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Tweak says, "kiss my grits"

Henry Townshend (guyin302) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2008-04-17 00:34:00

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angela chase, antigone grace, henry townshend

A...tornado? Huh. That's a new one.

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	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 05:10 am UTC (link)
	Welcome anyway, windstorms notwithstanding. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 05:14 am UTC (link)
	Thanks. I have to admit, this place is a little surprising. The only other worlds I've visited have never had more than one person in them. Lots of monsters and ghosts, but only one person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Monsters and ghosts? The people here are generally pretty nice. I've only met one who wasn't, but I think it had to do with the size of his- Still, there are lots of people here, many of whom will be more than happy to talk to you, I'm sure. I'm Anne, by the way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, monsters and ghosts. It's...sort of a long story. I'm just going to pretend that sentence ends with "heart" and you met the Grinch. I'm Henry. It's good to know that I'm not alone here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 05:33 am UTC (link)
	I talked to someone who deals in monsters and ghosts. Nice guy. His 'heart'. Yes. It's nice to meet you, Henry. It's not the same as where you're from, but it's not all bad. I promise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 05:39 am UTC (link)
	Really? So people aren't going to think I'm crazy? That's great! From looking at it, it's pretty similar to where I'm from, actually. Looks like New York City. I recognize some of the buildings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 05:40 am UTC (link)
	Oh, some people might. I suppose it depends on where they come from originally, right? You ended up in New York? I've been there a few times myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 05:45 am UTC (link)
	Still. Where I come from, people talking about the kind of thing I went through...well, let's just say they weren't exactly considered sane. Yeah, I've been up here a few times. I usually take a train, but I guess this way I don't have to buy a ticket. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 05:48 am UTC (link)
	Can I ask what you went through? It doesn't sound exactly pleasant. Where are you from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

guyin302
2008-04-17 06:03 am UTC (link)

Years before I moved into my apartment, Walter Sullivan was born and abandoned in that same room. He grew up thinking (and being told by a cult that ran the orphanage he was raised in) that the room itself was his mother, and when he got out, he used a ritual they taught him to "wake mother up". He had to kill twenty-one people, but was caught after number ten. He killed himself as the eleventh, and it allowed him to continue the ritual as a ghost. When I moved in, he decided to make me the twenty-first victim, the "Receiver of Wisdom". Which, in his twisted mind, meant I had to watch all his remaining victims die.

At the same time, a part of him didn't want to do it, and after he died it sort of took physical form as a little kid. When Walter got up to number twenty, my neighbor Eileen, the kid interfered and kept her alive. The two of us eventually found Walter's body, and then he took Eileen over and almost killed her. I had to destroy his physical body to end the whole thing. ...I really don't know how his body got from the prison graveyard to my apartment. I don't think I really want to know.

The whole time, he'd trapped me in that room. Chains on the door, my TV and phone on the fritz, my windows stuck shut, no way to talk to anyone or get out... Until this tunnel opened up in my bathroom. That's how I got to each of these worlds. One of them took me to the hospital Eileen got sent to, and after that the ghosts of the other victims I'd seen were able to follow me back to my apartment. It was...horrible.

And the worst part? Even now, after all that...I can't even really feel angry at him. He was abandoned right at birth. Thrown away like a piece of trash and raised by a horrible cult with twisted ideals and a crazy religion. They kept him in a prison cell in that orphanage. Who keeps a kid in a grimy cell? I feel pity for him, sympathy, maybe even a little disgust...but not anger. How weird is that?

I'm from Ashfield originally. I don't know if it exists here, though. What about you?

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	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 06:07 am UTC (link)
	Wow, Henry. That's... intense. I mean, I understand what you mean about not being angry. But that's a lot to go through for one person. I've never heard of Ashfield, but don't take my word for it. I've had kind of a sheltered life. I'm from a place called Troy. My mother moved there when she was fairly young. Her name was Helen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 06:11 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. I think for a while I hated him, but when I found out everything he'd been through... I don't know. I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive him completely, but I guess I can feel for the guy, as weird as it sounds. Helen of Troy? Like, the Helen of Troy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 06:14 am UTC (link)
	I don't think it sounds weird at all. Empathy is a gift. Oh, you know her? She and my dad, Hermes? Well, they've never been the best of friends, but they get along okay enough. He's always taken care of her. He was the one that took her to Troy in the first place. That's where I was born. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 06:17 am UTC (link)
	I guess so. Never really looked at it as anything special. I, uh...both of your parents are kind of famous where I come from. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 06:38 am UTC (link)
	It is. Trust me, I know. Really? That's something. I mean, Mom's a Queen and Dad's a God, but... well, hmm. Something I'll never tell either of them. Trust me, they'll get conceited about it, I promise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 12:43 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I'll take your word for it, then. Yeah, the God thing is why I know him, and your mom...well, the whole Trojan War thing. Probably not something either of them likes to remember, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	It was a long time ago. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	I think that might be an understatement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-17 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	What's a few thousand years in terms of immortality? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, fair point. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	so_called 2008-04-17 11:37 am UTC (link)
	Jordan? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 12:44 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry, but no, my name's Henry. I'm guessing this Jordan guy and I have the same face? I'm sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-17 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	It happens. It's not like it's your fault, or anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Well, true, but I'm still sorry. If I see him, should I let you know? I'm Henry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-17 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Well... I don't know, to be perfectly honest. I'm Angela. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Complicated relationship? Nice to meet you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-17 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Are there simple ones? Nice meeting you too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Good point. I can kind of relate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-17 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Eh, it's my fault. I moved in with a girl I'm pretty sure I'm in love with, but I can never seem to actually tell her this. That can lead to some...awkward moments. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-17 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. That sounds awkward. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-17 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Just a little, yeah. I keep telling myself I'll tell her soon, but it never really seems to happen. Maybe when I get back... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-18 12:01 am UTC (link)
	Um. People don't seem to really go back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-18 12:10 am UTC (link)
	...They don't? All the other times I went to other worlds, I was able to get back. I just sort of assumed... I...guess I won't have to worry about telling her... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_called 2008-04-18 12:14 am UTC (link)
	I guess it's possible she'll show up here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-18 12:21 am UTC (link)
	That's true. I'll just have to hope for the best, I suppose. Thanks. (Reply to this) (Parent)