◊ 6th Contract | Video

[substrictus]

[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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[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.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

That's right. I need to... otherwise it might happen again and I don't want that here..

[nightraysewerat]

You should definitely think long and hard on that. Think what other people rely on you that could be hurt.

[And he says this for a very specific reason, of course. Even if that person isn't here, at the moment.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[A nod and just... he feels a touch worse as seeing what Jack did to Leo, there's a possible chance he might do it to his friends that were from his world if he wasn't careful enough and wasn't able to stop him]

I refuse to let anyone else be hurt. Gilbert, Alice or Elliot.

[There's a pause here in which he's a touch quiet]

Ah... Vincent. May I ask you something?

[nightraysewerat]

But of course. We're practically family, aren't we?

[He's all smiles, of course.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[At those words, his eye twitches a bit. Don't think he's forgotten about his dislike of you dating his sister]

...Jack.

How much do you really know about him?

[nightraysewerat]

That's a pretty loaded question, really.

[After all, admitting how much he knows isn't something that he likes to do at all.]

He was important.

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

In what way?

I mean... everyone calls him the hero but... I think there's more to it.

[Oz really has to be careful about his questions because he does have to keep in mind that Jack is still likely aware of everything he's speaking about to Vincent right now]

[nightraysewerat]

He loved my eyes.

[Take that as you will, Oz. That's the kind of special he's talking about.

And since things are coming out in the open here anyway, he supposes it doesn't matter, not really.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[It's strange.

So Jack liked -- no, loved Vincent's eyes? That alone rose so many questions that even he was unable to answer in that mess he called his own mind at this point in time]

One of the only people who probably said that to you, right?

[nightraysewerat]

It's not exactly a popular opinion, now is it?

[He shrugs, looks away. Sharing these things with Oz, who looks so much like Jack... it's almost like... he wants to ask...]

You certainly don't think it's beautiful, do you?

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[That's something he's never considered before.

With everything that's gone on before now and the things he's seen and such, he knows he hasn't thought about it until now. Green eyes settled on that mismatched gaze and he has to think a moment as he has to really consider the entirety of his words]

In a way, yeah, I do.

You don't see that kind of eyecolor anywhere and it's unique. [A pause. Deep down he can hardly even wonder how he's able to be so honest with the man but... a part of him couldn't lie about something like that.] I wouldn't ever hide it if I had eyes that color..

[nightraysewerat]

You'd say that, knowing that your precious servant has suffered because of these eyes?

[He can't accept that, no matter what. And Oz shouldn't sound like Jack, not like that... he doesn't want to hear that...]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Hardships only make one stronger, right?

After all, Gil stayed by your side even with that suffering didn't he?

[He offers a small smile despite himself]

[nightraysewerat]

...

...

he shouldn't have.

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Why?

You say that as if it was bad for him to do it..

[nightraysewerat]

Wasn't it? Think about it carefully, Oz. Do you really think he gains anything from me?