keyofimagination | Private Contact (Foolish Mortals Archive)

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Private Contact (Foolish Mortals Archive)

If you need to contact The Narrator, all you need to do is call out for him and he will appear in your proximity within a few moments. You don't need to worry about whether he heard you or not; he hears you.

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[JFC. Chip gives the Narrator a long look...then reaches to rub his face]

And you didn't want that. But you're still...

...are you ever gonna tell us why you're working with them? I know better than to ask.

[There's actually a long, thoughtful pause at that.]

It's a long story.

[...well, that's. That's honestly not the response Chip thought he'd get. He looks up, blinking]

Um...you don't have to share it if you don't want to. [Just...knowing there is a reason is something.] If you do, though...

It's a multilayered situation, but I'm not really comfortable detailing it right now.

[to that, Chip nods. that's fine. he casts another glance at the television playing its video, probably the nth time he's seen it...]

...hey. Did you know who's in everybody's envelopes, or were they just...given to you?

They were just given to me. I could have looked through them before handing them out, but I thought that would be insensitive.

... Learning that Walt Disney was one of the people included in the envelopes was certainly a surprise.

That's the guy you told us not to listen to, right?

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The very same person.

But doesn't that mean that you don't have to worry about him anymore?

I suppose it might, but...

[He shakes his head.]

Either way, it's not important.

...I guess not. I just...I was thinking how much I missed them. I believe in them, too, that they could get out of whatever trouble they were in, with or without me. [obviously better if he was there to help, but] Do you have anyone you miss?

[There's another pause as The Narrator thinks over this.]

... I suppose it's only natural for everyone to have someone that they miss.

If you can...go anywhere, though. Couldn't you just see them whenever you wanted?

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Really? Why not?

Sometimes all the power and the universe can't fix what has been lost.

[Well that's... cryptic.]

So it's not a matter of anywhere...but anywhen, huh?

You could say that.

[He sighs.]

But I suppose that doesn't matter anymore.

Maybe. But- one of your promises was that something could be changed, right? Couldn't you...?

[if you're so powerful why don't you just do it with your own stuff?]

[There is a long pause before he speaks.]

I'm afraid changing the past rarely works in your favor.

[So why'd you promise it, Chip wants to ask. He decides he's not really got the stomach for that right now, letting out a breath and flopping down on the bed]

I guess. It's better to think about what you can do instead of what you could have done, right?

[He nods.]

I try my best not to dwell in the past.

So...what do you dwell on?

[beat]

I mean. What do you do when you're not here?

... I'll admit, outside of observing people I don't do much.

I enjoy a good movie or book every now and again.

So you just...listen to stories? Don't you ever want to make your own?

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