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Beau Cade (edisni_daed) wrote in mount_olympus,
@ 2008-07-07 00:00:00

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beau, psyche

It felt like a dream, the world frozen in the act of daily life. Some people were caught in midstep, while others stared blankly at news papers and mid-sentence. Even the piano seemed dead, though he could still tap out a tune on the keys. Logic told Beau that this was a dream… But it seemed to not end, no matter how many drugs he took, how much he slept, or how piss drunk he was.

Beau Cade was simply the only person in all of Athens that wasn’t frozen in time.

“I don’t understand,” he muttered to himself, scrubbing his face as he stared. “What the fuck…”

He pushed away from the piano to pace a little, weaving around couples that were caught in the middle of a dance, staring into each other’s faces lovingly. Biting his lip, he glanced around the ballroom, and sighed.

“What happen?” He asked a man who was staring at the dancers, waiting for a moment as though he would answer. It was ridiculous, of course, to think there would be a sudden change, that the man would come to life and answer that brief question before resuming his blank stare.

“You need to re-dye your roots,” he commented, “the gray is staring to show.”

Of course the best part of a frozen world was how easy it was to get rid of cops. Stupid Interpol had finally tracked him into Greece. Wanted posters with his face had started to pop up a day or so before everything froze. But since then, Beau had had the pleasure of blowing motionless fuckers’ heads off.

“Maybe I should go try some golf?” Which was more like going out to the driving range and seeing how many times he could hit the sad excuse of a caddy in the head. “You know, I used to be such a good kid.” He looked at the graying man again, and nodded earnestly, “I was. My mummy told me so…I’m not sure what happened, really. I just soured I guess.”

Shrugging, he slapped the table top before moving off into the floor again. “Probably just insane. Insane is what they’d call this isn’t it? Because…well, the world couldn’t stop. Isn’t logical at all. So it all has to be in the mind…and only a sick mind makes the world stop.”

He pursed his lips a moment, before laughing inanely. “Has to be insanity….” He looked back at the graying man, “I’m insane!!”

Or at least he was certainly going mad.

Maybe he was dead? Or…in a coma. Both were good excuses for insanity, right?

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sleepswithlove
2008-07-09 02:05 am UTC (link)

Her garden wasn't giving her any comfort today. Yes, her mind was occupied, yes, she was ignoring reality, but there was something nagging in her head.

She knew what it was, but she ignored it. And ignored it. And ignored it.

There was someone not frozen. There was someone still on their journey.

Finally, she gave up trying to ignore her job.

With a pop she left her garden and materialized into the room with Beau.

"You're not insane."

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edisni_daed
2008-07-09 09:44 pm UTC (link)

The fact that someone appear out of no where, and was saying he wasn't 'insane'...wasn't much in the way of convincing him of the fact. Actually, it was more or less pointing more toward insane. Seeing as well, why else would he being trying to convince himself he was sane?

"Uh," he blinked, reverting to the use of French as he spoke, "I don't think we agree on that point."

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	sleepswithlove 2008-07-10 01:52 am UTC (link)
	Her head just shook as he spoke to her in French. In Greek, she gave him an apologetic smile. "I don't speak French, I'm sorry." France was on her list, but not a place she'd been yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	edisni_daed 2008-07-10 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	He gave her a look, before shaking his head before he looked around the room. This was stupid... "Nice," he said in Greek, though the language did not flow as well from his lips. It was evident Greek was not his native tongue. "Why are you here?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-07-12 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"France is still on my list." Psyche ran her hand along a frozen mortals dress, watching it swish out then fall back into place, ending just as still as it was before she touched it and she shrugged. "You were calling for me. So I came." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	edisni_daed 2008-07-12 02:36 am UTC (link)
	To say he was confused would have been an understatement. He stared at her like she was mad for a long moment, before tilting his head to the side and laughing. "Yeah...because I picked up the crazy phone and said I need some blond, Greek chick to pop out of thin air. Sure." Did she think he was that stupid? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-07-12 03:05 am UTC (link)

It was always much easier when they just accepted what she said as gospel.

"Well...you didn't. Per say. It was more that your soul called for me. You require guidance of some sort." She looked him over, "Now I'm sure there are more in need a guidance than you, but the whole not being frozen thing, kinda pushed you to the top of the list."

"Speaking of which, any idea why you aren't frozen?"

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	edisni_daed 2008-07-12 11:30 am UTC (link)
	She was asking the most ridiculous question ever. Was she serious? "I'm going with....this isn't real, and I'm just dead...or in a coma...on in insane." All were possible. Maybe this was what happened in his head when he couldn't remember things. This could why. Or maybe the cops caught up to him, and killed him. Interpol wasn't known for its kindness. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-07-13 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, it is. No, you're not. Nope. And nope. But good guesses all of them. No, time has stopped for every mortal it seems...but you." She moved around him then up close to him and looked him up and down, curiosity covering her face. "What is it about you? Why you? You're special, but how?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	edisni_daed 2008-07-17 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, now the crazy lady was looking him up and down like a french horse? That certainly didn't work for Beau. He backed away, giving her a disbelieving look. "Uh, you are crazy. And I don't know what you are talking about." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-07-19 02:22 am UTC (link)

She sighed the sigh of mother explaining something to a child that just wasn't getting it. Mortals.

"I'm not crazy, Beau. And neither are you. But something about YOU is special, hence why YOU are not frozen like the rest of the mortals." She motioned toward the frozen dancers around them.

"I'm just trying to figure out why you are so special. You don't look particularly special. You don't sound special, although I haven't heard you sing yet, but I'm sure it's very nice." She gave him a smile. His wasn't a journey she followed too closely. Maybe she should have.

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	edisni_daed 2008-07-22 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	She knew his name? Or did he say it? Of course if he was dreaming or whatever, that would make some fucked up sense that she knew it. "I'm not special." Unless you counted the fact that he was Wanted in connection to at least one murder. "So...you can leave now. I have...people to go mess with." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-07-26 10:31 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, but you are. I just can't figure out why. I think I need to ask for some other opinions."

Psyche sent out a general call for assistance, not one for help but for knowledge to anyone that could hear it. It gave a brief description of Beau and where they were located. Hopefully, someone would answer.

She gave Beau a smile. "There, now we just wait for someone to answer. So, will you sing for me? I'd like to hear it."

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	edisni_daed 2008-08-01 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	"...Uh..." Well there was a piano, but still! Why did she want to hear him sing? That was creepy. Then again she was starting to get a bit creepy too. Carefully he stared at her before making his way to the piano and pushing the lifeless musician out of his way. "What do you want to hear?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-08-14 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I'm ok with whatever you'd like to play me. I'm sure it will be fantastic." She smiled at him in a hopefully a reassuring way. (Reply to this) (Parent)