Deception Twenty Five: Now what

[theboytwin]

[His sister was gone. Her things were gone, her memories were gone. She was a drone. She was gone. Johan stays in his study with the door locked.

She was gone and just like that he was alone again. Now what. Nothing mattered did it?

What was he supposed to do now? Getting everyone in the town to kill each other wasn't even a challenge, people jumped to do it the moments the powers that be held out a promised gift. And then they just came back anyway. Breaking peoples hopes....he'd told Anna he was going to stop. But she wasn't here any more so what did that matter?

But what was the point? ....They should have both been droned. Instead he was alone again.] 

[A. Johan is in his study and has been for some time now. Ignoring things works great right?

B. Johan is trying to clear his head with a walk in the park. ...it isn't going so well.]

[Phone: And a calm perfectly calm, not utterly upset at all, voice.]

Nina Fortner is no longer in town. That is all.

[And with that he hangs up.]

Comments

have a B!

[madanomadamada]

[ Ryoma's training tennis against a wall. Running back and forth to get to the ball. The ball's hitting the same spot on the wall every time, and by now it's leaving a mark. ]

[theboytwin]

[Johan walks by]

[madanomadamada]

[ Ryoma glances his way. ] Hey. You know how to play? [ He needs to play against a real opponent come on. ]

[theboytwin]

[Stops and glances over.]

Play?

[madanomadamada]

[ Ryoma has already torned back to the ball, and after one last shot, he catches it in his hand. ]

Tennis.

[theboytwin]

[He shakes his head.]

I've never played.

B

[bread_goes_bip]

[Death approaches and asks softly]

Something happened, didn't it?

[theboytwin]

You could say that.

[He stops walking though.]

My sister is gone.

[bread_goes_bip]

I'm... sorry to hear that.

[theboytwin]

[Just a nod.]

[bread_goes_bip]

What was she like?

[theboytwin]

My other half.....she was everything I wasn't. Kind, cheerful, friendly....wonderful.

I can fake all of those....but for Anna it was always real. She loved people. Even when we were children, people loved her. ....she was everything to me.

We looked after each other. Just the two of us. The only people in the world.


....and even after everything. After everything I did. She said she forgave me. That she would pick me over everyone else in the entire world. No matter what I did.

A

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger's first thought after entering the home and finding Nina droned was 'where is Johan?' After a quick search of the house, he arrives at the study.]

...Uncle Johan.

[theboytwin]

[Just sitting at the desk. He glances up when he sees Slugger. He's queiter then normal.]


Hello.

[strike_you_out]

I saw Nina. I was afraid you might be gone, too...

[theboytwin]

....No. I'm still here.

They only took her away.

[strike_you_out]

...

You wish they'd taken you, too? [Somehow, Slugger can understand this reasoning, even if he doesn't like it.]

[theboytwin]

I believe so.

[He isn't sure what/how he feels right now.]

At home, right after Johan's phone call

[prissy_hooves]

[Rarity has definitely noticed Nina's droning. She's been this way for several days now, and it doesn't look like she's snapping out of it anytime soon. She's been making an attempt to be very quiet and polite lately, and doing everything in her power to stay out of Johan's way just in case.

Johan's call confirms it for her - she isn't coming back.

Upon hearing that, Rarity lets out a quiet but certainly audible gasp as her eyes go wide. She doesn't know what the true extent of Johan's dangerous habits are, but she does know that Nina had warned her before, and that he very obviously does not like her. She isn't safe here any longer, and has no idea what to do.]

[theboytwin]

[Glances over after putting the phone. He just...seems sad and quiet.]

I know you don't trust me. And to be quite honest, you really have no reason to.

However, even with my sister...gone...

I'm not going to try to do anything....

[prissy_hooves]

[Loud nervous laughter!]

Ahahahahahaha! I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about, darling! Whatever would I be expecting you to try?

[theboytwin]

I'm sure you've come up with a few things.

[prissy_hooves]

[Backing... slowly... away...]

Oh, well, yes, ah, speaking of things - there are so many of them to do!

[phone]

[roadroller]

[well ring ring back, since he hung up!!]

[theboytwin]

[Picks it up.]

...Yes?