01<@Ardweden> [Day: Saturday, September 25. Time: ?] 01<@Ardweden> [Kali broke off from the rest of the crew to - what else? - play tag with Carlos. That was, uh. Obvious? Well, anyway. They probably won't hate her for it forever. And in the meantime, there's tag to be played!] 01<@Ardweden> [They are in Carlos' forest, and he's fairly well hidden, helped in no small part by the relative lack of light Kali's dealing with given a) no Joan, and b) no Susano-O. At least his giggling gives him away somewhat.] 01<@Ardweden> [Session Start.] 06* Kali looks up at the branches and tries to see one in the general direction of Carlos's laughter, just at the edge of her vision. Once she does, she disappears and ports up to it. 01<@Ardweden> [Despite the darkness, Kali manages not to injure herself as she teleports and climbs after Carlos.] 06* Kali grabs onto the branch and stumbles a bit, cursing softly about the darkness, but she manages to land on the branch. She brings one hand up to her mouth and calls out, "Marco!" 01<@Ardweden> [Right above Kali, Carlos says, "Who's Marco?"] 06* Kali grins and reaches upward, grabbing for a branch up there. 01<@Ardweden> [Kali climbs up, and she comes face to face with a very curious Carlos, who almost touches noses with her. "What's a Marco?" he tries again, because she totally didn't answer and maybe it's a thing!] 06* Kali reaches out with her upper right arm and touches him on the nose, keeping her face close. "You're a Marco. You're also it." 03* Retrieving #megaten2 modes... 01<@Ardweden> [He wrinkles his nose. "No, I'm a Carlos!"] 06* Kali laughs brightly. "It's a game, silly. Kind of like hide and seek." She settles on the branch, even though he's it. She doesn't seem to be taking much of an effort to get away from him. Which seems fine as he's not taking the effort of chasing. 01<@Ardweden> [He blinks, still not moving from his perch. "So like a game where we name each other?"] Nooooo, that's a different game... 06* Kali ponders that for a moment then looks off to the distance, not glancing at Carlos. "At least...well...I guess that's kind of what we did when we first came here, huh?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Uh huh." Carlos beams. "I like my name! It's my first present!"] 06* Kali frowns a little at that, but doesn't look at Carlos. "Don't you think it was a little unfair to you though? I mean...to give you a name without even really knowing anything about you...?" 01<@Ardweden> [Carlos blinks. "Huh?"] 06* Kali looks down towards the ground, swinging her feet back and forth and kind of watching them. It'd look cute if she weren't a 6' tall demon lady. "I mean...we just kind of wandered here...and gave you a name. I'm- -I'm not sure that was right of us to do at all...." 01<@Ardweden> ["But- you're nice," Carlos says, still confused. "And you're my friend, right? Susano-O's really nice, too!"] Yeah, but...did you know we were nice when we first came here? 06* Kali frowns to herself then pauses awkwardly for a moment. "Sorry, I'm being confusing, aren't I...?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Yeah..." And then Carlos brightens. "It's okay! I still like you!"] 06* Kali tries to smile at that, but it looks like a very forced attempt and doesn't last very long. 06* Kali watches her feet for a moment as she speaks. "I...do you remember anything about when you first got here?" She bites her lip, then turns to glance at Carlos, but seems to be having a hard time looking him in the eye. "Uh...anything at all?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Um..." Carlos swings his feet and looks up towards the sky, apparently oblivious. "I remember... it was dark, kind of like now. And I was alone. But safe, I mean, even if there were bad or scary things, I've always felt pretty safe here."] 06* Kali frowns. "Alone here or alone somewhere else?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Here, silly!" Carlos smiles. "And I met Sophie, like, *really* early. She didn't have a name either!"] 06* Kali blinks. "So...someone named her Sophie later? Cause we didn't name Sophie..." 01<@Ardweden> ["Uh huh."] 06* Kali whispers to herself. "So there might be other Walkers after all....or..." She bites her lip again and subconsciously tries to move a lip ring that isn't there. 06* Kali grips the branch tighter and looks down a little bit. If Carlos isn't so oblivious, he might notice that she's shaking a little. "Um...Carlos...?" 01<@Ardweden> ["Huh?" And then Carlos blinks at Kali. "Are you okay?" Well, maybe not THAT oblivious.] 06* Kali doesn't seem to quite hear Carlos. She's certainly not looking at him. Her voice is getting quieter, especially considering Kali's usual voice. "Carlos? Do you...do you remember anything before that? It's...it's important." 01<@Ardweden> ["Well, I... uh." His wrinkles his brow, and his nose. "I... dunno?"] 06* Kali frowns, still gripping the branch. She's only shaking a bit now as she focuses on the question. "Do you...do you remember a girl with brown hair? A girl you used to climb trees with all the time?" She's gripping it even harder now. 01<@Ardweden> [He thinks about that. Thinks for a long time, and then offers, tentatively, "I... maybe? I like climbing trees..."] Have you always liked climbing trees...? 01<@Ardweden> ["I remember liking it." Pause. "Did you always like climbing trees?"] 06* Kali loosens her grip a little and blinks as the focus turns on her instead of Carlos. "Eh? Um...I suppose. I mean...out there in the real world..." She eeps a bit and shuts her mouth tightly. 01<@Ardweden> ["Huh?" And then he focuses on Kali again. "Real world?"] I...nothing! Nothing! Sorry, sometimes I slip up....just forget about it, okay? I... 01<@Ardweden> ["Okay?" Carlos hesitates, then says, "Are you hurting?"] 06* Kali looks at Carlos for a moment, surprised. But she does look rather pained, which she tries to mask. "Wh-what do you mean?" 01<@Ardweden> ["You look like you're hurting." He reaches out to touch her arm - well, one of the ones on the bottom, anyway. "Like you're frowning and stuff."] 06* Kali pulls her arm away suddenly, reflexively, as Carlos touches it. She stares at him, looking uncharacteristically frightened for Kali. Which might be confused for angry, it's hard to tell. 01<@Ardweden> [He jerks away. "I'm sorry!" he cries.] 06* Kali 's eyes get wide at that and she grabs him, holding him close to her breast. Without even thinking about it, she feels a pull and appears on the ground with him, but she barely even notices. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." She kneels and hugs him tight with all four arms, sobbing with him. "It can't be you, Jason, it can't be...I..." 01<@Ardweden> ["What? Aaah!" And they're on the ground, and a confused Carlos - Jason? - is clutching Kali. "I'm sorry? Don't cry. I'm sorry, I didn't wanna make you cry!"] 06* Kali hugs him tight, sniffling. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...it's...it's nothing, Carlos...it's nothing. I...maybe I'm wrong..." 01<@Ardweden> ["I- I dunno. What'd I do?"] 06* Kali rubs his hair and looks at him. "But...I want to help you remember...if there's anything...I'll...I'll make sure to visit more often. All the time, even..." 01<@Ardweden> [He blinks at her, wide eyed. "All the time?"] 06* Kali hugs him again, tightly. "Nothing." She chokes back a sob. "You didn't do anything but exist. It'd be so much easier if--if..." She squeezes him tighter. 06* Kali then holds his shoulders with her top hands, still kneeling, and pulls herself back to nod in response to his question. 01<@Ardweden> [And then Carlos gives Kali a huge hug. It seems he decided he likes hugs!] 06* Kali gives him a huge hug too. She frowns for a moment. "But...for right now, I need to see if I can find my friends if they need me..." 01<@Ardweden> ["Okay," Carlos says.] 01<@Ardweden> [Session End!]