SHOWMASTER HEART GAME (SUNDAY)(MORNING)

[showmaster]

A familiar voice can be heard above you, you're not sure if they're talking to you or not but it does feel like you're part of this conversation:

"What a Wonderful Story that you have. I've read it many times when I was feeling sad. You know, I wanted to keep it in my personal collection, but it doesn't seem that's going to be possible. To grant my wish, I'd have to sacrifice what it means to be a reader ... to become the story. That's The End that I'm looking for.

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Re: cw: child harm

[ticketmaster]

[Through hiccups, she speaks quietly:]

...Estoria...

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

Nice to meet you, Estoria. Is...

[ hesitates, looking from her to the ocean and back ]

...do you mind if I ask what happened? You seem pretty upset.

Re: cw: child harm

[showmaster]

My brother is gone!!!! They put him in a bucket and took him away!!! He's never coming back!!!

[She begins to wail again]

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

...I'm so sorry. What makes you say he's never coming back?

Re: cw: child harm

[showmaster]

Because! The ocean is too big and I am too little, I can't swim and find all of the pieces!!

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

...no. Not on your own. But I can try to help you.

Re: cw: child harm

[showmaster]

How?!

[She suddenly looks towards him, desperate.]

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

[ hesitates, looking out to sea ]

Two are better than one, right? And I wanna help you. You're not alone.

[ and if he tries stretching out his senses, his powers, to the ocean....does he feel anything? ]

Re: cw: child harm

[ticketmaster]

[The ocean itself feels...far. You really can't hear it from where you are outside of a sound of pain from far away.]

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

[ exhales ]

...it might take a while. And it might be hard. But I really will do whatever I can help you.

Re: cw: child harm

[ticketmaster]

[She sniffles.]

It's all my fault...

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

Hey, no. How could it be your fault?

Re: cw: child harm

[ticketmaster]

Because if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be here...

[She faceplants into the sand.]

Re: cw: child harm

[audacity]

Why not?