IC Contact

[smothersome]

Hello?

...hello?

What is it that I am intended to say here?

Hm. My name is it? Well then, I am Aengus. I am the one you have reached. I am-

Wait. I am here. Why should I say that I am not-

Hm. I see. I am-

BEEEEEEEEP

Comments

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

You need to check your phone for your son's last message. I suggest that you be sitting down, in a private place, and ready to offer hugs.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

[After a moment or two, Aengus' reply comes.]

Thank you.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

A son should never fear that his family will disown him.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

And I never will. No matter what he thinks. That could never happen.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

I know that. I would trust no other more to care for my brother, Aengus-tousan.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

I am grateful, Issei. 'tis no chore for me to care for one that I love. None save Caer could ever hope to hold my heart more.

..."tousan"? [That gets him.]

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

I suppose English doesn't have it as a suffix... It, ah, slipped out.

'Father'.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

[A slight pause.]

Ah, how sweet, o Issei, blood-brother to Diarmuid ua Diabhne! Such a surprising thing of pleasantness to hear in this dark hour.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

I suppose after all, it is good to find happiness wherever it may lie, and bonds wherever they may form.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

To find light in the darkness, even if it be only a flame the size of a pinprick from the spines of a hedgehog, is a wondrous thing.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

Indeed it is.

We will be fine. I have promised, for all the people who have left and all that remain here, that I will do my best, and I cannot go believing that my best will not be good enough.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

It will all be well. I will make sure no harm comes to him or thee, be it of his own mind or of outside forces.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

Thank you. Thank you so much.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

'tis the least I can do for my son, and for the ones he holds fondly in his heart.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

In return I will do all I can. For my beloved brother and his father.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

Thank you. I must go to him, so if this magic box can hold the words longer, I shall respond to them then.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

All right. I'll see you.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

Aengus-tousan, would you like to watch a movie with me?

[Voice]

[smothersome]

...if you can explain what 'tis, then sure enough I may wish to.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

We will watch moving pictures tell a story. I was thinking of a musical, so there will also be songs.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

A story! How magnificent! And one with songs, no less. You are thoughtful, Issei. I would be honored to see this movie of yours.

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

I thought that you would enjoy it. Would you come over to my hotel room today?

[Voice]

[smothersome]

Of course! You are still in the same place within the tower, yes?

[Voice]

[unknownrival]

Yes, I am.

[Voice]

[smothersome]

Then I shall be there 'fore the sun reaches its height.

[Voice] to action?

[unknownrival]

I look forward to it.

[Action]

[smothersome]

[Aengus isn't long before he knocks upon the door.]

Behold, I am here, as promised!

[Action]

[unknownrival]

[Issei opens the door with a smile.]

I behold. Please come in, and have a seat. I have the movie already set up.

[Action]

[smothersome]

[He happily waltzes in and takes a seat on the floor.]

What are we watching?

[Action]

[unknownrival]

The movie is called "The Little Mermaid". I think you'll enjoy it.

[Play button is pressed, and Issei sits down on the floor next to him as the movie opens.]

[Action]

[smothersome]

Little Mermaid... Are you then one to enjoy such tales?

[The only mermaids he knows have some, er, interesting legends.]

[Action]

[unknownrival]

Sometimes it's nice to relax and feel good about a story that isn't too complicated and ends happily.

[Action]

[smothersome]

[Gasp! It's so. So. Bright! It's less like the odd magic of viewing the world in a box, more like a painting that has come to life.

...not even a painting. Paintings are usually done in dark colours, after all.]

[Action]

[unknownrival]

[Well, he certainly looks happy. This was a deed well done.]

[Action]

[smothersome]

This is glorious!

...are they about to sing?

[Action]

[unknownrival]

They're about to sing.

[And indeed they are.]

[Action]

[smothersome]

Hoorah! I know not this style of music, yet music it be regardless.

[Action]

[unknownrival]

Music has diversified since your time. Not always for the better, but the songs in this movie generally are catchy.

[Action]

[smothersome]

"Catchy"? What do you mean by that?

[Action]

[unknownrival]

The kind of song you'll be singing an hour after you heard it. One that stays in your head.