simon lewis

...Oh come on, this again?

Couldn't you have picked a bit more convenient time? You're two for two here, Somarium. Two for two. Doesn't that mean anything to you...?

No? Figured not...

[ A sigh, and he finally regards the Dreamberry in hand. ]

This still works the same, right?

So...  Somarium.

[ Simon's kind of just lounging on a couch, looking bored but with a lot more colour in his face than previously. Someone's finally healthier. ]


Tell me... Where do the ducks go in the winter when the pond freezes over?

Ugh... my head, where am -- [ The disjointed voice trails off into a weak murmur a few seconds later ] Feels like that one time I drank too much Rockstar after staying up all night playing that game with Eric.

[ A few moments later, the video finally focuses, and a teenage boy is laying in the middle of a field, covered in dried blood and dirt. Lots of dirt. It takes him a moment of shifting, and groaning, and unexplainable touching of his throat that suddenly feels so dry, for him to notice the quietly beeping Dreamberry. ]

…What is this, some kind of game or something? It looks sweet… Not as good as what I’m used to, but hey, who can be picky at a time like this? Not like anything could really compare to something like World of Warcraft, especially on a hand-held ... thing like this. ... Is it a new-age DS or something? Doubt the graphics are that great either in actual combat and --

[ He cuts himself off with a cough, throat unbelievably dry and his mind unable to focus. ]