five { video } reflex hallucination

[theminotaur]

[ will had told abigail to stay away from some people (one people) in particular and she's pretty good at it when it comes to person to person stuff, but she knows the network opens her up to the possibility of running into them so to speak.

but she's doing it anyway, it's not like abigail is known for good life choices.

so here she is, chin propped in her hand as she sits at what looks like a dining room table. her long brown hair is down around her shoulders, as always, neatly covering her scars. things abigail will never get: a hair cut. ]

So, considering the recent events, I'm curious. Who here believes in god? Capital G, maybe lowercase, whatever one you like. It's probably been asked before, but-- [ she shrugs. she wasn't here, so she doesn't care. gonna ask it again. ] Devil and Heaven and all that jazz applies, too.

I'm just curious.

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[mcgill]

Considering recent events —

[He's pretty sure they're not talking about the same set of events, but that doesn't really matter.]

— I'm leaning towards "maybe."

video; → forever

[theminotaur]

How diplomatic. [ a beat. ] Hi Saul.

[mcgill]

[Oh. Someone else who knew him.

This conversation's never going to get easier, is it?]

I'm not Saul. I'm Jimmy. You knew future me, as crazy as that sounds.

[Which is his way of saying, I don't actually know you. Yet.]

[theminotaur]

Oh.

[ her mouth turns down into a deep frown, which oddly looks more natural on her than the smile. people leaving is one thing, but he's still here. he's supposed to remember her... ]

Hi Jimmy, I'm Abigail. Nice to meet you.

[mcgill]

[It's weird, seeing people react that way to the news that he's him, but not the him they knew. It makes his heart hurt a little.]

You too, Abigail.

[A moment of awkward silence, followed by:] Were, uh — were we friends?

[theminotaur]

Well. [ she shrugs. ] I'm sort of a teenage girl and you were a middle aged man so I'm not sure friend is the appropriate word. But you were friends with the woman who was effectively my surrogate mother, I think you guys were dating. You helped me with the SATs.

[ which... she missed... from being ported out. WHAT THE FUCK PORTER, STOP INTERRUPTING HER EDUCATION. ]

[mcgill]

[That explanation was an adventure.]

Yeah, someone else mentioned... Freddie, right? But that's — okay, that's cool. I hope I was actually helpful.

[Because haha what?? Helping? SATs?]

[theminotaur]

[ wild ride from start to finish. ]

You were. And yes, Freddie Lounds.

[mcgill]

[A few seconds of silence pass before Jimmy speaks again, laughing past his words.]

I dunno if I should be relieved or upset that she's not around anymore. Can you imagine having a talk like this with your significant other? "Hey, honey. I don't actually know who you are on account of the time travel. We haven't met yet."

[He shakes his head.]

Ridiculous.

[theminotaur]

I dunno, Freddie'd probably like it. Two boyfriends for the price of one.

[mcgill]

[Jimmy actually snorts.]

Well when you put it that way...

[theminotaur]

You just need to find the silver lining.

[mcgill]

Trust me, kiddo: I've been trying.

[theminotaur]

If you need a hand, I'll be happy to point it out for you.

[mcgill]

[Oh?

Suddenly, he looks intrigued.

Here's the thing: Abigail might not have been serious, but Jimmy's so desperate for that silver lining that he's just gonna go ahead and take her word for it.]

Be my guest. I'm all eyes.

[theminotaur]

I know a lot of people don't want to like this place right off the bat, but I have nowhere else to go, home doesn't exist anymore. My silver lining is that I'm not dead.

Maybe yours is that you get to meet me again.

[mcgill]

[...oh.

Well.

That's one way to respond, he guesses. But does she mean...? No, that seems impossible.

Here, Abigail: have a smile.]

Maybe it is.

[theminotaur]

[ intellectually she knows that this isn't saul, but he looks like saul and right now he seems the same, and she can't help transferring her affection for saul to jimmy, which is why he gets her soft smile. ]

If I weren't on the spot, I could figure something else out.

[ less garish taste in suits... ]

[mcgill]

[If she said as much to him, he'd understand — but it'd be just as hard for him to separate the two in his own head, even though the one doesn't technically "exist" yet.

He shrugs a shoulder, nonchalant.]

I can give you some time.

[theminotaur]

I'll come up with something good, promise.