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]

Sharon. Talk to Sharon. Or Charles.

[ That'll give her new and old perspective, right? A balance. ]

Can get. Have been. Difference.

Maybe. Maybe not.

[undomesticated]

Sharon and Charles. Right.

[She might have to keep an eye out for these people who could hopefully put some of this into perspective for her.]

Can I vote for maybe? Push it a little further into the positive.

[enchangement]

Can put it to a vote but this mind isn't a democracy.

[undomesticated]

No, but you'd make it a win if you were the one who voted yes as well.

[enchangement]

It's mathematical but not basic addition.

[undomesticated]

Sure it is. If you say yes and you're the one in control of yourself, then it's an automatic win.

[enchangement]

There's a chink in the armor, a flaw in the thinking. Can you find the assumption before it bites your fingers?

Control is fought for, and she's tired today.

[undomesticated]

Then maybe you should take a bit of a rest. That might help you see things a bit differently.

[enchangement]

[ River sighs again. ]

Stop. An effort, gallant brightly shining, was made.

[undomesticated]

Why don't you call me when you're feeling better. Maybe we can meet in person and, I don't know, you can tell me more about these things.

[enchangement]

Maybe. Maybe.

[undomesticated]

You can call anytime. If you just want to talk or something.