[He may not have the world's greatest mystery-solving chops (only partially because I, Fyre, am sitting on him), but Elan is at least very fast at connecting a lot of separate dots. It's the bunny ears that threw him off initially, and it's been a while since he last ran into a Rorschach test.
Still: belongs in Amethyst dorm. Something familiar about the silhouette. A scarf. (The silhouettes that are always gossiping; the silhouettes that announced the weekend incidents; the Extras that twitter endlessly around them; the forum that seems too intelligent sometimes. Are they the same?)
The voice clinches it, luckily. He shoots to his feet and approaches the shadow, both curious and conflicted.]
[ LOOK. he's sorry and will absolutely stop shifting around into different forms and shapes, but it's only a momentarily thing because as soon as elan hops up from his seat and approaches him, the rabbit ears are back. alert and sensing for danger..??
at least, he won't move from where he's "standing"? ]
[Glancing up at the rabbit ears. Well, if this is going to be a permanent feature then -- he obeys an impulse and reaches out to prod the surface they're on. A shadow is a shadow, but none of the shadows here are ordinary, apparently.]
And you know who I am.
[He's pretty certain now: this is some form of Lavi or some facsimile. He's not particularly a believer in ghosts or anything else adjacent, but this castle has a way of doing its own thing. Death is neither real nor fake, but a secret third and worse thing.
How should he treat this? There's a bit of a silence as Elan ponders.]
I think you must be Lavi, or an echo of him. You were a member of this dorm, and my secret-keeper. The name is harder to remember now, but I won't forget it.
[ wah. when elan comes to poke at him/his shadow lavi won't move or react too terribly much. just make a noise as he braces to feel something only to not feel anything at all. it's weird to be frank, but there's no time to dwell on that because— ]
Yes, that's right! All of that is right. [ unfortunately, the rabbit ears might be a semi-permanent thing as he bounces up and down from where he "stands". but can anyone really blame him for being excited? sure, there are a number of things he should prioritize here but...
let's allow him to be happy right now. ] So, you do remember me. And I haven't forgotten you either—even with all of the smudges in my memory.
[He'll poke again, just to see if that was a fluke, but lower his hand after. Most of the other shadows don't slow down enough or approach enough to figure anything out, so this is a chance as much as it is a bombshell.
Meanwhile, this really is one very excited shadow. At least he's energetic...]
I took notes. But I think it's because of the secrets.
[And also he isn't trying that hard to remember the other guy right at this moment. A long breath, and he leans against the wall by the shadow or wherever it's projected -- he still hasn't really digested the weekend, and there's still too much before that unsettled within him.
This is one time that I wished that I took notes instead of relying on my memory.
[ he'll laugh weakly. then again, would taking notes help with this? what would happen to them, he has to wonder. lavi doesn't want anything to happen to elan but if there was someone else who had been taking notes and suddenly perished then, well, that'd be good knowledge to have.
and even if lavi doesn't feel elan poking at him, he can't help but make an attempt to swat at the finger—halfheartedly anyway. though as elan leans against the wall, lavi make finds a way to balance having their shadows overlap while still remaining himself.
he'll also give elan room to say what he eventually seems to come up with. ]
Remember what Cantarella was trying to do with the rumors? How we were able to somewhat prove that it's possible to influence what they talk about?
[ lavi will pause here again as he tries to think about how to phrase the next part. though as he takes his time to find the words and the angle he could approach things as the silhouette of a deerstalker hat pops on his head. ]
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[He may not have the world's greatest mystery-solving chops (only partially because I, Fyre, am sitting on him), but Elan is at least very fast at connecting a lot of separate dots. It's the bunny ears that threw him off initially, and it's been a while since he last ran into a Rorschach test.
Still: belongs in Amethyst dorm. Something familiar about the silhouette. A scarf. (The silhouettes that are always gossiping; the silhouettes that announced the weekend incidents; the Extras that twitter endlessly around them; the forum that seems too intelligent sometimes. Are they the same?)
The voice clinches it, luckily. He shoots to his feet and approaches the shadow, both curious and conflicted.]
You're one of us. [...] Lavi?
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at least, he won't move from where he's "standing"? ]
Lavi? Is...that...my name?
[ he's definitely sounding hopeful here. oh please oh please oh pleeaaase. ]
Do you know who I am, Elan?
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And you know who I am.
[He's pretty certain now: this is some form of Lavi or some facsimile. He's not particularly a believer in ghosts or anything else adjacent, but this castle has a way of doing its own thing. Death is neither real nor fake, but a secret third and worse thing.
How should he treat this? There's a bit of a silence as Elan ponders.]
I think you must be Lavi, or an echo of him. You were a member of this dorm, and my secret-keeper. The name is harder to remember now, but I won't forget it.
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Yes, that's right! All of that is right. [ unfortunately, the rabbit ears might be a semi-permanent thing as he bounces up and down from where he "stands". but can anyone really blame him for being excited? sure, there are a number of things he should prioritize here but...
let's allow him to be happy right now. ] So, you do remember me. And I haven't forgotten you either—even with all of the smudges in my memory.
[ with a sigh of relief. ]
My name is Lavi.
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Meanwhile, this really is one very excited shadow. At least he's energetic...]
I took notes. But I think it's because of the secrets.
[And also he isn't trying that hard to remember the other guy right at this moment. A long breath, and he leans against the wall by the shadow or wherever it's projected -- he still hasn't really digested the weekend, and there's still too much before that unsettled within him.
A few moments of simplicity, though, are welcome.
After a small silence, he speaks up again.]
Your memory. Do you know what happened to it?
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[ he'll laugh weakly. then again, would taking notes help with this? what would happen to them, he has to wonder. lavi doesn't want anything to happen to elan but if there was someone else who had been taking notes and suddenly perished then, well, that'd be good knowledge to have.
and even if lavi doesn't feel elan poking at him, he can't help but make an attempt to swat at the finger—halfheartedly anyway. though as elan leans against the wall, lavi make finds a way to balance having their shadows overlap while still remaining himself.
he'll also give elan room to say what he eventually seems to come up with. ]
Remember what Cantarella was trying to do with the rumors? How we were able to somewhat prove that it's possible to influence what they talk about?
[ lavi will pause here again as he tries to think about how to phrase the next part. though as he takes his time to find the words and the angle he could approach things as the silhouette of a deerstalker hat pops on his head. ]
It's...not exactly unrelated.