02 || River Tam || Day 55

[enchangement]

The air tastes strange. [ River knows the video is on but she's not looking at it, allowing instead for the broadcast to show the hallway of house seventeen in the waning afternoon light.

An arm reaches out and a door swings open to a bedroom. Bed rumpled and several books scattered around but otherwise empty.

They took him and she doesn't know when. They took a note, the whole song is wrong now.

[ River sounds exhausted. ]

The air tastes strange. All the notes should be careful and keep themselves in tune.

Comments

[enchangement]

Should've heard it coming, should've known, what use is measuring the damage once the damage is done?

Why...

[theassassin]

We can't always know when these things might happen. Not in a place like this...

[Her brow creases just a blink then smooths again.] Why am I sorry?

[enchangement]

Yes, no. Maybe? Is it lots or dice? How do you bring someone somewhere else from the moment of death?

[theassassin]

I wish I knew... This place is very strange.

[enchangement]

[ River closes her eyes and nods. ] Grace under and with fire.

You, not.. [ She opens her eyes and shakes her head. ] Hair the color of old fuel here.