{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.

/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.

[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?

[spandexisyouth]

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

[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.

this is her expression of heartmelting joy

[ghost_of_00]

Innovator has awoken.

Romana. Fred. Are you both?

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[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?

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.

[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.