◊ 6th Contract | Video

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[No sooner than the video came into focus did the sight of a blond lying on the ground near the dreamberry is evident.

His face is slightly scuffed up and he's dressed in a black formal suit, but people may recognize him. The blond hair and the too-green eyes that are visible for only a few seconds before he bolts upright with one name on his lips and fear that's rather evident on his face]

Leo!!

[About now he realizes he's not home, but that doesn't make him feel any better about what happened. He could still almost feel Jack's hands over his eyes and those damn words in his ears that kept running over and over in his head.

The fact that he's in Somarium again doesn't entirely register yet as he's still trying to piece things together in his head right now. Which is why when he speaks, it's not even aimed at the dreamberry whatsoever, really..]

...no.. Why couldn't I stop him?

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[disruptstatice]

[...he should be concerned, shouldn't he?

Things just keep showing up, and while he wonders what it is that required that face on Oz's face and his name being spoken like that... he's also not sure he wants to know what it's about. If he wants to add anything more to his shoulders just yet.]

Oz...?

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[It takes a second to note the other's appearance and then a further one to note that Leo seems entirely alright. Still hasn't completely set in that he's back at Somarium just yet.

Though that doesn't stop a relieved smile from showing on his face nonetheless]

Leo! You're... You're alright!

I...I'm sorry...

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...

[Now that just doesn't make sense. Alright? And apologising?

He's not sure he wants to know but.]

For what?

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[Exhales a breath and just.. tries to gather his wits about him the best he's able to. Pausing only a little when the other asked that, which made him blink a bit in mild confusion.

Leo didn't know? But that meant only one thing...

Oz glanced around where he had ended up and then back at the dreamberry shortly.]

Ah... I... accidentally slipped and ended up punching you in the heat of the moment.

With how you were acting back home, I kinda didn't have any choice..

[He originally meant the sorry to be for what Jack pulled what he had but he'd leave that part out for now. He'd started to remember where he was and the memories that'd come with it] I am back in Somarium, aren't I?

[b-rabbito.livejournal.com]

[As soon as the video started, someone has been running to welcome you back...]

OZ!!!!

[...with a kick] Where the hell have you been?!!?!?

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[aaand down he goes.

It takes a moment or two before he recovers, rubbing at his head and offering a small, apologetic smile.]

I was... uh... with Leo...

But that was back home.. I think.

[b-rabbito.livejournal.com]

[glares] You're supposed to be at MY side! Not that weird book worm!

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Ah... you were busy with Echo, I believe. You said you wanted to give her 'a good kick' and I was facing Leo.

So technically weren't we at each other's side?

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[incorruption.livejournal.com]

[She's definitely concerned.]

Oz, are you okay? You look scared...

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[Upon hearing her voice, it's enough to make him blink a few times as he tries to remember the name that went with the face and where he'd seen her.

Which brought him back to start remembering where he was. Though even then he couldn't even muster a smile with how frazzled his thoughts are.]

I... I'd like to say i'm alright but i'm not.

How could I be?

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[incorruption.livejournal.com]

...Where are you now?

[She doesn't like the look on his face, not at all. That's why she's going to try to get to him, because he looks like he needs help. More so emotionally than physically.]

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[A pause lingers after that and he just takes a quick look around his surroundings before glancing back to her shortly]

At Espoir, I think.

Near the fountain.

[Glances down] You don't have to come if it's going to be any trouble, Nunnally.

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There you are?!

[Well that was her one job she had found someone that someone else was looking for, even if it did take a good while to do that, but she had to wonder if the other had found him before.]

Where did you go?

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[Seeing her familiar face was definitely enough to give him pause. At least until he was able to put a name to the face for what it was worth]

I went home for a bit.

Though I shouldn't be going anywhere again after that.

[kobatonotdobato.livejournal.com]

You went home? I though it was something else.

[She sits there thinking for a moment, though what she thought had happened made no sense in her head, she was at least glad it wasn't true.]

I'm glad you're back, your friend missed you very much.

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Huh? They did?

[Oz just blinks a few times and tilts his head to the side briefly out of curiosity]

Was I really gone so long?

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Something the matter, Oz?

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[Being as on edge as he was, the sound of someone speaking to him was enough to make him jump a bit. Though the sight of a face that he hadn't seen within his home told him just exactly where he was.

His mind was in a bit of a mess right now with returning memories as well as the ones he'd just experienced. It all was a bit dizzying to say the least]

You could say that.

I've got quite a bit on my mind, actually.

[componere.livejournal.com]

I can see that. [ There's a deliberate pause. Well, Oz certainly doesn't look ok. Allow Josh to be your stand in Break for awhile. ]

It doesn't hurt to let those thoughts out once in awhile. So I've heard.

[nightraysewerat]

[Oh.

Oh.

Well. This is interesting.]

I don't think anyone else can answer that question for you.

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

...You're right.

It's not something I should expect anyone else to answer but myself.

[Oz's tone is a bit bitter within those words as he raises a hand to rub at his scuffed cheek. If Vincent looks closely at him, he might note the slight way his body shakes a bit.

He's still trying to forget what he'd done just a few moments prior]

[nightraysewerat]

Exactly. I think you're the only one who fully understands your own failure.

[Failure it is, isn't it? Quite a failure. Vincent does wonder exactly what happened, but he won't ask, exactly.]

[purethingsonly.livejournal.com]

...B-brother...?

[Her voice is small... timid... worried. Her brother seemed... disturbed yet again. Just one more thing that seemed to be going right over her head. How pitiful. Why... did it feel like her brother was going further and further away from her...? And she didn't understand any of it.]

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[The sound of his sister's voice is enough to shake him from his thoughts, jumping a bit before he turned his gaze to her]

A-Ada!

I... Are you alright?

[He was more focused on her than his own mindset honestly.]

[purethingsonly.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm alright...

[That wasn't even a question. He was the one acting strange again.]

Are you...?