Lit corridors

[nonomoribird]

Where am I? This place is full of light. Before, the sea was near me and the rocks were falling. The boy was leaving on a boat.

I do not understand. How can this be? I must be dreaming, for I was surely about to die.

Or perhaps… perhaps the boy is here. I must find him, though I do not know his name.

Comments

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

................. that doesn't sound like an entirely human thing to me, but you can't tell by looking.

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

I do not know. I do not know what "human" is, but Mother said she and I are not.

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

What are you, then? Mazoku? Angel?

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

I do not know, but I change.

What are those?

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

... Nevermind.

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

I do not understand. Mother never gave us a name as a whole; she only called me by the name she gave me, and I never knew hers.

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

Whatever, it's not important.

You're a real piece of work. And you're here by yourself?

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

Why not? Mother always said that names were important.

Yes.

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

Because it's not.

Jeez. You're the kind of girl that the goodtimes men go looking for. You're doomed without somebody to watch out for you.

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

What is your name?

What are goodtimes men? I do not understand. The boy watched me in that place.

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

Hamel.

Forget about it, okay? Somebody'll watch you and keep you out of trouble.

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

Who? I do not know anybody here. Mother is dead and the boy has gone.

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

... Me. I got nothing better to do.

It'll cost you though.

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

That is very kind of you.

Cost? What is that?

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

Forget, it, okay? Whatever.

Where are you? I'll play my violin for you. Music, yeah?

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

I am in front of a place with strange pictures and statues inside.

That sounds nice. I think I would enjoy that.

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

Okay.

Stay there and tell anybody who comes near you to fuck off, got it?

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

Very well. But what does that mean?

[greatherohamel.livejournal.com]

It means "Nice to see you".

[nonomoribird.livejournal.com]

That is very nice. I will be sure to give that to Cora.