his malletspace, Silver pulled out a worn out clipping of a photograph that prominently featured a purple cat with a red jewel on her forehead. It appeared old, worn around the edges and showed signs of smoke damage. He gingerly placed it down on the altar and kneeled down before it.
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:11:24 GMT -5
As Silver set his own alter up, Shadow remained almost motionless staring at the photo of the girl. Sombra fluttered about, helping where she could. She picked up one of the sugar skulls, eyeing it in her hands as Shadow let out a short cough, causing her to just put it back and move on. When Silver placed his own photo down, the black and red hybrid glanced over, perking a brow slightly. She looked..familiar. In the dim light it was hard to tell however and he brushed it off, returning to his own thoughts and leaving Silver to his. Several minutes, Shadow would sit in utter silent contemplation, eyes never leaving the photograph infront of him. After so long it still felt like such a mess. One that he’d tried over and over to let go of and move on but he still felt stuck in the past. What would she think of him? What would she think of what he’d done? What he almost did? What would she think of Silver? …maybe after so, so long there was…still a way to save her? Could he do it? –Should- he do it? Of course not but the idea refused to leave his mind. All she could’ve been, all she –should- have been…All she ever wanted was to visit the earth and she was denied the simplest request. What if he could make it right? Shadow felt a pain in his chest. His fists balled up in his lap so hard they shook. Sombra noticed and climbed up to sit down in-between his legs and immediately the ebony hybrid blinked and looked down, his fists relaxing…She was right. That’s not what this holiday was about. It wasn’t about regrets. Patting Sombra on the head, Shadow finally spoke in a soft almost whisper. “We need this. People like you and I need…to be reminded.” Shadow’s brow furrowed as he felt a heat sting his eyes. He blinked a few times to chase away the blur creeping into his vision. “…They wouldn’t want us to just focus on how we lost them.”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:20:12 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Silver spoke in barely a whisper himself. "It's hard though. Not to feel lost. I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. You'd think--" he exhaled quickly, a mirthless laugh at what he was about to say. "You'd think, that with time travel, I could just go back to try and save her, right? Blaze always did say I was naive... we agreed we would save the world at any cost. If I tried to save her, it would just doom the world all over again. I'm not even sure if I could return to that timeline anymore, anyway..."
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:21:16 GMT -5
So he was thinking the same thing. Silver knew more about time travel than Shadow himself so if he said it wasn’t possible… He wanted to suggest they try it, they could both still save the people they loved, they could fix this mess. But staring at the photo he knew what she’d say. “It wasn’t worth the risk.” He wanted to spit the words out as soon as he thought them. Of course she was worth it. This world felt so incomplete without her, like a piece of it was missing. He knew Silver had to be feeling the same way about Blaze. Shadow clenched his jaw. He wanted to say something but felt torn in two different directions on what to even say. Should he ask about time travel? Maybe if they both learned more about it, if they went to Little Planet they could figure something out? Or maybe he was just going in circles, still. He let out a long sigh, feeling the tension from how wound up he was making himself relax again. He was just doing the same thing to himself over and over. “Trust me, Silver. Wondering about What-ifs will only hurt you more.”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:24:54 GMT -5
"Augh," Silver rubbed at the side of his face. "I'm pretty sure I can't go back anyway. If the future really has been changed, then my timeline shouldn't even exist anymore. There's nothing to go back to. At least I think that's how it works. Nothing about time travel makes any sense. Why do I still remember everything while no one else can?!" He shook his head, thumping himself on the forehead with his palm a couple of times. "No, no. I guess that's not really the important thing. If my memory was affected I might not even remember Blaze and all. A-and I'd rather remember her. Someone has to." The minkhog exhaled, his eyes drifting over toward the photo on Shadow's altar. He stared at it for a long moment. "Who was she?"
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:30:54 GMT -5
A small bittersweet smile formed on Shadow’s muzzle as Silver asked his question. That question was…hard to answer. To anyone else on Earth, she would be noone. A name lost to history, just another victim among dozens from the ARK Raid decades ago. But to Shadow she was everything. “Maria.” He answered. Her name felt sacred, like it wasn’t meant to be said by just anyone. “She grew up here, on the ARK. She was…” He trailed off. The words felt like sandpaper in his throat, refusing to move. He took a breath before continuing, his voice wavering a little at first, “She was the only friend I had…Your world was erased…so was mine.” He looked up to Silver, offering a weak smile. “She’d have liked you.”
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:32:49 GMT -5
Silver sat there quietly, allowing what Shadow had said to sink in. His eyes returned to the old picture of his departed friend. "Blaze would have liked you too," he said in barely a whisper. At a loss for what more to say, the smokey white hybrid looked down at his hands that sat clenched in his lap. It seemed as though the two had much more in common than he could have guessed. Thinning his lips on where to go from here, Silver gave a small squeeze of his hands, before he lifted an arm toward Shadow. Hooking it around the other hybrid, he pulled him in for a half-hug.
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:34:51 GMT -5
Both Shadow and Sombra’s eyes widened as Silver pulled the dark hybrid in for a hug. His body went rigid as he tipped into the platinum minkhog’s arm, looking like he was about to fall over. What was….What was he doing? Shadow shivered, resisting the urge to violently shove him away. The chimera’s ruby eyes darted down to Sombra to find a huge grin plastered across her face which only irritated him even more. He wanted this to stop, he wanted Silver to stop, he wanted him to go away! His hand flicked up to tap Silver’s arm from his shoulder, shuffling back to his spot as he cleared his throat. Relaxing back to normal Shadow returned to his usual grumpy expression. He didn’t want Silver to feel dejected but he wouldn’t tolerate physical contact like that. “I don’t…do that.” He muttered. “<You do now!>” Sombra spat out in a string of churps.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:37:21 GMT -5
"Oh," A tint of color spread across Silver's face at the rejection. He curled his tail around himself and seemed to visibly shrink as he returned to his own position. "Umm.. sorry."
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:39:24 GMT -5
And there it was, that pang of guilt again. He hadn’t intended to upset Silver but he wasn’t…comfortable hugging. Shadow rolled his tongue around against the inside of his cheek as he thought, trying to quickly move on from the awkward moment. Motioning towards the photo Silver had placed on his alter he asked, “So what was she like?” He’d answered Silver’s question about Maria so it seemed only fair.
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Post by Jammerlee on Jan 7, 2019 0:40:46 GMT -5
"Blaze?" Silver lifted his head, looking upon her photograph once more. The fire from the candles flickered and danced around the room, and in a way reminded him of her. For the briefest of moments, Silver could swear he saw her silhouette in the shadows they cast. As he blinked, it melted away. "She was... my best friend. My only friend. More than that, she was like family. She was there when I had absolutely no one else but myself," he smiled a small, pained smile. "I don't even remember how we met. But it was just the two of us against a ruined world. She was always the level-headed one between the two of us... always the one putting things in perspective whenever I'd get too emotional..."
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Post by Val on Jan 7, 2019 0:44:19 GMT -5
As Silver spoke, Shadow reached over to a small brass bowl. Laying beside it was an odd looking stick. Propping it up inside the bowl, the chimera took the lighter and ignited the tip, sending wafts of smoke streaming upward. Seconds later a sweet floral scent began to permeate the room. After Silver finished speaking Shadow let his words hang in the air for a moment. He wasn’t sure how to follow up. He knew he himself wouldn’t want to speak too much about Maria right now so Silver was most likely feeling similar. The one thing he could offer was the same thing he told himself often. “Up here you have time. All the time and peace and quiet you need to figure things out. She may be gone but there’s no rush to decide who you are without her.”
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