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[well, that's great news, because Elsa is also outside, in the plaza, seated primly on a bench, writing away in her journal. she seems pretty focused, so she doesn't actually notice him right away.]
[she looks up, to think of something—and spots the boy hovering nearby. expression softening, she beckons him over.]
Hello, Shigeo.
Would you like to join me?
Hello, Shigeo.
Would you like to join me?
Memories. As much as I can.
I thought... maybe if I forget them, I can look at what I wrote. I don't know if it will work or not, but... it's worth a try, don't you think?
I thought... maybe if I forget them, I can look at what I wrote. I don't know if it will work or not, but... it's worth a try, don't you think?
Everything I can remember—starting at the very beginning.
Right now, I'm writing about Anna and I, playing when we were children. [well, actually, she just kind of wrapped that part up. the next part is going to be a bit trickier to put into words on paper.]
Right now, I'm writing about Anna and I, playing when we were children. [well, actually, she just kind of wrapped that part up. the next part is going to be a bit trickier to put into words on paper.]
...I'm not sure. I hope I'll be able to look in here, and circle something that doesn't sound familiar. Something like that?
It's probably... not a perfect method. Do you know what you forgot?
It's probably... not a perfect method. Do you know what you forgot?
You don't need to be. We're all in the same boat.
What did you forget?
What did you forget?
[Ahh. Well. If she's going to ask, then. . .]
A girl was possessed by an evil spirit. I sent my consciousness inside her to get it out, but I wound up getting trapped there for a while. I remember most of it, but I don't remember how I got out.
. . . I'm not sure I mind forgetting that, though.
A girl was possessed by an evil spirit. I sent my consciousness inside her to get it out, but I wound up getting trapped there for a while. I remember most of it, but I don't remember how I got out.
. . . I'm not sure I mind forgetting that, though.
[elsa nods. it probably makes more sense if you understand the scope of his powers.]
That's fair enough.
Is that the sort of thing you can normally do? It sounds incredible.
That's fair enough.
Is that the sort of thing you can normally do? It sounds incredible.
[
huh.]
So, you just saw the spirits do it, and... tried to do it too? And then you could?
That's... amazing. [is it? possible?? for her???]
huh.]
So, you just saw the spirits do it, and... tried to do it too? And then you could?
That's... amazing. [is it? possible?? for her???]
It is?
[He seems skeptical.]
Spirits use their abilities the same way we do, I think. Once I saw a spirit who was controlling plants to make a giant vine monster. It was sending its energy into the cells of the plant. I thought, maybe I could do that, too, so I did, and now I know how to control plants, too.
So I thought maybe this was the same.
[He seems skeptical.]
Spirits use their abilities the same way we do, I think. Once I saw a spirit who was controlling plants to make a giant vine monster. It was sending its energy into the cells of the plant. I thought, maybe I could do that, too, so I did, and now I know how to control plants, too.
So I thought maybe this was the same.
It is. [firmly. he's a savant. a spirit savant.]
Can you tell me other times you've done things like that? Like the plants, or the spirit who was in someone else.
Can you tell me other times you've done things like that? Like the plants, or the spirit who was in someone else.
[good lord]
...Anyone you meet with powers, you're able to mimic them? Immediately?
...Anyone you meet with powers, you're able to mimic them? Immediately?
But, anyone you've tried with? You've been able to?
[talk about a bridge between this world and the next. she's just genuinely incredibly curious.]
I know you said your powers are... that they don't mean anything, but what you're talking about is... well, wonderful.
...I wonder if you could do it with me.
[talk about a bridge between this world and the next. she's just genuinely incredibly curious.]
I know you said your powers are... that they don't mean anything, but what you're talking about is... well, wonderful.
...I wonder if you could do it with me.
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