on recently getting back into firefly; looking at all the games

[comprehend]

You shouldn't stir up old ghosts. They don't like to be disturbed, and they're noisy. Crowding up the room with their chatter. It's loud in here.

( but she glances pensively off to the side, oddly tranquil -- for now. )

Is it time to wake up? No days in the black. I won't know.

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[comprehend]

You left something behind.

( the serenity cared for them too. but there's an old saying, right? home is where the heart is. so her home is wherever simon is.

she wouldn't be afraid. )

[pompous_today]

Some of my memories, yes. There are some events that are very fuzzy. [Specifically, he doesn't remember how he broke River out of the Academy, nor what's wrong with her brain.]

... The last time she was here, I was her price. She didn't remember me.

[comprehend]

( she buries her face in his shoulder. maybe there are things she would like to forget, but even if she forgot the academy, she wouldn't be better. wouldn't function like a girl should. and simon is the last person she wants to forget, because he's the one who keeps her anchored. he's a doctor, such a good doctor. he takes care of her. )

They meddle. With our brains.

( like the academy. she's tired of being meddled with. )

[pompous_today]

[Simon strokes her hair, nuzzling softly against her. Yes, the castle does meddle, with everyone- not just taking away memories, but abilities.]

That seems to happen everywhere we go, doesn't it? ... It was hard. I tried to take care of her the best I could, but... she couldn't be who I remembered her as. She had other friends, though. Another brother, named Peter. And a sister named Katniss.

[comprehend]

But not you.

( she doesn't want another brother. and she doesn't want to forget, either. her reality is already fragile enough without poking holes into it. without the constants, the equation won't be contained. )

[pompous_today]

No. ... Not me.

[He's quiet for a short pause.]

I hated it. Being a stranger to you.