Anemoia Echoes

Absence of Motion (24)

The two individuals Rigel and Dartz had made their way to Tiger, but it was an unscheduled visit from the both of them. This has been especially weird on Dartz's part to do it, it seems that she was quick to change the topic from the possible loss of her memories or theories of what might have happened. Rigel began to think deeply about what makes Dartz different from the rest in terms of losing memories as he follow after Dartz as she made her way into Tiger's home at the -A Tiger's Refuge - as she opens the door to find that it is quiet. They both looked around the home looking for Tiger but it seem that she wasn't around. Although now that they are all seemly searching around they finally manage to take a look at pictures that hung around the house, it seems some are pictures of Tiger herself but it seems that the majority of them are with individuals that are mostly unknown to both Dartz and Rigel. Although the pictures with other individuals are special to Tiger, and what strikes them both with confusion is that there is a lot of space for people whether those people are supposedly in it. Those spaces in between some individuals such as Tiger are missing spots where someone is blank spots, glitched-out people, blurred individuals, scratched out and distorted mess. 

Dartz was looking at the pictures as she talk about it "It looks like these pictures are from the older days where we lived in our normal lives before we were trapped into this world of VRC." She was touching them as she seem to be reminded about her old past life as her eyes seem to be saddened about the thoughts of the past. "I can't help but when staring at these pictures seemly nostalgic about my past."

Rigel spoke about it "I wished I could relate to you about these feelings, the fact that I was not from your reality is quite disheartening. There is nothing I could do but comfort your loss yet it seems that a lot of memories were created. It seems I will only get to see a small part of your reality through these pictures that already exist before me." 

Dartz turns to look at Rigel "Don't worry about it, you being here is good enough, and besides I'm creating memories with everyone here regardless if we could ever return or not." Dartz went downstairs to the basement to look around more as she drag Rigel along. She then found herself looking at 3 big pictures where Tiger was on each one along with other individuals but these pictures had caught her eyes greatly. She found herself in one of the pictures on the right side of the 3, and it seem that she was to the left of Tiger in the picture but it seem there was a huge glitched and blurred mess on the right that is seemly covering 3 individuals. "Oh, it is me, An art piece of me with Tiger and..." Dartz began to recognize the left of her was someone she knew as well as the spot to the left of Dartz on the Artboard was began to distort and change into someone recognizable slowly. 

Tiger appeared from behind both Dartz and Rigel as she saw what was happening to the artboard.  "Wait? what is happening?" She looked at an art piece that show Dartz on it with herself but the picture seemly begins to turn into something recognizable to Tiger as she once laid her eyes on the person to the left of Dartz. A tear began dropping from her eyes as the tear droplet fell to the ground below her and she seem to have an epiphany. She now realized why Dartz said earlier about Aikasuyuri. The picture fully revealed that Aikasuyuri was standing to the left of Dartz who was no longer blurred out and Tiger wasn't crying but it seem that emotions were surging through her. She wiped her tears while she looks at Dartz. "I remember now..." She was wiping her tears away and then looking closer at the artboard where Aikasuyuri was shown in clear view. "Aika was our friend... how did I forget all about it and wait how did you remember Aika before us? Dartz. I know I didn't believe at it first but now I remember stuff now or some of it at the moment."

Dartz only shook her head to Tiger's question. "I don't know how, but I'm similar to you about that circumstances because I just all suddenly remember it and there is nothing that would explain the reason why I started to remember that Aika was our friend." Dartz walked over to Tiger.

Tiger could only try to calm her nerves about the emotion as she look up to Dartz. "So um beside the picture revealing to us that Aika was our friend but why are you here now? Are you trying to convince me to go to the bullet hell?"

Dartz quickly replies "No no, it isn't about that... well I still believed that you should still come along." She sighs "I'm just here to see how you are, but it seems that you doing better."

Tiger just breathes a bit as she spoke to Dartz. "Don't worry about me but I'm busy doing something at the moment and only took a break." She walked over to her bar in her basement as she took a bottle of wine and pour a drink for herself. "So Rigel, are you going to keep doing this bullet hell thing even if Dartz is the only one doing it?"

Rigel only nod. "I will keep continuing this fight with Dartz if I needed to. If not I will simply wait for others to take your place when it comes to it. I have to keep going-" He coughs all of a sudden as he tries to stop coughing. "Sorry *cough* I'm just feeling a bit sick" He managed to stop coughing for a bit.

Dartz looks at Rigel "You should just rest more, Rigel. Besides all you do is stand and wait in the Horizon Ward all day long like you are watching out for stuff when you seemly don't have to. OH right, Tiger, When I visited Rigel today the Horizon Ward was a thunderstorm happening in the Horizon Ward and Rigel said that it has to do with Aika." 

Tiger looks at Dartz "And what am I supposed to do with that information?"

Dartz thought about it "Well, the thing is that this reflects on our situation on what is happening to Aika, so I'm only saying it so you know it too but I would still like you to help attend the next District Raid despite what happened in the last one."

Tiger shook her head. "Sorry just leave me alone for now, maybe I might return but I could only say good luck to you on the next district fight but now I rather just spend time sorting myself out first." She drinks more of the wine as the conversation goes. "Although I would like to say to you Rigel, Thank you for getting us out of there." She handed Rigel and Dartz a glass of wine. "Drink this as a gift for you two for giving us the ability to win our last district but it is time for me to go" She left them both as she walked back upstairs to where both Dartz and Rigel had no idea she would disappear before.  

Rigel simply took a small sip and set it back down on the bar table while Dartz didn't drink anything with alcohol before even if it was a small amount and she down the entire glass of wine she was given out of respect for the gift from Tiger. It was tasty like it was real as Dartz can remember a fruit taste that she once had back in her old reality. 

Dartz looks at Rigel "Well, I guess we discover some stuff today... It seems that my memories had opened up stuff and brought back some old memories. Although I don't know how the other two would react if they saw these pictures but even with all this that happened we didn't move anywhere in our progress."

Rigel sigh as he opens his only portal back to Horizon Ward. "Well it is not like we can do anything now, nor changed it but I'm heading back to the Horizon Ward now." Rigel step through the portal halfway then turns around. "Dartz, I feel like what you at least lost from all the deaths from the Bullet-hell is your ability to feel..." He went quiet and the portal closed as it separated both from each other.

-End of Chapter-