canon: Hereditary

[possessum]

What.. is this place...?

[ He's confused, and he looks unwell. His forehead is clammy, layered slightly in sweat. His eyes are glossy, as though he's having trouble keeping focus. ]

I want to go home. Let me go home.

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As someone who watched Ari Aster films, they are a trip!

[girlfromnowhere]

"What is home?"

[ She looks at him curiously, like watching something about to unravel. ]

"You look like a mess."

[fusionblasted]

"A multidimensional space between spaces. Welcome."

They are! I just saw Midsommar and /wow/.....

[possessum]

[ The boy looks up, surprised and even a little fearful at the appearance of someone else. ]

Home is.. Utah? Yeah, Utah.

[ He presses a hand against his forehead as though it's difficult to remember. ] I don't feel well. Do you know how to get out of here?

[possessum]

A--- what? [ He blinks, mouth opening slowly, stunned. ]

How long have you been here...?

[fusionblasted]

I arrived just the other day.

Ikr??? It was a whole new level of bizarre lol

[girlfromnowhere]

“Maybe if you chant ‘there’s no place like home’ and tap your shoes...”

[ /sarcasm. Nanno isn’t a good influence. ]

“I’m far from home, too. I’m not sure how I’ll go back, but I’m not complaining.”

[possessum]

[ The reference takes him off-guard, just because it feels so... normal. Peter makes a sound almost like a laugh, though it comes out as a mix of a cough and a grunt. ]

You don't want to go back?

[possessum]

Any idea how to get the hell out of here?

Or at least if they have anything to drink around here?

[fusionblasted]

I've no idea how to get out of her but I got a six pack of beer if you want to.

[possessum]

Please. [ He runs his hands over his face. ] I could definitely use a beer.

[girlfromnowhere]

"I'd rather move ahead, you know."

[ She arches a brow, acting a bit confused. ]

"Why go back home when you can do whatever you want out here?"

[possessum]

How do you know what's coming won't be worse?

[ He looks down at his hands. ]

My family.. Something bad's happening to my family. I need to go back so I can protect them.

[ ....I have bad news for you, Peter.... ]

[girlfromnowhere]

“There’s always a risk, but I’m willing to take. What about you?”

[ She let out a sigh.]

“I’m so glad I don’t have ties anymore.”

[possessum]

I guess I've never really taken many risks before. It feels... a little foreign to think about.

[ There's something in her words he can relate to, deep down. He tries to keep what that feeling is swallowed down, but it's unsettling. ]

Don't you miss your family?

[fusionblasted]

[Jim hands the other man a can of cheap beer.] Name's Jim Preston.

[girlfromnowhere]

“Well, you have the chance now.”

[ She frowns a bit at that. Maybe she was someone’s daughter in a previous life. Instead, she answers...]

“I don’t miss them.”

[possessum]

Peter Graham. Thanks, man. [ He takes it gratefully, flicking back the tab and taking a few long, hard swallows. ]

So uh... this... multidimensional space... Is it dangerous?

[ Peter still seems really nervous and probably a bit unhinged (he keeps glancing wide-eyed over his shoulder), but at least there's alcohol. ]

[possessum]

[ She's right, honestly, whether he likes it or not. As visibly unsettled as he is, Peter doesn't seem to be fighting this situation much. Maybe he can't. ]

Not missing anyone sounds like freedom.

[ He's slightly surprised that he just said that, frowning. ]

[girlfromnowhere]

"Exactly. You feel weightless, like nothing holds you down. Isn't that nice to be free? "

[ Nanno says with a smile, she's merely nudging him in that direction, but most would think that she's like the snake who nudged Eve to bite the apple in Eden. ]

"You got a name?"

[fusionblasted]

Could be. [Jim shrugs.] Who knows what can be hiding out here?

[possessum]

You aren't scared?

[fusionblasted]

I've been through worse. Like getting space by the exhaust of a malfunctioning fusion reactor.

[possessum]

It sounds.... really nice.

( He admits, softly. Uneasily. It wouldn't take much to push him in any direction, but he's especially vulnerable about this one.

He resents everything about his family. )

Peter. What about yours?

[possessum]

Woah, seriously?

[ Man... Fusion reactors? ]

Are you a scientist or something like that?

[fusionblasted]

No, just a regular ol' mechanic. That happened to have to do some working on said fusion reactor before it blew up.

[girlfromnowhere]

“Sounds special.”

[ She offers him a business card, just only with her name on it. No number, nothing else.

She likes to be mysterious. ]

“Nanno. You may see me around here, or other places. I tend to wander.”

[possessum]

[ He takes the card, blinking down at it. She really is mysterious. A little unsettling somehow, or maybe it's just the subject matter they've briefly gone over unsettling him. ]

I'll hang onto it. [ He pockets the card. Outside of this place, he knows he won't remember her (he's starting to learn how things work around here), but still. Maybe they'll bump into each other here again. ]

Uh.. if you meet me again, out there. I guess it doesn't do any good to say this, but... be careful. I'm not sure what's wrong with me. But I don't want to hurt anyone.

[possessum]

Blew up... Fuck. [ Another long sip of beer. ] How did you survive?

[ ...Unless he didn't. ]

[girlfromnowhere]

"Don't worry. You won't hurt me."

[ Nanno smiles again, a bit uncanny. She senses something about him that's dark, which she finds fascinating. ]

"See you around."

[fusionblasted]

We managed to stop it from blowing up. I survived that just to get spaced. It was a close call there... I was sure I was dead. But my girlfriend brought me back.

[possessum]

[ Jesus. Poor guy... ]

Spaced? Like... lost out in space?

[fusionblasted]

As in being accelerated away from the ship with a broken tether and no way to get back on your own.

[possessum]

Sounds terrifying. ...Lonely.

[ He likes space; he has a telescope in his room. But being on the other end... way out there, all alone? It's an empty feeling. ]

I hope your uh... mun? Doesn't send you anywhere that can happen again.

[fusionblasted]

It was terrifying. At least it was just a few minutes. Then I lost consciousness.

I'm not sure my Mun is intending to send me anywhere.