four ► may there always be angels

[gentleidealist]

[dictated]

Whoa... what happened to my room?

[Anyone who enters room 518 will find themselves in the middle of a field at night, stars scattered all around, galaxies and constellations forming a breathtaking, one-of-a-kind view. As one would expect of Lloyd Irving's headspace, it is mostly empty! However, there are three figures walking in the distance: a woman with brown hair, a tall man who looks suspiciously like Kratos Aurion, and a toddler sitting atop the man's shoulders. They always seem to stay out of hearing distance, but Lloyd chases after them for a while anyway.]

W-- wait! Stop!

[Just seeing that silhouette against the stars makes his heart lurch.]

Mom... Dad...

[ooc: Feel free to find Lloyd moping in his own headspace, or try to catch up with the family up there. Scattered in the grass are blacksmithing plans and crude drawings of mom, dad, a dwarf, and some kind of green dog. :|b]

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[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[she nods, and looks over at Lloyd to see... him looking at someone in the distance. Curious, she looks that way as well and sees....

Oh :(]

Is that...?

[gentleidealist]

[The look in Lloyd's eyes softens.]

Yeah. That's Mom and Dad. When I see them like this, I can almost remember what it was like.

[He lets out a little breath, almost like a laugh.] The castle took Dad's locket, but it gave me this instead. I'm not sure if I should be grateful or really angry.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[aaaaah, this is so sad. She looks back at the two of them off in the distance for a moment... before leaning over to give Lloyd a hug ;;]

I'm sorry.

[gentleidealist]

[He welcomes it at this point, and he has no qualms with wrapping his arms around Colette and holding her close. He's not going to cry. He's beyond that, he's lost Anna and Kratos multiple times already. But he misses them. He misses Dirk, and he misses home, and he misses their friends. Everyone is waiting for him when he gets back, but he doesn't want to leave this place the way it is, either. And he doesn't want to leave Colette alone.

He sighs quietly into her shoulder.]

It's okay.

[He's not sure what he'd do without her at this point. They've been together through everything. Maybe she's been here for years, but the way she fits in his arms is the same.]

... Thanks.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[she nods when he says that. and smiles a little bit. It's always hard to see Lloyd feeling sad, and she knows how hard this is for him. But she also knows that if he says it's okay, then it's really okay... and that's a comforting thing.

Then the thanks, it makes her shake her head]

You don't have to thank me... [after all, she barely said anything worthwhile] We'll be able to go home really soon, and everything will be okay.

[gentleidealist]

[He relaxes a little more into the hug, draws a hand through her hair. He knows when to fight and when to let it go.]

Yeah. We have a journey to finish.

[... He doesn't know about what happens to him in the future, but that's probably for the best. After a moment, he pulls back and smiles down at her.]

Want to go for a walk?

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[it's been a long time since she heard about the future from Raine and Emil. It bothered her at first... but honestly? She has too much faith in Lloyd to be really scared. No matter what happens, she believes in Lloyd, and knows that they'll work hard to make things better. So when she says things will be okay.... she's really sure of it]

Hm? [she looks a little surprised at that, but then nods!] Okay.

[gentleidealist]

[He slides off the rock, then offers his hand.] It'll be good to get some fresh air. ... I mean, real fresh air. Not this stuff.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[she takes his hand and pops up. And then after looking around she laughs sheepishly for a moment]

Oh... yes, we're not outside, are we? I almost forgot.