040 - Want It All Back

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[It's Monday morning, time for all the good children of the city to be going to school. There is a very enthusiastic redhead skipping down the sidewalk with her backpack balanced on her head. She's dressed very much like your typical 13(ish) year old... but her bare feet slap the sidewalk as she dances her way through the crowd singing at the top of her lungs.]

Schooo~oool, schooo~oool, gooooiiiing to schoooo~ooool! Edward is going to leaaaarn something today yes oh yes!

[She's not entiiiiirely watching where she's going, if she's not careful she might run into someone]

((OOC: Open for action on the street.))

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[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Oh, didn't you? [he smiles] I know you may not remember, but we're old friends, you and I. ... I still have the helicopter you made for me.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Helicopter? [There's an image in her head of a helicopter with a claw holding a red ball... but what does it mean? She frowns as she thinks]

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Yes, it did all manner of interesting little things. You gave it to me last Christmas, as a matter of fact.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She frowns, speaking softly] No... it wasn't Christmas. It was spring. Edward made them for all Edward's friends.

[She shakes her head, frowning and blinking.] But... how does Edward know that?

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Oh, it was, wasn't it! Pardon me. [he's almost embarrassed of the gaffe, until he realizes that it's making something open up in her mind. alright.

alright, Paradisa. let's see if he can win this new game of yours]

You made something for ... let's see, it was Mexico and Omega, wasn't it?

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She speaks as if in instinct, the words slipping out before she can even think otherwise.] York and Delta.

[She claps her hands over her mouth, staring at the strange man.... Who suddenly didn't seem so strange... In shock.]

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

[that look - well, it can only mean one thing. he sighs quietly, relieved, and smiles]

Hello, Edward.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She stares at him for a moment as her mind races. The Doctor... The helicopters... York and Delta... York... A castle? A blue box that wasn't a box.]

But...

[A word. A single word that seems to hold the key to unlocking this mystery that's starting to make her head ache. She lets her arms drop down to her sides, whispering.] Paradisa.

[the pieces start to slot together, though she doesn't quite understand everything, yet. Somehow her memories of Paris prior to 5 months ago start to fade, feeling more like a dream than real memories.]

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

[he moves to her side and puts a hand on her shoulder. she's been gone for months - gone and not gone, it seems - and spending that much time under the castle's thrall would've taken a toll on her mind, he guesses. for once, he's thankful for his temporary humanity - being able to sense this much psychic and spatial manipulation all at once would have completely rendered him useless, he would have been unconscious in an instant. but things being as they are, he's completely ignorant to any psychic backlash that might come with her revelation, and can help steady her if she needs it]

... Take it easy, Edward.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She looks up at him, the recognition blossoming on her face. She doesn't completely understand what's happening, but she DOES know that this mysterious stranger isn't a stranger at all. He's one of her closest friends and it's been a long 5 months.] Doctor!

[She wraps her arms around his waist, giving him a big hug.]

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

[he laughs and hugs her back, picking her up and spinning her around]

Annnnnd there you are. You had me worried, you know! Alright, then?

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She giggles as she's spun, grinning from ear to ear]

Uh-huh! Edward remembers Disa-Disa. [pause] But... why did Disa-Disa make Edward forget?

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely certain. I'm afraid I've never seen anything like this before ... normally, when people leave Paradisa and return, they forget entirely - after all, this is my third time here, if the journals are to be believed.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[She nods. She's heard about all of that before, even though she'd never really experienced it for herself.]

Mysteeeeeeerious castle. What did Edward miss?

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Oh, quite a bit. We caught some bad people, so that it's a bit safer around the castle, now ... went on an expedition ... not quite as scary as the one you went on, but just as dangerous. [he smiles] We found the ruins of another castle, just like Paradisa. I should have to show you my diagrams of the underground train, I've a feeling you'd like them.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[her eyes get wide] Another castle like Disa-Disa? In the Dead Zone? What was it like?!

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Almost exactly the same, from what I've heard. We all got separated during the exploration, however, so I didn't get to see the castle proper. I was ... [he smirks] A bit occupied repairing the subway system.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

The same? [her eyes get wide] Edward wants to seeeeee! [She dances in place]

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Well, I may go back later ... there's something I really would like to investigate. Not sure how structurally sound it is, though - I wouldn't want you getting hurt again.

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwwwww! [She whines]