{Five (33)} &diams Remember me to one who lives there / He once was a true love of mine

[burnt_orangesky]

That [pause] could not have been merely a dream. I refuse to believe it was--that all those people, and that city, were just a part of something I dreamed up.

My true name--or part of it at least, it seems [pause] somewhat incomplete--is Romana. [Pause, pen taps] I will still answer to 'Fred,' if people feel more comfortable calling me by that name.

I see Juliet is alright. Innovator, are you also [pen taps] well?

-Romana/Fred



[Written a few minutes later, after flipping back through her journal a bit]

Boss. If you come anywhere near me, I may have to hurt you.

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[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Romana, huh? Think I'm gonna stick with Fred. It suits you better.

DON'T EVER GO AWAY LIKE THAT AGAIN.

[burnt_orangesky]

As you like. Being 'Romana' will take some getting used to, in any case.

I will do my best.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

I bet. Hmm. Romana does rather roll off the tongue well, though.

Nah, I'll stick to Fred.

I also cannot blame you for not wanting to hurt Boss. Luckily I somehow missed his entry about you being dead or else he would've been picking his teeth up off the floor.

/dick yet adorable mode ON!

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

So here's how it's going down. You're buying in starches--lots of them. In return I will not use the rope I may or may not have purchased in a fit of desperation and insomnia this week, nor will I make unflattering comparisons between what I remember about Rome and this situation we all find ourselves in. Also I may have records of your vitals during your coma for you to study later.

I swear to all the monotheistic figureheads in the universe, if you so much as get a paper cut this week I will send Qi after you.

...lol. Sorry, Genius, she is going to be completely unreasonable about the dream business

[burnt_orangesky]

[Long pause.]

I suppose I can be persuaded to buy you starches, though there is no need to tie me down. Despite my remarks in Juliet's journal entry, I was not going to leave the Clinic until someone gave me permission to do so. Rome? I'm afraid I must have missed that history lesson, myself.

I don't care how much of a coma I was in, that was not a dream. I was somewhere else for two days.

...I'll be careful. I would hate you to bother her over me.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

A rope? Kinky, Genius.

[desig-survivor.livejournal.com]

You're okay. That's - that's very good to hear.

[The 'YES you're not dead!' reaction doesn't get transcribed, but he may have punched the air and paced back and forth like an idiot]

Romana. Congratulations. I should try to hold on to that.

[And now the badpings. The very, very badpings.]

You were somewhere else, with new people and a few old ones? Was there [Pause. He can't think of what he wanted to ask, and doesn't know why it now seems worse than if she'd just been comatose for a few days.] What was it like? Not happy, was it?

[burnt_orangesky]

Thank you, on both counts.

It was [pause] with one or two exceptions, it was a bit like hell.

[spandexisyouth]

But how are you sure that it was not a dream?

[burnt_orangesky]

I cannot prove it in any way, but I [pause] it must have been real.

[live_ringer]

I think 'welcome back to the land of the living' may be my new catchphrase for you.

And Romana, huh? At least you managed to get something out of the experience, weird as that is.

[burnt_orangesky]

Oh joy. [Pause] Though I suppose I've earned that one.

I am rather hoping Edensphere will give me a vacation of sorts after all that, but given my track record I am hardly counting on it.

this is her expression of heartmelting joy

[ghost_of_00]

Innovator has awoken.

Romana. Fred. Are you both?

00

Aww

[burnt_orangesky]

I am glad to hear it.

I suppose I must be [pen taps] though I think I am more 'Fred' than 'Romana.'

[seeya-next-life.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, good to see your handwriting again. Welcome back. Seems weird dreamy stuff's happening to lots of folks these days; I wonder if there's a pattern?

Axel was one of her roommates during the thing. >_>

[burnt_orangesky]

Thank you, Lea. [Slight pause] Do you mean the mysterious comas, or something beside that?

As for a pattern, who can say? The Tree has its own rules.

You'll still be Fred. Heck, I even have trouble calling her Romana when I googlesearch her now.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Welcome back, Fred.

As you can imagine, it was a mess interesting as always in your absence.

Hahah, I'm actually not sure which I'll stick with at this point XD

[burnt_orangesky]

Stop encouraging Genius, Bell.

Yes, I read that my funeral was being arranged, and some interesting creatures have popped up.

[datswhatshesaid.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, Fred, where've you been?

This week... It's been a little stressful. I'm sorry, but I don't know if you heard this, but Gene's girlfriend, who's name is also Fred, died. I just... I don't know what happened.

...pfffft. Here we go, 1/idk

[burnt_orangesky]

2/idk

[burnt_orangesky]

3/idk

[burnt_orangesky]

4/idk

[burnt_orangesky]

[A few pen taps of RAEG]

5/idk

[burnt_orangesky]

[...wait. He... really isn't worth it.]

Lol, I'm done now |D

[burnt_orangesky]

[Ok, we're going with plan B: Lie to the idiot.]

I was taken to a magical land, full of food both rich and plentiful, where I spent several days living in luxury before being brought back to Edensphere.

Oh dear. I am [pause] so very sorry to hear that. I shall have to offer my condolences to Gene next time I see him.