❄ eleventh reminder

[echidna]

[ action ; around mayfield ]

[ Gone. Everyone's gone. She's found little notes here and there, snippets that sound almost like parts of conversation, but they're all gone. Empty bedrooms, empty streets, empty everything. Maybe she should be happy. After everything they've all been through, they deserve this. They should be able to go home, to escape from her. If she has to stay here so everyone else can be safe, that should be okay.

But she doesn't want to be alone.

She's been wandering the streets of Mayfield for what feels like years, searching for someone, anyone. Even a drone would be a welcome sight. She might brush past you, bump into you without even realizing it, sniffling and peering into empty storefronts, down empty alleys.

Anyone. Just one person, just so she doesn't have to be all alone. Anyone. ]

Please...

[ phone ]

[ Jade's voice is barely a whisper, and she very obviously sounds frightened. This is worse than anything she can imagine, scarier than dying. ]

Hello? I- if there's anyone still here, anyone at all, then please- [ She hiccups, goes quiet for a minute. ] I don't want to be alone, not like this, please.

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[cullscuttlefish]

[By now, Feferi feels bad. She's over her own episode with the mushrooms, for the most part, but she feels like she started the others' off. But her phone rings and she'll answer it.]

Jade? Is that you? It's Feferi. Are you -- where are Karkat and Gamzee? Dave, John, Rose? If you're there by yourself, I can get there.

Action!

[heardeadpe0ple.livejournal.com]

Jade?

[She's running up to you.] You aren't looking too happy. Do you need the small, square cloth device used to wiping your face? I have one. You can use it.

Phone ☆

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

H, hello?

[ Whoever you are isn't Madoka's concern. She sounds lonely and Madoka knows what it's like to be the last one there. She won't let this girl be lonely. ]

We haven't met but um... I'm Madoka... It's okay, you're not alone!

Phone

[nolongeralpha.livejournal.com]

[Guess who thinks he's in a doomed timeline where you're dead?
Guess who doesn't realize his iShades are doing the talking and thinks he's hearing voices in his head?]

Fuck. Fuck, I'm sorry. We couldn't. I couldn't. If John hadn't fucking- if we'd known how to make server disks back then-

Why the hell am I apologizing to a hallucination?

[echidna]

[ Jade presses the phone desperately to her ear, listening for an answer. All she can hear is static, loud and overwhelming, but there's something there. Someone? ]

Hello???

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[windplay.livejournal.com]

[ Everyone was acting weird, and it was all because of those mushrooms. And if "Mom," Davesprite and Karkat were affected then... who's the say the others weren't? John had to find his friends.

And there was one, over there! John ran up to her, waving his arms in wide motions. ]

Jade! I am glad you are okay, the others aren't doing very well-

[ He then gets a real good look at her face, and his own expression falls. ]

...Jade? Oh no.

[cullscuttlefish]

I'm here, Jade. It's Feferi. Can you hear me?

[echidna]

[ Jade stops abruptly, glancing around wildly. She could have sworn she heard someone just now but-

She looks down at the sidewalk, finding another scrawled there.

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Aradia... you too?

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[spaceshadowfax]

[There's something very odd going on this week. First Karkat then the Doctor and now Jade is whispering into the phone and thinks she's alone? Very, very peculiar.

She approaches her while she's still on the phone, gingerly tapping her on the shoulder.] Toothy- ah, Jade?

[echidna]

[ Jade strains to hear the voice, she's sure it's a voice, someone's voice. ]

I can't- [ She's practically shouting into the phone. ] I can't hear you!

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[coolbowtie.livejournal.com]

Jade!

[As soon as he heard the phonecall, he's on his feet and dashing around trying to find her.]

Jade! Where are you!

[heardeadpe0ple.livejournal.com]

Uhm.

Me too? I don't understand Jade! What's wrong? Everyone is having problems today.

Is there something wrong with me?

[echidna]

[ This call comes through crystal clear, even worse than clear, sharp and intense and too loud. ]

Dave? Dave, Dave why? Why did you... Dave?

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

Y, you...

[ Madoka was about to start a cellphone commercial but stops herself. There's no point since she doesn't want to just be talking on the phone to this stranger.

She breaths in and tries speaking up, almost yelling back. ]

Where are you?! I'm coming! I won't let you be alone!

[echidna]

[ At first, it seems that he's caught her attention, but it quickly becomes clear that she's not looking at him, but through him. She stares intently at a sign that's been hung up in store window.

Jade! I are othery well- Jade! I are okay, the othe othery well- Jad you am glade! I aren't doing vers are othe okay, thers aren't doing vers am glad you aren't doing vers am glad you are othery well-

She whimpers, buries her face in her hands. ]

Oh no, John, oh no.

[echidna]

[ Jade doesn't feel anything at all. Once she's finished her call, she sets down the phone and breathes deeply, shakily. ]

Someone will still be here, someone will.

[echidna]

[ She doesn't hear him, curled up alone in her bedroom, but notices something she had missed for. A new note, scrawled on the wall of her room.

Jade! Jade! Ẁ̵͊̒̇̀ͦͮ́̚҉̹̫̖̰͙̫̤̬͢h̶̺͕̱̗̗̻̥ͦͯ͛ͦ̊̂̅ͣ͑ͮ͐ͨ̌͆͌͑ͮ̋͡eͥ͌̈ͭ͌́̋̄͌̂͗ͭ͗ͮ̚͘҉̴̜̪̤͚̠͔͍r̠̼̪̫̔ͮ̒ͥͫͧ͠͠è̶̙̻̞͈͓͍͎̗̳͚̻̝͎̼̲͕̺ͭ͒͗̽̐̇ ͨͦ͐̔̓͒ͬ̍̚҉̱̙̹̖̟͖͓̠̮̰̀a̧͙̯̖̹͎̯̹͓̰̲̖̲̻͍͈̼͎̝͑ͦ̅̿̉͐̀̽͛ͭ͆ͯͪ͒͛̕͡͞r̡̡̃ͪͫ̅͑̂͋̊͒ͨ́̚͏͙͖̗͖̘̯̠̬͎e̾̓ͭ̾̏͏̡̛̲̟̪̪̟̹̹̖̥̗̰̣͔̲̩̪͡ ̷͉̻̝͕͉̫̫ͬ̾̋̋͑̑̽ͦ͛ͤ̏̐͛̆ͬ̑̀̀͝ŷͨ̂̈ͦ̎͊̑̍̒̈́ͨ̊҉̷͇̯̲̲̜͓̱͉̞͚̱̦̩̩̲̣̗̖́͢o̵̷̝̮͕͍̹̰͎͖̠̱̺̮̠͆͗͗̈̇ͧ̇̍͞͡͞u̸̴̮̞͖̺̗̻͔̟̣̻̭̱̞͈ͯ́ͪ̅̓̊̇͠!ͯ͒̿̈͊̈̒ͥ͏́͏̧̞̗̠̩̮́ ]

Dad...

[ It's barely a whisper, a pathetic whimper. Him too. ]

[echidna]

[ Maybe she's imagining it. So desperate for someone to be there that she's hearing voices. ]

Who's there? Answer me!

[cullscuttlefish]

[Feferi finally yells into the phone.]

JADE! Can you hear me? Can you hear anything? Please...

[coolbowtie.livejournal.com]

[he's slamming open her door.]

Jade! Jade.

[echidna]

[ Is wroblems thing? What's th me? Whaving? Everyone is theryong? What's today.

Is today.

Is there some? Everyone some? Everyong? What's theryong? What's with me? Everyone is wroblems wroblems there someth meth mething? Evere somethere is wrone sometheryone is wrone is today.

She backs away from the message, away from Aradia, frightened. ]

I just... I don't want to be alone.

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[crusthatecean.livejournal.com]

[He can tell just by looking at her that something is wrong, but he can especially tell when she bumps into him and brushes past as though she can't see him.]

Jade?

[heardeadpe0ple.livejournal.com]

[Maybe if she held Jade's hand, it would help.]

Jade. Jade! You aren't alone. I'm right here! You're okay. We'll be okay! See. This is my hand in your hand. I'm right here, so you aren't alone.

[echidna]

[ Why would he do that to her? What kind of goodbye was that? Her walls are covered in it, Jade Jade Jade Jade JJJea eJaJeeddJJaaJJd aed JJaaJ daJaJaaaJdadJJ JaJaaJed aJJaed dJa JJade JAde ]

It's not fair, you're not supposed to leave me like this.

[coolbowtie.livejournal.com]

Jade. I'm here.

[He reaches out and rests an arm on her back.]