13th Combo - [Video]

[redcladidealist]

[A letter. That's what Lloyd had come home to. A letter. A letter and a suddenly empty apartment, all of Zelos's things just... gone. Lloyd stands there, still numbly holding the letter. Things had been strained between them ever since he'd found out. Found out that Zelos was dead. And how. Why. But he hadn't seen this coming.

Moved out.

Gone.

His thoughts feel broken and stilted. Zelos was gone.

Squeezing his eyes shut, the teen drops heavily into a chair.]

Dammit...

[For a long time all he does is just sit there, too many emotions lodged in his throat and his head to manage anything else. Finally, he pulls his Dreamberry out. He probably looks as bad as he feels - guilty, miserable. Angry. - but he honestly doesn't care. He needs to say something, even if it's stupid and childish.]

Somebody hit Zelos when you see him.

Comments

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

[Small shrug.] Why not? Stranger things have happened.

[redcladidealist]

[Huh.] So if someone gets brought back to life when they come here, could they go back home and still be alive?

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

A most interesting theory, but if only our 'dream-selves' are in Somarium, then the deceased's physical body should be rotting back in their own world. Still, this certainly is a question I'd like to continue exploring.

[redcladidealist]

But that's-

But then-

[Horrified.]

That can't be what happens! Then they'd be stuck here forever!

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

Who knows? If this is the afterlife, then it should be far more crowded. Perhaps there is another place departed souls go to. I'm not a particularly religious person [especially since religion almost caused the death of his world =\ ] but there certainly is no mention of Somarium whenever people discuss the afterlife.

[redcladidealist]

Somarium's not like any place I've heard about, either. [Lloyd frowns, trying to think about everything he knows.] I'm not sure that everyone here is asleep, either. I think I'm here completely because I came through the Otherworldly Gate. So if you can come here completely, maybe you can leave here completely, even if that's not the way you came. Maybe Zelos can still leave with a body, even if he died.

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

That would be assuming he has the ability to go to different timelines. From what you tell me, it seems that you two come from different points of time in your world.

Frankly, the thought of time travel makes my head ache. I don't suppose you know of instances of time travel in your world's history, do you?

[redcladidealist]

I... uh... [Lloyd's cheeks tinge a little bit pink.] I don't know. History's not exactly my... best subject. Um... maybe?

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

I'm not particularly surprised if you don't know. Until we have a concrete answer, I suppose we would be fine in assuming the answer is 'no'. Which might mean that it's impossible for Zelos to live again, especially if he isn't transported here through the Otherworldy Gate.

[redcladidealist]

Damn it... I'm not going to accept that. There has to be a way to save him.

[He shakes his head.]

I'll think of something, Jade. You can count on it.