☄ fourth meteor

[sapanwood]

... I had never seen the moon before.

When I took this picture, three weeks ago, it was the first time I ever saw it. I didn't think it would be so bright! We had pictures from before it disappeared, but to see the glow with your own eyes...

It's hard for me to describe. Beautiful, amazing, breathtaking-

Thirteen years ago was when the moon disappeared with all the stars. The stars came back, but they were all a fabrication. I've always wondered what makes the fake stars different from the real ones. Maybe they were brighter? There must have been a lot more in the sky, and they didn't fall as often. I haven't even seen one fall since I've come here...

The day they vanished was when the Gates appeared. The one in Brazil was named "Heaven's Gate" and the one in Tokyo was called "Hell's Gate." But they're not really gates- that's just a nickname. They are areas which suddenly became inaccessible; everything around them was destroyed and weird phenomena began to occur within their limits.

In a single night, everything changed for people all over the world. And everything is still changing. There was a huge war where countries fought for control over the Gates. Papa said part of the reason was because of the abnormal substances inside of them... and because of the knowledge that can be gained from studying them. But the truth is that no one really understands the Gates yet, no one understands why the stars disappeared, why all the satellites suddenly vanished, why the moon went away...

They say "You can retrieve what you lost from the Gate." I've always wondered what that meant.

[ooc: Picture by this talented photographer. ♥ ]

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[straycontract.livejournal.com]

We should be all right if we keep the number of people who know where we are to a minimum. [Or zero, but he's not sure if Suou would take well to a suggestion of periodically moving.]

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[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

No one can know?

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[straycontract.livejournal.com]

As you said, we're a squirrel and a girl.

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[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

If we're just a squirrel and a girl... then why would they attack us? The people I met are all kind.

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[straycontract.livejournal.com]

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," little miss.

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[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

Then what do we do here in the meanwhile?

[ She tries to hide a quick glance at the squirrel. ]

... Can Contractors be homesick? Do you even get bored?

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[straycontract.livejournal.com]

I'm still a human being. Technically speaking. [that is your answer Suou, take it as you will.]

What are your interests, besides using that camera as a deadly weapon?

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[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

That doesn't explain anything. And how can you even think rationally all the time?

[Not like she expected an answer, anyway. ]

... I'm learning how to write kanji.

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[straycontract.livejournal.com]

[ignoring the first part there]

That can be quite an undertaking. I'm somewhat out of practice.

[sapanwood.livejournal.com]

[ Of course you ignored it, Mao. ]

... You could use your tail and show me the correct strokes.