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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

!!! H-Hey-!! [It flinches, trying to rip its hand away. Her grip is stronger than it looks. It looks over at Desmond, a tinge of fear in its eyes.] I-I don't do this, touchy nonsense!! Sycamore!! Make it stop!!

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

[A ball of dread drops into its stomach, but it whistles back the same melody to her. Maybe it'll make it go away.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

!! [The way she moves makes it shudder. Its grip tightens on Desmond's arm.] *I don't like her. Get her away from me!!* [Her whistling makes it perk up a bit. Peeking over Sycamore's shoulder, it recognizes that tune. From one of the many memories it witnessed on their way there.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

[As he walks away, the voices get harder to hear.] (*A_e y__ crazy!? Why _an't __u stay pu_ and l_t __ find yo_!?*)🪄 (*Jas__!? Ja__n, please!! P___se, pleas_ wait-!!*)🐦‍⬛ [The line gets worse, and worse, until-] (*HABIBI-*)🐦‍⬛ [Marshall cries out, interrupted by a harsh screech. All is quiet now.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

... Uhm...E-English. English is fine. ... [Looking at her makes it feel sick for some reason. Slowly, it moves to hide behind Desmond. It's voice drops to a whisper.] *What is a kid doing here...?*

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You speak as if I know where or *what* that is. Tch... [It continues to look around, crossing its arms.] So *where* is the city, hm? Nothing is here!! And how long to get there? My back hurts, and it's too hot out, an- -!! [He flinches at the sound of leaves crunching from the trees near them.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This doesn't look like Monte d'Or to me, Wise Guy! [It follows his gaze to the edge of the world. There's an overwhelming sense of dread.] Ohh great... We're lost, aren't we? (*Lost!? But, but we need to go! We need to find Jason-!*)🐦‍⬛ Ugh...Right...Where to, now, Mister Smarty Pants?

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*...Mmm... ... M-Maybe next time, we do a makeover...I can help get rid of them...? ... It's not...Scary...*)🐺

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*No, no, no... Don't, please! I don't want you to get hurt!*)🐦‍⬛ (*What does it matter if we look for you in the city or out of it!? Like we're giving them any information!*)🪄 (*Please, please, I can't lose you like this...I don't want you to get hurt like I did!!*)🐦‍⬛ [The line is getting fuzzy.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*...How did you get them...? You didn't have them last time I saw you... ... D-Did you do a makeover without me...?*)🐺 [They sound mildly betrayed.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*"They?" What on Earth do you mean th-*)🪄 (*T-Targent!?*)🐦‍⬛ (*Ohhh, don't be ridiculous! He's lying!*)🪄 (*They, they can't be! The Azran fell! You're supposed to be safe! They have nothing!! Why are they there!? A-Are you okay!?*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*...!! Y-Yay...! Thank you...*)🐺 [There's the feeling of something prodding at his hair.] (*...Hehe...It's pretty...I-I want some...*)🐺

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*What, what do you mean? We're already on our way, I promise! We're trying to find you- Yip!!*)🐦‍⬛ [There's another scream.] (*Shut up!! Butt out of my conversation!!*)🪄 (*Owww-!! My hair!! Let go!!*)🐦‍⬛ (*Tch...Where are you, Jason? At least make this easier for us, and you.*)🪄

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*Aren't we all?*)🪄🪡🐦‍⬛ [They all go back bickering and fighting again. Besides Eros, of course.] (*I-I wanna see...It's like...Rings on a tree...Please? P-Pretty please?*)🐺

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

[There's an overdramatic gasp.] (*I-I'm not greying!!*)🐦‍⬛ (*Oh goodness I hope not...*)🪡 (*We bleach our hair, imbeciles.*)🪄 ... (*...Wanna see too.*)🐺

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*...Can we see-*)🐦‍⬛🪄🪡

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*You don't have time for anything! Now tell me what you're-*)🪄 (*STOP BEING SO AWFUL TO HIM!*)🐦‍⬛ [There's a sharp yelp from Charlie. Marshall sounds on the verge of tears from pain, but continues to speak:] (*Jason!? Are you okay!? We're coming to get you, I promise! I'm...I...*)🐦‍⬛ (*Augh...*)🪄

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(*What? What will have to do?*)🪄 (*Hey, wait-! That voice-!*)🐦‍⬛ (*Shut, shut it! You don't get to talk to him!*)🪄 (*Why not!?*)🐦‍⬛ (*You think he wants to hear from the likes of you!?*)🪄 [Marshall's face goes pale as Charlie says that. It, tries to ignore him.] (*What are you doing over there?*)🪄

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

... [Another look around.] Where did we end up? Are we still in England?

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Shut up. Shut your trap. [It snaps at them, shaking its hair free and taking a moment to delicately remove the pendant from the ribbon itself. Clasping it around its neck for now, it goes back to tying the ribbon tightly around Desmond's leg, scowling.] I'm not carrying you around, so...Shut up.

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

[A pause.] (*We can at least, be on alert for your romantic partner. What does she look like? What does her voice sound like? And her eyes? We remember key aspects, not a whole face.*)🪄

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

(*It was coddling. Sheer paranoia. We'd been hurt once, and ☐☐☐☐☐ wasn't going to risk anything.*)🪄 (*...Being, treated, like your body is crumbling, is not fun.*)🐦‍⬛ (*...*)🪄 (*But, but it's over now. We won't worry about anyone, anyone, anymore.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

(*It, wasn't a dream!*)🐦‍⬛ (*We peered into-*)🪄 (*Other worlds! Other timelines!*)🐦‍⬛ (*-As Sycamore kindly put it.*)🪄 [Marshall sighs. Charlie rolls their eyes.] (*Mm...I, I suppose your assumption has, has some merit. I, I wouldn't call it, "coddling," moreso, um-*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

...Ughhh... [It sighs, crawling over. It didn't have the energy to stand up. Not for this, at least.] Go on then. Show, me the damages. [It reaches up to the ribbon in its hair, slowly undoing it.] I can at least hold you together with, toothpicks and glue...Ugh.

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

. . . (*I didn't, want to hurt the few people I did have left. I wasn't exactly allowed outside...*)🐦‍⬛ (*We had to snea-*)🪄 (*Shsh!!*)🐦‍⬛ (*Tch. Right.*)🪄 (*...Alas, we can, perhaps help you to find her. We can't, see anyone when we dream, but, we can hear voices. I, I can remember voices...*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(*Another..Me? I, I didn't see that when, we peered into-*)🐦‍⬛ [He looks to Charlie.] (*Did you?*)🐦‍⬛ (*Not quite like you. I saw mostly younger ones.*)🪄 (*Violent ones-*)🐦‍⬛ (*Tragic ones-*)🪄 (*All of them, unlucky!*)🐦‍⬛🪄 [A pause.] (*I...Can't have friends, Sir. I already pushed it with Ja-Mm.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(*... Furthermore, I, have not had any unique social interactions in, years. I don't have, friends, simply put. I, can't have those. I'm sorry if, this is a disappointment. You, seemed very excited to find this person you were talking about.*)🐦‍⬛ [He sighs.] (*Maybe, I can, help you find them?*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(*You're being dramatic.*)🐦‍⬛🪄 [They both smile and laugh a bit at the synchronized response.] (*Regardless, I'm sure your wife is much more respectable than m- ...? Raven hair...? Closest...? Mm, I'm sorry, Sir. You must have me mistaken with someone else. I, have not met a woman like that...*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(*...Oh, hush. You're so dramatic...You, you aren't that old. You can craft a new story. Almost, everyone can.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Hmph.*)🪄 (*...You keep mentioning, someone. Are, are you referring to your wife? If so, I'm sure she is, much nicer than I am, haha...*)🐦‍⬛ (*Much more tolerable.*)🪄 (*Mm. Quite.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(*...I'm sorry.*)🐦‍⬛ [His voice got quiet. Meek. He fidgets for a while.] (*You still, have time to make new connections. You, you have time. You have that. ...You do.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wh- Ack!! [The sound of wood splintering made their stomach churn. As Desmond fell down, so did they, albeit only landing on their behind. They groaned, hissing in pain as they tried to speak.] Oh, you nitwit!! You absolute imbecile!! I asked one thing of you! What compelled you to do that!?

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*...I've, only been here for a short while. I don't think I would consider anyone I've met as a friend. I know, I can trust some, but...Close connections are a chore, right now.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Blehhhh!*)🪄 (*...What about you? Some of you, I've met have very loving lives. Are, you the same?*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*I suppose not.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Hah! Friends always leave! Not for us, we have each other, and that's enough!*)🪄 (*...It does get, a bit lonely, though.*)🐦‍⬛ [He sighs.] (*In truth there is no "older" one. We all have one body, we're all still the same age.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Stuck at this age, now.*)🪄 (*...Mm.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

[They look at each other for a bit.] (*Well, I can't ALWAYS speak for The Boy. How will he learn anything if I do?*)🪄 (*I'm older than you. I'm not a boy. A man, if you need to pick a descriptor.*)🐦‍⬛ (*That wasn't always the case. Hush.*)🪄

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*I simply do not like liars, and I make that well known. I do not appreciate it, even the smallest of white lies. . . . Kind is...The first word I would use. I don't think I would have made it as far as I have without one's kindness. Hm.*)🐦‍⬛ (*...Eh? Have we been quiet?*)🪄🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

... [Charlie is oddly quiet, staring out at the endless corners of the realm they're walking through.] (*Unfortunately, I cannot hand you anything. Even if I want a glass of wine myself... I hardly know where we are at the moment. Did you not question an unfamiliar voice in your head, Sir?*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*...One who lies will be made to swallow a thousand needles.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Hm?*)🪄 (*Oh, nothing. An old Japanese idiom...*)🐦‍⬛ [He presses his thumb to his lip in thought.] (*The Desmond I've met is...Kind. A bit strange-looking, but...Kind. The Hershel I've met, as well.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

[A pause.] (*We've met a few people, while we dream. A Desmond-*)🐦‍⬛ (*A Hershel-*)🪄 (*A blonde man-*)🐦‍⬛ (*Some Laytons-!*)🪄 (*And...A few women. Mm, two? They both sounded the same...But both had a different...Energy.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Different personalities! Different ways they held themselves. Hah!*)🪄

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*Hey!! I-*)🪄 (*Excusez-moi, mais nous pouvons tous deux vous comprendre.*)🐦‍⬛ [Marshall clears his throat.] (*I'm, slightly aware. I've seen a few identical people, but with different stories. I know your general story from...Personal experience. But, I could always be incorrect.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*-part of our story. I, hope your partner is well. You, you deserve that, Sir.*)🐦‍⬛ (*Suck up.*)🪄 (*Tch. Mm, I've heard that from a few people, now. I'm, sorry if you met, ah, another me. I couldn't, find anything like what people described when I, peered in but... I'm sorry, regardless, Sir.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*Oh, shut your trap! Like I'm afraid of the likes of y-*)🪄 (*Quiet! We don't need to make enemies!*)🐦‍⬛ [Marshall's voice came out in a cranky hiss.] (*My apologies. He, is a lot to handle. ... I suppose you're right, that there is more to life than just, revenge. Alas, that, that wasn't-*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

(*Not, a common name...I know.*)🐦‍⬛ (*You could be a bit nicer about it! Not like your name is any more flattering! Hah!*)🪄 (*Mmm..Ignore him. ... I disagree. I have no goals outside of saving a loved one from an unfamiliar land. My tale of anger has concluded. I just, I just worry now. Hm.*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Wh- Hey! Stop that!! [They grab onto Desmond's arm, taking a deep breath before starting to pull with what strength he has.] Come on! Get down from there!! In one piece, preferably!!

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tch... [They squirm a bit as they try to get their legs to touch the floor. As soon as they stand, they stumble and almost fall over, reaching out to a tree for support.] Thank you! The nerve...Hmph! ... [Then, they extend their hand out to Desmond.] H-Here. Take my hand. I'll help you down.

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ughhh....You HAD to bring us down with you!? ... [It looks around.] ...My...This is different. There's...Have I gone colourblind-? ...Or maybe the BLOOD is rushing to my HEAD! PUT ME DOWN, SYCAMORE!! (*Be, be nice-!!*)🐦‍⬛

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

(*Professor-!?*)🐦‍⬛ (*Relax! Just relax! Things, will be fine-!*)🪄 [-As they reemerge, there is no longer two (almost) separate individuals. They're back to normal. Charlie groans, holding its head. Feeling the glasses on its face, it sighs in relief.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

(*Hm-Wha-!?*)🐦‍⬛ (*Oh- Goodness- Marshall-!!*)🪄 [The sudden movement only caused Marshall's grip on Desmond to grow tighter, dragging him in. Out of pure instinct, Charlie throws itself around Marshall, hoping to keep him safe. All it can do is keep him close.]

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Eidolon. @geminisideb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

(*Can I finally die now, Sir.*)🐦‍⬛

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