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Post by Galileo Figaro on Nov 7, 2008 18:54:13 GMT -5
Darkness consumed the Heartbreak Hotel. By day, a small amount of light would rouse the sleeping residents of The Heartbreak Hotel, sending them into a frenzy from dawn until late. But by night, as soon as it got too dark to see more than a couple of yards infront of you, everyone would retire to their respective bedrooms. Or so they should have anyway. All but one rebel. One very special Rebel.
The Dreamer. Galileo Figaro.
Galileo sat in the lounge, a dim light from a lamp in the corner of the room being the only source of light. The shadows of the contents of the room seemed imposing, scaring anyone whom was still half asleep. That if they cared to notice. Galileo wasn't paying the slightest bit attention to his surroundings. He was too consumed in his own thoughts. He was off in his dream world again. Well he wasn't called The Dreamer for nothing.
Like all the other occupants of the Heartbreak, Galileo had gone to bed, hoping to spend some quality time with Scaramouche. But that was when his problems had started. The words and sounds had come back, consuming him again. He had lay back trying to clear his jumbled mind. In the end Scaramouche had gotten frustrated and kicked him out of the room, irritated with his restlessness. He couldn't blame her; he'd been tossing and turning and sighing for a good hour or so before being unceremoniously kicked out of his own room.
The desserted lounge had offered a small amount of comfort for his wayward thoughts. It was quiet and there was no distractions. The words and sounds could come and he could clear them out of his system.
Again, Galileo found himself thinking how strange it was. After over a year of peace and no voices in his head they had suddenly returned, almost as if someone a flicked a switch on inside his head. It was driving him insane. And pushing everyone away from him. By helping the Bohemian's find their Rhapsody, he'd thought he'd been 'cured' of hearing those strange words, voices and sounds. "Obviously not" he mutter grumpily aloud, sitting back in his chair.
Silence engulfed the room again after his outburst. Galileo sat staring into space, the only sounds being the low hum of the light in the corner and the rythmetic breathing of Galileo. Will you get me right out of this God forsaken town?
"ARGH!" Galileo exclaimed, letting his head bow forward to be craddled by his hands. It was getting too much now. Far too much. He wanted to talk to someone. Desperately. But who? No-one was up at the hour and Scaramouche was most likely snoring her head off right at the moment in time, glad of the peace and quiet. For the first time in a long time Galileo felt along. Unaccepted.
And that scared him.
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Post by KT on Nov 9, 2008 9:15:24 GMT -5
KT slowly walked around. The heartbreak hotel seemed completely empty and dark. She glared around squeezing her eyes as to figure out if there was anybody who'd be able to see or hear her. For some reason she just didn't feel like running into anyone, the silence was kind of nice, it made her able to line up her thoughts about what had happend over the past days. She slowly brought her hand up to her face. Her left eye was still swollen and blue from her little meeting with the cops just hours before she got. Aware of the legends that had come up since the bohemians had been playing at Wembley but still not sure what was true and what was just made up as the legend had formed over time. But KT had figured that those ''bohemians'' might know something about her bigger sister, and about what happend to her after graduation day.
KT pulled some hair over her eye hoping no-one would be able to see the tears that were running down her face as she saw a little glimpse of light. She walked over to the light tripping over a small pile of clothing. '''Bloody hell, what's with all the stuff laying around here'' she cursed softly, hoping not to wake up anyone.
She was holding the doorknob already as a scream came out of the room. The sound sended shivers down her spine. Whoever was in there he had some serious trouble. Again she grabbed onto the doorknob and this time she slowly pushed open the door. It was dark in the room, there was only one light trying to lighten the place up a bit. Miserably failing, creating dark shadows that made the place look even more desolate then it already did.
There was a guy sitting in one of the chairs. Slightly bend over like something was bothering him. KT slowly moved up to him but did not want to touch him, afraid of startling him. Or even worse....
''Hey, mate.......are you okay?'' she said, the hesitation obviously audible in her voice.
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Post by Galileo Figaro on Nov 10, 2008 11:47:06 GMT -5
The sounds were consuming him. All he could hear was, what he imagined, were the lost riffs that Pop had told him about, ones that need to be uncovered. The were accompanied by a strange collection of assorted words. Billy Jean is not my lover
Galileo was only vaguely aware of the door opening. I would do anything for love. But I wont do that. Galileo jumped to his feet, crying out in desperation. "Why wont these voices stop?!" he cried, trying to draw a deep, shakey breath into his lungs.
He sat back down, his shoulders visibly shaking. His head slipped back into his hands, not noticing that something in the shadows was moving. The small voice, laced with hesitation, broke through his clouded brain, causing him to look up at the voices owner.
The girl looked somewhat familiar, although Galileo couldn't be certain. "I'm... I... I don't know..." he answered, looking back down at his hands. His head suddenly snapped back up. "Who are you? I've not seen you around here before."
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Post by KT on Nov 10, 2008 12:21:31 GMT -5
"I'm... I... I don't know..." The guy said his answer sounded honest, which made KT feel a little weird. He looked terrible and she was pretty sure he also felt like that. She moved forward a bit so she'd be able to see his face only to jump back as he suddenly looked up.
"Who are you? I've not seen you around here before." KT raised her shoulders. ''Just call me nobody'', she said a smile creeping up her lips. ''but I guess, you could call me KT, I don't think my name actually matters.'' She slowly walked up to him again and sat down in one of the more comfy chairs across the room. ''I'm just looking for someone. Heard about the underground system and the bohemians. I just put all I knew together and figured that I'd might find her out here.'' KT suddenly closed her mouth she'd already told the guy more then she wanted.
''But what's wrong with you? you look terribles is there anything I can get for you'' she said to the guy, knowing that she was barely looking better with her beat up face and her gaga-ish clothes.
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Post by Galileo Figaro on Nov 12, 2008 13:44:15 GMT -5
Galileo watched the newcomer with curiosity. Her first statement caught him unawares. "But everybody's somebody!" he exclaimed, standing up. "Surely you must have a name or... something." Suddenly I see. This I what I wanna be. Galileo winced as the words echoed around his already confused brain. "KT," he repeated. "That's a real rock 'n' roll name," he grinned, taking a small step towards the girl.
Galileo raised an eyebrow. "You're looking for someone?" he asked. Now his curiosity was well and truely aroused. "Who? Maybe I could help. You'll need some help navigating this place - especially at this hour and in these conditions," he offered with a simple shrug of his shoulders. "I'm Galileo," he added extending his hand with, what he hoped was a friendly smile.
Her hasty change of subject made Galileo frown slightly. It was almost as if she was determined to avoid that particular subject. Galileo decided to drop it for now, knowing he wouldn't get anything out of her if he pushed. Much like someone else he knew...
"Me?" he asked, slightly confused. "I'm okay. Just tired," he answered off-handly, desperate to try and get off the subject of himself. He didn't feel like explaining the returning voices to somone right now.
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Post by KT on Nov 12, 2008 14:28:23 GMT -5
KT looked at the guys extended hand and shaked it. There was still some stuff going on with this Galileo guy. But if he said he was just tired she was ok with that......... for now. He gave her a gently smile and all KT felt she could do was just smile back. ''You know, I'm looking for my sister'' for some reason this guy seemed allright and there was of course the possibility that he was really able to help her. ''Her name is Sally. She's, my big sister, but honestly I have no clue whether she is actually here or not'' she pulled a hand trough her hair. The day was starting to take it's tol of her and she felt how she'd gotten tired.
''You could help me finding my way around here?'' she said her voice mixture of hope and happiness. It seemed like this place wasn't as bad as people said it was.
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Post by Scaramouche on Nov 13, 2008 12:22:41 GMT -5
Scaramouche tossed and turned in bed, but she couldn't get to sleep. She sat up and grumbled slighty. She knew that this probably sounded cheesy, but she just couldn't get back to sleep with out Galileo's twitchy, slumbering form next to her. She crawled out off bed and felt around for something suitable to wear out into the hall. She grabbed one of Galileo's t-shirts and threw it on, using a elastic to tie some of it into a knot so that it wasn't so huge on her. She was allready wearing a pair off old shorts so she just slipped on her boots and left the room.
She shuffled down the hall, towards the lounge, knowing that Galileo would be most likely moping in there. She opened up the door and stood there with her arms crossed.
" Look, Figgy. I'm sorry that I overeacted slighty and kicked you out of our room. But could you come back and maybe we could-"
She suddenly paused and stared at the scene in front of her. There was Galileo, standing there looking all rumpled and slightly mad, but there was also another person there. A girl with messy blond hair that had pink extentions. The girl looked beat up and tired, but familiar none the less. It couldn't be, could it?
" K-Kathy?" Scaramouche asked in disbeleif. She stepped forward slighty uncertain. " Is it really you?"
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Post by KT on Nov 13, 2008 15:43:54 GMT -5
" Look, Figgy. I'm sorry that I overeacted slighty and kicked you out of our room. But could you come back and maybe we could-"
KT's heart skipped a beat as she saw who walked into the room. The voice, the hair. ''Sally''she said, no sound coming out of her mouth. It only took her a few seconds to realize that it was her sister who had just walked into the room, but it seemed like forever.
In a daze she ran over to her sister and threw her arms around her neck. ''I missed you so much'' she managed to say in between the tears that were streaming down her face. ''I thought they would've send you out to the seven seas of Rhye or.....or worse.''
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Post by Galileo Figaro on Nov 13, 2008 16:05:43 GMT -5
Galileo heard the familiar voice fill the air. He turned in the direction of the door, his eyes nearly popping out of his head. Scaramouche was standing there, wearing one of his tops. She looked perfect to him; the touselled haired look really made her look all the more appealling. He smiled warmly at her, taking a step towards her.
He stopped as Scaramouche stuttered through her question. "Kathy?" he asked, looking towards the girl who has introduced herself as KT. Her next statement surprised him even more. "Sally?" he looked back as Scaramouche. "Scaramouche?" he asked hesitantly. "What's going on?"
He watched as KT - or Kathy as she had been called - ran towards Scaramouche. His Scaramouche. He watched the pair curiously. Scaramouche was called Sally? She knew KT. He then remembered what the young girl had said moments before.
"Her name is Sally. She's, my big sister, but honestly I have no clue whether she is actually here or not"
Galileo sat back down on the sofa, still watching the pair, suddenly feeling like an outsider, intruding upon a particularly private moment.
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Post by Scaramouche on Nov 13, 2008 18:26:12 GMT -5
Scaramouche stood there for a few moments in shock as Kathy ran up to her and rapped her arms around her. It took her a few seconds to actually believe that her little sister was here and real, that this wasn't some strange dream. She then let out a happy cry and hugged her tightly.
" I can't believe it's you!" she cried, stepping back slightly and taking in all of Kathy's features. She looked older, so much older than the tiny little 15 year old she was when Scaramouche had last seen her, the morning of her graduation from Virtual High School. She had spent so many sleepless nights worrying about Kathy, wondering how she was doing, what was happening to her when she was left all alone in the Ga Ga world.
" What happened?" she asked " How did you find this place? Are you okay?"
She paused from her bombardment of questions when she noticed Galileo was backing away from them and sitting down on the couch with a slightly confused and hurt look on his face. She sighed and stepped away from Kathy. She walked over to Galileo and sat down next to him. She smiled at him and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek. She then glanced at Kathy once more and her smile widened.
" Figgy, I probably should have told you about this sooner, but this is my little sister, Kathy. She was the only person I ever really had to talk to when I was growing up." she paused and grinned slightly. " And yes, my name used to be Sally." she said giving a tiny fake shudder to try to add humor to the situation.
Scaramouche grabbed Galileo's hand and squeezed it. She then reached up and cupped his face with her other hand, searching his face for any sign of emotion.
" I know that it was probably wrong to keep this from you but... I never really thought that I would see Kathy again." she said softly, glancing at her younger sister once more. " I'm sorry." she said to both of them.
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Post by KT on Nov 15, 2008 15:31:10 GMT -5
After a moment Sally let go of her and backed away slowly, to check KT out from head to toe. And KT glared back at her. Sally's hair was still the same but she looked older and her new clothing style was just stunning.
" What happened? How did you find this place? Are you okay'? ''WHOA....that's a lot of questions you know!'' KT grinned ''I'm not stupid everyone has seen the new video's and everyone has heard about the bohemians. But you know, some people think you don't exist or they just don't want you guys to exist; they think you cause a riot or something.'' KT's eyes were really lighting up now. ''They still don't like individualism, but hey it sounded good to me. So I went to the old library and I found some maps of the old city of London and they had this old underground system. So I just went out to London and just had a look around. There were so many cops outside, I just had to be in the right spot. So I waited till sunset and then I tried to enter the underground system. First time I got caught and you know what they do with you when you get caught.'' She kinda aimlessly pointed out the bruises she had all over. ''The second time I got lucky and I managed to get downstairs, but I got lost. And then some girl who calls herself Oz found me and took me here.'' KT took a deep breath. ''So I guess that's it.''
Sally now walked over to the guy who had slowly backed away from her and her sister he was now sitting on the couch. When Sally gave the guy a kiss things suddenly made more sense to KT.
''So are you two, like.....boyfriend and girlfriend'' she smiled, her eyes twinkling a little bit.
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Post by Scaramouche on Nov 15, 2008 16:04:09 GMT -5
Scaramouche sat there in silence next to Galileo while Kathy explained what had happened to her. It was amazing to hear the effect that they had caused on the Ga Ga side of the world, but she wanted to run and kill the police who injured her little sister. It was a good thing that Kathy had been found by Oz and not one of the more rash Bohemians like Burton. ''So are you two, like.....boyfriend and girlfriend?''
Scaramouche blushed slightly at that question and glanced at Galileo, who was unusually quiet right now. It seemed like the voices in his head where really bothering him, he looked exhausted. She gave him a smile and brushed some of his hair out of his eyes. She then glanced back at Kathy.
" That's not really the term we use down here." she said. " Everyone calls us... what is it again..." she furrowed her brow and acted like she was deep in thought " Oh yes! The Dreamer and his Bad-Assed Babe." she stated bluntly, shrugging her shoulders.
She cast another glance at Galileo. " Figgy?" she asked concerned. She gently touched his cheek with her small, pale hand." Are you okay? You've hardly said anything at all and usually I can't get you to shut up!" She turned his face towards hers and searched his dark brown eyes with her deep green ones .
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Post by Galileo Figaro on Nov 15, 2008 17:19:31 GMT -5
Galileo was only half paying attention to the conversation transpiring between the two sisters. He was only vaguely aware of Scaramouche's presence beside him on the sofa. He couldn't believe it. Scaramouche had a sister, yet she had never, not once, ever said anything about it. He couldn't quite comprehend the fact that Scaramouche seemed to have been 'hiding' away this fact.
"So are you two, like.....boyfriend and girlfriend?" KT's question brought him out of his reverie. He looked between the two, dazed slightly. He felt Scaramouche's fingers brushing his hair out of his eyes, leaving a little tingling trail behind in its wake. He cast a glance at Scaramouche. Your my best friend.
Scaramouche's question was directed at him. He blinked once or twice, the question taking its time to register with his brain. "Uhh... Yeah I'm fine," he mumbled looking away from her gaze. "It's just these words... They keep... you know..." he waved his hand in an off-handed way. He shrugged, turning back to the girl who occupied the room with them. "So where are you going to be staying?" he questioned, desperate to get of the subject of himself.
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Post by Scaramouche on Nov 15, 2008 17:51:17 GMT -5
Scaramouche arched an eyebrow when Galileo spoke, trying to tell her that it was nothing. Him hearing the voices again wasn't just nothing, he is the Dreamer after all. It could be some sort of warning.
"Figgy, what are you talking about?You think it's fine for you to be hearing the voices again, to be having strange dreams?" she asked in a testy voice. " It could be something important! Something to do with Global Soft!" she said narrowing her eyes, crossing her arms and her voice raised an octave as her famous, Bad-Assed Babe temper flared.
She knew that Kathy was in the room still, and it was rude to ignore her like this but right now, she was too busy focusing on the young man sitting next to her.
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Post by KT on Nov 16, 2008 14:43:16 GMT -5
" Oh yes! The Dreamer and his Bad-Assed Babe." Kathy giggled at those words.
''Yeah right, you're the one'' KT grinned at her sister the sarcasm clearly audible. But Sally's face made her a little worried. ''I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that'' she looked at Galileo he really did look terrible and suddenly a feeling of pitty fell over her. She had been romantisising this whole bohemian thing but it seemed to be taking it's toll from her sister.
KT picked up her bag from the floor and walked up to the couch. But instead of joining them she sat down on the little table in front of it; she was now able to face both her sister an Galileo without invading the little bubble they seemed to be in.
''Figgy'' KT chuckeld at those words it just sounded very adorable but there was something in her sisters voice that at the same time scared her. She knew what to do now, just shut up and let them talk.
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