second verse ☯ video;

[problematical]

He's gone, the other one... not Hawke. He was so heavy, he took away all the air wherever he went, drained it out like a vacuum.

[ Someone has noticed one of her suitemates has left the turtle and although she never spoke to him, seems much relieved he's not there. (Sorry Bert.) ]

There's so many secrets here, sometimes it's hard to breathe, to think. Keep trying to pull them out and... and...

Comments

[problematical]

I don't know how everyone else doesn't notice. What if I found all of them? Everyone's secrets, and then they could breathe again.

[runawayandroid]

I don't think that would go down too well. People usually keep secrets for a reason, you know?

[problematical]

Everyone at home keeps secrets too and they're not happy. They can pretend but they're just playing a game. First one to blink loses.

[runawayandroid]

Most people would be even less happy if their secrets suddenly got pulled into the open, seriously. Even the stupid ones.

[problematical]

How do you know? Did you try, Victor?

[ The way she says his name still, it's not quite right. Halfway between a name and a title. ]

[runawayandroid]

No, but it's happened to me.

[He really wishes she'd stop doing that. Victor's his name, that's all.]

You can call me Vic, you know. Some people do.

[problematical]

Do you want me to call you Vic?

[ That seems like the more pertinent question, given how much he seems to think about his name. ]