[ Location: The Nest ] [ Accidental Video ] Done the 50s twice now

[faderbroderson]

The glitch is over, and Godric is sitting alone on the roof of the nest, contemplating the past two weeks. He wonders what it means that even in the fantasies of aliens, he still had a horrible childhood. He wonders if the glitch would have bothered him less if they'd made him an average teenager with an average life, rather than a too-young veteran who'd escaped to a bloody war because it was preferable to his home life. Probably. Maybe one day, they'll uproot his entire world in a way that he'll enjoy.

(He isn't holding his breath, so to speak.)

He pulls out the picture of Sookie and stares it, wondering why he was left with it, unaware the tablet is recording.

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[faderbroderson]

"Two now. They seem to be fond of turning me into a human." He doesn't have to remind Eric about the first time. Not when the consequences had been, and still are, so far-reaching. Turning the photo over in his fingers delicately, he passes it over to Eric.

"They left me with this. I don't know why." It's a reminder of a life he never truly had, which nevertheless failed to make it less painful when he'd been living it. It's also a reminder of Sookie -- the real Sookie -- and he misses her.

[vikingvampire.livejournal.com]

Eric can at least empathize with the human part, if not the rest. Being turned human after so long and he doesn't even get to enjoy it as himself. Now that's just mean.

He takes the photo and stares at Sookie's retro image. She would've done well in that time period, he thinks. It's a shame she wasn't there. "Maybe they thought you needed it." He hands the picture back. "They left me the bike."

[faderbroderson]

Tucking the picture back into a pocket, Godric's eyes flicker over to Eric's and away again at the comment about the motorcycle. It's something that suits Eric; maybe in some way, Sookie's picture suits Godric too.

"It would have been novel," he speaks very quietly, after moments of silence, "if they had given me a better life, in their fantasy world."

[vikingvampire.livejournal.com]

Eric nods, understanding full well what Godric means. He knows exactly how hard Godric's life had been in the real world and to be given a shitty life in the fantasy one is definitely a low blow. It's a shame the aliens didn't take that into account when they made this glitch.

"They clearly don't know what they're doing, or neither of us would've been given the lives we were." Eric definitely would've preferred to keep his own memories of his family, as painful as they may be. Even if his time with them was cut unforgivably short, he cherished the memories he had of them. It wasn't right that they were tampered with.

[faderbroderson]

"Or they're simply cruel." Godric's viewpoint of the entire situation is bleaker than Eric's, but he's been here longer and is wearier of all this. Suddenly, he remembers that he's wrong about the number of times he's been glitched.

"I forgot...I experienced another glitch, months and months ago. They made me sing." They made him sing about death and personal struggles, and the song had been too apt for comfort.

"And before that, during Christmas, I had the urge to sing too, when I sat beneath a wreath." That, at least, had only been a seasonal song, albeit in Swedish.

[vikingvampire.livejournal.com]

The thought of Godric singing makes Eric grin. He would've liked to see that. Well, maybe not the depressing one, but the Christmas one, yes. He can't remember the last time he heard Godric sing, if ever.

"That must have been an interesting sight. And just how many wreaths did you have to avoid?" He glanced over at Godric, obviously teasing him. Maybe this topic will lighten his maker's mood a little.

[faderbroderson]

If Eric requested -- very sincerely and privately -- for Godric to sing, Godric might indulge him. Otherwise, it'll take another glitch.

"Too many. I wonder what it will be this year." It is a lighter topic, and his mood lightens with it. It doesn't dispel all his shadows, but he does brighten.

[vikingvampire.livejournal.com]

"Evil robot Santa's?" Maybe he watched too much human TV in his spare time at Fangtasia, but that thought does amuse him. "I will hide in my room until the holiday ends, if we're forced to sing Christmas carols after every decoration we pass."

It's not that he hated Christmas, he just didn't want to fall victim to more of the hamsters whims.

[faderbroderson]

"But you have such a lovely singing voice, Eric," he teases. Silently, he agrees with Eric's assessment, and will hole up with him. If there are evil robot Santas, however, he might just relieve some frustration by going outside and destroying a few.

short tag :/

[vikingvampire.livejournal.com]

Eric snorts and rolls his eyes as he looks at the trees. "I doubt anyone else would agree with you." He knows Godric is teasing, but he also knows Godric has a biased opinion of him.